Sep 05, 2017 now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. There has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer gl. How studio 54 shaped ian schragers life in hospitality. But its more than a whos who of the jet setit is the ultimate guide to vintage style, from. It is never about the moneybut instead to get people even more excited than they were the last time. With new openings of his public brand, several luxury residential projects under development in new york city, a visual essay of studio 54 with rizzoli, a documentary film on studio 54, a memoir, and 21 edition hotels around the world in the pipeline under his partnership with marriott, now is the ideal time to acknowledge his 5 successful. In the world of clubs, they are our babe ruths, our michael jordans, our peles. Studio 54 documentary revisits the wildest, most debauched. But its more than a whos who of the jet setit is the ultimate guide to vintage style, from valentino to steven tyler of. In a new exhibition, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager goes back to the.
Legendary luxury hotelier ian schraeger, coowner of studio 54, has put together the ultimate illustrated memoir in the longawaited magnum opus studio 54 rizzoli new york. The book is the perfect melange of photographs and press clips, memories of new york when nightlife was at its peak. Forty years later, the world still talks about the wildest and most glamorous nightclub of the late 70s. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal. The legendary nightclub fired onto new yorks burgeoning club scene in 1974, raged for seven years, before plunging into scandal with the rising dawn of the 1980s. To celebrate his first official book about the seminal 70s nightclub, cofounder ian schrager will be discussing this cultural zeitgeist with magazine editor paul flynn.
These photographs, from ian schragers book studio 54 rizzoli, capture a few of them in action. In this movie dezeen filmed in new york for the ahead hospitality awards, hotelier ian schrager says the success of his hotel public lies in creating a guest experience that is greater than the. Steve rubell, left, and ian schrager at the club in 1978. The man who invented the boutique hotel has moved on to designing dream homes. Apr 07, 2019 inside studio 54 creator ian schragers miami hotel. Studio 54 new book vintage photos ian schrager refinery29. But its more than a whos who of the jet setit is the ultimate guide to vintage style, from valentino to steven tyler of aerosmith. The menu is eclectic, including healthy options for the modern influencer set, as well as showcasing.
Ian schrager talks about the true story of studio 54. Sep 05, 2017 to say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. Oct 09, 2017 there has never been another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy and creativity that was studio 54. Studio 54 by matthew yokobosky 9780847843442 booktopia. At his beach house in the hamptons, the king of clubs talks to harry shukman about long nights. Buy the hardcover book studio 54 by ian schrager at indigo. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studio s history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. A history of studio 54, this time told by the quiet partner ian schrager, convicted with steve rubell of tax evasion, was conflicted about his club years.
I worked for ian schrager and his partner steve rubell at the paladium. The nightclubs wild parties, like this one on new years eve 1979, made headlines around. Ian schrager innovative hospitality entrepreneur ian. Oct 05, 2018 at the heart of studio 54 is the partnership of the founders steve rubell and ian schrager, two strivers from brooklyn who met at syracuse university and rode the rocket of success before. Since then, the entrepreneur has served as a trailblazer in the hospitality industry. Ian schrager lifts the curtain on the bacchanal studio 54 years. Studio 54 cofounder ian schrager tells all in upcoming doc. Ian schrager kept his jail time a secret from kids after. Oct 16, 2017 studio 54 started and ended with a bang. In a new book, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager dives into the history of his infamous new york hotspot. Its main benefit was that it offers the first extensive interview with one of the cofounders of studio 54, ian schrager the other was the late steve rubell. The legendary nightclub fired onto new yorks burgeoning club scene in 1974.
I think the next new frontier will be technology, but in a way that will. The book, which runs to 407 pages and should come with a warning that it may cause lowerback problems if you pick it. In december 1975, ian partnered again with rubell to open enchanted garden, a disco in douglaston, queens. Studio 54 night magic by matthew yokobosky waterstones. The fbi investigated worldfamous studio 54 for mob ties due to the historic nightclubs founder ian schrager having a father who was a powerful new york mob figure. Sep 20, 2016 studio 54 was the worlds most famous new york nightclub from 1977 to 1981. Hotels are his speciality, commanding restaurants at fivestar hotels around the world, from las vegas to london, paris to shanghai, tokyo to new york. After a screening of new documentary studio 54, about the legendary disco, schrager said on thursday, one time it was on. Ian schrager cofounder of the famed studio 54 in the late 1970s, who became a hipster hotelier in the 1990s gives his idea of modern luxury living a permanent address. Mar 15, 2020 legendary luxury hotelier ian schraeger, coowner of studio 54, has put together the ultimate illustrated memoir in the longawaited magnum opus studio 54 rizzoli new york. Ian schrager to finally open the books on studio 54 schrager, who operated the legendary new york hotspot in partnership with the late steve rubell, has decided that the time is right to put his.
Studio 54 was the brainchild of ian schrager and the late steve rubell, two guys from brooklyn, new york, who really tapped into the zeitgeist. To say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. Ian schrager to finally open the books on studio 54 jewish. Renown hotelier ian schrager talks about the american dream in an interview with carrie scott at the mi. Ian schrager, studio 54 and the rise of boutique hotels.
Record executive david geffen once said ian would like to forget studio 54, but the world wont let him. His abundant views include, to the north, a bluegreen glass tower on astor. Ian schrager is chairman and ceo of ian schrager company, a hotel and real estate development firm established in 2005. Studio 54 is the one nightclub from the 70s everyone remembers.
Ian schragers new tellall book on studio 54 ryan oneal. The mind behind studio 54 maverick opens his latest luxury hotel in times square. I have followed the history of studio 54 from a vanity fair piece by andy warhol associate bob colacello, a history channel documentary, and other material about the 1970s so it was no surprise id want to read schragers book. Diana ross helps hotelier ian schrager celebrate the opening of the new times square edition hotel in new york. But now he wants his family to know about that time, via a new film.
Ian schrager net worth, bio, company, hotels, wife. Ian schragers new york the studio 54 cofounderturnedhotelier will open the miami beach edition this autumn, followed by new hotels in new york, abu dhabi, india and china next year image. And with a little help from his friend, thats how he unlocked his creative potential. Bring home ian schragers official book of the legendary hot spot, studio 54, to add to your coffee table. His story starts with the launch of studio 54 in a former opera house and cbs studio on west 54th street. Oct 06, 2018 studio 54 cofounder ian schrager tells all in upcoming doc. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder o f studio 54. Oct, 2018 studio 54 is the one nightclub from the 70s everyone remembers. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. Michael jackson and david bowie, presidential families and news anchors, the snl crew. What happened at studio 54 is still an embarrassment for.
To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studios history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. Warhol wrote in his 1979 book, andy warhols exposures. May 18, 2015 according to veteran entrepreneur mark fleischman, his brand new studio 54 tellall is the drugfueled, namenaming book that ian schrager would rather brush under one of the rugs of his glitzy. Shop hotel throws, barware, poufs and more lifestyle essentials at shop edition now. Behind the velvet rope line of studio 54 s short, sordid life new york hotelier ian schrager says his new lower east side public hotel may be his best yet and delivers luxury for all at budget prices. Ian schrager was the genius behind studio 54 the greatest nightclub ever to have lived or died. Ian schrager, the hotelier and former coowner of studio 54, lives in a penthouse apartment on bond street, in noho. Look inside a new photo book that captures the magic of studio 54. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Studio 54 founder schrager bought the apartment for rita.
So its no surprise that his new film, studio 54 out october 5, cuts through decades of rumors, legends, and mythmaking to tell the real story of how ian schrager and steve rubell, two young. Official site of ian schrager and ian schrager company. Esquire to say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. How studio 54 cofounder ian schrager unlocked his creative. The man who brought us morgan hotels, including such fan favorites of yore as the paramount and the hudson. Schrager was working on a photo book chronicling the studio 54 years, he. The company is an owner of the gramercy park hotel and is working with marriott international on a new hotel chain called edition. The disco playground where sex and glamour reigned. In ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest. There has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. Aug 22, 2017 why studio 54 still lives on in our imaginations in ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest. Louis max the jew schrager was a gambling boss in brooklyn linked to legendary jewish wiseguy meyer lansky. Mark fleischman says his new studio 54 tellall is the book ian schrager would rather brush under one of the rugs of his glitzy new hotel. Studio 54 there has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54.
See more ideas about studio 54, studio and studio 54 new york. Sep 05, 2017 ian schrager, one of the three coowners, has just put out this volume. In his latest book, ian schrager, cofounder of studio 54, presents a jawdropping collection of new yorks buzziest temple of creative energy and celebrity culture, along with personal stories about times in an anythinggoes atmosphere. As he prepares to launch his new public brand of hotels, one. Dylan mcdermott, hailey bieber, kendall jenner and. Alan philipss new book, the age of ideas, is available for preorder now.
Ian schrager born july 19, 1946 is an american entrepreneur, hotelier and real estate developer, often associated with cocreating the boutique hotel category of accommodation. From the moment it opened in 1977, studio 54 celebrated spectacle and promised a neverending parade of anything goes. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studio s history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be. The book is the perfect melange of photographs and press clips, memories of new. Ian schragers hip new public hotel offers luxury for less.
Diana ross helps ian schrager celebrate opening of the. Tania wahlstedt and ian schrager the new york times. What happened at studio 54 is still an embarrassment for co. There has never been and will never be another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. Oct 01, 2018 when studio 54 opened its doors in manhattan on april 26 1977, cofounders steve rubell and ian schragers discotheque became the glitterfilled center of the party universe, with mick jagger. May 1, 2019 american entrepreneur ian schrager is the main man responsible for opening one of the most popular nightlife venues of all time, studio 54. If youre a new yorker, times square is very much a part of your reality. Aug 22, 2017 during its threeyear run, the club attracted celebrities, artists, models, athletes, and musicians. Ian schrager, founder of studio 54, on getting over his embarrassment for doing time for stealing from his famous disco. Ian schrager reveals all behind studio 54 wallpaper. In ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest nightclub of all time. Why studio 54 still lives on in our imaginations vanity fair. Ian schrager, legendary club owner turned iconic hotel developer, reveals all behind the studio 54 years, in a new visual tome documenting the new york hotspot studio 54.
Ian schrager studio 54 exclusive ian schrager books. They operated studio 54, which was without doubt the greatest club of all time. Times square edition hotel by ian schrager opens in new. For most of his life, though, cofounder ian schrager has wanted to forget it. A club that was opened with the late steve rubell in 1977, it was the place to be seen for every star of. Hotelier ian schragers dancer exwife is selling the pad he bought her and the kids after their separation. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder of studio 54. This was an interesting recounting of studio 54 during its heyday which, for all its fame and notoriety, lasted not quite two years. In the end, when they were busted for keeping double books they were really pigs about it, says one of the.
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