Hospitality Design - May/June 2011 - 16

from the editor

power of the pack
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MICHAEL ADAMS Editor in Chief 646.654.7621 madams@hospitalitydesign.com

There’s something about awards juries that fascinate me. Every year as our judges for the HD Awards convene, I watch with enormous interest as the group of ﬁve become one. Most of them don’t know each other, and if they do it’s most often casually. Over the day, however, a kinship develops, born from the intensity of the task at hand. Each group takes the assignment incredibly seriously and if the consensus they achieve isn’t to each member’s satisfaction, they have developed a respect for one other that overcomes whatever dismay they might have over the ﬁnal decision. (I’m also intrigued that many times projects that have been lavishly awarded elsewhere don’t ﬁnd similar favor with our judges, while others ignored elsewhere are lauded here). Juries are unpredictable and often inscrutable, and that’s why I’m fascinated. So many thanks to our singular crew: Michelle Agnese, Riscala Agnese Design Group; Design Photo by Oscar Einzig Wid Chapman, Philip Wid Chapman Philip Architects; Lisa Simeone, Simeone Deary Group; Koether, Koether Architects; and Chris Shefﬁeld, SLDesign. As for the awards competition itself, project manager Jana Schiowitz has reason for optimism: “This year, we received over 50 more entries than last. It’s great to see that funding is being put towards the completion of projects both big and small, both here in the U.S. and abroad. The entries came from around the globe and truly showcase the themes of design today: simplicity, cultural awareness, and versatility. These pages will bring you on a journey starting from upbeat cities like Miami and New York to faraway places like Florence and Puerto Rico. We hope you enjoy looking at these very deserving projects.” On another note, we learned recently that designer Cheryl Rowley is closing shop and heading north to be full-time with her family. Cheryl has always been a class act as well as a wonderful designer, and I’m sad that we won’t be seeing any more of her terriﬁc work…at least for awhile. As she says in her candid interview on page 66, she’ll always be a designer, so we’ll hope for the best. Until then, we’ll miss her artistic sensibility in the magazine and her effervescent demeanor at HD events. Have a wonderful life, Cheryl…but please don’t be a stranger.

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Michael Adams Editor in Chief madams@hospitalitydesign.com

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