Butterfly at Sixty Soho Takes Off

The bar lounge at Sixty SoHo has evolved into Butterfly with the help of New York nightlife veteran Nur Khan. The redesigned space is a swanky take on Italian architect Carlo Mollino‘s eclectic home style, featuring leopard-print walls, intimate seating, Memphis-inspired patterned rugs, and large-scale art pieces composed of butterflies by Damien Hirst, a close friend of Khan and the owners. “He’d always said if you ever need some art, give me a call, and so I called him,” says Khan, who was brought aboard the project by Sixty Hotels owner Jason Pomeranc and restauranteur John McDonald. “When we were conceptualizing this we were just like, ‘what is New York missing?’ And there really hasn’t been a really interesting design that feels like your home,” says Khan. “This has sort of checked off all the boxes for everybody who’s come in here, and different demographics. People are kind of freaking out when they come in here, like this has been missing for a long time in New York. They feel like this is a step back in time to something they haven’t seen in awhile.” Butterfly at Sixty SoHo.  Michael Condran - mausfilms inc. Butterfly already has garnered a following with the stylish downtown crowd. The

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