MANDARIN ORIENTAL MILAN celebrates the art of PIERO

by Stefania Lupi
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MANDARIN ORIENTAL MILAN celebrates
the art of PIERO FORNASETTI
and GIO PONTI
MANDARIN ORIENTAL MILAN
celebrates the art of
PIERO FORNASETTI and
GIO PONTI
Un tributo alla creativita’ italiana, con due nomi di grande
spessore: Piero Fornasetti e
Gio Ponti. Che pur restando
in Italia, precisamente a Milano, entrano a far parte di una
grande famiglia del lusso nel
campo dell’ospitalita’, il Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group,
disegnando due suites del
prestigioso hotel aperto nel
luglio 2015 cuore del capoluogo milanese all’interno di
un edificio del 18 secolo. Due
suites di circa 100 metri quadrati, finemente arredate con
le opere dei due artisti.
Mandarin Oriental, Milan is
now offering guests two suites inspired by Milanese design masters, Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti. The new
Milano Suite and Premier
Suite complete the hotel,
which opened in July 2015.
Overlooking Seta restaurant’s
courtyard and the picturesque
Vicolo Giardino, the two new
suites interiors balance Milanese elegance with functionality.
Both are 100 square metres in
size and each has a living room,
bedroom, master bathroom
and separate guest bathroom.
Dedicated to Piero Fornasetti, the Milano Suite is furnished with original Fornasetti
pieces. It is adorned with decoratively framed mirrors on
the green walls of the lounge,
where a Venetian trumeau and
a ‘Riflesso’ wallpaper-covered
central pillar hold the attention for that room. This pillar
also acts as a divide between
the ‘Ultime Notizie’ table and
‘Capitello’ chairs in the dining
area, and the ‘Fly’ coffee table, the ‘Guscio’ sofa and a
‘Boss’ black leather armchair..
Other features include a Spoon
XL bath tub, a writing desk from
the ‘Farfalle’ collection in the
bedroom and an ‘Architettura’
console table in the corridor.
A tribute to Milanese rationalism and the minimalist style
of Gio Ponti, who has inspired
many artists since the 1950s,
the Premier Suite is decorated
in black walnut. Its striking features include Mangiarotti’s
‘Eros’ marble table illuminated
by an iconic ‘2097-30/50’’ Sarfatti chandelier. There is also
an original console table by
Gio Ponti and Citterio’s ‘Simpliciter’sofa. The bedroom is
furnished with navy blue textiles that harmonize seamlessly
with the upholstered Catilina
armchair, while the bathroom
features a Spoon XL bathtub
alongside other pieces of design such as the ‘Cilindro’ pouf
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