Palihotel - LA

I haven't been to LA in forever. Longer than forever really. I don't actually remember much about it so I can't speak to Palihotel's claim that this hotel "reflects the dynamic cultural residential and commercial history of Melrose Avenue."  Maybe it does. Maybe it doesn't.

I can say that there are a few areas of this new hotel {opening February 1st} that caught my eye.

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I LOVE this floor. The giant hexagonal tiles are quite nice and not often seen.

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Their art wall is interesting and includes a liberal number of "instant ancestors".  This term is what I use for portraits people pick up at thrift shops and flea markets and hang on their wall {do other people use this too?}.  I'm not sure what it is called in a hotel where no one would be pretending to be related but I do like the collected look of this wall.

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Again here is the floor tile {you can see it better} and I also LOVE this wall tile and the channel tufted bench looks comfy.  This is from what will be the restaurant so, while I'm assuming it will have tables in front of this bench at some point, I could totally be wrong.

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Katsuya

I was going through old Hospitality Design magazines the other day while cleaning and came across an article on Katsuya, a Japanese restaurant in LA, designed by Philippe Starck.  It's too hot for words today so I'm going to just post images.

{photos: #1 - annpar; #2 - ericrichardson; #3 - Han Shot First}