Tony Chi

Tony Chi is an American interior designer. He is the principal and founder of New York-based design firm tonychi studio.[1]

Early life and education

Chi was born in Taipei, Taiwan, moving to New York's Lower East Side at the age of six.[2] He attended the High School of Art and Design and studied interior design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.[3]

Career

Chi got his start designing restaurants for Charles Morris Mount Design, and left to found his namesake studio in 1984 with wife Tammy Chou.[4] Following Black Monday in 1987, Chi traveled abroad to create food and beverage concepts throughout Asia from Hong Kong to Jakarta.[4] He also designed restaurants for chefs like Wolfgang Puck, Alain Ducasse and Michael Mina.[5] Later, Chi began to expand his portfolio to include hotel interiors, from Santiago to Geneva, developing his signature "invisible design" aesthetic, or that which you do not necessarily see, but feel and perceive.[6]

Select Work

Tony Chi has designed the Park Hyatt in Shanghai,[7] including Park Hyatt Washington[8] and Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow,[9] Andaz Tokyo[10] and 5th Avenue New York, Rosewood London[11] in High Holborn, W Santiago,[12] Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou[13] and restaurants in Taipei, Intercontinental Geneva,[14] and Grand Hyatt Chengdu,[15] Berlin and Bangkok, among other hospitality projects.[16]

Awards

Tony Chi was inducted into Interior Design's Hall of Fame in 2009[4] and awarded FIT's Lawrence Israel Prize in 2015.[3]

References
  1. Chi, Tony. "Seeking Hospitality Outside Its Traditional Realm". New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. Bernstein, Fred. "Hotel Designer Tony Chi". Departures. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. Joseph, Alexander. "The Soul of a Space". Hue. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. "Tony Chi: 2009 Hall of Fame Inductee". Interior Design. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. Kristal, Marc. "Speaking From Experience". Metropolis. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  6. Lai Chow, Low. "Of Sublime Beauty and Sustainable Design: An Interview with Designer Tony Chi". Blouin Artinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. "Park Hyatt Shanghai". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  8. Turrentine, Jeff. "Twist on Tradition". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
  9. "Mr. Tripper is Back From... Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow". Blouin Artinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  10. Shin, Nara. "Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills". Cool Hunting. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  11. Langley, Edwina. "Design hotspot: Rosewood London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  12. Howard, Hilary. "New W Hotel In Santiago". New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  13. Kellogg, Craig. "2013 BOY Winner: Foreign Hotel". Interior Design. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  14. Werner, Laurie. "The Newest Top Hotel Suite In Geneva: High Style At $56,000 A Night". Forbes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  15. Lo, Rebecca. "Grand Hyatt Chengdu". Hospitality Design. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  16. https://www.hospitalitydesign.com/people/main/tony-chi/
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