Ace Hotels

July 19th, 2010 by Julie Hill

Every time I see amazing photos of or collateral for a hotel, it’s invariably one of the Ace Hotels, with locations in Portland, Seattle, New York and Palm Springs.


Ace Portland


Ace Palm Springs

Imagine you are staying at your really cool designer/musician friend with really great interior design taste’s apartment. That is the Ace Hotel, which somehow manages to appear both impossibly cool AND approachable at the same time.

The Official Mfg. Co in Portland, Oregon created some of the most beautiful things for the PDX location, and Ace NYC is filled with murals and original art (I know because I did one). The Ace’s own blog is as inspiring as any design blog, and the rooms are surprisingly not outrageously priced. Highly recommended.

NYC Room 1108 – Art by Marshall Roemen from Ace Hotel on Vimeo.

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Pantone Hotel

May 19th, 2010 by Julie Hill

Oh yes, they did.

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It’s in Brussels.

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This looks photoshopped, right?

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Seems to be real, though “why” is another story.

More to be read about it at Apartment Therapy.

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Unhappy Hipsters

April 8th, 2010 by Julie Hill

Don’t let the name of this blog confuse you: you will find no shutter-shades here. Instead, the brand of hipster referred to are those who live in the sparse, wood-slatted homes featured in Dwell magazine, hilariously captioned with jokes ranging from the absurd to those which touch the very core of our human-ness. Like the sad lolcats. Or something.

GO! Unhappy Hipsters

1.
OMG HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!
“Sober (and in the light of day), she realized that buying the companion sculpture to the photograph had been unwise.” Link

2.
No, not today.
“One day, after a particularly dull afternoon, she would yank hard enough on the vertical drawer to wrench it off the track, sending everything crashing to the floor—and tell her husband it was an accident. But not today.” Link

3.
That aloe gonna CUT YOO.
“Flipping the pages hurriedly, he sensed that the potted plants were advancing.” Link

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Studio Voyeurism

February 18th, 2010 by Julie Hill

Redfixfive
Redfixfive’s California office

If you’ve ever graced HQ’s halls, you might have noticed we’re undergoing some decorative changes lately. For folks looking for a little workspace inspiration, might I humbly suggest This Ain’t No Disco (it’s where we work).

If you’re more of a lone wolf-type, check out Where We Do What We Do.

Panhojda's Desk
Panhojda’s Cracow workspace

threadless
The happy chaos of Threadless’s Chicago office

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