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LUTE SUITES AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS |
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| Piling inspiration on inspiration, Lute Suites is a combination of visionary hotel and restaurant that takes design and cuisine to heights not normally associated with Holland’s bucolic hinterlands. Marcel Wanders, one of Europe’s most acclaimed young designers, was so inspired by chef Peter Lute’s restaurant in the village of Ouderkerk (near Amsterdam) that he designed a hotel around it, on the site of an 18th-century gunpowder factory. The resulting complex is seven freestanding structures: three-level gabled cottages, each with kitchenette and living room, all facing the Amstel River. The Lute Suites are individually decorated with signature touches from the designer, including his famous “knotted chair”, on display at New York’s MOMA; liberal use of Bisazza mosaic tile and Boffi furnishings lend an air of modern elegance and high functionality. The obsessive attention to enriching the interior is a reflection of Wander’s goal for the complex: to surprise, to delight, and to elicit a strong emotional response. |
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