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Best of #ModernMonday: Designing Bars, Hotels, Restaurants, and More

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts to weigh in on trending topics in design on Twitter. Designer Rashana Zaklit of Gensler joined #ModernMonday this week to share her secret ingredients for successful hospitality design. Check out a few of our favorite responses, and use the hashtag #ModernMonday to join the conversation next week at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

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Palm Springs has a plethora of appealing places to stay, including the new Saguaro hotel, recently renovated by the architects Stamberg Aferiat. It's one of the more affordable spots: rooms cost as little as $99. Which means you’ll have a few extra bones to spend on the astounding guacamole at hotel bar, El Jefe; a meal at Iron Chef Jose Garces’s restaurant Tinto; or a drink at the might-as-well-be-done-by-Barragán pool. Photo by Tim Street-Porter.
Palm Springs has a plethora of appealing places to stay, including the new Saguaro hotel, recently renovated by the architects Stamberg Aferiat. It's one of the more affordable spots: rooms cost as little as $99. Which means you’ll have a few extra bones to spend on the astounding guacamole at hotel bar, El Jefe; a meal at Iron Chef Jose Garces’s restaurant Tinto; or a drink at the might-as-well-be-done-by-Barragán pool. Photo by Tim Street-Porter.
Nakişçi's Relax tabletop collection is a 14-piece bone china set with subtle, irregularly undulating edges that form a biomorphic effect when stacked in multiples.
Nakişçi's Relax tabletop collection is a 14-piece bone china set with subtle, irregularly undulating edges that form a biomorphic effect when stacked in multiples.
“When I have parties, there’s always something to get people talking.”—Kenneth Montague
“When I have parties, there’s always something to get people talking.”—Kenneth Montague
Cherry Izakaya restaurant in Brooklyn features an intricate wood tapestry ceiling.
Cherry Izakaya restaurant in Brooklyn features an intricate wood tapestry ceiling.