Photos courtesy of HBA 1. A rendering of the restaurant at the soonto-open Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles. 2. The lobby lounge at the Ritz-Carlton, Macau, located at Galaxy Macau. 3. The expansive and bright Imperial suite at the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. 4. The spa at the NUO Hotel Beijing. 4 5 5. A vintage shot of Howard Hirsch and Michael Bedner on a California beach. 6. A relaxation room inside the ESPA at the Ritz-Carlton, Macau. 7. A rendering of a typical guestroom at the forthcoming technologically advanced Sunset 8950 hotel in LA. 8. A winding marble staircase in the JW Marriott Hotel Macau features a shimmering crystal chandelier and large-scale glass installation. 9. The reception area at the recently opened Raffles Jakarta. maintain that." "Michael is larger than life," adds Kaerskov. "None of us can live up to that. You have to be born with it. He was also very entrepreneurial, with a lot of great ideas. We try to have similar ideas and implement them." Adds Carr: "Michael taught us how to dream, and how to go after it and deliver it. That's what keeps getting me up in the morning." h b a . co m 7 6 8 9 Photo by Will Pryce hospitalitydesign.com October 2015 129http://www.hba.com http://www.hospitalitydesign.com