The Mondrian, remodeled

The Scout columnist David A. Keeps takes you inside the newly redesigned Mondrian hotel in West Hollywood:

MIRROR, MIRROR: The centerpiece of the Mondrian’s new guest rooms is a fanciful mirror-and-TV that looks as though it came from a Disney stage production. The prototype for the piece was developed by Vaughan Benz of Los Angeles at a cost of $12,000. The units were then produced for the hotel by TV mirror specialist Seura.

FOR THE RECORD:
The original caption for this photo erroneously reported the prototypes creator and cost. The prototype for the piece was developed by Vaughan Benz of Los Angeles at a cost of $12,000. Then, the units were produced for the hotel by TV mirror specialist Seura.

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 10:09 AM PT

Take a look inside the newly redesigned Mondrian hotel in West Hollywood.

YOU, ON TV: “I always joke its the ultimate L.A. experience,” the designer says of the two-sided mirror. “You come in the room, see yourself in the mirror, give it a spin and see yourself on TV.” (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

OUTDOOR, UPSCALE: Modern Dutch superstar designers Marcel Wanders and Tord Boontje designed the molded polyethylene furniture on the guest room terraces at the Mondrian. Wander’s black textural Shitake stool and Boontje’s Nest seat are from the Italian firm Moroso. The Nest is available online for $687. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

OFF THE HOOK: Sixteen metal hooks add an art-installation vibe to the swirly vinyl wallpaper in the Mondrian bathrooms. “I’m the type of traveler who likes to hang everything up,” Noreiga-Ortiz says, “and I chose these inexpensive hooks because they look like birds.”

Concealed lights behind the mirror also bathe the space in soft light. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

WON’T MIND THE WAIT: On the lobby level of the Mondrian, the newly christened Koka Lounge is a Creamsicle confection of orange and white, with mood lighting provided by a Veneziano floor lamp from La Murrina and nickel lanterns made by Roost ($96 and $120). The upholstered pieces are covered in Lucy, a fluffy plush by Valley Forge. “In L.A. people show a lot of skin, so I wanted something soft and sensual,” Noriega-Ortiz says. “It’s so tactile that people fall in love with it.” (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)