Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
New York-based firm Rockwell Group has been selected to design Dream Hotel Group’s latest project in Hollywood. With a distinctive mid-century modern aesthetic, the design of the Dream Hollywood hotel will reference the unique architectural character of Los Angeles, while conveying the heritage of the Dream brand.
According to JLL’s Hotel Investment Outlook, global hotel investment volume is projected to reach $70 billion in 2016. Although down 15 or 20 percent from 2015, when marquee mergers involving Chinese investors created an unusually high volume of investments, the projection for 2016 is still greater than it was for 2014. The Americas region is forecast to post $37 billion in transactions, down from $46 billion in 2015.
Plans for Pivot, a new lifestyle brand from Davidson Hotels & Resorts, were unveiled at the Americas Lodging and Investment Summit (ALIS) this week. Thus far, Pivot includes six properties either open or under development, with portfolio additions planned for Miami, Chicago, Nashville, the Florida Keys, and Eugene, Oregon.
Hotels and restaurants are branching out to attract more customers—and hold onto them longer.
Located in New York’s Theater District, just a few blocks away from Grand Central Terminal, the Muse, a Kimpton Hotel, recently completed an extensive property-wide renovation.
Tokyo exists in the upper echelon of electrified cities—with a high energy that's grounded by integrity and attention to detail. Small-scale living was pretty much invented in Tokyo with both homes and hotels optimized for efficient use of space, so the notion of luxury is found through peace, tranquility and breathing room. The Aman Hotel Tokyo, which opened earlier this year, has set a new standard for respite from the wonders just outside. The Otemachi property on the Eastern side of Tokyo is an oasis in the sky that features beautiful rooms, a friendly and knowledgable staff and amenities that make it a destination unto itself.
Think about this for your NeoCon visit.
Following a series of updates over the past couple of years, Chicago’s Hotel Monaco has now called on designer Alison Victoria to refresh one if its largest suites. With a time limit of only 28 days, Victoria’s aim was to render the project less a hotel room, but more a personal apartment. Using materials such as reclaimed wood, white marble and grey accessories, the neutral palette delivers a minimalist foundation, with flashy accent pieces from textured gold wall paint - custom-made by local artist Stephanie Gabel with Roux Design - to a wood and brass mini bar cabinet by Hammer Design, adding modern glamour to every corner.
When you think about 'boutique hotels' you will most likely imagine a place full of style and sophistication. A boutique hotel should be individual and should rely upon its image and its design ideas to live up to its reputation. It will be small and stylish and should leave visitors with a sense of relaxation and satisfaction. The size of a Boutique hotel is normally 10 to 100 rooms. Anything smaller than 10 rooms would be classed as a B&B or an inn.
Splashy boutique hotels are expected in tourist destinations like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Chicago. Now add Durham, North Carolina, to the list. Commune—the design firm behind the Ace Hotel's outposts in downtown Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Panama—was tapped by hotelier Craig Spitzer transform a 1969 bank into a design destination.
Concrete tables and atmospheric lighting feature inside this Hong Kong branch of McDonald's, designed by branding consultancy Landini Associates as an alternative to bright and colourful fast-food restaurants.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has completed its new flagship EVEN Hotels New York – Times Square South location, which was designed by locally based firms Glen & Company Architecture and architect of record Peter Poon Architects. The opening marks the third EVEN brand location and the first in New York.
There’s a recently opened hotel in Amsterdam called “CityHub, which is aimed at Generation Y (currently 25-35 years old) travellers that are all about a digital lifestyle. Generation Y are connected 24/7 and are comfortable in a world filled with touch screens and quick service. Located in an old industrial warehouse, CityHub combines the privacy of a hotel, but the affordability of a hostel.
Inside Festival 2015: a converted stable home featuring a treehouse-like bedroom and a hotel featuring a sculptural timber entrance are among the first category winners at this year's Inside Festival awards (+ slideshow).
Revealed Wednesday as part of the Inside World Festival of Interiors in Singapore, the winners also include a Bangkok restaurant and a Singapore lifestyle store. Five more winners will be revealed Thursday, and each category winner will be put forward for the title World Interior of the Year, which will be selected on Friday.
The priority of any hotel is to serve its guests as best as possible. In recent years, that has meant concentrating on keeping them “plugged in.” As U.S. News reports, options such as mobile bookings, complimentary iPads for in-suite use, and smartphone apps for unlocking rooms have become standard fare in the hotel industry. Free WiFi is a given, and at some locations, guests can also adjust their room’s lighting, air conditioning, or window blinds using their smartphones.
