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Women’s WEAR DAILY SPOTLIGHTS CAFé ELLE OpENING in RIYADH
WWD / June 12, 2023
“Café Elle’s interiors are straight out of a magazine spread — swathed in rich velvets, blush pinks with black-and-white marble with brass accents,” writes Ritu Upadhyay for WWD. In the article, developer Whitney Robinson explains how he’s bringing his experiences in publishing to the hospitality world. “To think about hospitality as a platform is a new concept, but we are serving an audience in the same way we are serving a reader,” says Robinson. “I love to create environments that spark joy and inspiration.”
WRI Partners with Indagare on ‘Discover Qatar’ Travel Experience
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT / JULY 28, 2022
Whitney Robinson International has teamed up with international travel planning company Indagare for an exclusive five-day tour of Doha, the beating cultural heart of Qatar. Guests on the October 2022 trip, held just weeks before the country is set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will join Whitney Robinson, who has been calling Doha a second home since 2005, and Indagare founder Melissa Biggs Bradley, and discover the “Jewel of the Arabian Gulf.” They’ll have the chance to attend the Qatar Creates festival and enjoy one-of-a-kind invites and behind-the-scenes access — before the crowds arrive.
VOGUE LIVING ARABIA / JUNE 2022
In Culture Pass Club, “a unique, one-of-a-kind project has found its home in the heart of Doha’s creative oasis and flourishing design district,” writes Vogue Arabia.
Whitney Robinson’s Eye for Design
BROKEN ENGLISH / JUNE 2022
WRI founder Whitney Robinson shares how his love for travel inspires his love for jewelry, what’s in his personal collection, and what men’s pieces inspire him for the upcoming summer season.
ELLE, Luxury Brands Enter Hotel Market
THE REAL DEAL / MAY 28, 2022
“You may soon be able to flip through the latest ELLE while lounging in one of the fashion brand’s own hotels,” writes The Real Deal, as it reports the news that ELLE International is launching ELLE Hospitality, an arm of the fashion magazine dedicated towards hotels and resorts, including a WRI-developed eco-conscious beachfront property in Jalisco, Mexico in 2023.
As Travel Booms, Fashion’s Hospitality Ambitions Heat Up
BUSINESS OF FASHION / May 24, 2022
ELLE is launching hotels around the world, beginning this October with Maison Elle, a boutique hotel in Paris’ 17th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe, to be followed in 2023 by a WRI-developed ELLE Hotel in Mexico. The move is part of a new wave of brands anticipating post-pandemic tourism will bring fortune to the fashion hospitality space.
When 14 Superstar Creatives Made Design Magic in Doha
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST MIDDLE EAST / APRIL 2022
In its stunning cover story, featuring Daniel Ashram’s “future-forward outlook,” ADME calls Culture Pass Club “an ambitious, inspiring invitation to dream big.”
Culture Pass Club, Nouvelle Sensation du Design District de Doha
ELLE DECORATION (FR) / JANUARY 2022
Former ELLE Decor Editor-in-Chief Whitney Robinson brought together 14 fashion and design personalities to design a townhouse in a Qatari private club…
New Jalisco Development Reimagines Luxury
TRAVEL WEEKLY / DECEMBER 29, 2021
“This is not a story of a luxury development in Mexico,” writes Travel Weekly’s Meagan Drillinger of Xala. “Luxury developments in Mexico are a dime a dozen. That story has been told. Instead, this is a story about community, about bridging a gap between local and tourist and about how we can work together for the benefit of everyone.”
14 Star Designers Transform Townhouses in Doha for a New Cultural Club
GALERIE / DECEMBER 2021
“I’ve always been interested in discovering designers’ personal spaces and choices they make for their own homes when they can fully let their flags fly,” Whitney Robinson tells Galerie of his inspiration behind CP Club.
Three Days in Doha: Art, Sport, Desert, Heat
WALLPAPER / DECEMBER 2021
During a stop at Culture Pass Club, Wallpaper compares the arts club to Soho House, “but if every house consisted of multiple houses encircling an idyllic courtyard and had interiors by the likes of India Mahdavi, Rossana Orlandi and leading local designers including Aisha Al-Sowaidi and Wadha Al Hajri.”
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