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scholarship that there had to be something “I knew to satisfy my creative urges....” out there — Alysce Slagg Promising Pupils NEWH’s Icon of Industry scholarship winners, Alysce Slagg and Jaclyn Livelli NEWH HAS SELECTED ITS NEWEST Icon of Industry scholarship winners: Alysce Slagg and Jaclyn Livelli. And for good reasons. Growing up in a small town in western Colorado, Slagg didn’t have much exposure to design. “I knew that there had to be something out there to satisfy my creative urges and HGTV was enough,” she says. “I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself that Above, from left: Jaclyn Livelli (middle) with Russell Grizzle, Milliken & Company, and Anita Degen, Degen & Degen, at the Gold Key Awards; Alysce Slagg. entailed creativity, function, and behavior all in one. Interior design seemed to be the place for me.” Now this spring she will graduate with a bachelor’s in interior design from Colorado State University, and will continue to work at the Department of Local Affairs (where she is currently employed). “I have the opportunity to assist rural communities through a unique design solution, apply for funding, and illustrate the change they would like to make or establish, and reinforce character within Colorado communities,” she explains. Next up: She is studying for LEED NC and hopes to contribute her expertise to the Rocky Mountain Chapter. “I am extremely interested on how to become more design efficient without using materials in excess,” she explains, adding her dream project would 34 march 2009 www.newh.org tel 800.593.NEWH be a boutique hotel or eclectic restaurant with no budget. “Sustainability is a huge trend that provides a unique set of design challenges, but supplies a huge reward in the end.” Livelli couldn’t see herself doing anything else but design. “It’s the freedom of thinking out of the box and the challenge of fitting this within the sustainability triangle of ecology, economy, and environment,” she says. When she graduates this May with a bachelor’s of fine arts in interior design, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), she would love to find a job in the hospitality industry, even though she’s keeping her options open. “I believe that design thinking can be applied in a wide variety of areas. As long as I can have a positive impact on the world and the people in it, while satisfying my need for creative expression, I am all for it!” says the Indian Harbour Beach, Florida native whose father owned a tile design company. It was during high school that Livelli’s affinity for art grew (“It had been incubating beneath the radar of my consciousness,” she says), making her realize that the creative route was her calling. And her “amazing” experiences during her internship at Rockwell Group and her studies at SCAD have only confirmed her love for design. Her dream project? To bring her final school project—which she has been working on for two quarters and will bring it into design development this spring—to life. “I am proposing a pilot facility located in an existing historic building in Savannah that will focus on the environmental design industry [complete with] a design thinktank; materials showroom; and a museum to educate designers and potential clients,” she says. Livelli was honored at the Gold Key Awards in November; Slagg will be presented the award during the Platinum Circle gala at the 2009 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) on May 14th. s http://www.newh.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - March 2009

NEWH - March 2009
Table of Contents
Network Leaders
News
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
Point of View
Design 101
On the Scene
Sustainability: Case Study
Sustainability: NEWH Leadership Conference
Scholarship
Service: the Recognition of Excellence Award
Cover Story: Man in the Mirror
Project: Hotel Monaco
Project: Tulalip
Project: Pinehurst
New Members
Save the Date
Partner Profiles

NEWH - March 2009