Boutique Design - March 2019 - 48

UP-AND-COMING DESIGNERS

HAMPTON INN CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB

THE MOMENT SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE
A DESIGNER: When it was time for college I was

choosing between graphic design and interior
design. I found these old floorplans I drew for
houses when I was a kid. I also used to play around
on a CAD system my dad had installed on our
home computer. So, while my friends were drawing
unicorns, I was drawing floorplans. It just made
sense to choose design.
FAVORITE TECH TOOL: Google's 3D painting app
Tilt Brush. It lets others put on 3D goggles and
experience a room when it's still pretty preliminary
and rough, before you get into full VR renderings.

and Hyatt Place, Indianapolis; TownePlace Suites,
Nashville.

ERIN HECKERT
Director, Gettys One
The Gettys Group

IF SHE WEREN'T A DESIGNER SHE'D BE: A

THE NEXT BIG THING-AND THE CHALLENGES IT POSES:

stay-at-home mom living on a farm with a small
shop. I taught myself to do a lot of the traditional
crafts such as knitting, embroidery, quilting and
gardening. So, if I didn't do this, I'd try to make a
living off doing that-the simple life.

Communal hotels such as Motto from Hilton. There
will be spacial concerns with getting that many
rooms to connect. We' ll have to get creative on how
to get people out of their rooms.
my hands in mixed reality prior to 3D
printing is really exciting.
TOUGHEST DAY ON THE JOB: This

past summer while setting up our
immersive Sheraton unveiling in Times
Square. It was the first temporary
event I've done-and at 4,200 sq. ft.
to boot. There were multiple high
stress days, rapid fire decisions, and
me standing in the middle of 42nd
Street in the pouring rain directing my
movers through traffic.

BRITTNEY HEPLER

Senior Design Manager,
Global Design Strategies
Marriott International

SHERATON PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN STRATEGY

PRACTICING PROACTIVE DESIGN BY: Studying
how far-reaching digital platforms can integrate
into and enhance our physical environments
to create a more holistic experience and enable
socialization, productivity and personalization.
WORK IN PROGRESS: Renovating our Sheraton
test lab property in Phoenix and continuing to

48

boutiquedesign.com MARCH 2019

work on the brand's transformation; additional
design strategy work on our Delta brand.
MOST ASPIRATIONAL TECH TOY: I haven't had a
chance to play with it yet, but I'm dying to get my hands
on Gravity Sketch, which tracks your movements so
you can design directly in VR. My team focuses on a lot
of product design, and the thought of sculpting with

IF MONEY WERE NO OBJECT: If
I were designing something
to fit what the inside of my
brain looks like, it would be
a renovated 1960s roadside motel or a
Catskills summer camp turned high-tech
health retreat with "smart bungalows." I
love antiques and places that celebrate
their past. Spinning that together with
a layer of technology and personal
development is really appealing to me.

C O U R T E S Y O F T H E G E T T Y S G R O U P ( H E C K E R T ) ; K E N N Y K I M P H O T O G R A P H Y ( H A M P T O N I N N C H I C AG O M O T O R C L U B ) ;
C O U R T E S Y O F B R I T T N E Y H E P L E R ( H E P L E R ) ; C O U R T E S Y O F M A R R I O T T I N T L . ( S H E R AT O N P U B L I C S PAC E P R O T O T Y P E )

WORK IN PROGRESS: Dual-brand Hyatt House
http://www.boutiquedesign.com
Boutique Design - March 2019

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boutique Design - March 2019
