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Hallie Henley Design Duncan Miller Ullmann 1 2 3 4 5 After earning a degree in interior design from the University of Oklahoma, the East Coast summoned. Savannah College of Art & Design satisfied my creative hunger for knowledge and awarded me a Master of Arts in interior design. It was then that I moved to Texas to begin a hospitality design career with Design DMU. Creating spaces that meld the visual, the emotional and the ecological remains my most vital goal. As a designer, I endeavor to construct spaces that are healthy and awe-inspiring for the viewer and for the world. I always try to push myself to think differently and to envision myself as the guest. In doing so, I can attempt to design in a way that anticipates their desires before they even know what they want. I strive to create what I have not seen or experienced before. Focus in the industry has shifted from that of the designer to that of the viewer — we appreciate, again, the simple characteristics of good, unpretentious design. It takes something pure to stand out from the crowd. It inspires me to create the extraordinary. A well-designed space that fosters an atmosphere of relaxation and reflection appeals to my sense of simple humanity. In the fast paced world we live in today, it is the interiors that compel me 6 to pause, take a deep breath and admire the people and environment around me that I find particularly attractive and intriguing. Teleportation very much appeals to me. Paris for a weekend, followed by a week in the Maldives. Divine. A teleportation device is definitely on my drawing board. Eilan Hotel; San Antonio Crystal Mazzali Dawson Design Associates 1 For as long as I can remember I have had this drive to bring every crazy idea I have to life. It’s why I chose interiors. The same impulses — creativity, communication, life, and breath — inform my design today. Affinia Liaison; Every guest and Washington, DC every space tells a story. My goal as a designer is to create a space that is flexible enough to participate in the greater storyline that is woven when many people interact (over time) with a single space. When designing, I balance the 2 4 3 architecture with my ideas for the space. When the structure and design elements align, an experience is created that extends beyond the room, beyond the guest, beyond the designer. The degree to which people feel like they are part of something outside of themselves is how I measure design’s success. Ways for me to discern this is through my client’s hotel’s success — profitability, longevity, guest reviews, etc. I think now more than ever we need to consider why we design. Are we developing lavish and extravagant interiors for luxury’s sake? Or are we design- 5 ing so that people can find meaning beyond fad: depth in an industry that, by its very nature, is focused on a kind of surface beauty? Now is the best time to create in ways that are cognizant of place, of the environment, and of each other. Now is our opportunity to acknowledge that our industry makes an impact, for good or for bad. Any environment where you can forge relationships, get a sense of place and history, and that feels organic — not designed — is my favorite environment. Synthesis. 6 boutique DESIGN may/june 2009 • 49

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boutique Design - May/June 2009

Boutique Design - May/June 2009
Contents
Boutique Buzz
Brian Thornton
Business Sense
Cooper Square
Leading Your Firm Through a Crisis
Glen & Company
A Spicy, Sultry Vancouver Nightclub
KPMB Architects Recreates The Study at Yale
The Boutique 18 Take Flight
Designed by Geomim Design Studio
DREAMbook Teaser
Wanda Jankowski Interviews Yabu Pushelberg
Stacy Garcia
Yvonne Lembi-Detert
Calendar/Advertisers Index

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