Karl Lagerfeld, head designer and creative director for Chanel, was chosen by Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo - which won "Best Hotel in the World 2010" - to create a unique poolside piece, named "Ulysses' Journey around the Mediterranean Sea", inspired by Homer's epics: the Iliad and the Odyssey .
Lagerfeld's work is always very elegant and his unique and timeless style was perfect to take the Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo to a new level. They were not only thinking about Odyssey as a place to swim and tan, but rather as a living space.
The mural fits perfectly with the rest of the Monaco-based hotel's decor, which was designed by world famous interior designer Jacques Garcia in 2004 combining the glorious past with the feel of the Mediterranean and 21st century contemporary luxury.
Lagerfeld's bespoke installation is made up of twenty panels, measuring 18x3 metres, in which photos of models in togas are superimposed onto black and white images of Greek coastlines from 1850-60. The scenes are backlit by LEDs which change according to the surrounding natural lighting which adds to the intimate atmosphere and ambience.
Adjacent to the pool, the hotel is opening its third Joel Robunchon dual concept restaurant 'Odyssey' in June. 'Odyssey' will be a Michelin-starred eatery by day, and a destination bar with live music and DJs, and Robunchon canapés by night - where Lagerfeld's masterpiece can be admired by all.
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