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The zero-gravity game room in the proposed Playboy Club in Space.

Michelle Finn Joins Boutique Design’s Parent Company

Bunnies in Space: Playboy Club Eyes Extraterrestrial Locale

2 The Dark Lux exhibit, Heimtextil Trend Show 3 Scale Living Textile Tile by Hadi Teherani for Vorwerk Carpet; AIT Innovation Award, Textile Object

Review: Heimtextil
endors from around the world gathered in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this year for the Heimtextil contract and home textiles fair. The trade show drew more than 2,600 exhibitors from 61 countries and displayed the latest textiles, floor coverings, blinds, wallpaper and bed/table linens for 70,000 visitors. Beyond the goods, show highlights included the presentation of the Young Contract Creations Award for upholstery and a dreamy exhibit designed to reflect Heimtextil’s international trend forecast. —Megan Krause

Boutique Design | March+April 2012

Courtesy of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH: Jean-Luc Valentin (product), Thomas Fedra (trend forum).

ichelle Finn has been hired by ST Media Group International as senior vice president of hospitality brands. In that role, Finn oversees Boutique Design magazine, the Boutique Design New York (BDNY) interiors fair and Hospitality Style magazine. “Michelle has a tremendous track record for developing brands within the hospitality and related industries; she keenly understands this fast-changing design market and is responsive to the needs and demands of its customers,” says ST Media Group president Tedd Swormstedt. “We are excited about leveraging Michelle’s industry knowledge, relationships and depth of experience to further grow our brands.” Finn founded Finn Media Group LLC (FMG) in October 2011, and created two new industry events for 2012 that are now being executed in cooperation with ST Media Group. Prior to establishing FMG, Finn worked for 25-plus years for Nielsen Expositions’ Hospitality Design Group.

layboy magazine says its Playboy Clubs could make a comeback that’s out of this world— literally. The men’s magazine enlisted several futurists and rocket scientists, including Virgin Galactic’s head designer Adam Wells, to create a prototypical Playboy Club in Space. “As Virgin Galactic gets closer to becoming the world’s first commercial space line, Playboy is eagerly pondering the creation of the ultimate intergalactic entertainment destination,” said Jimmy Jellinek, the magazine’s editorial director. The extraterrestrial Playboy Club would be housed in a space station consisting of two main components: a zero-gravity stationary superstructure, and an outer ring that creates artificial gravity by spinning centrifugally. The gravity-free zones would house the club’s dance floor, game room and “sex suites,” while the part of the station with gravity would be home to an elegant restaurant. “A big turnoff for people in space is cold interiors,” futurist Thomas Frey told the magazine. “They don’t find the Star Wars look inviting.”

1 Relax and Swing by Magdalena Vojtekova; Young Contract Creations Award Winner, Upholstery

Courtesy of Playboy

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