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| Guido Ciompi |
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Designed with Milan’s most exclusive fashionista set in mind, the simply named Gray treads a careful line between elegance and opulence. Unashamedly elitist and purely residential, only the most established names are granted access to the private club-like atmosphere of The Gray.
The hotel is hidden away in a five-story building that used to house residences and businesses. The Florentine architect Guido Ciompi has created a sumptuous lobby in which to welcome guests, with a red velvet covered divan swinging above the reception. Ciompi has also included a light installation that bathes the walls, top to toe drapes and the lobby’s black flagstones in an ever-changing myriad of colours.
Each of the 21 guestrooms in Milan’s most closely guarded secret offers its guests completely unique interiors. Two rooms feature their own gym, for example, whereas others are spread out over two storeys, joined by a filigree steel staircase. At the same time, all share high quality craftsmanship, evident in the limed wood closets, the ebony tables or the headboards upholstered in white or ostrich leather. Ciompi pursues his stylistic hallmark, a formal expression of clean, geometric lines, throughout the interior of the hotel. This successful result alone is enough to make the Gray a modern classic. |
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