Interview: Aaron De La Cruz: The San Francisco-based artist on his new Ace Hotel mural and embracing imperfections

Interview: Aaron De La Cruz


by Eva Glettner Prolific artist Aaron De La Cruz was initially inspired to paint because he idolized his older brother. His now-signature style—which bounces from design, graffiti to illustration—is highly stylized and technical, blending influences from Mayan…

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Word of Mouth: Arts District, Los Angeles: The Ace Hotel, an indoor bouldering gym, new restaurants and more spaces opening up downtown

Word of Mouth: Arts District, Los Angeles


The Arts District in downtown Los Angeles, east of City Hall and Little Tokyo, has long been known as a haven for artists and creatives. The industrial buildings mix multi-use living and working spaces with bars, food, factories and all kinds of…

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Best of CH 2013: Interviews: A look back at a few of our top interviews with creative minds on the cutting edge of their fields

Best of CH 2013: Interviews


With the year drawing to a close, it’s time to pop some bottles and reminisce about some of our favorite moments from 2013. We’re searching through the year’s content for the best of CH 2013—looking back at the people, designs, destinations and moments that we fondly remember. This year…

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Best of CH 2013: Travel: A look back at our visits to Panama City, Paris and more—including a 3,700-mile motorbike ride from Brooklyn to Los Angeles

Best of CH 2013: Travel


Every year, the experience of travel becomes easier and—dare we say it—even more fun, thanks to an influx of innovative apps, new thinking in hotel design and more. Between the major travel headlines of 2013—like American Airlines and US Airways finally receiving the green light for their merger making them…

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American Trade Hotel, Panama: Ace Hotel’s creative team joins forces with Commune and local developers for a restoration project in the country’s oldest neighborhood

American Trade Hotel, Panama


Panama City is a place of contrasts and connections. Glass towers jut out of the city’s peripheral coastline, the thick Central American jungle on one side and a burgeoning cosmopolitan metropolis on the other. The development of new housing and retail space can’t…

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Content 2013: Portland’s most untraditional fashion show grows by leaps and bounds

Content 2013


Since its inception in 2009, Content has become one of Portland’s most original and interactive displays of fashion, art and design. Hosted, as always, at the Ace Hotel, Content…

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Ace Hotel, London: An interview with Ace Hotel co-founder Alex Calderwood at their new Shoreditch property

Ace Hotel, London


Well into bookings and a spot-on event schedule just a month after opening, The Ace Hotel’s latest offering takes its characteristic simplicity and buzz to east London’s Shoreditch neighborhood….

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Commune for Environment: Two LA-based companies create a sustainable range of semi-modular furniture

Commune for Environment


While many designers during NYC Design Week staked their savings on exploring the limits of material and form, Los Angeles-based design studio Commune stuck to their guns for their…

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Ace Hotel + Alpha Industries: A waterproof fishtail parka to brave all elements

Ace Hotel + Alpha Industries

After ending 2012 on a high note with their Crescent Down Works puffy coat collab, the Ace Hotel starts the new year with another partnership, this time with heritage military garment maker Alpha Industries. The minimalist styling of the Fishtail Parka, a classic jacket based on the US Army…

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Fifty and Fifty State Mottos: Typographic slogans from native designers on view at the Ace Hotel in NYC

Fifty and Fifty State Mottos

On view at the Ace Hotel in NYC, “Fifty and Fifty State Mottos” is an exhibition of prints paying graphic homage to our historic maxims, curated by designer and illustrator Dan Cassaro. After designing a print for his native New York, Cassaro reached out to friends and colleagues in…

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