East meets West at the new Hôtel Hana, a 26-room gem designed by AD100 star Laura Gonzalez with artistic director Olivier Leone, and set in Paris’s Little Tokyo district. Throughout the property (the latest addition to the Adresses group) Gonzalez deftly blends the quartier’s historic Belle Époque maximalism and contemporary Japanese minimalism, employing iroko wood and straw wall coverings in ornate settings. Chef Shirley Garrier’s menu carries on that dialogue in the cozy restaurant, while the cave-like spa features kobido treatments. hotelhana-paris.com —Dana Thomas
Dreams come true at In Common With new Manhattan flagship
Six years ago, when designers Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung launched their hit lighting studio In Common With, the duo dreamed about their future New York City showroom. “Maybe it would just be a bar, more of a hospitality space where we can actually engage with people,” Ozemba recalls thinking. Fast-forward to May 13: The company is opening Quarters, a rambling two-level flagship in Tribeca that’s part store and part hangout, with a full kitchen, dining room, bedroom, and much more. Here, in a sophisticated yet casual context, friends and clients can encounter the brand’s versatile hand-finished designs alongside a revolving cast of vintage finds and new collaborations—among them partnerships with Sophie Lou Jacobsen, Danny Kaplan, and Shane Gabier, who created tile for backsplashes and bathrooms. All told, Ozemba and Hung have unveiled more than 100 new pieces, from slab-built ceramic fixtures and furnishings to a range of solid-wood tables, all produced in workshops across the globe. And there’s more to come, like glassware with Simone Bodmer-Turner. It’s all infinitely customizable, whether in the case of colors, finishes, or personalized iconography. “This space is not just about bringing people in to sell them light fixtures,” Hung says of their ambitious second act, which—true to their original vision—features a bar. “It’s about hosting people and creating a community.” shopquarters.com —Hannah Martin
Sky-Frame’s latest door makes indoor/outdoor living that much breezier
Known for manufacturing top-quality window systems, Sky-Frame has built its name blurring boundaries between indoors and out with floor-to-ceiling expanses of glass. Now the Swiss brand—long the go-to source for AD100 architects on the order of Steven Harris and Bjarke Ingels—has further dissolved that divide. This March, Sky-Frame unveiled an automated update to its Pivot door, allowing users to open or close the portal at the tap of a smartphone or button. Laser sensors, meanwhile, detect any obstacle, stopping the partition in its tracks should an object or a pet fall behind. sky-frame.com
