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SelectedpaintingsbyItalianartistSandroFabbriadornthewallsofthenewlyrefurbishedHotelWaltherinPontresina,Switzerland.Photography:RetoGuntli.CourtesyofHotelWalther
AmountainvillageinSwitzerlandisanunlikelylocationforcutting-edgeculture,butinPontresina,intheEngadinregionofSwitzerland–famedforitslargeBelle-Époquehotels–thehistoricHotelWaltherhasunveiledsomeavant-gardearttorivalZurich’sblue-chipgalleries,aspartofanextensive,multi-millionmakeover.Atriumphant110yearsafteritwelcomeditsfirstguestsintoitsreceptionarea,visitorsin2017willstepinandbegreetedbyagiganticcube,carvedfroma20.5tonnepieceofmarble.ItisthecreationofarelativelyunknownSwisssculptorandarchitect,VeitRausch,framedbylushandlavishtextilesandfurnishings,partofthehotel’sstrikingtransformationbyVirginiaMaissen,theinteriordesignerwhohasworkedhermagiconHotelAdler,CafeOscarandAirportHotelBaselinthepast.
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HotelWaltherinPontresina,Switzerland
Inthebarandsmoker’slounge,thehotelcommissionedSwissartistRolfSachstocreateaninstallationrespondingtothehistoryofthespaceanditsfunctioninthepresent,whilebringingtherightatmospherefordrinking.TheresultisSplendurir(meaning‘pouringlight’),comprising77hanginglights,perforatedbucketsandmilkjugs,aquietnodtolocalmountaintraditionsandaknowingtipofthehattothosewithaglassseatedbelow.
OnthewallsarepaintingsbySandroFabbri,anotheroff-beatartistwithanexperimentalandeclecticstylethatdovetailsillustration,calligraphyanddesign.WhilethelargestworkinstalledatWaltherisalandscapescenedepictinghyperrealsnow-cappedpeaks,pickinguponthedeepromanticismandgrandeurofthehotel’sspectacularexterior,aroundthebaritself,amoreplayful,contemporarymoodisconjuredbyFabbri’sfluid,spontaneouslines.Theseriesofsevenillustrativevignettesformadesultorystoryboardthatperhapsbecomesclearerasthealcoholworksitsownmagic.
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Thereceptionareafeaturesamarblecubecarvedfroma20.5tonnepiecebysculptorandarchitectVeitRausch.Photography:RetoGuntli.CourtesyofHotelWalther
Theentryhall,receptionarea,bar/fumoir,anddiningroom(pictured)havebeendesignedbyVirginiaMaissen.Photography:RetoGuntli.CourtesyofHotelWalther
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Thehotelhascommissionedalightinginstallation(left)byRolfSachsforthenewbar.Photography:RetoGuntli.CourtesyofHotelWalther
Speciallydesignedwalltapestries,curtains,andcarpetshavealsobeenaddedtocomplementthefurnishingswithwarmoaktone.Photography:RetoGuntli.CourtesyofHotelWalther