I have followed the history of studio 54 from a vanity fair piece by andy warhol associate bob colacello, a history channel documentary, and other material about the 1970s so it was no surprise id want to read schrager s book. One of those people, it seems, was the artist jean michel basquiat, whose painting ju. The gramercy park hotels haute bohemian heritage was honored and renewed in the transformation by ian schrager. Ian schrager is an entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer associated with the creation of boutique hotels. Its been 40 years since ian schrager opened the legendary disco studio 54. Robert ashton helps individuals, organisations and communities achieve greater social impact through economic selfsufficiency. Mar 15, 2020 there has never been and will never be another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. His business partner steve rubell, the flashier of the two, died from aidsrelated complications in 1989, so the story is left to schrager to tell. Rockwell group, 5 union square west, new york, ny 3. Space received his education in business administration and finance from bernard baruch college, city university of new york. As of 2015, thirty years after their creation, lifestyle hotels represented over twenty percent of the total hotel industry. Other collaborators include art consultants pg gallery, istanbul 74 and trunk archive. Known for being the originator of the mythical studio 54, as well as a creator of the boutique hotel, ian schrager has done much more than create, design, and manage hotels, restaurants, clubs, residential buildings, and various real estate developments throughout the worldhe has. What happened at studio 54 is still an embarrassment for.
Edition new york by ian schrager and the ian schrager company. Isabell was the renowned floral designer and events planner whose lavish parties helped create the buzz. I believes that everyone has an interesting story to tell and in 2008 selfpublished a collective biography explaining how a group of strangers, all living in the same city, had been affected. Here, the story of the legendary disco is mostly narrated by coowner ian schrager, who has also released a book which we see him working on at the start of the film. New york was on the verge of bankruptcy in the mid1970s. Studio 54 by bob colacello and ian schrager 2017, hardcover.
Find ian schragers phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. He gained fame as coowner and cofounder, with steve rubell, of nightclub studio 54 in 1977 and then the palladium in 1985. Meet the powerful moguls who reside on billionaire lane. The nightclubs wild parties, like this one on new years eve 1979, made headlines around.
Philippe starck is the worldfamous interior and product designer. For most of his life, though, cofounder ian schrager has wanted to forget it. Sep 05, 2017 ian schrager, one of the three coowners, has just put out this volume. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder of studio 54. This particular book completes the trilogy of 182 hotel histories of classic properties of 50 rooms or more. New york times writer robert simonson is writing about cocktails for ten speed press. Ian schrager is chairman and ceo of ian schrager company, a hotel and real estate development firm established in 2005. Bob colacello, a special correspondent for vanity fair, was the editor of interview magazine for 12 years and is the author of several books, including.
Hadley ashton, robert ashton, vicki ashton, jeffrey ashton and ian ashton, and many others are family members and associates of robert. Partner and vice chairman, michael overington senior vp architecture and design, paul haslhofer evp of project management, robert ashton. Fleischman tells us, ian painted a glossy picture of studio 54, but this is the real story. Biography is another genre robert plans to explore. It operated as an entertainment venue under various names until 1942, when cbs began using it as a radio and television studio dubbed studio 52.
It combines the personal, intimate, individualized and unique lodging experience that ian schrager is known for with the global reach, operational expertise and scale of marriott. Nikolas koenig architecture, interior and hotel photography. Sep 19, 2017 but ian schrager is on a mission to change our minds about that. Danger was in the air, people were getting mugged, but it was also a creative, bohemian time. The edition brand, he observes, is influencing the industry to skew toward what he calls a classic, timeless style and. While ian schrager the studio 54 cofounderturnedhighend hotelier plans a rizzoli coffeetable book on his iconic disco, another of the clubs owners has written a behindthescenes. After leaving morgans hotel group in 2005, the company he founded and created, ian schrager developed his.
May 05, 2015 long awaited, this volume spans almost forty years of contemporary high design as masterminded by ian schrager. He is a bestselling business author, experienced charity trustee and creative social entrepreneur. View the profiles of professionals named robert ashton on linkedin. Surgeon who jumped to his death left note to call his ex. Its realistic we are all daunted by people who are better at things than we are. As the grounds slope downward towards the beach and jetty with its private cabanas, the pathways and gardens are interspersed with a. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at ian schrager. Aug 15, 2017 the book has been shepherded by ian schrager, who, with the late steve rubell, created the hedonistic eden that andre leon talley extolled as an artificial paradise.
View robert ashton s business profile at ian schrager company. But if the trendy crowds mobbing opening night for his new public hotel are any indication, schrager, at age 70, is. Wife tania, a former dancer with the new york city ballet, delivered. Schrager makes over a legendary chicago hotel the new. Ian schrager company owner design partner and vice chairman, michael. The new york native is an hotel tycoon and real estate. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover robert s. A leading authority on the house of stuart, he was professor of english history at the university of east anglia. Ian would like to forget studio 54, but no one will let him, says david geffen, a. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ian schrager at the discogs marketplace. Studio 54 founder ian schrager, 70, also is among the noted home owners on billionaire lane. Prior to establishing the company, schrager was at morgans hotel group, whic. An outgoing, flamboyant character, rubell was a couple of years older than schrager, but the two meshed perfectly. As managing director, roberts management leadership at the ian schrager company on the new edition luxury lifestyle hotel brand a partnership with marriott. As the cofounder of studio 54, ian schrager came into contact with a good deal of famous and successful people. Robert ashton business profile ian schrager company. Value of creativity ian schrager studio 54 hotel delano. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studios history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. Ian schrager the club kingpinturnedhotelier on first love, room service and where to go when st. Robert ashton executive vice president managing director at the ian schrager company.
The new york edition hotel by ian schrager and the rockwell group. The modern classic will be the first book to chronicle the. Just the night before, on june 6, the man often credited with being the pioneer of the boutique hotels movement in the u. For gillesfleur boutry, vice president of architecture and design at new yorkbased ian schrager company isc, imbuing a space with a distinctive personality is essential. Known for being the originator of the mythical studio 54, as well as a creator of the boutique hotel, ian schrager has done much more than create, design, and manage hotels, restaurants, clubs, residential buildings, and various real estate developments throughout the. Studio 54 by ian schrager, bob colacello 9780847843442. Ian schrager is the legendary american hotelier and real estate developer, known for creating the boutique hotel concept. Jun 12, 2017 ian schrager is elated and justifiably so. Ian schrager born july 19, 1946 is an american entrepreneur, hotelier and real estate developer, often associated with cocreating the boutique hotel category of accommodation. Ian schrager conceived the new brand in a partnership with marriott international. Studio 54 founder pens book about clubs dark side page six. Steve rubell and ian schrager opened studio 54 40 years ago, and it soon became the epicenter. It was published by rizzoli and has a total of 394 pages in the book. After a spell in jail, he reinvented himself as a hip hotel magnate with his most recent build, nycs the public, now open for business.
The book, published by random house, hit stores this week. Ian schrager, still cool at age 70, opens new public hotel. Studio 54 is a former nightclub and currently a broadway theatre, located at 254 west 54th street, between eighth avenue and broadway in midtown manhattan, new york city. Robert ashton edward, 60 shelby township, mi has court or. Jun 07, 2017 new yorkits been 40 years since ian schrager opened the legendary disco studio 54. Aug 22, 2017 in ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest nightclub of all time. Robert ashton has 51 books on goodreads with 1249 ratings. In his book the colossus of new york 2003, colson whitehead describes. View robert ashton s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Bohemia reinvented for the 21st century with an original combination of styles, great pieces of furniture and art and the extraordinary use of color. Studio 54 founder ian schrager finally tells his story. Schrager, now the ceo and chairman of the ian schrager company, went on to introduce the concept of boutique hotels to the world with the opening of morgans, near grand central terminal, in 1984. Ian schrager, new york city hotel icon, opens new public. Professor robert bob ashton, frhists 21 july 1924 9 february 20 was a british historian specialising in early modern england.
Aai architects 14 wall street 2nd floor new york, ny 5. In a new book, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager dives into the history of his infamous new york hotspot. This photo epitomizes a central irony of studio 54, which director matt tyrnauer seizes on in his documentary. The building opened in 1927 as the gallo opera house.
As robert reinhold of the new york times wrote on october 31, 1982. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Robert ashton senior director, marketing and commercial. In ian schrager s new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest nightclub of all time. But now he wants his family to know about that time, via a new film. As schrager tells it in his 2015 book ian schrager works, we were dating the same girl, and from the way we went about. The studio 54 excon who launched new yorks hottest hotel. The title of this book is studio 54 and it was written by ian schrager editor, bob colacello foreword. But now the legend is getting its real due, in the form of a coffeetable book being put together by ian schrager, who created the disco with the late steve rubell in 1977. Like todak, he first worked under the guidance and vision of hotel groundbreaker ian schrager. Ian schrager, convicted with steve rubell of tax evasion, was conflicted about his club years. Sep 02, 2010 ian schrager, the studio 54 cofounder who invented the boutique hotel, was overjoyed yesterday with the birth of his first son. The new york edition hotel by ian schrager and the.
Before joining isc, robert ashton, senior vice president and managing director of edition hotels, worked at rockwell group for 15 years. The creative process is always different, interesting, and a chance to free itself of industry rules, explains the conceptual artist and former highend residential architect and interior designer. Sleeper marchapril 2019 issue 83 by mondiale media issuu. Fleur boutry, jeanmarc tang, and robert ashton of schrager s in house design team. Studio 54 is the one nightclub from the 70s everyone remembers. Why studio 54 still lives on in our imaginations vanity fair. To say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. This was a gift from my good friend robert isabell. Chic to chic at miamis delano hotel george clooney slept here. Long awaited, this volume spans almost forty years of contemporary high design as masterminded by ian schrager. See rare photos inside studio 54 nightclub rolling stone. Schrager wants to be perceived as a serious businessman and shies away from mentions of his nightclub past. Studio 54 night magic by matthew yokobosky waterstones.
Robert ashton senior vice president ian schrager company new york city, new york get robert s email its free takes 5 seconds to join, no credit card required. Oct 31, 2017 ian schrager has revolutionized the entertainment and hospitality industries over the past four decades. Studio 54 documentary brings nostalgia to public wwd. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. When jay z launched his newest project, a book called decoded, he and. Human nature is to spot where were weak and forget where were strong.
Boutique hotel pioneer ian schrager on the changing notion of. This book shows you how to improve things but does not claim to be able to make you superhuman sorry. Jun 07, 2017 ian schrager, who founded studio 54 with steve rubell and created the boutique hotel concept with the morgans hotel in 1984, is arguably the steve jobs of the hospitality industry. Ian schrager company, 818 greenwich street, new york, ny 10014. Ive been commissioned over the years to profile business leaders and people who live in caravans. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder of studio 54 early life and education. But if the trendy crowds mobbing opening night for his new public hotel are any indication, schrager, at. Gramercy park hotel, 40 bond residences ian schrager.