Design Hotels from the authors of Patina Modern

We’re so excited about  Patina Modern: A Guide to Designing Warm, Timeless Interiors by our dear friends, Pilar Guzmán and Chris Mitchell, coming out next week! As one of the most elegant and also down-to-earth couples we know, it’s logical that their design philosophy is that spaces should be both beautiful and lived in, for which they’ve honed a playbook for mixing modern design with timeworn materials like bridle leather, natural brass and white oak. They are also exceedingly well traveled—Pilar being the former editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler, and Chris a longtime publisher at Condé, who toted his Rimowa carry-on from Tokyo to Taormina—and are global collectors and hawk-eyed observers of great design. They’ve been known to check out of a hotel they have just arrived at if it is aesthetically perturbing (and always manage to locate the most amazing Plan B). So we were of course interested to hear about a few of their favorite spots that over the years have helped hone their design aesthetic, which we asked them to share with us. You can order Patina Modern here!