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"  Claridge&amp;#039;s, the luxury hotel tucked between shopping districts and the very green Hyde Park in Mayfair, has played host to many historical events and famous people. Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, and the Queen and royal family have strolled across the black and white checkered lobby floor. No stranger to Claridge&amp;#039;s herself, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg will unveil her first interior decor project of rooms, suites, and original furniture in the historic Art Deco hotel this June. Furstenberg, a longtime guest and friend of Claridge&amp;#039;s, is known for her vividly bold colors and signature wrap-dresses. She first stayed at Claridge&amp;#039;s in London as a young, independent businesswoman. &amp;quot;To me, Claridge&amp;#039;s is the most glamorous hotel in the world; I regard it as my home away from home,&amp;quot; she says.  Though the collection of 20 rooms is Furstenberg&amp;#039;s first interior design endeavor, she says past clothing collections were inspired by the Art Deco style of the hotel. Most notably, Furstenberg showed Great Gatsby-esque flapper dresses with dropped waists and beaded fringing in New York in 2003. Furstenberg is also a longtime wearer of Art Deco jewelry, with pieces from Cartier and Fred Leighton. Claridge&amp;#039;s association with Art Deco design originated in the 1920s and 1930s, when designers such as Basil Ionides and Oswald Milne created the restaurant and main entrance of the hotel. &amp;quot;For more than a century, Claridge&amp;#039;s has stood as an emblem of timeless glamour,&amp;quot; says Stephen Alden, CEO of the Maybourne Hotel Group. &amp;quot;Our collaboration with the talented Diane von Furstenberg is the latest storyline within our history of forward-thinking design.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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