New York City’s luxurious The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel gets a makeover – led by Interior designer Tony Chi

Visitors to New York City’s Upper East Side will soon have another choice of luxury accommodation. The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, which dates back to the 1930s, is being renovated by a team led by interior designer Tony Chi, who has also overseen changes to the brand’s London and Hong Kong properties.

“Our studio’s focus with the design of The Carlyle is a ‘passage of time’,” says Chi, who wants to combine the hotel’s glorious past and future. Some of the hotel’s 130 rooms will be given a contemporary makeover.