Boutique Design - April 2014 - 4

EDITORIAL

pUTTiNG THE SiZZlE
iN SUSTaiNaBiliTY
I had the pleasure of meeting Michael

Davis, the cover subject of this month's edition,
at our recently completed BDwest trade fair.
Passionate about preservation, Davis ran
a workshop titled, "Yes, You Can Save That
Building!" During the session, he detailed
proactive strategies that enable designers to
reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle elements
into attention-grabbing hospitality projects-
all without blowing the budget.
Davis's BDwest workshop held its audience
in thrall, and I'm confident you'll feel the same
way about what he has to say in a Q+A with
Boutique Design executive editor Mary Scoviak
on page 22. Davis drills down into such timely
topics as the best sources for salvaged materials and tips for making the most of repurposed elements.
Eco-friendly design strategies play a major
role in several other projects we write about
in the following pages, including the VELAA
Private Island Maldives resort and Hokulani
Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club in
the "Sexy and Sustainable" feature that starts
on page 16, and restaurateur Tracy Borkum's
latest CUCINA enoteca in Southern California
that's profiled on page 28.
The desire to go green also surfaced in the
trend story on cruise ship design (page 34).

executive editor
Mary Scoviak
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Matthew Hall
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There, 5+design partner Tim Magill notes that
the Two70 ° dual-purpose great room, set to
debut on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's new
Quantum of the Seas late this year, was born
out of the cruise line's desire that its newest
ships be as energy-efficient as possible.
All this leads me to conclude that these
days, virtually all design can (and should) be
sustainable design. That's good for everyone
involved in the creation and operation of
hospitality projects-whether they be on land
or at sea.

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p.s. At the start of this column, I mentioned

that our second annual BDwest is in the
books. Our May issue will include a comprehensive review of that groundbreaking event.

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