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man with outstretched wings and leading to
several canvases within the property.PARK HYATT CHICAGO
The brand’s first property occupies a prime
piece of the Windy City’s real estate, just off the
Magnificent Mile. The 67-storey building was
redesigned in 2006 by Dirk Lohan, in association
with Wight & Company. Its urban-chic aesthetic
leads from the striking black columns in the
lobby into the 198 guest rooms with reproduction
Eames furniture, Mies van der Rohe furnishings
and stunning views of Lake Michigan.
The hotel’s imposing yet modernist lobby,
which currently showcases Sigmar Polke’s
10-foot-tall canvas titled Siberian Meteorites,
has hosted celebrated artworks such as Robertstyle. Chennai’s textile history informs hotel
interiors and small jewel-toned artworks
inspired by the loom form a common motif
through the property.
The hotel’s most striking art acquisition
is the bronze sculpture, The Levitating Lady,
by Kerala-based Chitra Gopi. Bathed in bright
light and connected to the ground by hair, she
appears to float above the ground. For the hotel’s
first anniversary in 2013, the Park Hyatt brand
collaborated with the Nungambakkam-based
Gallery Veda to unveil a series of artworks, False
Alternatives, beginning with a fibreglass baldPark Hyatt Chennai’s Executive
Chef Teuku Syafrulsyah serves
up an avant-garde multi-sensory
experience at The Flying Elephant,
a peerless dining experience in
the city. Designed by New Yorker
George Wong, the symphony inglass features five live kitchens
spread over six different levels. On
the menu—which is a work of art in
itself—are Indian, Turkish, Western
and Southeast Asian delicacies.
Must-tries include the pork belly,
Chilean sea bass and chocolate cake.JUMBO FARE
Park Hyatt Chicago’s lobby is
currently home to Sigmar
Polke’s 10-foot-tall canvas titled
Siberian Meteorites.
The Levitating Lady by Kerala-based Chitra Gopi.
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