Emma Life Blog

“My role at the hotel was to make sure that new construction was compatible with the soul and bones of the building.”   — Jeffrey Fetzer, FAIA

Expect the unexpected at Curio, Hotel Emma’s gift shop, which is so much more, thanks to Vicky Zachry, “retail curator.”

“I wanted the fragrances to evoke history… concrete, velvet, steel, books, old wood. The fragrance had to be an extension of the place.”   — Kevin Elkins, creator of our custom fragrances

“Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.”    – Anselm Kiefer

“I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.”    – Freddie Mercury