MARCH 2017 VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 2 28 36 18 CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL: ACTION HEROES | 18 Jon Bortz and Andrea Dawson Sheehan's 16-year partnership is a model for synergistic client/designer relationships. Listen in as the ceo and president of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and the art director and principal of Dawson Design Associates serve up the inside scoop on how they've spun that chemistry into provocative and immersive hotel experiences. SOFT SELLS | 28 Without strict corporate roadmaps, today's soft-branded hotels give designers the freedom to get personal. A trendsetting trio shows off what happens between the blank slate and Instagrammable interiors. 44 DEPARTMENTS FROM THE EDITOR | 4 IN THIS ISSUE | 6 THE BUZZ | 8 PRODUCTS: PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR | 50 PRODUCTS: ART + ACCESSORIES | 60 EXIT INTERVIEW | 72 MOVEABLE FEATS | 36 Wow looks, portability and super eco-friendliness are just a few of the ingredients for today's hottest here today/gone tomorrow structures. From dancing pavilions to bustling brewhouses and cave-like hotels, modular construction and temporary hospitality venues have officially evolved from novelty hit to multiplatinum staple. CHARACTER BUILDER | 44 Designer Hilary Lancaster lets the locale forge the narrative for the Urban Lodge Hotel in a village near Amsterdam. The result is a cohesive experience that layers elements of the past and present to tell the tale of the area's transformation. 2 boutiquedesign.com MARCH 2017 ON THE COVER Jon Bortz, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, and Andrea Dawson Sheehan, Dawson Design Associates Photo: Wayne Takenakahttp://www.boutiquedesign.com