Hospitality Design - November 2022 - 12

from the guest editor
good vibes
STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President, Design Group
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldx.com
646.668.3751
When I think about design, I
think about how I want to feel in a
space. How do I want guests to feel
when they walk in? How do I want my
staff to feel as they arrive each day?
Growing up, I was surrounded
by the Scandinavian aesthetics of
minimalism and light. I've always
loved the sleekness of the birch
trees and granite hills. And yet, my
Ethiopian roots have always stayed
with me-the warmth of spices in
both taste and color, the busyness
of the markets, the vibrancy of it all.
Whether it's a specifi c dish or an entire
restaurant concept, I am always considering how these contrasting elements
can create a beautiful balance.
When I moved to New York, I began learning just how much a space
matt ers when it comes to creating a dining experience. Aquavit's atrium
could be transformed on a sunny day just from the light streaming in. Pan
Pan and Paris Blues were designed by age and time. Jezebel had magic in
every single detail.
These infl uences informed what my fi rst restaurant should be. When I
was creating Red Rooster, I always talked about bringing the energy in from
Harlem. It was about building a big, voluptuous bar in the middle of the room
that you saw early on. It was a reference to Dapper Dan and to the church
in that your eye goes to that bar immediately, like it would to a particularly
snappy jacket on Dapper Dan or a fantastic hat on one of the ladies coming
out of Abyssinian aſt er Sunday mass.
My new restaurant in Chelsea, Hav & Mar, is a love lett er to design. I
drew largely from my " Swediopian " roots, and I worked with Montreal-based
designer Zébulon Perron, multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams, and our
amazing women-led team to create the identity of the space. It really feels
like all of us.
My great design infl uences are oſt en not necessarily designers by trade,
but rather people whose lifestyles exude style and fl air. It is not about the
label of being an architect but rather about the ingenuity, the unique lens of
how these people see the world around them. These are my friends. They are
the people who shaped me, and they each have a great story to tell.
Marcus Samuelsson
KEVIN GAFFNEY < Vice President and Group Show Director
kevin.gaffney@emeraldx.com
770.291.5446
GANNON BROUSSEAU < Executive Vice President, Luxury & Design
gannon.brousseau@emeraldx.com
sales + advertising
PAUL BIENKOWSKI < Publisher + Key Accounts
860.655.3134 paul.bienkowski@emeraldx.com
LILIANA CONNOLLY < Key Accounts + New England, GA, FL
liliana.connolly@emeraldx.com
781.492.1509
NEIL HOCHMAN < NY-NJ-PA-DE-MD-DC-VA-NC-SC
neil.hochman@hospitalitydesign.com
917.434.5663
GERRY KREGER < Key Accounts + West Coast
gerry.kreger@hospitalitydesign.com
323.999.0991
HERVÉ SEDKY
President and CEO
KATE ELDER
Senior Vice President and
Controller
BRIAN FIELD
Chief Operating Offi cer
DAVID DOFT
Chief Financial Offi cer
BILL CHARLES
Chief Information Offi cer
STACEY SAYETTA
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
REN AKINCI
Executive Vice President,
People and Culture
BETH COWPERTHWAITE
Senior Vice President,
Communications
FELICIA HAMERMAN
Senior Vice President,
Brand Marketing
LES WEIR
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Development
JOANNE WHEATLEY
Senior Vice President,
Marketing Services
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