Photography by Victor Schrager, unless otherwise noted, all courtesy of Aesthetic Movement.
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Who Kat has been camping three times Maybe four At least one of those times she brought a full length mirror and a chef Zak has never been camping He was in a very funny movie about a summer camp What Here Here finally...
...brings together their collective 72 hours of camping experience And Kat s decade of experience working in the hospitality industry Versace Ian Schrager Andre Balazs Where Here Here is 23 acres of hidden forest in an unspoiled hollow somewhere in Schoharie County New York
As for the camp’s tagline, “High in the Catskills,” that’s a reference to the altitude (1,158 feet)—and a signal that they’re about letting the good times roll.
Here Here is in the hamlet of West Fulton in the far northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, approximately three hours north of NYC, and home, according to the camp guide, to “waterfalls, swimming holes, eternal campfires, and bears.”
Here s a nutshell version of the camp s creation story Seven years ago at the recommendation of mutual friends Kat and Zak had dropped in on Jesse James and his husband...
...Gus Anagnopoulos at their renovated upstate New York smithy the two are founders of the design think tank Aesthetic Movement which Jesse directs and we coincidentally featured their house right around then
Zak gets around the grounds, and shuttles luggage (and guests on request), in a Bobcat.
Photograph by Nick Bean.
Welcome to the woods: Kat and Zak with their dogs, Cindy Pancake (on Kat’s lap) and Monkeybear, both rescues.
“There were just two existing structures on the 23 acres,” says Jesse.
The Mess is the camp’s gathering spot and restaurant with a double-sided hearth in the middle.
The camp limo is a 1970s checker cab Aerobus that was an airport shuttle; originally bright yellow and red, it’s newly painted deep green to blend in with the scenery and is used to pick up and drop off guests traveling by train (the nearest station is in Hudson).
The restaurant has a wood-burning pizza oven and is run by chef Philip Kubaczek, who grew up in Europe and Japan and worked in Michelin-starred restaurants before landing in the Catskills.
Photograph by Kate Sears.
Anna Stools by Lostine surround the bar.
In the adjoining lounge, tree stump tables and masonry walls “keep the vibe earthy and cool at the same time,” says Jesse.
Photograph by Nick Bean.
There are nine tent sites, each with its own hammock and wall of firewood.
Jesse and the Aesthetic Movement team furnished the tents with custom pine platform beds (the high headboards double as shelving on the reverse side) and wood-burning stoves with kettles for making tea or filling hot water bottles.
Above L and R: The custom pine seating outside the tents is Aesthetic Movement’s homage to Donald Judd.
Photograph by Nick Bean.
Another Aesthetic Movement touch: A vintage communal sink outside The Mess and a mirror positioned to capture the landscape.
The custom linen bedcovers are by Sir/Madam. We’ve had our eye on the Aesthetic Movement team for a long time and are excited to see them expanding into the hospitality world.