High Life

HIGH LIFE 23 位 于法国巴黎的 Costes 酒店 乃世界上最享负盛名的酒店之 一，凭籍令人赞叹的室内设计而饮 誉全球。其室内设计之典雅，类似 巴黎贵族的私人住宅多于向公众开 放的豪华酒店。 柔和的灯光、红色的天鹅绒软垫 沙发、精雕细刻的内柱和墙壁、水 晶吊灯、香薰蜡烛以及名流汇聚的 晚上……这正是 Costes 酒店独有 的场景。 正因如此，Costes 酒店内的著 名餐厅和庭院酒吧，总是吸引着好 莱坞巨星、超级名模和巴黎贤达。 每逢巴黎时装周，酒店老是订满， 外面则挤满急不及待要捕捉名人倩 影的狗仔队。 为了深入了解这家星光熠熠酒 O ne of the most famous hotels in the world, Hôtel Costes in Paris is renowned for its stunning interior design – a space more akin to the tasteful home of a wealthy Parisian than lodgings for the world. Dim lights, red velvet upholstered sofas, decorated columns and walls, crystal chandeliers, beautiful people and scented candles make up Hôtel Costes’s inimitable signature atmosphere. Indeed, it is for this reason that Hollywood A-listers, models and the crème de la crème of Parisian society can be seenmingling in the acclaimed restaurant and courtyard bar. During Paris Fashion Week each year, the hotel is fully booked and surrounded 店，《品》有幸与负责其室内设计 的鬼才雅克·加西亚进行访谈。他 的客户群体皆为文莱苏丹、卢森堡 公室、比利时乃至其他多国王室 等。简而言之，他那善变而奢华的 风格，一直吸引着众多富人名人们 青睐。 回想起酒店于1991年开幕前的 情景，雅克·加西亚说：「对我来 说，Costes 酒店酒店是一项特别的 挑战。这是因为我既是设计师，更 是艺术爱好者，而此前我是只跟私 人客户打交道。」 「Costes 酒店是我第一个面向 公众的设计项目，所以要将其变得 与别不同。我不能想象自己设计另 一家酒店，所以当时有两个重点考 虑因素。」 by paparazzi waiting to capture photos of its many famed guests. To understand more about the glamorous institution, High Life met with the interior decorating legend who made it all possible – Jacques Garcia. With clients such as the Sultan of Brunei, the royal families of Luxembourg, Belgium and numerous other nations, Garcia’s work has long wooed the rich and famous thanks to his moody and sumptuous style. “Hôtel Costes was a particular challenge for me because I am a decoratorwho is above all an art lover and at the time I was only dealing with private clients,” he recalls of the lead-up to its 1991 opening.