Hospitality Design - August 2021 - 50

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Q&A with Kim Drautz
President, Tarkett Hospitality
Describe your business in one sentence.
Tarkett Hospitality creates world class, stylish,
high-quality fl ooring solutions for the hospitality
industry.
How has your company evolved over the
years?
Over the past 20 years, Tarkett acquired a
growing list of companies that include Johnsonite
(2005), Tandus Centiva (2012), Desso Axminster
(2015), and most recently, Lexmark Hospitality
& Lexmark Residential (2018). Through the
purchase of these prominent and established
brands, we have expanded our market reach,
product portfolio, sustainability eff orts and
manufacturing capabilities to address nearly
every end use market in commercial and
residential fl ooring.
We are a trusted one-stop-shop for our clients,
delivering best-in-class fl ooring solutions across
all categories.
What do you like most about working in
the hospitality industry today?
The people and relationships mean the most
to me - there are some of the most interesting
and fun people that make a living in this market
segment! You know what they say, do what you
love and you'll never work a day in your life. It's
true! The relationships I've developed over the
last 25 years in this industry have changed me
and for the bett er. I spent 6 years in Hospitality
operations and 19 years in hospitality fl ooring - I
am keenly aware of the industry challenges and
bring a unique understanding when specifying
fl ooring. We work closely with our clients and
know how to create fl ooring that can instantly
transform a space, convey a brand, ignite an
emotion, and - most importantly - make our
clients proud.
How important is customization?
How has it enhanced your products or
relationships with clients?
We make custom easy - period end of story! We
make it easy to curate the right mix of products
for every project and it all starts with our talented
and tenured design team, managed by Amy
Jaekel, Director of Design. We have both soſt
surface and hard surface options and all can be
customized. Our axminster is made in our plant
in Dendermonde, Belgium and our extensive
off ering of tuſt ed broadloom is made in our
facility in Dalton, GA. We have LVT, rubber,
and wall base accessories as well, manufactured
in Florence, AL & Chagrin Falls, OH. We can
customize each product to your specifi c need,
performance level and price point.
What are the challenges you're facing?
How do you overcome those obstacles?
It will take several years for the industry to fully
recover from the impact of the global pandemic
and the lessons we learned along the way are
opening new doors of opportunity in technology
and design. Fundamentally, we operate from a
place of speed and focus and have taken the last
year to dig in and determine what we're good at
and what our right to win is in this market. We
are very interested in what our customers have
to say and fi nd it exciting to develop new ways
of solving challenges that make the fl oor a more
integral and meaningful part of a space.
What differentiates you from your
competitors?
Our people and our capabilities. We have
incredible talent, from our creative design studio
to our factory fl oor. We have a powerful goodbett
er-best story and what most don't realize is
we operate vertically - all under one roof - from
extruding our own yarn, all the way through
to the fi nished product. As such, we are more
effi cient and bett er able to manage quality, while
keeping costs low so we can be the best value to
our customers.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - August 2021

contents
from the editor
cityscene: chicago
cityscene: atlanta
cityscene: washington, dc
sketchbook
trends: retail
trends: wellbeing
places: washington, dc
before + after: heights house hotel
interview: suchi reddy
interview: adrian cheng
interview: new hoteliers
hd expo preview
from the show director
activation spaces
places: las vegas
conference highlights
hd expo products
profile: james waterworth
profile: kari kristensen
technology
window coverings
collaborations
upholstered furniture
bath
outdoor furniture
big ideas
hot heart
the red sea project
populous
fx mayr wellness eco retreat
musée du fleuve
river ring 
moliving
tren maya station
majara residence
national museum of korean literature
projects
xi’an taibai wushanju art hotel
nomad london
fuzhou teahouse
48° nord
arlo midtown
ad index
back space: tye farrow
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - Intro
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - Cover1
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - contents
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - cityscene: chicago
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - cityscene: atlanta
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - trends: wellbeing
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - before + after: heights house hotel
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - interview: suchi reddy
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - interview: adrian cheng
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - interview: new hoteliers
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - hd expo preview
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - from the show director
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - activation spaces
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - places: las vegas
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - conference highlights
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - hd expo products
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - profile: james waterworth
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - profile: kari kristensen
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - technology
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - window coverings
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - collaborations
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - upholstered furniture
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - bath
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - outdoor furniture
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - big ideas
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - hot heart
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - the red sea project
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - populous
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - fx mayr wellness eco retreat
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - musée du fleuve
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - river ring 
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - moliving
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - tren maya station
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - majara residence
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - national museum of korean literature
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - projects
Hospitality Design - August 2021 - xi’an taibai wushanju art hotel
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - nomad london
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - fuzhou teahouse
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - 48° nord
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - arlo midtown
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - ad index
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Hospitality Design - August 2021 - back space: tye farrow
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