SEPTEMBER 2013 VOLUME 9 | ISSUE 7 10 36 42 30 22 CHAIN MAIL | 22 DEPARTMENTS What it takes to deliver the designs sought by international hotel groups FROM THE EDITOR | 4 EAST MEETS WEST COAST | 30 THE BUZZ | 10 AkarStudios creates a multicultural journey within the SIRTAJ hotel in Beverly Hills PRODUCTS: GREEN | 52 PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE | 36 LAST DETAIL | 64 IN THIS ISSUE | 8 PRODUCTS: ACCESSORIES | 58 Entrepreneurial design firms share insights into their innovative growth plans BOUTIQUE DESIGN SEPTEMBER 2013 Three hotels commissioned by individual owners and small chains make big design statements SEPTEMBER | 2013 INDEPENDENTS' DAY | 42 HOSPITALITY REINVENTED BRAND CENTRAL GLENN WILSON boutiquedesign.com 2 boutiquedesign.com SEPTEMBER 2013 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL ON THE COVER Glenn Wilson, Marriott International Photo: Courtesy of Marriott Internationalhttp://www.boutiquedesign.com http://www.boutiquedesign.com