Backdrop and Xavier Donnelly Make a Toast—and an Ice Luge
On May 8, an intimate group of design-world notables gathered in Manhattan to raise a glass to...
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Antiquity-Inspired Paintings, Imagined As Frescoes for Your Walls
Xavier Donnelly, the creative director of design firm and hotelier Ash, partners with Backdrop to...
A Sumptuous Detroit Hotel Pulls Back the Curtain on a New Haunt
Tucked inside Ash Studio’s sensational The Siren Hotel, Ash–Bar is a cinematic ode to...
Deux Chats Brings Art Nouveau Elegance to Williamsburg
With grand seafood towers, fanciful details, and a dramatic hand-painted tile bar, the latest from...