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What does luxury look like? Yabu Pushelberg reinterprets an East Coast classic at the St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco.(St. Regis Hotel (New York, New York))

Hotels, July, 2006 by Brandabur, Susan

Founded in New York by John Jacob Astor as a haven for his swell friends, the original St. Regis Hotel shouts old-world elegance from top to bottom. The 1904 beaux arts landmark is known for gilt picture frames, crystal chandeliers, and the Maxfield Parrish mural in the King Cole Bar. "The New York hotel's traditional references and appointments turn toward Europe, whereas San Francisco is a younger city more open to Asia," says designer Glenn Pushelberg, whose firm, Yabu Pushelberg, just completed a St.

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