SEEING STARS

H.M.

From the top floors of Shenandoah Mansions—the latest Ash hotel, opening next year in Richmond, Virginia—you can glimpse the mountains that enclose the Shenandoah Valley, so named for the Algonquin word meaning “daughter of the stars.” According to legend, celestial bodies would gather there in awe of the river below. Now the shimmering motif has inspired a new carpet, designed with Swedish rug maker Nordic Knots for the lodgings’ eight suites. “I wanted to draw the cosmos converging on this open body of water,” Ash creative director Xavier Donnelly says of the floor covering—a star turn if ever there was one. Available in two sizes; nordicknots.com…

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Architectural Digest (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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