Starwood Luxury HotelThis photo was taken during cocktail party on the roof terrace of the Peggy Guggenheim museum in Venice May 7. Speaking with the microphone is Paolo Lorenzoni, Director of the Gritti. On his left is Professor Philip Raylands, Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. In second row on the left of Lorenzoni is Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli and on the right Donghia’s creative Director Chuck Chewning.

The reason why the party started at the Guggenheim is that Peggy Guggenheim was a lover of the Gritti and one of the top suites in the totally renovated hotel is dedicated to Peggy.

The Design of the Hotel renovation is 100% by Donghia Associates, the interior design division of Donghia founded by Angelo Donghia in the early 70’s and now lead by Chuck Chewning. All of the fabrics were designed and reproduced by Rubelli under Chuck’s supervision and the furniture was designed and manufactured by Donghia.