La Mamounia Marrakech, by Laurence Benaïm, Assouline
In the same series, the book by the French fashion journalist Laurence Benaïm, previously the author of an acclaimed biography of Yves Saint-Laurent, pays homage to a legendary luxury hotel just a stone’s throw from the Medina of the Moroccan city. In its abundant century of history, the hotel has played host to movie stars and politicians, singers and sportsmen. Designed in 1923 by Henri Prost and Antoine Marchisio, the “Grand Lady” of Marrakesh has undergone a recent architectural restyling by the Jouin Manku office. Designer Patrick Jouin and architect Sanjit Manku have achieved a happy synthesis between the local tradition, with its opulence and refined decorations from A Thousand and One Nights, and a contemporary style with furnishings made in Italy by Cassina and Pedrali and monumental chandeliers such as the one, signed by Lasvit, which attracts all eyes in the hallway.