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24-05-2025
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Inside Designer Arthur Arbesser's First Interior Design Project for the Altstadt Vienna Hotel
MILAN — Fans of Arthur Arbesser's upbeat, sophisticated fashions can now sleep in a haven of his aesthetic. The Vienna-born designer, a rising player in the home sphere, designed two rooms for the Altstadt Vienna, marking his foray into the worlds of hospitality and interior design. The boutique hotel, located at in Vienna's Spittelberg neighborhood in the 7th district, has come to the fore as a hot spot for art and design enthusiasts, namely for its rooms designed by prominent fashion designers, artists and architects. Among them, Italian designer Matteo Thun and Istanbul-born and Vienna-based designer Atil Kutoglu. More from WWD Reiss and Tom Daley Collaborate on Pride Collection Karl Lagerfeld and Donald Duck Reunite for Capsule Match Your Stripes While Traveling With My Style Bags' New Collab Arbesser, who has been based in Milan for 20 years, joined the Alstadt roster of luminaries this month, creating his own 'Viennese-Milanese melange' in two rooms of the family-run hotel, working with furniture and fabrics from the Austrian furniture manufacturer Wittmann. 'I love that it's a family-run hotel and a place for art and design lovers. I filled the rooms with a lot of Wittmann furniture and my favorite design classics. I wanted to make them really cozy and sweet and you can see clearly that someone from Vienna designed those rooms, with a strong connection to Italy,' Arbesser told WWD on Wednesday. Arbesser designed two rooms: Room 14 and Room 30. In 14, he incorporated his Flower fabric on the Wittmann Spring bed and bench. Flower is an homage to bygone Wittmann collaborator Josef Frank and includes 20th-century scenes and elements like cell phones in a cartoonish splash of shapes and flora. Frank was an Austrian architect and artist of Jewish origins who emigrated to Sweden before World War II, where he became a designer for the Stockholm-based design company Svenskt Tenn. Elsewhere, he enhanced the space with Milanese influences, both modern and retro. Key pieces include the Quaderna desk by Superstudio for Zanotta and the Imbuto floor lamp by late architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni and which is produced by Azucena. It also includes the 1967 Flos' Snoopy lamp by Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. The bathroom is splashed with Arbesser's signature bold stripes that call to mind Arbesser's fashion designs. In Room 30, he played with geometric motifs like chessboards and cubes. It includes two colourfully lacquered bedside cabinets, the Atrium modular sofa by Wittmann and Chess carpet. He injected a Bauhaus vibe with Hungarian American architect Marcel Breuer's Laccio coffee table (produced by Knoll) and the Le Grand Bleu lamp by French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand produced by Nemo Group, as well as Austrian American architect Friedrick Kiesler's Freischwinger chair, covered in mint-colored leather and produced by Wittmann. He also included two paintings by Austrian artist Xenia Hausner. Room 30 starts at 244 euros per night, while Room 14 starts at 235 euros per night. The Alstadt hotel is owned by Otto E. Wiesenthal, who opened the boutique hotel in 1991 and is known for his vast collection of art. The landmark was originally built in 1902. While his fashion line is still his focus, Arbesser has been diversifying in recent years. A roster of collaborations includes corkscrews for Italian design firm Alessi and another tie up with Denmark-based firm Gubi for his Oca chair, made in collaboration with Italian artisan Alan Zinchi. Arbesser accepted the role as creative counsel for historic Austrian furniture-maker Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten in 2023, after which he expanded his involvement into supporting Wittmann in the areas of presentation, branding and communication. Admittedly, this first interior design project presented a few challenges. 'I basically started with a white room.…There were some technical details I wasn't prepared for, like working with curtains for example, but once you start digging in you figure it out,' he said, adding that he's open to working more in the field of interior design. Arbesser joins a roster of designers delving into the world of home and interiors. Lars Nilsson — the Swedish-born designer whose fashion career included top positions at Bill Blass, Nina Ricci and Gianfranco Ferré, as well as behind-the-scenes roles at Christian Dior and Christian Lacroix — made news with his 2018 textile collection with Svenskt Tenn, and a Vandra Rugs collaboration before that.
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24-05-2025
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Match Your Stripes While Traveling With My Style Bags' New Collab
MILAN — Just as the days get warmer and the weekend getaway becomes Italians' favorite activity, My Style Bags deepened its commitment to help customers pack for the occasion with its latest collaboration. The accessories brand has joined forces with VitoVi, the Italian indie label that specializes in blazers and was launched by Maria Vittoria Lazzarini Merloni in 2020. More from WWD Inside Designer Arthur Arbesser's First Interior Design Project for the Altstadt Vienna Hotel Saudi Arabia Transforms Into a Global Luxury Destination Jil Sander Steps Into Venetian Glass With Formafantasma and Venini to Fete New Venice Store Sharing a traceable Made in Italy supply chain, a laid-back aesthetic and attention to details, the two brands developed a focused range marked by Riviera-ready stripes. The range includes My Style Bags' signature Harvard roomy duffel bag and its matching beauty case, both crafted in a red-and-cream fabric blending linen and cotton. In the same vein, VitoVi reinterpreted two of its bestselling designs: the Anyway single-breasted jacket that with its two buttons and big lapels is the brand's versatile go-to item; and the Very cropped style with a more contemporary flair. A striped garment bag rounds off the travel set. Retailing with prices between 70 euros for the beauty case to 470 euros for the Anyway blazer jacket, the VitoVi x My Style Bags capsule launched Wednesday at the accessories brand's two stores in Milan and its e-commerce. As always, an optional customization service personalizing bags with embroidered initials is offered. The service is the signature feature of My Style Bags, which was established in 2008 by Lorenza and Giuseppe Bellora along with Stefano Donadel Campbell, who aimed for an affordable label the prioritized personal messages over brand logos. Embroideries in different colors and font styles can be applied on all the brand's products, which come in canvas, suede, linen, wool and nylon. The Milan-based accessories label has previously collaborated with companies hailing from different industries, spanning from Luisa Beccaria to outdoor clothing brand Dynamo The Good Company. Last year it released a capsule collection with Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, which followed the tie-up with Portofino Dry Gin in 2023. That same year, famed fabric maker Vitale Barberis Canonico zeroed in on VitoVi to launch its Heritage and New Talents program spotlighting womenswear and emerging designers. The collaboration resulted in 14 takes on the blazer crafted from fabrics normally used in men's drapery. Best of WWD It's Not Just a Bag, It's a Fendi Baguette: A History of Fendi's Famous Bag How to Bag an Hermès Birkin Hollywood Stylist Mimi Cuttrell Designs Capsule for By Far
