VIDEO - Sights From GrandHotelSalone In Milan - Coordinated By Adam D. Tihany, 10 Famous Architects Presented A Totally New Approach To Designing Hotels, Light Years Away From The Usual Bland, Standard Styles Adopted Everywhere
GrandHotelSalone, the event dedicated to the hotel and hospitality industry, takes place in Milan on 10-15 April 2002, concomitantly with the Saloni furniture shows (Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Salone del Complemento d'Arredo, Eurocucina, Eimu.2002 Comfort & Technology and SaloneSatellite).
The whole idea arose out of the awareness that Italian furniture, known the world over for its creativity and style, could represent a fundamental resource for developing the hospitality segment of the industry.
The public space of the GrandHotelSalone, designed by the show's curator, Adam D. Tihany and furnished by some of Italy's foremost manufacturers, function like a real hotel. The reception area is fully operational: the Front Desk, where visitors make enquiries, leave messages, make travel reservations or arrange tickets for shows and exhibitions, is run by students from the Amerigo Vespucci hotel school; the Quiet Lounge offers comfortable armchairs for reading the papers and relaxing; the Wine Bar, open every day, serves the finest Italian wines; the Media Lounge screens films throughout the day; and shoppers will enjoy the well stocked Gift Shop, selling catalogs and books about design and designers, and assorted travel goods.
Over recent years hotel restaurants have gone to great lengths to provide food and furnishings to make hotel stays a memorable experience.