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The Raines Law Room
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RAINES LAW ROOM
The Raines Law Room was transformed from an ordinary
store space tucked underneath the Chelsea Inn Hotel into an intimate,
sophisticated and eccentric lounge, a symbol of New York Salons backlash to the
1896 alcohol prohibition law.
Inspired by European bourgeois designs and
constructed in a long linear pattern of small connecting rooms, the space is a
reminiscent of Nineteenth Century English town houses. The English style layout
boosts a string of three rooms: the quaint drawing/living room adorned with
retro poster images; the private parlor for intimate conversations; and the
exquisite kitchen that leads to a delightful outdoor garden.
The space is elegant yet versatile with heavy
golden-accented Chesterfield sofas mixed with airy dark brown veils and
draperies, all complimented by such old-world details as concealed doors or
“portes cachées” and hand-finished bells which can only be heard by leather apron-wearing
kitchen staff. The resulting scene brings to mind Old Bourgeois Houses where
carefully chosen guests sit in elegant velour sofas amidst a wood-burning fireplace and subdued candle
lights. The warm atmosphere replays luxurious shades of Champagne, Dark Brown,
Black and Pale Pink.
The main stage is lined with brick and gilded-papered
walls. As visitors enter, they play a leading role in a flexible and
playful decor crafted by the Artist. Tables gently slide against murals
covered with suggestive sexual images; curtains flash open; and furniture
slowly rolls out to serve as “paravents,” partitions for more private
acts in a series of interconnected enveloped spaces that welcome the
discovery of what lies ahead.
The illuminated kitchen/bar is a novelty that creates
a sense of conviviality, and acts as a social-puller for the bar
connoisseurs. As they move down a massive luxurious chandelier, a constellation
of flashing rounds of lights diffuse rays onto the tin squared
ceiling and around the oval dark wood island. There, aphrodisiac
cocktails such as “Gold Rush,” “Rumble,” and “South Side Rickey” are mixed by a
duo of expert bartender and mixologist.
These elements generate a unique invitation to indulge in subtle
voyeurism and human discovery.
Beyond the kitchen lays a secret garden, a lounge in
the patio, where comfortable furniture and subdued lighting invites the
well-heeled Manhattan crowed for a retro-bourgeois feel throughout the warmer
seasons. In this beautifully designed garden, strongly-scented herbs are grown
and used for flavoring the cocktails.
The surprising highlight, however, is the Kama Sutra
imprinted powder room, adorned with pink quilted antique armchair and mirrors.
The architectural uniqueness of the lounge's design
is in the combination of sophistication and eccentricity. The lounge both
provokes and pleases the social elite New York City crowd with its exclusive
vibe and return to old-school traditional values of elegance &
sophistication, discretion & conversation, and consumption of high quality
infused concoctions.
The Raines Law Room was transformed from an ordinary
store space tucked underneath the Chelsea Inn Hotel into an intimate,
sophisticated and eccentric lounge, a symbol of New York Salons backlash to the
1896 alcohol prohibition law.
Inspired by European bourgeois designs and
constructed in a long linear pattern of small connecting rooms, the space is a
reminiscent of Nineteenth Century English town houses. The English style layout
boosts a string of three rooms: the quaint drawing/living room adorned with
retro poster images; the private parlor for intimate conversations; and the
exquisite kitchen that leads to a delightful outdoor garden.
The space is elegant yet versatile with heavy
golden-accented Chesterfield sofas mixed with airy dark brown veils and
draperies, all complimented by such old-world details as concealed doors or
“portes cachées” and hand-finished bells which can only be heard by leather apron-wearing
kitchen staff. The resulting scene brings to mind Old Bourgeois Houses where
carefully chosen guests sit in elegant velour sofas amidst a wood-burning fireplace and subdued candle
lights. The warm atmosphere replays luxurious shades of Champagne, Dark Brown,
Black and Pale Pink.
The main stage is lined with brick and gilded-papered
walls. As visitors enter, they play a leading role in a flexible and
playful decor crafted by the Artist. Tables gently slide against murals
covered with suggestive sexual images; curtains flash open; and furniture
slowly rolls out to serve as “paravents,” partitions for more private
acts in a series of interconnected enveloped spaces that welcome the
discovery of what lies ahead.
The illuminated kitchen/bar is a novelty that creates
a sense of conviviality, and acts as a social-puller for the bar
connoisseurs. As they move down a massive luxurious chandelier, a constellation
of flashing rounds of lights diffuse rays onto the tin squared
ceiling and around the oval dark wood island. There, aphrodisiac
cocktails such as “Gold Rush,” “Rumble,” and “South Side Rickey” are mixed by a
duo of expert bartender and mixologist.
These elements generate a unique invitation to indulge in subtle
voyeurism and human discovery.
Beyond the kitchen lays a secret garden, a lounge in
the patio, where comfortable furniture and subdued lighting invites the
well-heeled Manhattan crowed for a retro-bourgeois feel throughout the warmer
seasons. In this beautifully designed garden, strongly-scented herbs are grown
and used for flavoring the cocktails.
The surprising highlight, however, is the Kama Sutra
imprinted powder room, adorned with pink quilted antique armchair and mirrors.
The architectural uniqueness of the lounge's design
is in the combination of sophistication and eccentricity. The lounge both
provokes and pleases the social elite New York City crowd with its exclusive
vibe and return to old-school traditional values of elegance &
sophistication, discretion & conversation, and consumption of high quality
infused concoctions.
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