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Mondrian To Open New Soho Hotel

Morgans Hotel Group Co. is adding a third Mondrian hotel in February (current Mondrian hotels are located in Los Angeles and Miami's South Beach). Mondrian SoHo will open on March 1st, with an exclusive preview at the end of February.

The hotel at 9 Crosby Street was designed in collaboration with Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, the visionary behind the re-imagined Mondrian Los Angeles. The design draws inspiration from Jean Coucteau's 1946 French fantasy film "La Belle et la Bete." Guests enter Mondrian through a green garden topiary facade on Crosby Street into an area with a powdery French blue color palette, a pale oak floor and casual seating groups with custom furniture designed by Noriega-Ortiz.

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SPiN at The Mondrian: The Ping Pong Trend Heads West

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All of a sudden table tennis is hotter than hot. Backed by Susan Sarandon and a team of owners, the SPiN ping pong club in New York City has become so successful that it has spawned a reality television show. Now the concept is expanding, finding a new home at the Mondrian in Los Angeles in the hotel's ADCB lounge this summer.

SPiN New York was created by owners Franck Raharinosy, Andrew Gordon and Jonathan Bricklin along with Sarandon and has an interior dreamed up by renowned designer Todd Oldham. SPiN has taken the New York social scene by storm with a mix of sport, design, and entertainment, since its launch in 2009. "SPiN New York has brought a fun, new element to the city's nightlife that has refreshed the scene and gained a very loyal following, and we are excited to transport that unique experience to the LA market with this exclusive partnership," said Kim Walker, Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Morgans Hotel Group.

SPiN Hollywood at Mondrian will mark one of SPiN's first expansions outside of New York. Hotel guests and visitors can enjoy tournaments, celebrity events ,cocktails and food over a casual game of table tennis. The concept first debuted at Mondrian for one night only during Oscar Week 2010 luring in Jamie Foxx and other notables. Next up is SPiN Milwaukee opening in August 2010.

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Ron Robinson Pops Up At The Mondrian

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The Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles has announced a new collaboration with Ron Robinson, bringing the brand's cult favorite home, beauty and design products to hotel guests and visitors through December. The shop is the latest in a series of Mondrian pop-ups which have included swimwear brand Shay Todd and Kiki de Montparnasse. Ron Robinson at Mondrian will bring together a curated collection of candles and aromatics as well as other luxury items including a custom-designed Pamela Love t-shirt created exclusively for Mondrian and a selection of bracelets, cuffs, necklaces, rings, and more from Stephen Webster fine jewelry for men and women. Other highlights include a set of Parrot-Zikmu speakers designed by Philippe Starck, APOTHIA candles, aromatic diffusers and bath and body collection, Kiehl's beauty products, Missoni towels and beach accessories, watches by NIXON, COOLA sun products, Lulu Frost jewelry, and more.

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Morgans Hotels Spring Hotel Deals

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The Morgans Hotel Group, a collection of boutique hotels that includes the Mondrian in Los Angeles, the Ames in Boston and the Hudson in New York City, has created hotel deals to tempt spring vacationers and local residents. The Spring to Life package is an advance purchase offer with complimentary Internet access and continental breakfast for two, per day, from $175. It can be booked up to seven days prior to the day of arrival (use promotion code PKSP10 when booking by phone).

For local residents in London, San Francisco or any of the other towns the Come out and Play package offers priority access to restaurants and bars and two complimentary drinks from $149 (mention promotion code PKCOME when booking by phone, local ID required). Offers are valid through September 30, 2010.

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Art Collectors Watching, Waiting (and maybe Buying) at FIAC

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Collectors are looking and thinking. They might take action, but it's still too soon to tell. The action at Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain (FIAC) in Paris is deliberate: nobody's rushing to put their cash on the table. However, there are signs that some pricey and prestigious pieces may sell.

Last week, a painting by Piet Mondrian was put on reserve, at a price between $30 million and $40 million. One of Pablo Picasso's works was reserved, as well, at $24 million. Back in the art boom, these pieces would have been snapped up already, but dealers are saying that it's taking longer to complete sales at FIAC this year than last year. Even billionaires need convincing in this market, it seems.

Also, there's a greater desire to stay under the radar. Whether it's to maintain some privacy or hide the fact that they have the means to spend more than they like, some owners and buyers are turning to private sales. Bargains, thus, won't make it into the public record – sparing sellers the embarrassment and preventing the other holdings of all collectors from sustaining a measurable decline in value. If premiums are paid, buyers won't have to reveal that they have the cash to pay more, preventing prices from increasing broadly.

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Mondrian Offers Bentleys By Vending Machine

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Luxury hotels pride themselves on catering to the whims of their guests but at the Mondrian South Beach you don't need to call down to the front desk, you can visit the lobby vending machine. The machine, which is called a Semi-Automatic offers everything from gift shop staples like a T-shirt or a toothbrush to really outlandish stuff like a Bentley Arnage. The collection of more than 60 items is priced between $10 and $1.2 million and includes clothing, cars, handcuffs, events and even property.

Customers can view images, swipe a credit card and then get the item from the machine. If the item is too big for the machine the buyer is given a card that can be exchanged at the front desk. For the big ticket items like cars and condos the buyer has to put down a $1,500 deposit which they lose if they opt not to complete the purchase. The Associated Press reports that one of the top sellers is a T-shirt that has the word "recession" spelled as "Recess Is On" on one side.

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Mondrian Plans Palm Springs Hotel

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The Mondrian hotel is getting a new outpost. The latest Mondrian will be in Palm Springs, California and will include both a hotel with approximately 200 rooms, and residences. This will be the seventh Mondrian; the chain includes the original hotel in West Hollywood, the Mondrian Scottsdale and properties currently under development in Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago and SoHo. The Palm Springs resort will be in downtown Palm Springs across from the Palm Springs Convention Center. The five-story property will include a destination restaurant and bar, spa, fitness center and a pool area with cabanas and outdoor bar access, and a kids club. The resort is planned to open in 2010.

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