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Photo by JEFFREY MOSIER

Last month I had the privilege of speaking on three panels-at the Lodging

Conference on lifestyle and boutique hotels, for culinary trade organization Culintro
on the new face of fine dining, and at the Independent Lodging Congress on the new
crop of pod hotels. No matter the topic, one point remained-successful projects create
authentic experiences through effective storytelling.
That point is driven home even further with this issue, curated by designer
Alexandra Champalimaud and her team at her New York-based firm, Champalimaud.
Each year we hand over the reins of the magazine to a brave collaborator (or duo or
foursome). Past guest editors include Wynn Design
& Development's Roger Thomas, Chip Conley
of Airbnb during his Joie de Vivre days, David
Rockwell, Clodagh, AvroKO, and Glenn Pushelberg
and George Yabu. Talk about experiences: They go
through our entire issue process, coming up with
a topic, then selecting everything-the people,
products, and places-to feature to illuminate the
theme, conducting many of the interviews, selecting
photos, and even designing some of the pages of the
magazine. We are there to guide and make a reality,
but the magazine is a curation of their ideas.
Here, that idea is intelligent lifestyle, defined as
creating soulful experiences based on history and
location and through collaboration and influence.
From Alexandra's trip to Venice, to talks with
developer Don Peebles, former Travel + Leisure editor Nancy Novogrod, and the prolific
Frank Gehry, and four charming projects, the idea comes to life through Alexandra's
signature, refined lens. It's an intriguing collection that shows and questions how we
can continue to raise the bar on what design and hospitality should be. Everything
Champalimaud wrote or handled the interviews for is called out by a conversation box
at the top of the page, echoing those on the cover, another firm creation.
People ask me how we select our guest editors and though there is no exact formula,
we try to bring in an industry great, someone who is pushing the needle in the field.
Among her many accolades, Alexandra is a member of our Platinum Circle society for
career achievement and she was always on our shortlist for this job. It's fitting as this
month we induct three new industry veterans into the lauded group-Gary Dollens,
Hyatt; Kemper Hyers, Starwood Capital; and chef Nobu Matsuhisa-and honor HBA
for 50 years of innovation. The awards gala will take place November 10th at the Conrad
New York (hdplatinumcircle.com). I hope you can join us.

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

Editor in Chief
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldexpo.com
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hd editorial advisory board
Andrew Alford AJ Capital Partners Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers International Malcolm Berg EoA Mark Boekenheide
Related Companies Glen Coben Glen & Co. Meghann Day HBA Gary Dollens Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Deborah
Lloyd Forrest ForrestPerkins William Harris AvroKO Kemper Hyers Starwood Capital Amy Hulbert Best Western
International Tom Ito Gensler Ted Jacobs Starwood Hotels & Resorts Gulla Jonsdottir Gulla Jonsdottir Architecture
& Design Helen Jorgensen Host Hotels & Resorts Jon Kastl Champalimaud Aliya Khan Neuehouse Studio Raul
Leal Virgin Hotels Scott Lee SB Architects Tony Machado Morgans Hotel Group Lisa McClung INT LLC Julia
Monk HOK Will Meyer Meyer Davis Studio Alessandro Munge Munge Leung Barry Nidiffer Chartres Lodging
Group Lionel Ohayon ICRAVE Robert Polacek Puccini Group Thomas Schoos Schoos Design Lisa Simeone Simeone
Deary Design Group Kellie Sirna Studio 11 Design Sam Suleman Equinox Hospitality Shawn Sullivan Rockwell Group
Michael Suomi Stonehill & Taylor Roger Thomas Wynn Design & Development Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide
Audra Tuskes Lightstone Group Joel Villalon BraytonHughes Design Studios Anne Wilkinson BAMO Glenn Wilson
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