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L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R www.boutiquedesign.com PUBLISHER Michael Schneider michael@boutiquemediagroup.com EDITORIAL Kelly Hushin | Editor-in-Chief kelly@boutiquedesign.com Katie Tandy | Associate Editor katie@boutiquedesign.com ART Lora Calderin | Art Director lora@boutiquemediagroup.com Laura Licitira | Graphic Design Intern licitira@boutiquemediagroup.com EDITORS-AT-LARGE Kelley Granger Wanda Jankowski ADVERTISING Eric Schneider | Florida Chairman 914.923.0616 x12 eric@boutiquemediagroup.com Jeff Greif | New York Metro 212.213.1155 x 206 jeff@boutiquemediagroup.com Thom Meintel | New York Metro 212.213.1155 x 205 thom@boutiquemediagroup.com Mike Stack | Midwest 847.367.7120 mstack@boutiquemediagroup.com Gerry Kreger | West Coast 323.933.7211 gerry@boutiquemediagroup.com Scott Rickles | Southeast 770.664.4567 scott@boutiquemediagroup.com Paul Fulton | Texas 972.782.2584 paul@boutiquemediagroup.com MARKETING Amanda Power Sales & Marketing Coordinator amanda@boutiquemediagroup.com Art for Art’s Sake can pinpoint when I first became intellectually interested in the arts — but I don’t think I can remember exactly how or when art entered my life. In trying to, my mind is flooded with memories: crayon drawings of parrots and the Little Mermaid, listening to the Yellow Submarine on repeat, starring in my third grade play, “Mexicali Soup,” watching eccentric movies (Labyrinth, The Princess Bride) that were beyond my age, wishing I could paint like that fluffy-haired man on TV (later to be discovered as Bob Ross.) I suppose different forms of art always captivated me — even before I knew they did or why. It wasn’t until college when I studied the arts in London, visiting museums and galleries weekly, seeing countless theatrical performances and simply being immersed in the culture of such an artistic city that I began to grasp what was so enthralling about this whole “art” thing. Surely you, as architects, designers and lovers of all things art, have similar memories: rearranging your bedrooms as a child on a monthly (perhaps weekly) basis building elaborate Lego resort developments, sitting in your first lecture hall hearing a professor drone on about the merits of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. Despite the abstruse reasons why we enjoy it, it’s easy to dial back to the simple elements that make art and culture so imperative to our everyday lives. For some, it may be about the inspiration the arts beget. Read our Inspiration article exploring the topic — one that is so indefinable yet endlessly interesting. Other times the effects of art and culture on our industry are more tangible, as displayed in this issue’s Designology piece, which explores hotels that function also as galleries. Few would argue a better means exists through which to explore arts and culture than travel…and travel we do in this month’s World by DESIGN feature, our second expedition into Western Europe. Our cover man, Adam Tihany, has a lengthy history of appreciation for the arts in all of his work — an affection he is passing down to his next of kin as well as the rest of us. In all the talk of downturns and recessions, up-swings and turnarounds, take a moment to reflect and relish why you’re here in the first place and remember that as a famous sociologist once said, “An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.” I Amanda Power | Circulation amanda@boutiquemediagroup.com HEADQUARTERS Boutique Media Group 145 Main St., 3rd Fl., Ossining, NY 10562 tel: 914.923.0616 | fax: 914.923.0018 www.boutiquemediagroup.com Cheers, Kelly Hushin, editor-in-chief and Michael Schneider, publisher, in the Screening Room at the Crosby Street Hotel Photo by Kent Miller, Kent Miller Studios boutique DESIGN is published bi-monthly and printed on 10% recycled paper. Visit boutiquedesign.com to subscribe for the print or digital edition. Copyright ©2009 by Boutique Media Group. All rights reserved. Qualified subscribers receive boutique DESIGN at no cost. Others may subscribe at the cost of $69 for six issues. Individual issues sold for $15, per issue. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Boutique Media Group 145 Main St., 3rd Fl., Ossining, New York, 10562. Printed in Canada. Kelly Hushin 4 • boutique DESIGN march/april 2010 Printed on recycled paper http://www.boutiquedesign.com http://www.boutiquedesign.com http://www.boutiquemediagroup.com http://www.boutiquemediagroup.com http://www.boutiquedesign.com http://www.boutiquedesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boutique Design - March/April 2010

Boutique Design - March/April 2010
Table Of Contents
Hyatt Opens First Andaz Hotel On Wall Street In NYC
Brintons Announces Second Collection With Scottish Duo
AB Concept In Hong Kong Creates The French Window, Overlooking The Harbor
Washington D.C. Celebrates Revamped Design Center
Q&A With Kit Kemp, On How She Successfully Brought Firmdale Hotels To The U.S. With The Crosby Street
Adam Tihany Delivers Las Vegas’ First Mandarin Oriental After A Collective Deep Breath, CityCenter Opens And Adam Tihany Delivers Las Vegas’ First Mandarin Oriental
Designology
World By Design
Fathom Creative Turns A Dilapidated Brake Shop Into New Multi-Use Space For Art, Business, Life And Inspiration
German Theorist And Author, Boris Groys, Discusses His Book, Art Power And The Idea Of Tourists As Architects As Part Of This Month’s Inspiration
Designer Meetups Hosts Big Wigs In Design To Share Inspiration And Discuss Trends In Informal, Open Environments
Dreambook:
Brian Orter Weighs In On The Popular Debate In The Design Community About Hand Drawings Versus Realistic Computer Renderings
EnVogue: BD Brings You Snapshots
Bath And Spa:
Calender/Advertisers Index

Boutique Design - March/April 2010