The 55th floor of One Vanderbilt, a soaring 93-storey skyscraper on the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, is now home to Centurion New York, a new space for American Express, offering a discreet place to work, relax, eat and drink, conceived for holders of its Centurion ‘black card’.
One Vanderbilt itself was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and completed in 2020. Amex brought on board Yabu Pushelberg to further craft and outfit its space, right down to its curtains and cutlery. The international design practice was an intelligent choice, considering its extensive portfolio that blends hospitality (Miami Beach and London Editions, The Londoner, and Park Hyatt Shenzhen) with retail (it was involved in the much lauded overhaul of La Samaritaine in Paris), as well as many high-net-worth homes. Located directly opposite Grand Central Station, and offering panoramic views across Central Park to the north, the Empire State to the south, and the Hudson River to the west, there is no denying its appeal.
Spanning the entirety of the 55th floor, the 11,500 sq ft front-of-house area includes a lounge area, two restaurants with menus designed by Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud, a large event space, a wine room curated by Daniel Johnnes, a cocktail bar, and a ‘secret’ bar. Kitted out in muted blush pink tones, with velvet sofas and hand-knotted rugs, the latter is by invitation only, at the management’s discretion.
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Guiding Light - Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery
For some of us, family inheritances I tend to be burdensome, taking up space, emotionally and physically, in both our minds and attics. For the London-based designer and architect Joe Armitage, however, a family heirloom has taken him somewhere lighter and brighter, across generations and continents, and into the path of Le Corbusier. This is the story of a lamp designed by Edward Armitage in India 72 years ago, which has today been expanded into a collection of lights by his grandson Joe.
POLE POSITION
A compact Melbourne house with a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentation
URBAN OASIS
At an art-filled Mexico City residence, New York designer Giancarlo Valle has put his own spin on the country's traditional craft heritage
WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
A limited-edition perfume collaboration between two Spanish craft masters says it with flowers
BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings