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Philippe Starck designed the iconic \'Ray Hollis\' ashtray in the late 1980s as part of his comprehensive interior architecture commission for the legendary Royalton Hotel in New York City.
The hotel\'s radical redesign, completed in 1988 under the direction of lan Schrager, became a landmark of postmodern hospitality design and helped establish Stack\'s international reputation as a superstar designer. Every detail of the interior, down to the custom hardware and tabletop accessories, was meticulously crafted to reflect a witty, theatrical, yet minimalist luxury.
Produced by the French manufacturer XO, these cast aluminum containers exemplify Starck\'s playful subversion of everyday utilitarian objects through sleek, sculptural geometry. The tapering square body paired with a dynamic, cantilevered curved lid transforms a mundane smoking accessory into a sophisticated piece of miniature architecture. Today, these hotel objects are avidly sought by collectors of 1980s design.
