Two James Spirits
Detroit Foundation Hotel has partnered with Two James Spirits to offer our guests a unique cocktail experience to enjoy in-room or on tap in the Apparatus Room beginning November 4th, 2021. Born from our shared passion for history and art, we are excited to introduce our new canned cocktails, 1929 and Midnight City.
1929 is a bourbon-forward cocktail symbolizing and commemorating the year that the new fire station, which now stands as the Detroit Foundation Hotel, was built. Two James Distillery curated 1929 featuring J Riddle Pleated bourbon alongside notes of chamomile, honey, and lemon.
Midnight City is a rum-based cocktail that pays homage to Detroit’s placement in the history of the Underground Railroad movement. Although Detroit may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of the Underground Railroad, our city was a part of the route that many slaves took as they sought to reach Canada, where slavery was abolished in 1833. This cocktail, named after Detroit’s Underground code name “Midnight,” features Doctor Bird Rum, Pineapple, Lime, and Falernum.
Each canned cocktail was created in-house at Two James Distillery and offers 3-4 individuals cocktails per can.
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Giustina Easton
Starting October 3rd, we will be hosting yoga on the Fifth Floor of the Detroit Foundation Hotel every Sunday from 10am-11am with Giustina Easton.
Giustina’s background in Bodywork + Anatomy offers the unique experience of somatic-based yoga that integrates both an Eastern and Western approach to movement. In an effort to make yoga accessible to everyone, we are offering the drop-in rate of $5 for both guests and community members. Class is for everyone whether you are looking to try yoga for the first time or have a regular yoga practice. We will have a limited amount of yoga mats available for use, so please bring your own if you have one.
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Detroit Bikes
On their brand mission…
Detroit Bikes aspires to contribute to healthy urbanism by creating a product that enriches the urban experience while telling a story that is uniquely about urban revival. These are the only bikes being produced in a rapidly rebounding US city, and they are being produced so that people in cities across this country can expand their affordable, reliable, and fun transportation alternatives.
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Detroit Laser Company
On collaborating….
A long-time fan of the DFDHQ as an architectural wonder in downtown, both as a home-base to our civil servants as well as a killer location for after-hours Autoshow parties, Detroit Laser was thrilled to contribute to its next phase of life and work with the all the great people from the design, build, and property management teams that made it all happen. We are proud to have played a small part in the Detroit Foundation Hotels launch and look forward to its continued success!
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DetroitWick
On their brand…
Our focus is based on uniquely joining company & customer through sensory branding: A collective approach with like-minded brands expressed through Scent, Color and Imprint. We merge grassroots manufacturing, art gallery and lifestyle boutique.
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Douglass and Co. Detroit
On their brand…
Shane and Melissa are inspired by beautiful places, beautiful design, and the beautiful people of Detroit. The culture that surrounds them shapes their products, and their products in turn contribute to the community. They are privileged and blessed to pour their heart and souls into each product. This enables customers to walk away with more than just a product; they also receive the intrinsic satisfaction of owning something fashioned from a deep rooted passion.
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Joe Vaughn
On his brand…
Photographer, Joe Vaughn, has been capturing images nationally and internationally for nearly 20 years. Vaughn recently has done work for Mario Batali, Eminem, Sports llustrated, Time, HBO, The New York Times, Coca Cola and The Times of London.
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Smith Shop
On collaborating….
Our collaboration with the Foundation Hotel gave us the opportunity to create a unique piece that reflects the history and architecture of the building. The design we were able to achieve through our collaboration is something that we are glad to display as part of our portfolio.
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McIntosh Poris Associates
For more than 22 years, McIntosh Poris Associates has helped save many of Detroits 20th-century landmark buildings, historic districts, and iconic neighborhoods. The firm is proud to be part of a collaborative team that celebrates community, social entrepreneurship, and economic engagement. The Foundation Hotel successfully brought together the citys architecture, art, design, and manufacturing communities to create a hotel atmosphere that embraces a Detroit State of Mind to welcome both visitors and locals with an authentic sense of place.
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Woodward Throwbacks
On Detroit and their brand…
Detroit is a rough and raw place, and we want our products to reflect the environment they were gathered from. The beauty is in the imperfection. And we are trying to bring as much beauty as we can out of an otherwise ugly and contagious problem.
At Woodward Throwbacks we are doing our part in trying to recycle as much raw material as possible from our city. And in the process helping to clean up streets and neighborhoods that we salvage the materials from.
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Urban Ashes
On their brand mission…
Saving Trees and Lives … As a full service design and fabrication company, we focus on providing meaningful work for our returning ex-felons and our marginalized youth in partnership with other community members. In this process we are able to create a positive environment for mentorship and opportunities for our crew to repurpose their lives. Ultimately, this allows us to reclaim these too often discarded resources and lives.
We create intentionally simple and timeless designs, crafted from salvaged woods, featuring rich organic textures integrated with raw modern and industrial materials. This dynamic combination between our people and our materials creates an unparalleled quality behind our hand-made furnishings, fixtures, picture frames and other wood goods for commercial and residential spaces that tell a uniquely human story to pass down through the generations.
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Rebel Nell
ON their brand mission…
Rebel Nell is made from many pieces of what makes Detroit beautiful. From the fallen layers of graffiti we repurpose into our unique jewelry, to our creative designers whose strength inspires us daily; Detroit’s supportive and resilient community has been the foundation for our mission to employ, educate, and empower women transitioning out of homelessness.
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