Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 6

from the editor
it takes two
I have always been a fan of Ken Fulk's work.
He has a way of seamlessly blending pattern, color,
and texture to craft spaces that are, in a word,
magical. They truly transport you to a different,
fantastical realm. Fulk has a reputation of being
as wonderful as his interiors, but I had never met
him until last year when we inducted him into our
Platinum Circle hall of fame.
He suggested we tour the Crown Club at the
Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, one of
his recent, extravagant designs. He was warm
and engaging, eloquent and funny, fabulous and
humble. His passion and energy engulfed you, and
you wanted to stay in his world. So when we were
brainstorming who should be this year's guest editor, it was an easy decision to share
his world with all of you.
This issue is his love letter to San Francisco, the city he calls home, which has had
some challenges re-emerging from Covid. We start with his memoir (page 18), where
he shares how his move to San Francisco was a catalyst for his reinvention into the
creative person he is today. His team also created a timeline of significant events and
openings that shaped the Bay Area (page 30), and we curated a roundup of new hotels
and retail outlets, as well as a few not-to-miss places in wine country (all starting on
page 38).
Sharing the love, we showcase recent projects from a few local firms (page 65),
and we feature 15 pioneers, changemakers, and community builders in and around
San Francisco (page 75). It's an eclectic mix of restaurateurs, chefs, artists, hoteliers,
urban planners, and designers. Plus, we end the issue with Kemper Hyers, a longtime
collaborator of Ken's, and the chief creative officer of Auberge Resorts Collection,
which has had a major impact on wine country and is about to make its mark in the
city as well with a new hotel opening in the Hearst Building in 2025.
We have had close to a dozen guest editors-from Ian Schrager and David
Rockwell to Venus Williams and Roger Thomas. Each collaboration has been an
incredible learning and eye-opening experience, and it has been an honor to spend so
much time (it takes months and countless emails and phone calls to produce what's in
your hands) with some of our industry's icons. This issue is no different, and we can't
thank Ken and his team enough for taking this journey with us.
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Editor in Chief/Senior Vice President, Design Group
Follow me on Instagram: @StacyRauen
hd editorial advisory board
Andrew Alford Andrew Alford Creative Aaron Anderson the 26 Co David Ashen dash design Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey
Beers International Malcolm Berg EoA Matthew Berman Workshop/APD Mark Boekenheide Las Vegas Sands
Glen Coben Glen & Co. Meghann Day HBA Gary Dollens Hyatt Sara Duffy Stonehill Taylor Deborah Lloyd Forrest
ForrestPerkins Julie Frank Aspen Hospitality Timothy Griffin Wellbrook Hospitality William Harris AvroKO Kemper
Hyers Auberge Resorts Collection Amy Hulbert Best Western International Tom Ito Gensler Gulla Jónsdóttir Gulla
Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design Helen Jorgensen Host Hotels & Resorts Jon Kastl Marina Bay Sands Aliya Khan Marriott
International Raul Leal SH Hotels & Resorts Scott Lee SB Architects Jeremy Levitt Parts and Labor Tony Machado
Studio Machado Lisa McClung InterContinental Hotels Group Margaret McMahon Wimberly Interiors Will Meyer
Meyer Davis Julia Monk Hospitality Leader Alessandro Munge Studio Munge Barry Nidiffer Barry Partners Lionel
Ohayon ICRAVE Robert Polacek RoseBernard Studio Brian Quinn Sonesta Adam Rolston INC Architecture & Design
Lauren Rottet Rottet Studio Lisa Simeone KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group Kellie Sirna Studio 11 Design Sam
Suleman Equinox Hospitality Shawn Sullivan Rockwell Group Michael Suomi Suomi Design Works Roger Thomas
Roger Thomas Collection Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide Audra Tuskes Marriott International Sabine Vessnow Weldon
Joel Villalon BraytonHughes Design Studios Anne Wilkinson BAMO
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