CONTENTS 44 Premium Business Members 56 58 60 62 Q&A: Anne Hiter 64 PROJECT: The Blake Hotel 20 NEWS 70 PROJECT: Cultura 22 CONFERENCE ROUNDUP 76 PROJECT: Marriott Irvine Spectrum 28 HAVE YOU SEEN? 80 CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS 36 SCHOLARSHIPS 90 92 SAVE THE DATE p. 64 Project: The Blake Hotel 4 6 GUEST PERSPECTIVE Thanking our supporters President of the Chicago chapter Q&A: Matt DeShantz NEWH Ambassador Q&A: Michelle Purcell President of the Arizona chapter ON THE COVER Artline Group's industry progression All Evidence Points to Health WHO'S WHO From promotions to projects and new offices: See what fellow NEWH members are celebrating NEWH inducts first members to its College of Fellows Snapshots from the 2019 NEWH Leadership Conference Highlighting new products including furniture, textiles, lighting, and bath NEWH, Inc. scholarship recipients honored during the Leadership Conference and HD Platinum Circle 40 INTERVIEW 42 SUSTAINABILITY UK chapter board member Can Faik interviews Robert De Niro Recapping NEWH Green Voice sessions at BDwest p. 28 Have You Seen HVS Design keeps history in mind in New Haven Bigtime Design showcases Latin roots in a downtown Miami eatery MONOGRAM channels history and technology in Orange County Chapters share what's new and noteworthy NEWH and industry events NEW MEMBERS The newest additions to the NEWH family 104 PARTNER PROFILES 106 AD INDEX Learn about some of NEWH's corporate partners Advertisers in this issue On the cover: Artline Group president Puneet Bhasin. Photo by PWP Studio. President Cynthia Guthrie cindy@guthrieassociates.com Editor Katie Kervin editor@newh.org Advertising Sales Director Vito Salvatore vito.salvatore@emeraldexpo.com | 646-668-3765 Executive Director Shelia Lohmiller newh.magazine@newh.org | 715-526-5267 Designer Polly McQuillen magazine.graphics@newh.org Production Manager Lynn Sterling lynn.sterling@emeraldexpo.com | 770-291-5411 To update your subscription preferences please go to newh.org/newh-magazine-subscription-form To opt out of receiving NEWH magazine, please email newh.magazine@newh.org Summer 2019 | This publication has been produced by NEWH and Emerald Expositions | Text paper contains 10% Post Consumer Fiber.http://www.newh.org/newh-magazine-subscription-form