Our friends and local treasures The Official Mfg. Co. bring you an enlightening lecture on The Seven Steps to Making it “Official” (or How to Tagline Your Way to the Top), as part of the Designspeaks series. Join them and us for an evening of edification, fierce competition and moderate social drinking tonight at 7pm in The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland.
We’ve chosen some folks to gift with free signed copies of Design is How it Works, a book Jay Greene wrote about companies that he thinks use design well. He included us and for that we’re grateful. These are the winning shots by winners Jonathan Grossman, Austin Kronig, Michael Buchino, Rowina Baliton, John Mendoza, Darrin Roberts, and Jareh Das. Thanks, friends.
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
We’re giving away some signed copies of Jay Greene’s book, Design is How it Works. He likes the way we work design, and did us the honor of including us. Send your best photos of your favorite design and vintage aspects of any Ace Hotel. We’ll confer and nail-bite and debate passionately late into the night, and then we’ll send the winners their booty. Godspeed!
Journalist Jay Greene just wrote a book, Design is How it Works, and included us in it. The book focuses on brands he holds in high regard for their recognition of design as an essential element of memorable, comfortable, and inspiring experiences. This is why he loves Ace. Jay met with us at Ace Seattle – this is him in front of Shepard Fairey’s Obey wheatpaste mural at the original Ace, where we first showcased our love affair with art and design, and created a place that inspires and affirms creativity. Here are some thoughts from Jay:
WHY ACE?
To some folks, Ace may not have been the most obvious company to include in the book. It’s not a global powerhouse such as Nike and Porsche, companies I also wrote about. But that’s really the point. Great design shouldn’t just be left to well-known brands with huge budgets.
THE EXPERIENCE WITH ACE?
One of the first things you notice when you meet with Alex Calderwood and the other folks who work for Ace is how much fun they have creating their hotels. No question they work hard. But strolling through consignment shops in Palm Springs with Alex was a hoot. It’s so clear he loves sifting through that stuff to find the perfect item for the hotel.
Thanks, Jay.
Timothy Liles in Loft 1011 at Ace New York
Loft Room 1011 at Ace NYC features two pieces from Timothy Liles’ new collection through May 20th: the Crested Comb-Back Chair and Sweetser Lamp, made in collaboration with Lilies and local craftspeople and artisans. Find out more about the pieces on Design Mouth.
Jarrett and Andi Got Married
at Ace Palm Springs. They’re solid chums of Ace, and their party was amazing. Parra from Amsterdam created the look and feel of the wedding and this incredible cake. And guests received these custom bamboo towels by Luxurious Organics (check out their shop). Everything was very YES. Goro’s in Harajuku made a special tie pin for the groom and the wedding party wore these top-secret custom shoes. Afterward, there was an dance party in the Amigo Room that none of us will soon forget. See more on Jarrett’s blog — he’s on a honeymoon right now, but stay tuned for more.
Photos, top to bottom: Cake by Parra, dance party in the Amigo Room, custom towels by Luxurious Organics, Ace founder Alex Calderwood with wedding friends, custom tie pin by Goro’s, and custom shoes. Photos via Jarrett’s blog.
Ace founder Alex Calderwood toasts George Lois and his work at Ace Hotel New York this Friday. Lois’ decade of iconic Esquire covers revolutionized design and provoked the American public into dialogue about current events in the 60s and 70s. His use of hyper-powered, passionate, and graphic images to illustrate Esquire features created a new visual vocabulary that younger designers are still riffing on today.
Raise your glass Friday at 6:30 in Liberty Hall to celebrate Assouline’s publication of Lois’ ninety-two Esquire covers.
Johnne, Master Wheat Paste Owl: Sleeps By Day, Works By Night
Johnne Eschleman is the resident artist at Ace Hotel New York. He also made the walls and signs special at Ace Hotel Portland. Johnne tears up old dictionaries and uses heavy equipment under the influence. He has a good eye for straight lines and lyrics unfurling backwards. He keeps hours we could call odd, but they are our hours, too.
If you’re ever standing around in New York or Portland, look at the walls, and look for Johnne. He might be around.
Photos by Michael Bunsen and Jeremy Pelley of OMFGCo
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