EasT HOTEL, MIAMI
REFLeCTION OF DIAMOND IN Gold/Bronze & Silver/Gunmetal
EAST, Miami is a design hotel located within Brickell City Centre, offering a unique mix of customized guest services, cutting-edge technology, and innovative restaurants and bars. In October of 2015, as the property was nearing completion, I was commissioned to create two 6’H x 4’ 6”W glass wall sculptures for the two respective elevator bays in the main lobby. A big part of the design mission at East was to ensure that everywhere that guests walk and look, they see something beautiful. The appeal of these two lobby pieces was crucial, as they are visible from outside the hotel and the first thing that guests see walking through the front doors. With this in mind, the chosen material was silvered water glass which catches the light and emits an enticing shimmer, welcoming and guiding guests into the elevator vestibules. In keeping with the property’s Feng Shui design, I opted for metallic palettes: one piece in gold/bronze and the other in silver/gun metal. Each mosaic consists of 1,452 lenticular, hand-cut glass glass blocks that are a single color when viewed from one side, but as the viewer moves across the piece, the color melds into the secondary tone. The same color transformation occurs from top to bottom, adding to the kinetic energy of the pieces.
