Suite, Palácio Quitandinha (1944)*

Artist/Designer: Dorothy Draper

Project Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Figure 1: Dorothy Draper, Palácio Quitandinha. Source: Jorge Ferreira Jr. Collection, Photographer Unknown, Year Unknown. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Figure 2: Dorothy Draper, Palácio Quitandinha. Source: Jorge Ferreira Jr. Collection, Photographer Unknown, Year Unknown. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Figure 3: Dorothy Draper, Palácio Quitandinha. Source: Jorge Ferreira Jr. Collection, Photographer Unknown, Year Unknown. ( Source | Accessed : April 7, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Revival Styles

Primary Material(s):
Wall Paper, Glass

Function(s):
Hospitality

Related Website(s):

http://www.rdvetc.com/2011/quitandinha-o-charme-e-o-glamour-dos-cassinos-na-serra-fluminense/

http://www.papercitymag.com/Article/1219/Gentlemen%26%2339%3Bs-Rooms/

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Designed by Italian architect Luis Fossatti. Built between 1941 and 1946 as a luxury hotel. Hotel rooms are now privately owned condominiums.

Publications/Texts in Print-

Eerdmans, Emily. 2011. Regency redux: high style interiors, Napoleonic, classical moderne, and Hollywood regency. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2011.
Roiter, Márcio. Rio de Janeiro Art Déco. Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra, 2011.
Varney, Carleton. In The Pink: Dorothy Draper : America's Most Fabulous Decorator. New York: Shannongrove Press, 2012.

Additional Information
Building Address

Av. Ayrton Senna, 12 - Quitandinha, Petrópolis - RJ, 25650-340, Brazil

Supporting Designers/Staff
Architecture by Luis Fossatti Between 1941-1946

Significant Dates
Hotel shut down in 1962
Hotel rooms converted to private suites in 1963
Rooms restored by Serviço Social do Comércio (SESC) in 2007

Tags
Hollywood Regency, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Dorothy Draper, Wallpaper, Hotel, Baroque Revival, Art Deco

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