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Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
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Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
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Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
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Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
Photo by Simone Ahlers for JOI-Design.
Both 80 sqm suites have a contemporary, residential feel and an elegant flair conceived to show how two utterly different “on-trend” design directions, one more feminine and the other more masculine, can indulge guests in high-touch, high-tech hygge.
Following their previous success creating two signature suites for the Radisson Blu Cologne, JOI-Design was again commissioned to partner on another exclusive design project, the creation of two high-style companion suites for the brand’s hotel in Frankfurt. Both 80 sqm suites have a contemporary, residential feel and an elegant flair conceived to show how two utterly different “on-trend” design directions, one more feminine and the other more masculine, can indulge guests in high-touch, high-tech hygge.
Modern Serenity
The Modern Serenity suite is awash with powdery shades of pastel blue and antique pink. Soft forms and contemporary Nordic-style furnishings calm the mind and soothe the soul.
A plush sofa and wingback chair beckon guests to snuggle under a blanket with a book or soak up the breathtaking thrill of the Frankfurt skyline through full-height glazing. Flooded with natural light, the suite is an ideal nook for working from window seats stretching the width of the rooms.
A side table cleverly integrated with charging points ensures guests can perch with their digital devices for hours “on top of the world”; its ingenious cordless functionality means it can be moved anywhere within the suite. Angular forms balance the gentle palette, as seen for example in the geometric artwork and the desk with its faux fur-lined chair.
“Hidden” tech makes life easier for sleepy guests, with buttons to control the window blinds installed into the headboard, whilst the low-tech dressing space offers clever solutions for clothes storage. With the glamorous sophistication of its rose gold fixtures, sleek digital radio and polished black tub and vanity, the bathroom offers a sexy contrast to the other spaces’ muted tones.
Classic Monochrome
The Classic Monochrome suite has a handsome feel suggestive of a well-appointed haberdashery within an urban loft. Architectural forms and beautifully grained timber combine in furnishings such as the writing desk and its moulded chair.
As an expression of precision tailoring in its finest form, carefully proportioned patterns like plaid, houndstooth, herringbone and woven linen adorn the chaise longue, sofa, headboard, rug and floor. Faux fur fabrics and a curvaceous pendant light above the dining table offer a counterpoint that softens the serious, “suit fabric” palette of tobacco, cognac, navy and charcoal.
Creative spaceplanning sees the bed relocated from its typical placement against the wall. Instead, a freestanding partition wall separates the bedroom and bathroom. Backed with open shelves, it increases spatial flow whilst creating a dressing area.
Clever tech again eases guests’ lives, with a digital charging station within the closet, motion-sensitive nightlights and an adjustable television that lowers into the footboard to reveal Frankfurt’s skyline.
Clean and crisp, the black and white bathroom marries Chanel-like couture with industrial touches. Classic houndstooth wallcovering and clever art frames for hanging clothes are complemented with bare-bulb pendant lights, black iron fixtures and a digital radio.
“Designing the Modern Serenity and Classic Monochrome suites sparked our curiosity to explore very different, yet equally successful, ways of creating comfort and wellbeing,” explains Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk, co-managing director of JOI-Design. “We considered how textures, illumination, palettes and spatial use affect the senses and elevate the guest experience. With architecture by John Seifert and interiors elsewhere by Adam Tihany and Matteo Thun, our team at JOI-Design found it inspiring to partner on a hotel project that so clearly values top-quality design.”
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