ForrestPerkins: A Luxurious Take on Beautiful, Sustainable Design
Categories: Craft, Things We Love
Tags: DC Design Blog, ForrestPerkins, Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort, The Jefferson Hotel, The Nines, Trish Donnally
Trish Donnally
Donnally, most recently the Editor in Chief of Washington Spaces, has an acclaimed career in the publishing, design, and fashion industries. Earlier in her career, she was the Managing Editor of PaperCity, a fashion and lifestyle magazine based in Dallas. Where after, Donnally was the award-winning Fashion Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and co-authored The New Traditional with designer Darryl Carter. With her extensive knowledge of the design industry, Donnally is more than a natural fit for the job of promoting the global brand of ForrestPerkins. And, did I mention that both she and the company have ties to DC, Dallas, and San Francisco? “It seemed like fate,” said Donnally.
“I’m a detail-oriented person,” said Donnally, “and their level of detail impressed me more than anything.”
That attention to detail can be seen in every project that ForrestPerkins lends its hand to. Most recently of which is its renovation and restoration of The Jefferson Hotel, located four blocks away from the White House. With the hotel’s namesake President Thomas Jefferson as inspiration, ForrestPerkins was able to capture the essence of the original architectural facets of the building while modernizing and streamlining the finalized design.
The Jefferson’s breathtaking skylight, which the ForrestPerkins team restored to its original splendor. Photo credit: Photgraph by Stirling Elmendorf
“The whole hotel feels like a Parisian residence,” said Donnally. “ForrestPerkins went in there and captured the essence of Thomas Jefferson in a very subtle way.”
The Jefferson’s Quill Bar, designed by Paul Hodges and ingeniously lit by Emlyn Altman, both of ForrestPerkins. Photo Credit: Photograph by Stirling Elmendorf
Beyond its local scope, ForrestPerkins has designed and renovated more than 100 hotels in the United States and Worldwide, including the tranquil and beautiful JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort…
JW Marriott San Antonio. Photo Credit: Photograph by Barbara Kraft Photography
JW Marriott San Antonio’s grand front entrance. Photo Credit: Photograph by Barbara Kraft Photography
…and The Nines in Portland, OR…
A Deluxe room in The Nines. Photo Credit: Photograph by Bruce Buck
Named “Best Hotel for the 2009 Boutique Design Awards,” The Nines, a modern and eco-intelligent tour de force, is also LEED Silver Certified.
“One thing that is really exciting to me is that ForrestPerkins really believes in sustainable design,” said Donnally. “It’s going to make a much healthier environment overall”
