Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sevigny Confirms New York Has Lost That Lovin' Feeling



New York Magazine interviewed Paul Sevigny and Nur Khan on the reopening of the city's great Don Hill's.
So far, I like what I'm reading. Don't F*! this up, boys. NYC needs you!

Do you want people to actually be having sex and doing drugs here? Seems that way from the interior design.
PS: The sex theme isn't permanent; we're going to change the interior quarterly. But as opposed to something with a chi-chi-er artist, we've got a down and dirty theme at the moment. It's the opposite of the times. There were spaces in the seventies — Max's, CB's — they weren't glamorous, they were just fun. New York City wasn't all about supermarkets and retail outlets, and that's what hotels here are kind of turning into. We want people to get laid in the bathroom.

Do you think peoples' behavior at parties is more prude now?
PS: Oh, for sure.
NK: There used to be an actual uptown and downtown, but now it's more homogenized.


Continue reading article here:
Sevigny and Khan Try to Keep Bathroom Sex Alive in Manhattan, While Looking in Brooklyn

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