sbe Celebrates the Grand Opening of SLS Brickell
Boy George & Dorit Kemsley
Miami, FL – November 17, 2016 – sbe, in partnership with Related Group, officially unveiled their highly anticipated collaboration, SLS Brickell Hotel & Residences with a monumental grand opening celebration. Tennis star Venus Williams, Miami musical treasure Emilio Estefan and designer Barbara Hulanicki were amongst the many VIP guests at the exclusive, invite-only event. Hosted by Related Group Founder and Chairman Jorge Perez, sbe Founder and CEO Sam Nazarian, designer Philippe Starck, Arquitectonica’s Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Chefs José Andrés and Michael Schwartz, the evening was a truly memorable showcase of Miami’s hottest new hotel. Over 1,500 partygoers were dazzled by the stunning and chic 55-story property and treated to a glimpse into the imaginative and visionary minds behind the project, as they received a captivating and surreal ‘tour de SLS’. In true SLS style, the night delighted all of the senses, offering a taste of SLS Brickell with inspired bites by acclaimed Chefs José Andrés and Michael Schwartz, and creative cocktails by 1893 by Pepsi-Cola Mixologists that were shaken and delivered by high-flying drones. Awesome aerialists, champagne pouring acrobats and theatrical human installations were some of the many experiential elements of the evening. The event culminated in a live performance by iconic singer songwriter Boy George, who flew to Miami to join the party at the end of his 70-city world tour with Culture Club, before he stars on the new season of NBC’s The New Celebrity Apprentice.
Venus Williams
Sam Nazarian
Boy George
Jorge Pérez, Boy George, Sam Nazarian, & Philippe Starck
Sam Nazarian, Boy George, & Jorge Pérez
Jose Andres, Jorge Pérez, & Michael Schwartz
Jorge Pérez, Emilio Estefan, & Sam Nazarian
Jorge Pérez & Emilio Estefan
Sam & Emina Nazarian, Emilio Estefan, Darlene & Jorge Pérez
Michael Schwartz, Bernardo Fort Brescia, Jorge Pérez, Sam Nazarian, & Jose Andres
Michael & Tamara Schwartz, Jose Andres, & Jorge Pérez
Darlene Pérez, Jose Andres, Jorge Pérez, Michael & Tamara Schwartz
Michael Schwartz, Jorge Pérez, Venus Williams, & Jose Andres
Jon Paul Pérez, Venus Williams, & Jorge Pérez
Venus Williams, Sam & Emina Nazarian
Tracy Mourning & Emina Nazarian
Phil Goldfarb & Carlos Rosso
Thomas Meding & Philip Goldfarb
Edgardo Defortuna & Arash Azarbarzin
Michael Yanovitch, Melissa Yanovitch, Bernardo &, Laurinda Fort Brescia
Michael Comras, Luis Rigual, Daniela Swaebe, & John Lin
Jessica & Franklin Sirmans, Deigo Pineiro, & Andrea Trowers
Philippe & Jasmine Starck
Boy George
Sam Nazarian, Bernardo Fort Brescia, Michael Schwartz, & Jorge Pérez
Sam & Emina Nazarian, & Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck & Bernardo Fort Brescia
Michael Schwartz & Philippe Starck
Jose Andres & Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz, Jose Andres, Philippe Starck, Bernardo Fort Brescia, & Sam Nazarian
Sam Nazarian, Tracy Mourning, & Jorge Pérez
Jorge Pérez, Michael Schwartz, Arash Azarbarzin, Sam Nazarian, & Tracy Mourning
Sam Nazarian & Tracy Mourning
Jorge Pérez, Philippe Starck, Sam Nazarian, & Arash Azarbarzin
Michael Schwartz, Jose Andres, Jorge Pérez, Philippe Starck, Sam Nazarian, & Arash Azarbarzin
Jorge Pérez, Jose Andres, Michael Schwartz, Philippe Starck, Bernardo Fort Brescia, & Sam Nazarian
Jose Andres, Michael Schwartz, Philippe Starck, & Sam Nazarian
Sam Nazarian, Arash Azarbarzin, Jose Andres, Michael Schwartz, Bernardo Fort Brescia, & Philippe Starck
Michael Schwartz & Jose Andres
Jose Andres & Sam Nazarian
Sam & Emina Nazarian
