The subterranean Spa de la Mer is hidden away below the hotel’s
entrance and designed to recall luxurious moments by the sea. The
design of Spa de la Mer brings the La Mer brand to life with luxurious
textures and a soothing colour palette. Rich bespoke materials in
warm champagne and bronze tones are inspired by the signature
ingredient found in all La Mer products, The Miracle Broth™. The
reception area is accented with a calming golden ocean visual, while
Italian marble floors and whitewashed planks line the hallways. Each
treatment room is adorned with a beautiful mural of sea kelp hand
painted by New York artists, Lynda White and Jeff Wood. Custom
Baccarat crystal sconces line the space, casting a warm glow. Adjacent
to the spa’s four intimate treatment rooms, Gilles & Boissier installed
luxurious canopied day beds and coated the bottom of the 50-foot
swimming pool with black and white tiles, reminiscent of a sunken
ballroom.
What’s the best place to inspire the heated Baccarat Pool? Côte
d’Azur. The pool’s checkered floor and warm, pure water make for a
dreamlike quality, as do the comfort of its crisp white daybeds.
Brilliantly imagined by hospitality industry titan Barry Sternlicht, the
brand’s global flagship has been conceived in the style of a sumptuous
hôtel particulier by Paris-based interior design firm, Gilles & Boissier.
Dorothée Boissier and Patrick Gilles devoted three years to developing
the innovative image for the first-ever Baccarat Hotel. A new concept
in the elite hospitality sector, the interiors pay tribute to the refined
aesthetic of 18th century France while incorporating the feeling of a
private and welcoming 21st century home.
Throughout the hotel, guests experience a fusion of sensibilities;
uniquely French spatial proportions and decor are melded with the
dynamism of contemporary New York, a city celebrated for its boldness
and vitality. Custom designing most of the furniture and accessories
in the hotel themselves, Gilles & Boissier have thoughtfully woven
bespoke pieces of fine Baccarat crystal throughout the property. By
alluding to the mysterious alchemy of crystal and its scintillating
qualities through product, fabrics, lighting and art, the designers are
able to tell a remarkable story about the legendary brand’s 250-year
evolution.
Built by internationally-acclaimed architecture firm Skidmore Owings
& Merrill, the Midtown Manhattan tower features a prismatic glass
façade, which fittingly recalls the radiance of Baccarat crystal and
subtly reflects and refracts light across its 50 stories. In addition to
the hotel’s 114 luxurious guest rooms, the sleek skyscraper features
a separate residential lobby and 60 elegant residences designed by
interiors master Tony Ingrao.