Art Experience Grimm’s Hotels
hen visiting Grimm's Hotels, many guests ask about the artists who decorate the walls in our hotels. Reason for us to take a closer look at art and works of art.
For the Grimm’s Hotel am Potsdamer Platz, a public tender was held in which different fairy tales were specified. The artistic implementation of these fairy tales was left entirely to the participating artists. They were able to decide on the materials used for the realization as well as on the style of painting and/or drawing, and a digital treatment of the theme was also possible. Whether comic, classic, colorful or black and white was irrelevant. – The artists were to be given the greatest possible creative freedom. The result is an artistic realization that could not be more different on each floor and surprises again and again.
Bar & 6th floor: Little Red Riding Hood
Thus, the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood can be found right in the entrance area at the bar and also on the 6th floor. The illustrations are made by Esther Ruthenfranz, who also designed the 2nd floor of the hotel with the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
2nd Floor: Sleeping Beauty
When designing the rooms, a lot of attention was paid to details, such as lampshades or coat hooks that pick up on the respective fairy tale theme. Overall, a modern interpretation of the fairy tales was important, which makes the design of the hotel attractive for families as well as for business travelers.
3rd Floor: Hansel and Gretel & 5th floor: Hans in Luck
7th floor: The Valiant Little Tailor
The fairy tale “The Frog Prince” was interpreted by David Frank on the 3rd floor, as well as “Hansel and Gretel” on the 5th floor, which enchants our guests with a silhouette in black and white. “Hans im Glück” goes back to the artist Frieda Bellmann, whose large mural can also be found in the Grimm’s Hotel in Mitte in the lobby…and last but not least there is Vera Langer with the comic-like “Valiant little tailor” on the 7th floor.
In Teltow, the artistic concept was finally adopted in 2021. Even the carpet shows the fairy tale motifs in modern form of silhouettes. Come by and visit us…
Cover: Festival of Lights, Lightning of the fairy tale theme on the facade of Grimm’s Hotel at Potsdamer Platz © Grimm’s Hotels
Fotos: © Kischreport