"To some places, some people, renovation of a women's locker room would seem rather boring. After all, how creative can you be with a locker room? But then, those places aren't Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, and those people aren't William Caligari."

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" ..'Its a challenge finding balance. You really don't have time to ease the mind and relax by going to a spa every day.' So he decided to bring the spa home, and called Caligari to help him figure out how best to accomplish the task..."

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" Initially hired to enhance the hotel's corridors, Caligari eventually completed a three year, multi-million-dollar renovation, including installation of a stone facade and fountain to improve the hotel's entrance and redecorating the fourty-nine rooms and suites - each of which is unique and about one-third larger than the average hotel room - for a more gracious, Old-World feel. When a pipe burst in the dining room, causing the ceiling to collapse, Saleh took the opportunity to have Caligari redo the hotel's jewel-tone dining room, Yasmin's Restaurant..."

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" In redesigning the skincare deparatment at Canyon Ranch, William Caligari of William Caligari Interiors reveals how good design can make your staff feel as taken care of as your clients

The redesign of the skincare department at Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Lenox, MA, could have been just a facelift - new artwork, colors, fabrics, and finishes - but the task turned into something far more comphrehensive ...."

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" William Caligari, the driving force behind the award-winning firm William Caligari Interiors in Great Barrington, Mass., and widely recognized for his expertise in designing innovative interiors, reveals his top choices of design elements, several of which are produced right here in the Berkshires...."

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" William Calagari Jr., chairman of the IS183 board, talks with 9-year-old Emily Ancora, a painter at IS183, during the 15th anniversary kickoff event. Emily painted the panel behind her....Thursday, May 18 STOCKBRIDGE — With champagne, cake and kazoos, the staff and board members at IS183 Art School of the Berkshires toasted the 15th anniversary of the school and inaugurated a summer of special events in front of a standing room-only crowd of friends, students and supporters ...."

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" Set amidst the backdrop of the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts, Canyon Ranch has developed a reputation as a one-stop refresh and recharge for burnt out city slickers. It's a fact that local designer/architect William Caligari kept top of mind when creating its new Skin Care department and Ladies Aqua Lounge. ...."

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"...William Caligari of William Caligari Interiors in Great Barrinton, Massachusetts, specializes in spa and salon design - some of his projects have included the Aqua Lounge at Canyoun Ranch in the Berkshire and Canyon Ranch in Tucson. Since two of the salons he designed were included in our annual Top 20 Salons and Spas issue last year, we thought he might be able to offer a few words of advice to salon or spa owners about to make the leap into new construction or those contemplating a remodel. ...."

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" Over the past 10 years, spa design has definitely changed; it is less about buildings and architecture than it was. The spa is no longer a glitzy showpiece, a destination, a distraction or entertainment. Nor is it an external point of validation for one's sense of self Now it's all about creating the environment, the experience, an ambiance in which to develop introspection, growth, fitness, wellness, nutrition, connection and balance. ...."

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" When Kathy Meade and her husband designed and build their West Bath home, there was one feature that Kathy insisted on adding: a nook of her own, a plsce to curl up, read a book, meditate, or just take a nap.

The couple's property, which they named Stillwood for the quiet, surrounding woods, is home to ospreys, and that gave Meade an idea why not fashion her nook after an ospreys nest.?..."

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" For years my house in Dallas was not so much a blissful retreat, but a place I went to cook (on rare occasions), do homework with the children, and watch “Law and Order.” This is a pitiful confession, but I make it to explain why my recent stay at Canyon Ranch health resort in the Berkshires had such a powerful effect.

Aside from the fact that I wasn’t required to cook or figure out 8th grade math, my husband and I stayed in a room that we never wanted to leave—not even for a stone massage or meditation class. The room, designed by William Caligari of Great Barrington, Mass., was hotel design at its best: In this case, the designer took the assignment to extend the restorative powers of the spa to 126 guest rooms, and succeeded. ...."

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"Robert Taylor, an award-winning set designer for Broadway, film and television, has joined the firm of William Caligari Interiors as a senior designer.

Before working at WCIA, Taylor created set designs for more than 100 theatre productions throughout the United States and worked extensively in film and television. He has won numerous awards for his work, including four Tonys and multiple Clios, and designed the "Back to the Future" ride for Universal Studios. Taylor has been a member of the faculty of St. Cloud College, at Princeton University, Hunter College in New York, and also teaches a graduate class in CGI film VFX Design at the Rhode Island School of Design."

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" There comes a time when spa professionals need to take their own advice. Balancing a multi-tasking work life with an ever-expanding personal life has become one of the biggest challenges facing those who work in the spa industry. The irony can not be ignored. Each year, thousands and thousands of overworked, hyper-stressed people turn to spas and wellness centers for masages, reflexology, facials, manicures and pedicures,and a host of other treatments in an attempt to regain some of what they've lost...."

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" Imagine a visit to a luxurious spa. Picture the spacious rooms painted in a serene, subtle palette; comfortable furniture, gleaming wood, and lush window treatments of rich fabric allowing ample natural light into the space.

The Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Lenox is just such a spa, and the man responsible for the interior design is Berkshire native William Caligari...."

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" A look through the office turns up plenty of evidence of the custom work Willam Caligari Interiors/Arhitecture pins its reputation on. Intricate vignettes, some bright and some warm, are painted on the walls. A pair of gigantic 18th-century Portugese doors form one wall of Mr. Caligari's office. The main design workroom is populated with shelves full of fabric samples and product catalogues, and festooned with drawings from various stages of projects."

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" The house has spaces meant for winter and night, spaces meant for summer and morning, and spaces meant for use at all times, says Caligari, whose Great Barrington Massachusetts based design firm recently underwent a change of its own - the Former Lenox Design Resources is now called William Caligari Interiors."

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" The library at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires serves many purposes.  Not only is it an ideal space for quiet reading, it is also used as a gathering place for informal lectures and receptions.  Featured in the ornate decor is a 20-foot beamed Tudor ceiling bordered by 12-foot high walnut bookcases.  Above the bookcases, rose-colored marble lines the walls and seven-foot fireplace.  Architect/Designer:  Lenox Design Resources, Lenox, MA."

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" Designer Bill Caligari, founder of Lenox Design Resources, a Lenox, Massachusetts-based turn-key interior design firm, is in the process of renovating Canyon Ranch Resort & Spa in the Berkshires. He also finds the demand and usage of spas broadening."

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" Lenox Design Resources specializes in designing award-winning interiors for leading health spas, resorts, and boutique hotels. The firm is the interior design firm of record for Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires Health Spa. William Caligari, Jr., is a recognized expert in the design of interiors for delivering cutting-edge spa treatments."

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" A new Euphoria Treatment room just opened at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires...The new treatment room was designed by William Caligari, Jr., of Lenox Design Resources, who is the interior designer of record for the renowned spa."

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"Design People "

WILLIAM CALIGARI, JR.
 
FIRM:  Lenox Design Resources, Lenox, MA

TITLE:  Managing Principal

WORKING ON:  Turnkey interior design projects for such hospitality clients as Norwich Inn & Spa, Norwich, CT; and Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, MA.  Also designing a private residence in Saudi Arabia.

Bio:  New York School of Interior Design (NYSID);  first design job, Furniture Consultants, NYC;  launched Lenox Design Resources, 1989.
PHILOSOPHY:  "The needs, wants and likes of the client come first."

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