Aline Asmar d'Amman

[1] Some of her family moved abroad during hostilities but her parents remained in Lebanon where her father was involved in the aluminium industry.

She was part of Wilmotte's team trying to combine modern architecture with heritage designs and she worked on the restoration of the Sursock Museum in her home city.

The renovation combined the hotel's protected landmark features, such as the 19th-century grand staircase and saloons, with modern styles and amenities.

Tristan Auer, Chahan Minassian, Cyril Vergniol and Karl Lagerfeld worked alongside d'Amman on this €200 million project.

[2] d'Amman was one of the small number of contemporary women creators chosen to be included in The New Parisienne book by Lindsey Tramuta in 2020.