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They gave us a library of their original books and vinyl records. Some of those original works are painted and stenciled in there, too – many of their iconic symbols and designs, we created as graffiti and replicated it on the wall. We worked with the Ames Bros, one of whom is the brother of Jeff Ament in the band, and created a layout of their original concert posters and turned that into a wallpaper that we used in the suite. So, someone could stay in the suite and actually find themselves in the image. It’s a shot from the stage out to the crowd, and you just see all these Seattle fans. One example of that is how we worked with the original photographer who documented a lot of their early shows in Seattle and licensed one of them from Drop in the Park and blew it up in the bathroom. It was important to the band that the suite not be a shrine to them as members, but more of a catalog of things that the fans would recognize and connect to. How does the suite pay tribute to Pearl Jam? So, we painted the room jet black, which basically violates every room of hotel room design – but we wanted to create a little portal that you walk into from a regular hotel hallway and just kind of drop you into another world. We wanted to create a unique hotel stage that wasn’t informed by the norms of other high-end suites. We didn’t want to reference what another hotel experience would be like. We didn’t look anywhere else for inspiration. We never sat down with them, but we worked with their manager at our office and at their studio, and dove into the band’s history, their connection to Seattle, and sort of mined their back catalog of artwork, equipment, posters, books to gain inspiration for the space and use some of their memorabilia, as well. I also think the band had an understanding of the musical history of the hotel and had a willingness to connect. Our firm has some relationship with members of Pearl Jam, as well as with the Ames Bros, the design group that’s done all their posters and other graphic marketing materials. They’re obviously local, but they also recently stayed at the hotel. We had a chance to talk to Ben Smith, design lead at Mallet Architecture + Design, the firm that The Edgewater collaborated with to bring the suite to life What sort of connection do you have with the band?

In addition to the already existing Beatles Suite, which honors the Fab Four’s own stay in 1964, the hotel recently unveiled (in May 2018) the Pearl Jam Suite, a tribute to the Seattle-grown rock band. T he Edgewater Hotel has a long, winding history with musicians, having hosted such legends as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin (twice). Pearl Jam is a Seattle institution, so The Edgewater Hotel worked with a local design and architecture firm to build a suite inspired by the iconic band.