A touch of Italian design for the new TWA Hotel at New York’s
JFK Airport

NEW YORK - At New York’s JFK Airport, the world's most anticipated hotel, the TWA Hotel, now has a touch of Italian design: set to open at the end of 2018, it has already become one of the most interesting attractions among the Big Apple’s must-see tourist destinations and among international design and architecture enthusiasts.

Italian design is already prominently featured in the TWA Lounge, which opened a few days ago on the 86th floor at One World Trade Center, with Solari’s split-flap displays. For over 50 years, these displays have been the finest expression of design when it comes to keeping time thanks to flip technology, allowing travellers to view departures and arrivals, with its distinctive flipping sound.

The display was manufactured in Italy in the oval shape typical of the works by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, who designed the old 1962 TWA terminal that has remained unused since 2001, as it could no longer accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers. The original display, designed by Italian architect Gino Valle, was enclosed by an oval shell designed by Saarinen, completely covered with white tiles made by the renowned mosaicists of the school of Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone: the structure was preserved and Solari is currently working on creating a new identical split-flap display.

The recently opened lounge allows JFK passengers to delve into the past: it has a deliberately vintage look, from the furnishings to flight attendant uniforms, but also merchandising and cigarettes, including the split-flap display by Solari. In the 1960s version, it was enclosed by an oval shell designed by Saarinen, completely covered with white tiles made by the renowned mosaicists of the school of Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone.

“With the opening of the Twa Hotel, Solari is, once again, a global leader, a classic symbol of travel time and an icon of Italian design,” Massimo Paniccia, president of Solari, comments. “In addition to being one of the busiest airports in the world and a business space, JFK will now become a travel destination in itself thanks to this hotel: Solari will also provide it with a touch of Italian design.”

It was essential for each detail of this project to be historically accurate, which is why Taylor Morse, CEO of MCR, the company that owns the future hotel, decided to visit Solari in Udine in person, together with Richard Southwick, Director of Historic Preservation, to verify the feasibility of the project. The company was able to find out about all the original 1960s projects to make sure that the two displays for the hotel’s lobby are exactly the same as the original ones.

Designed and created especially for travellers, Solari's flip clocks are used in homes and offices all around the world. Today, thanks to the Solari lineadesign project, the two cult models - the small table clock Cifra 3 and Dator 60, which also displays the day of the week and date - have been put back into production and can be purchased in Europe, the USA, Russia and Japan. Taking travelling time also to your home. www.solarilineadesign.com

The opening of the TWA Hotel will be a landmark event for the USA, in fact leading U.S. magazines are already raving about it.

Here is a selection of international press reviews:

POSH - TWA HOTEL, INAUGURATA LA LOUNGE IN STILE VINTAGE DELL’EX TERMINAL 
TRAVELNOSTOP - C’è un po’ di Italia nel nuovo TWA Hotel al JFK di New York
DONNE CULTURA - ANTICIPAZIONI 2018 - NUOVO TWA HOTEL AEROPORTO JFK DI NEW YORK 
RADIO MONTE CARLO – New York: il bellissimo terminal TWA diventa un hotel di lusso
MESSAGGERO VENETO – Nel TWA hotel le storiche palette Solari
ALBERGATORI – Il Terminal TWA All’aeroporto JFK Di New York Sarà Convertito In Hotel Di Lusso
ANSA ViaggiArt – Lo storico terminal Twa al Jfk di New York diventa hotel di lusso 
EVENT REPORT - Lo storico terminal TWA dell'aeroporto JFK di New York riaprirà come albergo dove rivivere l'inizio dell'era dei jet
LATITUDES LIFE - A New York il terminal TWA diventa hotel di lusso
TTG Italia - Il terminal Twa del jfk di New York diventa un hotel
VENETO ECONOMIA - Somec rileva Fabbrica LLC e ristruttura l'aeroporto JFK di New York
ELLE DECOR ITALY - Il terminal di Eero Saarinen a New York oggi è un Hotel (Eero Saarinen's Airport Terminal in New York is Becoming a Hotel)

METROPOLIS MAGAZINE – New Exhibition Showcases the Futura TWA Hotel and the TWA’s Past
THE JAPAN NEWS – JFK Airport’s Iconic TWA terminal to get new life as $265 mil. Hotel
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST – Benjamin Moore Reveals Its 2018 Color of the Year
BUSINESS INSIDER – One of the most famous airport terminals in the world is about to become a swanky hotel 
BISNOW – This Airport Hotel Could Have You Hoping For A Flight Delay 
PRIVATE WEALTH – A Rooftop Pool Is Coming To Heart Of JFK Airport At TWA Hotel 
STUPIDDOPE – Renovations & Restorations! The TWA Hotel 
JEWISH VOICE – TWA Hotel with Rooftop Pool to Be Built Near JFK 
SCMP Luxury Hotels – JFK Airport’s TWA Hotel is about to get a rooftop pool 
UNTAPPED CITIES – In Photos: New TWA Lounge at NYC’s 1WTC 
TIMEOUT – Check out the sleek new TWA Hotel coming to JFK airport 
THE ATLANTIC – Jet-Age Chic + May Print Edition
USA TODAY – 25 must-see buildings in New York 
AIRSPACEMAG – The Airport Terminal So Beautiful It’s Reopening as Hotel 
GALERIE MAGAZINE – Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center Is Becoming a Hotel 
CONDE NAST TRAVELER – TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport: By the Numbers 
ARCHITECTS' GUIDE TO GLASS & METAL - New York State of Mind
TAGES ANZEIGER - Ein neues Leben fur das TWA Flight Center
INCENTICE TRAVEL - NUYC & Company highlights New Yorls City's new, refresched and soon-to-launch hotels
DESTINATION TIPS - JFK's TWA Flight Center Will Become a Hotel
TOP HOTEL - Hotelmarkt in New York wachst am schmellsten
PIX 11 - Retro TWA Lounge at World Trade Center offers flight back to 1960s travel heyday
MEETINGS TODAY - Airport properties emphasize design, amenities and venues
CNN travel - Step back to the 1960s in New York's retro TWA Lounge
FLYGTORGET - Klassisk flyterminal blir hotell 
KARRY ON - Travel back to the 60s in JFK's retro hotel
CIRCA - Rebuilding the classic TWA Flight Center at JFK airport in VR 360
HOTEL BUSINESS - Taking Flight: MCR/Morse Development is transforming Saarinen's iconic terminal into TWA Hotel
NYC AVIATION - An Ode to the Observation Decks at JFK
SMART MEETINGS - Fasten Your Seatbelts: The TWA Lounge is Bringing Glamour Bacj to Flying
TRAVEL UPDATE - Did you know the TWA Flight Center at JFK will be a hotel?
METRO - TWA Hotel at JFK right on schedule, developers says
THE CULTURE TRIP - Iconic TWA Terminal at New York's JFK Airport Is Getting a Retro Restoration
ELLE RUSSIA - Отель в стиле 1960-х откроется в бывшем терминале TWA в Нью-Йорке
METRO AIRPORT NEWS - Less Than a Year After Groundbreaking, MCR & Morse Developement Top Out the TWA Hotel
AIRPORT WORLD -  Topping Out Ceremony held for New TWA Hotel at New York-JFK
HOTEL NEW RESOURCE - TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport Tops out
NEW YORK YIMBY - TWA Hotel at JFK Airport's Famed Eero Saarinen Terminal Tops Out
6SQFT - JFK's TWA Flight Center Hotel tops out, on track to open in 2019 with the world's largest hotel lobby
NY CURBED - TWA Hotel tops out behind Eero Saarinen's midcentury masterpiece
HOTEL BUSINESS - TWA Hotel at JFK Airport Celebrates Topping Out
DCC JOURNAL - A New Century - and a New Life
NY CURBED - 18 things New Yorkers can look forward to in 2018
THE REAL DEAL - Hotel overload?
BOUTIQUE DESIGN - Band of Borthers
THE POINTS GUY - Trump's "Bad deal" Embassy Is Going to Be a Luxury Hotel
THE JEWISH VOICE - 10 things to look forward to in New York During 2018
NYREJ - MCR and Morse Development top out $265 million TWA Hotel at JFK Airport
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS - TWA Hotel set to be reborn at JFK International Airport
LIVE AND LET'S FLY - My secret tour of the TWA Flight center at JFK
AIRLINE GEEKS - Nostalgic: A look inside the TWA Lounge at One Trade Center in NYC
LOST WALDO - Modern Day Icons - Architectural Marvels That You Have to See to Believe
DIE PRESSE - Der Architektur-Aufreger: Am Flughafen
INDEPENDENT - Terminal rivalry: can intra-airport comptetition work at heathrow and elsewhere?
6SQFT - Inside the construction at the TWA Flight Center Hotel; Help eat the world's biggest bagel and lox
POLITICO - ALBANY spent $6.4 Million on harassment claims - PERCOCO's "Ziti" - Pray for KRISTAPS 
NRE INVESTOR - 10 Must reads for the CRE Industry Today 
NY TIMES - New York Today: Fashion Rejects
NY TIMES - Updating the Landmark TWA Terminal at JFK, This Time as a Hotel
TRAVELLER - Waht makes a good airport hotel? Ten of the best
MSN - America's Abandoned Airports Are Being Revamped Into Cool Places You Can Visit
POP SUGAR - America's Abandoned Airports Are Being Revamped Into Cool Places You Can Visit
BOSTON GLOBE - A sky-high look at the glamorous age of aviation
NEWS GET - A look at the Best Airport Hotels of 2018
HERALD TRIBUNE - Famed High profile and neglected JFK Airports TWA Hotel open next year
THE INDEPENDENT - At JFK Airport, a glamorous return to yesteryear - 1962, to be exact
FORBES - The best (And newest) Airport Hotels in the world
BUSINESS TRAVELLER - New and upcoming New York Hotels
MSN - Coolness Alert: The TWA Hotels is touching down at New York's JFK
WSJ - The TWA Hotel is touching down at New York's JFK
HOTEL NEWS NOW - 5 things to know: 2 march 2018
YOUR LV-LIFESTYLE - 100 Best Things to do in New York
THE GLOBE AND MAIL - How airport hotels are resurrecting the golden age of air travel
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER - Drawn together: the dynamic due behind Lubrano Ciavarra Architects
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXECUTIVE - CPE's stars to watch 2018 Part 1
PLANET MONEY - A quick history of slow credit cards
HOTEL MANAGEMENT - Select-service hotel now legitimate institutional investor play
QUEENS BEANS - New TWA Hotel continues to make progress. Completion is very near
6SQFT - Ahead of next year's opening, TWA Hotel's second tower tops out
NEW YORK YIMBY - Facade Installation starts for TWA Hotels at JFK Airport Queens
CURBED NEW YORK - TWA Hotel soars toward spring 2019 opening
QNS - Construction on the new hotel at the iconic TWA Terminal at JFK Airport reaches a milestone
QUEENS CHRONICLE - TWA Hotel's second tower tops out at JFK
UNTAPPED CITIES - See photos of the TWA Hotel's Second Tower Topping Out
METRO - Check out the latest photos of the TWA Hotel at JFK
LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES - Everything must go: entire contents of Heathrow's Terminal 1 to go under the hammer
CRAINS NEW YORK - Late check-in 
HOSPITALITY DESIGN - TWA lounge
US GLASS MAG - Glazing Complete on TWA Hotel's North Tower
UNTAPPED CITIES - A look at Saarinen's Modernist US Embassy in London, Now Becoming a Hotel
ARCH PAPER - Peek inside the under construction TWA Flight center
CRAIN'S - With its futuristic design, JFK hotel is a model of efficiency
HOTEL BUSINESS - Check in & Check out the new TWA Hotel
COOL HUNTING - Save the TWA Terminal
QUEENS EXAMINER - TWA Hotel pays homage to Jet Age roots
BROOKLYN DOWNTOWN STAR - TWA Hotel pays homage to Jet Age roots
ARCHINECT NEWS - From rotary phones to martini bars, the new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport travels back to 1962
JETSETTERSBLOG - TWA Hotel at JFK
L'USINE NOUVELLE - Un hotel va faire revivre la mythique compagnie aérienne TWA
EDITION CNN - The TWA Hotel brings retro style to JFK airport 
PIX11 - Jet back in time: TWA Hotel at JFK offers sneak peek of guest rooms
AIRLINE GEEKS - MCR Development Welcome aviation Enthusiasts to TWA Showcasing Suite in NYC
THE TELEGRAPH - Journey to the Jet Age: Inside the world's coolest airport hotel
THE GOOD LIFE - L’inauguration de cet hôtel dans l’ancien terminal de la compagnie TWA imaginé par Eero Saarinen est prévue pour le printemps 2019. Le maître d’œuvre vient d’en dévoiler les premières images.
ROBERT'S MAGAZINE - Chek-in at the TWA Hotel
VANE AIRPORT - TWA Hotel at JFK Airport: Peek Inside the Magic of the Jet Age
INSIDER TRAVEL REPORT - TWA Hotel at JFK Airport Debuts Throwback Model Room Design
QUEENS CHRONICLE - Sand to be trucked through Howard Beach
HOTEL NEWS NOW - Let's call a comeback for vintage hotel design
HOSPITALITY NET - The TWA Hotel brings retro style to JFK airport
METROPOLITAN AIRPORT NEWS - Back the TWA Ambassador Club
METROPOLITAN AIRPORT NEWS - JFK's TWA Hotel: A Fantastic Merging of the Past With The Future
DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE - Up And Away
GET.COM - First Look Inside The Retro TWA Hotel At New York JFK Airport
ABOUT TRAVEL - Die TWA ist wieder da (TWA is coming back)
TRAVELLER - TWA Hotel at JFK Airport, New York photos: Room designs unveiled
CONNECT NEW YORK - M&T Arranges Construction Loan for Flight Ceneter Redevelopment 
RE BUSINESS - Developer Secures $230M Construction Loan for TWA Hotel at JFK Airport
GLOBE ST - TWA Flight Center, Hotel Project Lands $230M Construction Loan
BISNOW - N.Y. Deal Sheet: Oggice Leasing Goes Into Overdrive
BUFFALO NEWS - M&T Bank helping finance TWA Flight Center's rebirth
PASSENGER TERMINAL TODAY - JFK Airport secures US$230m construction loan for new hotel
PASSENGER TERMINAL TODAY - Room design unveiled for JFK Airport's TWA Hotel
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