For over 250 years, Baccarat has been representing decadent French luxury and the art of fine crystal to the highest ranks. Founded in 1764 in the Lorraine region of France, the house built its reputation on crystal chandeliers, stemware, and objets d'art that became emblems of elegance across Europe. Kings, queens, and collectors alike sought Baccarat not only for the shimmer of its crystal but for what it symbolised — France distilled into light, ritual, and form. Today, that same heritage extends far beyond the tabletop. Through Baccarat Interiors, the brand's craftsmanship shapes entire spaces: residences, hotels, boutiques, and bespoke private homes that carry the unmistakable spirit of French luxury into modern life.
Baccarat Hotel & Residences, Dubai
In Dubai, Baccarat has opened its first hotel and residences in the Gulf, located in Downtown, steps from the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. The Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai features 144 rooms and suites plus 49 private homes across a 44-storey crystalline tower designed by Studio Libeskind. SH Hotels & Resorts operates the property. Rising 237 metres high, the building is designed as a cluster of prismatic crystals that branch upwards, with crystal elements integrated throughout the architecture.
Baccarat Hotel, New York
The Baccarat Hotel New York, which opened in Midtown Manhattan in 2015, is probably the brand's most famous project. Just steps from MoMA, it redefined French luxury for Manhattan. Guests step inside to find crystal everywhere — chandeliers shimmering above the lobby, a 60-foot bar lined with glowing glassware, suites punctuated with Baccarat pieces as artful highlights. The result feels distinctly French but perfectly at home in vertical Manhattan.
The hotel balances heritage with modernity. Designed with Parisian firm Gilles & Boissier, the interiors pair dark wood and leather with luminous crystal, creating tension between masculine architecture and delicate brilliance. Each corner echoes Baccarat's 18th-century origins while speaking to modern hospitality and cosmopolitan energy.
Residences at Baccarat Hotel, New York
Above the hotel sit the Baccarat Residences — private homes that bring the brand's aesthetic into daily living. The interiors are luxurious but deeply liveable. Crystal appears in select places: a chandelier over a dining table, sconces along a corridor, bespoke glass panels dividing spaces.
In many ways, these residences reflect how luxury has evolved. Today's global clientele looks to interiors not just as spaces but as heritage statements. Owning a Baccarat residence is like collecting a Baccarat vase — it means becoming part of a tradition that crosses centuries and continents. Yet the homes remain grounded, designed for genuine use and comfort rather than display.
Baccarat Residences, Miami
Baccarat's reach extends well beyond New York. In Miami, the brand partnered with Related Group to create Baccarat Residences on the Brickell waterfront. Unlike New York's moody palette, Miami embraces openness and light. Crystal catches the sun on balconies, while water and reflection become recurring themes. French sophistication complements coastal ease, resulting in spaces that are both glamorous and relaxed.
Miami shows Baccarat adapting to climate and culture, focusing more on how glass amplifies air, water, and sun.
Private Commissions and Bespoke Interiors
Some of Baccarat's most remarkable interiors are the ones the public never sees. Private commissions for collectors across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East show the brand's ability to create entirely bespoke environments. These interiors build crystal into architecture itself: staircases illuminated by custom chandeliers, dining rooms anchored by made-to-measure crystal tables, bathrooms shimmering with etched panels that refract light into colour.
Baccarat crystal becomes structure, not decoration. The designs are sculptural, sometimes geometric, sometimes boldly minimal — always tailored to the client. These projects reveal crystal's surprising versatility, showing how an art form rooted in 18th-century France continues to reinvent itself for modern living.
Beyond Objects
All these projects, from Manhattan towers to Downtown Dubai and bespoke private home interiors, have something in common. Baccarat design isn't about placing crystal in a room. It's about bringing 260 years of French heritage into conversation with contemporary architecture and lifestyle.
Each project reminds us that luxury isn't only about materials but meaning. A Baccarat chandelier is more than glass; it continues French artistry that has graced royal palaces, diplomatic halls, and collectors' homes for generations. To experience Baccarat Interiors is to step into that tradition, whether for a night in New York, a lifetime in Dubai, or a single dinner beneath crystal light.
