Cadillac
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In the center of the room, a giant, rotating, oculus-lit platform holds an actual Celestiq.
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Floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows look out at both GM’s Technical and Design campuses.
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The new Cadillac House at Vanderbilt is named after Suzanne Vanderbilt, who was hired in the mid-1950s as one of the first women to work in the field of automotive design.
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The Cadillac House is home to a voluminous selection of paint, leather, fabric, carpet, and veneer samples, in a dizzying array of colors, materials, and patterns.
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The distinguished space—formerly an executive dining room—retains its original 1950s travertine and terrazzo floors.
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The goal here will be to showcase not just choices that inspire the car, but the flourishing renaissance of the city that has inspired the world’s love affair with the automobile.
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A personal concierge will shepherd clients through the customization process.
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Cadillac House at Vanderbilt, is located north of Detroit on the grounds of the General Motors Technical Center, the first major corporate commission for pioneering Modernist architect Eero Saarinen, and a National Historic Landmark.