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  • W Hotel in South Beach

    Miami hotels are some of the hottest and most innovative in the country and unique designs differentiate one hotel from another in Florida’s most stylish beach. Recently, W Hotels Worldwide joined the hospitality scene in South Beach by opening their 31st hotel property offering 408 W-branded residences.

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  • Perleoni Plumbing

    Since 1954 Perleoni  Plumbing has been installing Symmons shower valves in homes around the Hartford, Connecticut area. As a young boy, Bill Perleoni  learned the trade from his father and uncle who faithfully installed Symmons products. Now, a second generation business owner, along with his three brothers, Bill Perleoni chooses Symmons products for his customers. 

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  • The Liberty Hotel

    The transformation of Boston’s mid-19th century Charles Street Jail into the luxurious 300-room Liberty Hotel required collaboration between the design team and an army of historians to strike a balance between preservation of the property and a dynamic new use. Cognizant that the bathroom would be the most highly scrutinized aspect of the overall guest room experience, Cambridge Seven senior associate Jim Puopolo placed significant emphasis on ensuring that the guest bathrooms would be both visually unique and functional. Said Puopolo, “While there would be no effort spared in creating a superb bathroom experience, cost was still a consideration. Aside from a design perspective, we all agreed on a clean, modern, minimalist look.”

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  • Mandarin Oriental Hotels

    When Mandarin Oriental Hotels decided to open an exclusive address in New York City, their vision called for an exceptionally luxurious guest experience – right down to the tubs, showers and sinks. Naturally, the bathroom fittings had to convey the sense of opulent luxury that guests enjoy throughout their stay, while reliably delivering the superb performance the hotel’s wealthy clientele would demand.

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  • The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

    When the Four Seasons Hotel Boston undertook a massive renovation in 2005, the owner wanted a unique look that would become a signature characteristic of this downtown landmark. “Luxury hotels spend significant time attempting to differentiate themselves,” said Eric Vogel, a designer for CBT Architects in Boston. “The bathroom is an area where this differentiation is particularly critical since most hotel guests place a high premium on the bathroom experience as a factor in their overall satisfaction.” Vogel presented a number of standard fittings to the owner, but none of the solutions proved “custom” enough.

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