Central to the Shambhala philosophy of the spas are the “five pillars”: culture, cuisine, wellness, adventure and sustainable design. Passionate about holistic health, she’s been focusing her considerable energy on making the Shambhala spas – the name means “peace” in Sanskrit – a key feature of the hotels and overseeing every aspect of the experience they offer.
Staff at The Metropolitan speak with genuine warmth of “Mrs Ong”, as they call her, who visits the hotel regularly and has frequent spa treatments there. And it was daughter Melissa who persuaded her to launch the concept-driven Met Bar, which started life as an exclusive club and immediately became one of the big talking points of late ’90s “Cool Britannia”.
It was Ong who turned the building her husband bought on Park Lane not into The Roxy, as he’d originally planned, but into the sleek and stylish Metropolitan. Now it’s a worldwide name, handling 30 luxury brands including DKNY – Donna Karan is Ong’s close friend and collaborator – Armani Exchange and Mulberry. According to Forbes magazine, the couple ranks 10th on the Singapore rich list with an estimated net worth of US$1.6 billion, yet somehow they still manage to stay almost completely under the radar of the social pages and celebrity media.įamously, this indefatigable businesswoman’s empire began with the fashion boutique and distributor Club 21. Ong, of course, is married to Malaysian real-estate tycoon Ong Beng Seng, who helped bring Formula 1 to Singapore and who owns everything from residential properties, hotels and shopping centres to the distribution rights to Häagen-Dazs ice cream. She is also working on an ongoing abstract project which commenced in 2002.OPENED IN 1997 as part of the Como hotel group founded by the Singaporean businesswoman Christina Ong, The Metropolitan on London’s Park Lane is part of an intriguing portfolio of properties that takes in Bali, Bangkok and Bhutan, as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Her focus is to produce accomplished paintings of a Fine Art standard within the process and execution of ideas. Coyle is represented in London by Degree Art, The Stowaway Gallery and The Marylebone Gallery.Ĭoyle' current work embodies 1st generation American Pop art qualities of the 1950's while focusing on contemporary imagery. She has also exhibited in NYC charity events alongside artists such as Jeff Koons, Yoko Ono, Ed Ruscha, Kiki Smith and renowned composer Philip Glass. While exhibiting in London, Coyle has expanded her audience by exhibiting in Los Angeles, and in several galleries in New York City, where her work has been positively received.
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More recently the 'Linear Abstraction', ‘The Existence’ and the 'Untitled' series have featured in the German based contemporary art magazine Visions Libres. Coyle’ work was selected by Los Angeles curator Bridget Carron for her collection Power Pop on Saatchi’ online gallery in 2014.Ĭoyle' work has also featured in the Mayfair Times February 2015 and in the August 2015 edition of Avari art magazine in Washington America. Her work has appeared in The Times Sunday STYLE supplement, and on the cover of Level 25 art journal in Arizona America and Kapa magazine - the Sunday magazine of Greece's most prestigious newspaper, Kathimerini. She has exhibited in numerous galleries and art fairs throughout the city, including a solo show in Mayfair and exhibiting in the prestigious Mall Galleries. Coyle has been working within art for nearly 20 years and been based in London since 2006.
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