Hospitality Design - September 2015 - 26

from the editor

far and wide

STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Editor in Chief
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Photo by JEFFREY MOSIER

Hospitality is ubiquitous, it's all encompassing-in fact, we're calling it the

hospitality effect. Yes, hospitality has been an influencer, especially for the likes of
residential design (and vice versa), but now it is pervading a slew of other projects and
industries-from a car dealership in China to campus living and a men's retail store.
Some are surprising, while for some, it is an evolution. They may have incorporated
hospitality elements before, but now creating a good-looking, inviting, socially
intuitive space similar to a great restaurant or hotel lobby is top priority. There is a
shifting thought process about not only how people use spaces, but also how they feel
and thrive while in them. I never thought that taking a job or not would depend on the
amenities and communal space a company's office
offers (I kind of wish ours were as cool as the ones
included in the issue), but it has become a major
factor.
Call it the Schrager effect, the Ace effect, the
Generator effect, the Yotel effect, the list goes on. It
is because of you, our readers, who have expanded
your reach-pushed the envelope in terms of what
is the norm. It's the evolution of our industry, and
it's thrilling to see the effect of great hospitality
design.
Speaking of great work, it seemed like every
single day we were getting an email about another
New York hotel, so we decided to put them all
together in a fairly extensive roundup. Obviously,
we can't include everything that's going on in the city-it does have an impressive
30,000-plus hotel rooms in its construction pipeline, more than any other city-but
hopefully it gives a sense of the amount of amazing design work that is penetrating
HD magazine's hometown.
If you happen to be in New York on November 10th, don't miss the opportunity
to celebrate some of our industry greats-Gary Dollens of Hyatt, Kemper Hyers of
Starwood Capital Group, and chef Nobu Matsuhisa, as well as HBA for 50 years of
innovation-during our Platinum Circle Awards Gala. I can promise you it will be a
night you won't want to miss, with special guests and great company. Tickets are on
sale now at hdplatinumcircle.com. I hope to see you there.

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

Editor in Chief
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@StacyRauen

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Andrew Alford AJ Capital Partners Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers International Malcolm Berg EoA Mark Boekenheide
Related Companies Glen Coben Glen & Co. Meghann Day HBA Gary Dollens Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Deborah Lloyd
Forrest ForrestPerkins William Harris AvroKO Amy Hulbert Best Western International Tom Ito Gensler Ted Jacobs
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Gulla Jonsdottir Gulla Jonsdottir Architecture & Design Helen Jorgensen Host Hotels &
Resorts Jon Kastl Champalimaud Aliya Khan Neuehouse Studio Raul Leal Virgin Hotels Scott Lee SB Architects Tony
Machado Morgans Hotel Group Lisa McClung INT LLC Julia Monk HOK Will Meyer Meyer Davis Studio Alessandro
Munge Munge Leung Barry Nidiffer Chartres Lodging Group Lionel Ohayon ICRAVE Robert Polacek Puccini Group
Thomas Schoos Schoos Design Lisa Simeone Simeone Deary Design Group Kellie Sirna Studio 11 Design Sam
Suleman Equinox Hospitality Shawn Sullivan Rockwell Group Michael Suomi Stonehill & Taylor Roger Thomas Wynn
Design & Development Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide Audra Tuskes Lightstone Group Joel Villalon BraytonHughes
Design Studios Anne Wilkinson BAMO Glenn Wilson Marriott International

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