Website: http://adrientravis.com/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Khameleon-Productions
SLOGAN: SOME1 IS LOOKING AT YOU!
I think the first thing I asked myself was:
What should I do with this blank cube?
What do I know about interior design? – ohh ohh
Google…
* Basic rules of interior design –enter– * 10 steps Ha!
Colors, spaces, concept and identity!
THE SUSPECT is the result of a room that represents a game in its form and dimension. A chain of lights with absorbent and passive colors, while preserving organic materials in the search for the calm that is deserved when visiting the Playland Motel.
Of course I couldn’t forget the art that this room deserves…
Adrien Travis; a Parisian musician, designer and illustrator, based in New York, close friend who I’ve invited to participate in this project because of the quality of his work. Art with meticulous detail, which we have decided to implement in THE SUSPECT.
THE SUSPECT represents observers. Observers that always are searching for something!
A line in time that can make you lose track of the present, feeling!
Javier Pedraza Polo, entertainment producer born in Bogotá, Colombia. From a very young age involved in the interpretation of classic music and Latin-American gospel, then moving on to produce urban beats in 1998, with the creation of his record label in Colombia, and later on in different cities of Europe.
Audio, video, globalization! Adaptation of art in new technologies platforms!
Questions in search of answers are what lead him to the realization of documentary projects. Projects that shed light on culture, music and his adaptation to a modern format of music. He denominates his art as an experimental anthropological product brought forth through sound.
Perspective (from Latin perspicere, to see through), The relationship of aspects of a subject to each other and to a whole. Inspired by the works of abstract artists from the 60’s such as Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold, and Brice Marden who rejected the compositional treatment of form; Mr. Spurr explores the relationship of light moving within a fixed space and the distortion of the natural perspective of the room, with respect to the elements of form, color, line, material and surface.
Simon James Spurr, is an English born designer most recognizably known for his work as a Men’s Fashion Designer having worked at Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and his former namesake brand SIMON SPURR.
Mr. Spurr continues to define and expand his modern aesthetic within the field of design by blurring the borders between the worlds of art, furniture and interiors. Follow Simon on Twitter @santospurr
Melanie’s Blog: www.themeander.tumblr.com
Marina’s Website: www.beautifuldreamers.com
Inspired by the Golden Mean from Ancient Greek philosophy. Beauty is conveyed through the principles of symmetry, proportion, and harmony; the desirable middle between two extremes.
My life evolves around music, art, and design. Born in Manila, raised in LA, and a resident of NY for over 20 years; I’ve worked and traveled abroad for the past 15 years. I’ve promoted various underground hip hop artists at Rawkus Records alongside merchandise design, launched two of my own fashion accessory brands thereafter, whilst djing at venues in Manila and NY, and am currently consulting for Converse.
Born and raised in Monaco I embarked on shaping an eclectic and artist life with a focus on film, theater, dance and travel. i moved to New York to pursue my love for fashion, working with world renowned fashion photographers and magazines such as i-D, Flair, Fantastic Man, Muse, W Magazine and American Vogue. In 2011, I opened a concept store called Beautiful Dreamers in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
Websites – The Super Collective:
Rawlins Calderone Design www.rawlinscalderone.com
Shantell Martin www.shantellmartin.com
Rockaway Playland Motel Room #5 has been dubbed “The Super Collective”. Athena and John design-directed a team of kindred, artistic spirits, each committed to their respective craft as well as inspired to be part of the rebuilding of the Rockaways.
Acclaimed visual artist Shantell Martin has graced the walls of the room with her stream of conscious drawings. Super-Brand has donated a surf-board which has become an additional canvas for Shantell’s inner vision. Aussie Surfer/Model/Set-builder Bruce Raubenheimer has donated his expertise to craft assorted built-in features for the room, assuring functionality shares equal importance to style.
The color palette of the room is bright and bold, inspired by the sea yet realized with unpredictable details such as colorful marine rope applied to the walls delineating these broad surfaces and containing Shantell’s site-specific installation.
John Rawlins and Athena Calderone, the duo behind Rawlins Calderone Design, is the coming together of two like-minded friends who share a love of design, art & architecture. Together they curate and design high-end residential interiors as well as retail & hospitality projects in and around NYC and Miami. Their work has recently been featured in Harpers Bazaar, Elle Decor, House Magazine, Interior Design, NY Times, and this month Athena’s Amagansett home graces the cover of Living Etc magazine for the celebrated design of her mid century modern beach house.
Athena’s lifestyle blog, Eye Swoon, recently featured on Refinery 29, has generated a buzz and cast her as a influencer and tastemaker whose style expanses the world of food, design, fashion, and everything lifestyle.
Website - www.fedesaenz.com
Contributing Artists – Brian Sensebe and Katherine Glindvad Larsen
My room explores the Basics and investigates the problem of simplicity, celebrating the human error”.
Born in Argentina in 1976, he emigrated to the United States in 2003 and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Website – AHotelLife.com
Room Inspiration – If my Yacht dreams collided with a Wes Anderson movie…
What if 1980′s Don Johnson drove a 1950′s Woody? AKA Don Johnsons Woody.
Design Department is a multi disciplinary design firm focusing on interior architecture and experiential design within the hospitality industry. They strive to create environments that foster an overall memorable experience. It is our belief that experiential design encompasses aspects of interior design, lighting, graphics, art, food, music and any other medium that helps curate the overall environment.
Website: www.eatspaces.com
‘My Bloody Dreams’ A modern, fresher take on the opulence of baroque spaces, with a twist.
Design director and founder of Eat Spaces, a design company specializing in eclectic, locally crafted (collaborating with local artists and craftsmen wherever possible) and eco-friendly design for both residential and commercial clients.
Website: www.katepane.blogspot.com
About the Room
Kate Pane’s room in Playland Motel is a hot and heavy girlhood frolic with glitter sunburns, ponies and wet swimsuits.
Kate Pane’s work is influenced by childhood, memory and the eager, obsessed, naive lust of the teenage girl. With the premise of a personal narrative, she recreates the presumptive innocence of these pertinent transitions. She received her BFA in painting from Maryland College of Art, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Psychology and Art Therapy.
An obsession for the song Primitive, by 60′s band the Groupies, inspired this installation and the essence of an attitude that reflects its raw simplification. This is what our room resembles. A rebirth. A primitive notion to an otherwise over saturated society. Come escape with us.
The boys over at WaveWam, based in California, custom made the Tee Pee, while Robbie and Apples paint bombed it.
I’m an architect at heart, but I have moved on from buildings and interiors. You can say I’m an architect of structure, vibe and flow. I design events from the ground up, and I love it.
NYC summers are so hot and full of action, I wanted to create a cool tranquil getaway in the room. I thought lets make the indoor into the “outdoor”, and transport the guest to a quiet forest in the middle of Rockaway beach. The room has playful grass to roll or meditate on, and a secret surprise when the lights are off. Special thanks to my good friend and talented artist Francesco Masci for dropping by the last day to really breath some life into the room, and making it extra special.
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He has worked for such contemporary artists as Tom Sachs and Toland Grinell as well has shown his work throughout New York and California.
Website: www.patconlon.com
My room has iconic, pop detailing with a contemporary beach feel. Simple and clean.
Pat Conlon’s work is literally taken from outdoor, vinyl billboards and re-appropriated to make his work. Roxy, which sits above the bed is a piece from “Works of Women” series where I took sex sells and simplified it to sex. Other pieces through out the room are in the same vain, in addition to a sculpture piece made from the actual boardwalk that was destroyed during Sandy.
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Designed and Developed by : Michael Zoppo & Cynthia Bacall.