Insight

Understanding purpose and process

31
Mar

Designing for wellness travel (Pt. 2)

Designing to meet guests’ post-COVID expectations is nothing new. Designing to meet wellness and sustainability expectations is also no stranger to hotel designers. But how are these expectations impacting the travel industry? What’s on the horizon and how should firms work to ensure design stands the test of time? We asked these very questions to...
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24
Mar

Designing for wellness travel (Pt. 1)

Designing to meet guests’ post-COVID expectations is nothing new. Designing to meet wellness and sustainability expectations is also no stranger to hotel designers. But how are these expectations impacting the travel industry? What’s on the horizon and how should firms work to ensure design stands the test of time? We asked these very questions to...
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21
Mar

Evolving design innovation models

By Beth Campbell In today’s era of high engagement and innovation, design firms need to be more adaptive than ever. Design leaders must focus on creating an organic ecosystem that fosters an environment of flexibility that blends efficiency and resilience for all major components of a successful business model—creating a sliding-scale between efficiency and resilience...
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17
Mar

The next evolution of ecotourism

By Samuele Sordi Over the last five or so years, the desire for authenticity and the increase in environmental awareness among jetsetters has given rise to a wave of new hospitality experiences that bring together wildlife observation, landscape conservation, community engagement and sustainable travel. Further fueled by countless months of isolation and limited travel due...
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15
Mar

Q+A with Naomi Heaton

This month, the world takes a moment to pause and appreciate the strong, visionary women in their lives. For Women’s History Month—and to honor these women ourselves—we spoke with the inspirational Naomi Heaton (pictured above), CEO/founder/co-owner, The Other House, a revolutionary lifestyle brand that’s opening its first outpost of Residents’ Clubs—The Other House South Kensington....
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11
Mar

Innovations and guestroom design

By Kathleen Dauber Modular construction. The metaverse. The rise of “work anywhere” remote employment. Increasingly more sophisticated and more widely adopted personal tech. All of these factors and many more play into the evolution of daily life, but how are they reflected in the spaces greeting guests on the other side of their (probably keyless)...
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09
Mar

Milliken’s ColorDirection 2023

Milliken & Company’s ColorDirection Bold Unity presents a collection of seven trends shaping tomorrow’s consumer product space. “Together with the work of thought-leaders and trend-watchers in the worlds of textiles, packaging, fashion, design and marketing, our panel has analyzed what’s ‘now’ in pursuit of what’s ‘next,’” said Veerle De Wolf, communication manager EMEA, Milliken Europe...
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07
Mar

Working in harmony on F&B

By Gavin Philipp When it comes to hospitality design, working with architects and designers on ensuring F&B spaces are optimized is a true career passion of mine. I do my best to not pretend to be an interior designer and critique selections, color, and fabric (usually with success, wink); however, when it comes to the...
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28
Feb

Modernizing historic spaces

By Ron Gorodesky When beginning a project that involves modernizing a historic space, it may feel daunting at the onset. Modernizing historic spaces is a delicate art; one must pay homage to the original space, whether it be the structure itself, the specific site or the area in general, while still making it a comfortable,...
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