The owners behind Stardust go through hundreds of vinyl records sourced from around the world in an exhaustive process of pinning down its sound The work of interior designer Angie Gonzalez-Hager is a hallway that looks something out of Hollywood afterparties with black, marble-like floor tiling, a ceiling full of disco balls, and a corridor of mirrors. Its owners best describe Stardust as a lounge that caters to all five senses. Guests are greeted by the work of interior designer Angie Gonzalez-Hager—a hallway that looks something out of Hollywood afterparties with black, marble-like floor tiling, a ceiling full of disco balls, and a corridor of mirrors.
Further into the club, velvet-lined interiors, custom furniture, and a star-studded ceiling transport guests to some vibrant nightspot somewhere in Manhattan. The management of Stardust is not afraid to swim against the tide, especially since what they’re aiming for is sophistication, elegance, and global appeal. “If you would pick up Stardust and drop it here in New York City, it would not miss a beat,” says Michael Chung, an ex-Goldman Sachs banker and one of the owners now based in New York.
Chung and Peter Hager, another owner, were high school buddies from International School Manila, who spun for a mobile DJ group called Nouveaux in the late ’80s. They are also partners with Andre Kahn, general manager of Trans Radio Broadcasting Corporation back when it was the owner and operator of then-99.5 RT, a trailblaz.