Handcrafted Hotels

Ben reveals his approach to creating the bespoke Graduate Nashville Hotel. His team of designers, artists and craftspeople share insights into their processes that celebrate Nashville's music identity and Vanderbilt University's collegiate traditions.

Ben reveals his approach to building the Graduate Knoxville Hotel. With an expert design team, local artists and Peyton Manning, he creates a hand-crafted hotel reflecting the spirit and legacy of Knoxville and University of Tennessee sports traditions.

Ben explains how his design team used the rich history of Chapel Hill, NC, and the sporting greatness of University of North Carolina to create the Graduate Chapel Hill, a forward-thinking hotel with handcrafted design elements.

Ben shares insights into creating the Graduate New Haven in Connecticut. His team transforms a beautiful but aging structure from 1894 into a modern hotel that pays homage to its history and honors the traditions of New England and Yale University.

The Jazz Age roars back to life in this stunning 1920s home, a storied European-style mansion lovingly reimagined by a team of artists, makers and historians as Austin, Texas' Commodore Perry Estate hotel.

Ben Weprin and the team look back on building their first new hotel on Roosevelt Island -- a NYC skyscraper that reflects the futuristic landscape of neighboring Cornell Tech, while honoring the history of the island through modern art and design.