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Jesse Keyes Born December 15, 1971 Nationality American Alma mater Princeton University, Columbia University, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Awards Fulbright Fellowship, GSAPP Kinne Fellowship Work Projects One Seventh Avenue South, Hotel Griffou, E_P, XIX Jesse Keyes (born December 15, 1971) is a New York City based design entrepreneur. He developed One 7th Avenue South, and created and co-owns the restaurant, Hotel Griffou, and the fashion label, Karolina Zmarlak.
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Early life
Born in Stanford, California, Jesse Keyes studied urban planning at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University, earning a B.A. in 1995. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study architecture in Barcelona where he earned a Masters from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in 1997.[1] He received a Masters of Science from the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 1999.
Professional life
Jesse Keyes developed One Seventh Avenue South, a full floor triangular condominium building in downtown Manhattan where Keyes "was looking for a development opportunity," he said, "to make a statement."[2] He is co-owner and operating partner at Hotel Griffou where the design makes reference to New York's past, "As celebrities like Chloë Sevigny, Rachel Ro, Harvey Weinstein, John Leguizamo and Ross Bleckner filter in, the partners are still finding the past a calming obsession."[3]
He is also the co-founder and Business Director of the Karolina Zmarlak fashion label. With his background in architecture and design, Keyes worked with Zmarlak to make conceptual and versatile pieces: “'Just as the Parisian woman is famously able to style the same garment in a myriad of ways with accessories, our pieces can be accessorized within their own structure.'says Keyes." [4] Keyes produced a film for Karlina Zmarlak that was launched on W Magazine's Fashion Film series: "Double Identity / Podwojna Tozsamosc was inspired by Women of Communism in Poland."[5]
Keyes designed E_P, in the basement of the old CBGB's, which is now below the John Varvatos boutique on the Bowery. "Keyes created the live music private event space working with counterculture artist Sam Basset" [6] where Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses played and partied after his John Varvatos Concert on February 11, 2011.[7] He also designed the XIX lounge on Kenmare Street, [8] "decked with lipstick-red leather couches ringing the room and a series of 1,000-pound slabs of etched marble hanging on the walls." [9] He wrote a column for Blackbook Magazine, entitled "Dark Design," concerning the aesthetics of nightlife.[10]
References
- ^ Sheftell, Jason (January 3, 2008). "Developer Jesse Keyes turns unconventional into bold statement". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2008/01/03/2008-01-03_developer_jesse_keyes_turns_unconvention.html. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Hughes, C. J. (August 2, 2007). "Three Sides to This Condo Story". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/realestate/12post.html. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Nathan, Jean (July 7, 2009). "Griffou’s Wilde Past: West Village Restaurant’s Ghost Guests Included Oscar, Twain, Tarbell". The New York Observer. http://www.observer.com/2009/daily-transom/griffous-wilde-past-west-village-restaurants-ghost-guests-included-oscar-twain-ta. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Cordero, Robert (May 22, 2009). "Karolina Zmarlak Transformational value". Business of Fashion. http://www.businessoffashion.com/tag/karolina-zmurlak. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Izabela, Alaia (Apr 16, 2011). "Double Identity: Karolina Zmarlak F/W 2011". Trendland. http://trendland.net/2011/04/16/double-identity-karolina-zmarlak-fw-2011/. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ "The Closer: Flips and Splits of New York's real estate community". Daily News (New York). http://bestplaces.nydailynews.com/stories/closer-flips-and-splits-new-yorks-real-estate-community-7. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ "Axl not sweet to fashionistas". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/axl_not_sweet_to_fashionistas_VXAHw9Xmi4Rdw05Cx78IDP. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ Cohen, Stefanie (Aug 25, 2010). "Once a total drag, Kenmare Street is the coolest new food strip in town". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/lifestyle/food/turning_the_corner_6J9sodynEk6En3dAfPhRjI/0. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "A Plush New Lounge on Kenmare". Urbandaddy. http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/nightlife/11085/XIX_A_Plush_New_Lounge_on_Kenmare_New_York_City_NYC_NoLita_Lounge#ixzz1OupDejug. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Keyes, Jesse (July 08, 2008). "Dark Design: Mummified in Moomia". BlackBook. http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/dark-design-mummified-in-moomia/3385. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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