A few weeks ago Surface Magazine interviewed Ian Schrager. If you don’t know who Ian Schrager is, you should look him up. He started Studio 54 in New York (along with Steve Rubell) and is largely credited with inventing the boutique hotel genre. His latest project is Edition Hotels, which launched in London in 2013 and in Miami in 2014.

What I found particularly interesting about the interview are the “serious snafus” that Edition experienced at the outset. There was a project in Waikiki and a project in Istanbul. Both failed. Here’s a guy who invented the genre and had partnered up with Marriott to pioneer a new brand. And it wasn’t until Edition London that they were able hit their stride.

I say all of this not to poke fun at their failures. Nobody should do that. Poke fun at not trying instead. My point is the exact opposite. To create something new and amazing, such as Edition, you often have to subject yourself to a few scrapes and bruises along the way.

I took the above photo at The Miami Beach EDITION. I know it’s no longer the newest hotel on the strip, but as far as design is concerned, it’s probably my favorite. I love the interiors. It feels quintessentially Miami Beach to me. The lobby is white and minimal, but at the same time there’s a tropical warmth to it.

The interiors were done by the Toronto and New York-based Yabu Pushelberg. If you haven’t been, here and here are some photos of the hotel. Before EDITION, the building housed the Seville Beach Hotel. As should be the case, some of that hotel’s original details were preserved in the renovation.

A few weeks ago Surface Magazine interviewed Ian Schrager. If you don’t know who Ian Schrager is, you should look him up. He started Studio 54 in New York (along with Steve Rubell) and is largely credited with inventing the boutique hotel genre. His latest project is Edition Hotels, which launched in London in 2013 and in Miami in 2014.

What I found particularly interesting about the interview are the “serious snafus” that Edition experienced at the outset. There was a project in Waikiki and a project in Istanbul. Both failed. Here’s a guy who invented the genre and had partnered up with Marriott to pioneer a new brand. And it wasn’t until Edition London that they were able hit their stride.

I say all of this not to poke fun at their failures. Nobody should do that. Poke fun at not trying instead. My point is the exact opposite. To create something new and amazing, such as Edition, you often have to subject yourself to a few scrapes and bruises along the way.

I took the above photo at The Miami Beach EDITION. I know it’s no longer the newest hotel on the strip, but as far as design is concerned, it’s probably my favorite. I love the interiors. It feels quintessentially Miami Beach to me. The lobby is white and minimal, but at the same time there’s a tropical warmth to it.

The interiors were done by the Toronto and New York-based Yabu Pushelberg. If you haven’t been, here and here are some photos of the hotel. Before EDITION, the building housed the Seville Beach Hotel. As should be the case, some of that hotel’s original details were preserved in the renovation.