Hermes Mallea is an architect and a partner in M(Group), a design firm based in New York. Mr. Mallea studied at the University of Miami's School of Architecture and Columbia University's graduate school of Historic Preservation and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He is the author of Great Houses of Havana.
"A treasure trove of great Caribbean design from the past 75
years..." -New York Cottages Gardens
"A new tome by designer and architect Hermes Mallea explores the
origins and heyday of the Caribbean fantasy vacation...a treasure
trove of gorgeous archival images in his latest book, Escape:
The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour, it was early-20th-century
tourism in the Caribbean in particular that inspired our collective
travel poster vision of palm trees, tropical drinks, white sand,
blue-green water and outrageous jungle/castle/pirate-themed resort
architecture. Mallea shows in the most delightful way how our
idyllic conception of the region as a fantastical tropical paradise
was created by the media...The book also charts the region's
progress through the jet-set era and beyond, the changing notions
of resort glamour in the '50s, '60s and '70s, and the migration of
the upper crust to new islands and enclaves as travel opened to the
middle class." -Departures
"This 256-page read is chock-full of historic vacation
homes from the '20s to the '80s, and we're busy planning our next
getaway while flipping through Escape's dreamy features."
-Southern Living
"Hermes Mallea takes the reader inside a world of beach
parties and costume balls set in lush tropical landscapes: rarefied
resorts and fairy-tale private estates..." -Society Diaries
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