Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Sexy Spanish Surrealism at New Tribeca Grand Lounge


The Winka Dubbeldam-designed bar doubles

 as a showroom for Spanish furnishings.

 JUNE 10, 2010

Tribeca Grand Lounge

A new lounge bar in a downtown Manhattan hotel doubles as a showroom for Spanish design, producing an ultra-sexy environment that owes more to Salvador Dalí than to hokey taprooms.
Salon features work by 16 Spanish blue-chip manufacturers, from Nani Marquina to Lladró. Freshly installed at the Tribeca Grand last month, it was dreamed up by Surface magazine and designed by the New York architect Winka Dubbeldam, who drew her inspiration from Spanish surrealism. "Creating an air of mystique and allure was key," she said. And you can't have "mystique and allure" without Dalí's lip sofas. A pair anchors the main seating area (pictured above).


Which means lots of dark colors broken up by some high-wattage bling. The glossy bar is byBD Barcelona, the gold candelabras are by Dalí.


Tribeca Grand Lounge
That's a Nani Marquina rug under the bar.
Tribeca Grand Lounge
Tres Tintas's neutral-toned wallpaper makes for a soothing backdrop to Lladró's faintly creepy porcelain figurines.
Tribeca Grand Lounge
The lounge is a symphony in black. A nod to the locals, maybe.
Tribeca Grand Lounge
Tribeca Grand Lounge



Lladro from Spain - Montinas

Sunday, August 19, 2012