Renowned Luxury Interior Designer Dianna Wong Brings 'modern Cool' To New W Washington Dc

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Renowned Luxury Interior Designer Dianna Wong Brings 'Modern Cool' to New W Washington DC


WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


    Hong Kong-born, Harvard-Educated Architect Transforms Historic Hotel Near White House into U.S. Capital's Most

Stylish "Hot Spot"


    October 8th will mark a new milestone for acclaimed architect Dianna Wong: the grand opening of the newest W Hotel,

the W Washington DC. Wong's Los Angeles firm (www.diannawong.com) designed the interiors for the entire hotel,

including Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new J&G Steakhouse, DC's first Bliss Spa, and all 317 guestrooms and suites (W

DC interior photos). Nakheel Hotels spent $100 million on the 18-month transformation of the former Hotel Washington,

famous for its landmark rooftop lounge offering spectacular views of the White House and surrounding monuments.


    "It's been thrilling for me to work on the first W hotel in the nation's capital," says Wong, who is best known for her work

at the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows, MGM CityCenter in Las Vegas, and The Oscar's Governor's Ballroom

in Hollywood. "DC is the seat of power in America, but the insider knows that the dynamics of power in this town revolve

around politics and pleasure. For me, this dance is symbolized by pinstripes and black lace, a duality between masculine

and feminine - themes we use throughout the hotel. The original hotel's 1917 Beaux Arts architecture is a great backdrop

for its renewal as a W hotel. It is exclusive, sophisticated and chic but never trendy. There is interplay here between history

and fashion, classic and sleek, monumental and sublime. Visually, this new W hotel is a delicate balance of restraint and

sensuality."


    The Washington Post declared: "Dianna Wong brought [the hotel's public] spaces into the 21st century with digital

fireplaces and faux-snow-leopard pillows . . . and rebooted the dated lobby chandeliers by plugging in LED lights." A USA

Today reviewer almost had a meltdown: "When you visit the W, don't expect your typical elegant Washington hotel . . .

[Wong has] turned the place on its ear. She designed the front-desk area to look like the inside of a jewel box, complete

with a big piece of red glass art as the backdrop." The Washingtonian called it "whimsical." A DC Socialite blogger said the

W is "currently the talk of the town. Let me say it is one beautiful hotel that really brings something new to DC."


    Born in Hong Kong, raised in Montana, educated at Harvard and Cambridge, now living and working in Los Angeles,

Dianna Wong is truly a citizen of the world - and her life and work reflect the influences and complexities of many

cultures.


    She has become internationally known for her interior designs of four-and five-star hotels and resorts and is currently

completing projects in Cairo, Macau and Los Angeles.


    For more information about Dianna Wong Architecture + Interior Design, please visit our website or call +1-213-612-

0888.


    SOURCE: Dianna Wong Architecture + Interior Design


   CONTACT: Scott Busby, 

            The Busby Group,

            +1-310-475-2914, 

            scottb@thebusbygroup.com





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