A Ski Lodge-Inspired Lounge

Ski lodges in the 1970’s inspired the look at Aspen, a 4,200-square-foot restaurant and lounge designed by Steve Lewis of SLD Designs (the firm also responsible for the design of Home, Marquee, and Butter) that opened in the Flatiron district last week. The front lounge area features wood-paneled walls (taken from a 19th-century barn in Scranton, Pennsylvania), long brown leather banquettes, and handblown light fixtures, while three Lucite deer heads hang behind the copper-topped bar. The 110-seat dining room is decorated in white, with an oversize, elevated working fireplace, glass columns, and a painted tree mural—inspired by the trees in Aspen, Colorado—on the walls. A private dining room named for Hunter S. Thompson seats 25 and has its own entrance and bar. On the menu is chef Gaby Hakman’s New American fare. —Anna Sekula
Posted 12.05.05