1 Leader Board Meet a trio of influencers who have masterminded new design directions for everything from wish-list hostels to bucket-list five-stars-and shaken up both the process and studio management along the way. BY ORIANA LERNER DESIGNERS ARE MORE than artists-they're also managers, collaborators, branding whizzes and diplomats. With impeccable style, of course. The industry powerhouses profiled here let you in on the strategies that enable them to write their own stylebooks, and how they keep the business side of their practices on the same innovative course. 24 boutiquedesign.com JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2017http://www.boutiquedesign.com