Hospitality Design - November 2019 - 14

from the guest editor
Hospitality Design Exposition &
Conference (HD Expo)
May 5-7, 2020
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
hdexpo.com
Contact us:
1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
770.291.5400
STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President,
Design Group
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldexpo.com
646.668.3751
KEVIN GAFFNEY
Y < Vice President and Group Show Director
kevin.gaffney@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5446
JONATHAN MARSLAND < Creative Director
jonathan.marsland@emeraldexpo.com
646.668.3733
KEELI SCHMIDT
T < Sales Manager
keeli.schmidt@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5433
JANA ROESCH < Account Executive
jana.roesch@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5604

original thought

KARI NYLUND < Account Executive
kari.nylund@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5513

Our motto is "Love what you do." It comes across and is visible in our
hotels in so many ways. For me, as an interior designer and founder amd
creative director of Firmdale Hotels, rooms should accomplish many
functions, but first and foremost, they should bring joy into our lives. If we
are known for anything in the design world apart from new buildings, it
is our love of color and craft. They are an intrinsic part of everything we
create.
As guest editor, we thought it would be an opportunity to put a name
to many of the craftspeople, artisans, and artists who we work with and
admire. Craft has often been represented as the little sister to art. It's more
anonymous, with the name of the craftsperson often overlooked. We aim,
in our small way, to change that and to celebrate the people with whom
we work.
Our favorite makers, weavers, sculptors, and potters are all introduced
within this issue. We name the Ones to Watch in the art world and
we speak to Kassia St Clair on why color makes you happy. We show
you how we design fabrics with hotels in mind and the process behind
commissioning art. We'll also take you on a personal journey of our love of
books, how flowers bring a room to life, and how every headboard tells a
story. There is a design thread that weaves its way through all of our work,
and I hope it inspires you to turn every page with curiosity and interest-
making you look at hospitality in a new and original way.

-Kit Kemp
Founder and Creative Director, Firmdale Hotels

LAURA CASKEY
Y < Conference Manager
laura.caskey@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5590
JENNIFER YARBER < Marketing Director
jennifer.yarber@emeraldexpo.com
770-291-5459
JACKSON SCHULTZ < Marketing Specialist
jackson.schultz@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5414
DERRICK NELLOMS < Senior Operations Manager
derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5452
GANNON BROUSSEAU < Executive Vice President

SALLY SHANKLAND
CEO and President
PHILIP EVANS
CFO and Treasurer
BILL CHARLES
Chief Information Ofﬁcer
DAVID GOSLING
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary

JOANNE WHEATLEY
Senior Vice President,
Marketing Services
DAVE SUNDERLAND
Senior Vice President,
Finance
KATE ELDER
Vice President and Controller
ANGELIQUE CARBO
Executive Vice President,
People and Culture

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