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My Journey to Leadership
My love of beautiful things and a passion for travel inspired me to pursue a career in luxury design.
How Will the Pandemic Stimulate Design Innovation?
The coronavirus pandemic will force hotel design to change to be safer and healthier for guests, but those changes will also lead to other improvements as well.
There is no question that the coronavirus pandemic will result in significant economic loss and an immeasurable loss of life. But as we’ve learned from past pandemics and depressio...
Hotel Design Inspiration on Berlin’s Streets
Highlighting individual human expression—even if it means looking in unexpected places such as street art—is one of our greatest tasks when it comes to hotel design.
Art has always been an endless source of inspiration for both my design work and my personal life. Creative expression of all kinds allures and intrigues me. As an avid traveler—th...
5 Fashion Trends Translated to Hotels
Fashion has the power to inspire—even in hotels. Here are five trends from 2015 Fashion Week translated into hotel design.
Fashion Week recently took place and I felt inspired to take a closer look at how design and fashion intersect this year. Around the world, styles spotlighted on the runway are tr...
Listen to Millennials to Be Successful
Millennials (both the ones you hire and your guests) can share a wealth of ideas and innovations—provided you're willing to listen to them.
I recently moved to San Francisco, the epicenter of the technology industry and hub for driven millennials. I’ve witnessed how talented and creative this group is but have noticed...
6 Hotel Trends to Keep an Eye On
Partnering with local artists and an influx of lifestyle brands are two trends that likely will continue in the year ahead.
This year has been big. Having been fortunate to speak at a number of conferences in a wide variety of markets this year (the United States, Europe and the Middle East), I’ve note...