Michael Najjar

07 October, 2015

Michael opens the world´s first Space Suite in Zurich

Michael has created an out of this world experience at Kameha Grand Hotel Zürich, Switzerland: A futuristic space station inside a new hotel building. The idea behind the Space Suite is to create an immersive environment which makes the hotel guest - the crew member - feel like living on a space station.

Features include a female computer voice inspired by John Carpenter’s science fiction film Dark Star to welcome the crew member and guide him through the station. 3D printed spot lights inspired by rocket engines, a space glove where crew members can place their phones or key cards, a floating bed, a carpet which pictures the reverse universe, mirrored on the ceilling, mock ups of historic rockets and space ships. Crew members can also relax using an IPod, an extensive library and a mediathek filled with selected books and movies related to the topic of space travel.

Michael also installed 3 original large scale artworks of his „outer space series“, including the 2 screen video installation „orbital cascade_57-46“, showing the increasing quantity of debris in space.

The „Space Suite“ is a sculptural artwork which has become a habitable zone. On important aspect to achieve the immersive feeling is the fact that every view to the outside is blocked to concentrate the guest´s experience to everything what´s happening inside. One of the covered windows quotes the entire Monologue of HAL 9000, the famous board computer of Stanley Kubricks 2001 - A Space Odessey. TV Channels are banned completely, but the guest will have a live stream from the Internatinola Space Station (ISS) and a 24/7 direct link to NASA TV.

The Space Suite has been commissioned by Kameha CEO Carsten Rath. All features in the Suite including furniture, carpets and lighting were created by Michael. He was allowed to let his imagination run riot when designing the room, with the only condition that it had to have a bed and a toilet.

Michael opens the world´s first Space Suite in Zurich

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