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give Peace a ChanCe

was a key goal of the hotel’s recent transformation
by owner Ivanhoé Cambridge. The concept for the

redesign – developed by Sid Lee Architecture –
hinged on rearranging the furniture in the same

way Lennon and Ono had for their famous bed-in.
The rst step was to place the bed against the

main window and free the central space. Rather

than recreate the hotel’s period décor, the de-
signer draws inspiration from places the couple

had lived in or visited, such as London, New York,
Tokyo, and New Delhi.

Reproductions of the famous handwri en Hair

Peace and Bed Peace cut-outs adorn the window
once again, while the words of the song “Give

Peace a Chance,” are inscribed repeatedly on the
walls in the fashion of a war memorial — with, in

this case, a wish for peace in lieu of the names of

fallen soldiers.
The new
One of the distinctive features of the
interior is a
John and Yoko Suite is the incorporation of tribute to
artworks, interactive pieces, and multimedia in- the peace
activist
stallations designed and produced by MASSIVart
couple.

None of the
furnishings
are original
to the hotel

suite’s historic
moment, but
instead recall

the era.

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