Creative Director Angelo Bianchi’s Influence on The Fleur Room

A NYC icon brings the rooftop bar and restaurant of the Moxy Chelsea to life

Blossoming atop the slender stalk that is Moxy Hotels recently opened Chelsea location, The Fleur Room honors the verdant strip of NYC down below, otherwise known as the Flower District. The Rockwell Group-designed restaurant, bar and nightlife destination channels the neighborhood through elegant botanical accents, from floral fabrics to a water droplet chandelier. But in this 35th-floor venue, which offers 360-degree views of Manhattan, one …

Moxy Times Square Hotel’s Queer Contemporary Dance Commission

To celebrate Pride, the design-forward hotel taps the Madboots Dance company

Less than a year ago the Moxy Times Square Hotel opened with design and attention to detail as two primary areas of focus—in a neighborhood (technically, just below a neighborhood) that isn’t known for either. There’s a human touch to the 612-bedroom destination, something we’ve observed from other Moxy Hotels. For Pride, they’ve taken all of the aforementioned and channeled it into the queer community. …

David Rockwell + 2X4’s “The Diner” for Surface Magazine

A pop-up restaurant offering a comprehensive look at the iconography of American diners

Be it Edward Hopper or “Pulp Fiction,” generations of art and artists have delved into the concept of the American diner. From greasy spoons to menu font, everyone has an idea of what diners mean and can contain. Honoring this iconography, Rockwell Group and NYC-based design studio 2X4 have partnered to design a fully operational pop-up restaurant in Ventura Centrale at this year’s Milan Design …