{"id":117934,"date":"2018-03-12T18:25:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/peter-marino-revisits-his-past-to-transform-a-landmark-new-york-hotspot-into-the-lobster-club\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T21:20:00","slug":"peter-marino-revisits-his-past-to-transform-a-landmark-new-york-hotspot-into-the-lobster-club","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/peter-marino-revisits-his-past-to-transform-a-landmark-new-york-hotspot-into-the-lobster-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Marino Revisits His Past to Transform a Landmark New York Hotspot into the Lobster Club"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lobster Club<\/a> had big shoes to fill. <\/span>The New York restaurant is located in the landmarked Seagram Building, and occupies the lower level that was formerly Brasserie. Designed by Philip Johnson, it was the late-night spot for the glitterati leaving Studio 54 back in its 1970’s heyday. However, selecting a designer for the 4,500-square-foot space might not have taken long. Imagine the want ad: Seeking someone who knew Johnson, was friends with Andy <\/em><\/span>Warhol, and who used to dine at Brasserie. Apply within.<\/em>
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There’s likely only one architect of such rarified credentials: Peter Marino<\/a>. But <\/span>the Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member<\/a> was skeptical about taking on the project at first. “Restaurants aren’t always great venues for architects,” he says. Nevertheless Marino, well-known for designing the high-end stores where the glitterati shop—Chanel, Dior<\/a>, and Bulgari<\/a>, to name a few—took the gig, making it his first North American restaurant. “If you’re going to have a restaurant designed by an architect, this is the place to do it,” he says of the 1958 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe building.<\/span><\/p>\n

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