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designer profile bannavis andrew sribyatta By Tara Mastrelli Photography courtesy of PIE Studio easy as 3.14 Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta is a reluctant environmentalist. The Miami-based designer, much touted for his sculptural, eco-friendly furniture insists he’s just creating pieces that he loves, working with materials that interest him, and even proudly admits to having used fiberglass and foam from time to time. “In LA they were asking, ‘are these products green?’ and I was like, ‘I don’t know, let me check,’” says Sribyatta, a Bangkok native who often works with rapidly renewable materials like water hyacinth, liana, bamboo, and rattan. “Had I been living in a green environment half of my life in Thailand? I didn’t know that; how natural or sustainable these materials were. We just knew they were cheap.” Growing up in a modern house that he describes as almost “Corbusier–ish,” architecture became a part of Sribyatta’s life early on. “I was very good at building toys. I was very hands-on at an early age, and so when I grew up, building things was always sort of my passion.” A Pratt Institute and Columbia University School of Architecture graduate, he worked several years in eminent architectural firms in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami prior to partnering up with long-time friend Damian Ponton in 2000 to create FLUX (Fractal Lab for Underground Experimental), which focuses on the built environment, and his own furniture company, PIE studio (Project Import Export, Inc.) in 2005. Getting into hospitality just happened naturally. “I didn’t know anything about hospitality, I was just doing things because I loved to do them. But once we actually became a company, everyone said, ‘this would be awesome in a hotel, or on a pool deck or in a restaurant,’ and I realized, ‘hmm, you’re right,’” he says. “It wasn’t about the business decision, it was more about the design decision. If I have this chair in someone’s house, sure it’s an honor, but not a lot of people get to see it. In hotels, more people get to see it. That appealed to me.” Now, 90 percent of PIE’s business is hospitality. Sribyatta has worked with the Rockwell Group, Crème, Gettys, and Stan Allen Architect on projects such as Nobu Los Angeles and San Diego, Distrito restaurant in Philadelphia, James Hotel Chicago, Parker Palm Springs, and Hyatt Regency Cancun. “Prior to my wife’s pregnancy I didn’t have a focus on the concept of the line,” he says of his signature curvilinear shapes. “When she was pregnant I realized it was about the body, so it sort of Above: Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta surrounded by his work. Below, from left: Tonecoon from the Waterhyacinth collection; fiber board and rattan create Boing from the Centaur collection. Opposite page, from top: Scream from the Aluminum collection; the Fold from the Bamboo collection; stainless steel and rattan are used in Centaur from its namesake collection; and Spoon Lounge from the Liana collection. hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - December 2009

Hospitality Design - December 2009
Contents
Online Contents
From the Editor
Scene and Be Seen
News
Calendar
Designer Profile: Happy Chic Designer Jonathan Adler
Designer Profile: Aromatic Ace Traci Arntsen
Designer Profile: The Multiple Personalities of Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta
On Site
On Site
Tech Support
To Market: A Flood of Bathroom Goods
To Market: Fabric Perfect to the Touch
Vin De Syrah
Fairwood Buddies Café
Kempinski Hybernská Prague
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Contents
Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Online Contents
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - From the Editor
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Scene and Be Seen
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Calendar
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: Happy Chic Designer Jonathan Adler
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: Aromatic Ace Traci Arntsen
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: The Multiple Personalities of Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - 60
Hospitality Design - December 2009 - On Site
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - On Site
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Tech Support
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - To Market: A Flood of Bathroom Goods
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - To Market: Fabric Perfect to the Touch
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Vin De Syrah
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Fairwood Buddies Café
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Kempinski Hybernská Prague
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