Hospitality Design - December 2015 - 24

from the editor

bright ideas

STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Editor in Chief
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldexpo.com
646.668.3751
MICHAEL ADAMS < Editorial Director
michael.adams@emeraldexpo.com
646.668.3690
JONATHAN MARSLAND < Creative Director
jonathan.marsland@emeraldexpo.com
646.668.3733

Photo by JEFFREY MOSIER

We recently formed our first-ever editorial advisory board, consisting of

almost 40 veterans and rising stars in our industry. But more than simply listing
an impressive group of people in our magazine every issue, we wanted to tap their
expertise in an attempt to continue to improve HD and our events. Between a survey
and a wonderful lunch at Locanda Verde in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood,
we've gained a lot of valuable insight and feedback so far. Obviously we can't include
it all, but you will start to see a few tweaks in this and future issues.
Interestingly enough, one of the biggest takeaways: the magazine should be
a source of inspiration, not just through hospitality projects and people, but also
through trailblazing examples and leaders in
other industries. Luckily, our December issue
was already dedicated to this very topic. We've
dubbed it Edge of Creativity, as we explore
groundbreaking, thought-provoking, interesting
projects, people, and trends-from retail and tech
inventions to neon eye-catching architecture and
illuminating exhibitions. We could have filled 100
pages, but hopefully the more than 20 innovations
showcased will whet the appetite. Plus, holding
true to our title, we highlight a few hospitality
projects-a restaurant in Spain, hotels in Cabo
and Sydney, a lesson in sustainability in Portugal,
and a lodge concept bridging the gap between
hotel and Airbnb-that are standouts in their
own right, pushing the envelope in terms of design and concept.
Hopefully our last issue of 2015 leaves you with some stimuli for the new year.
And as you are planning for 2016, take note that registration is now open for HD
Expo, May 4-6th, at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas. It's our 25th anniversary so
even more so than years before we hope to excite and inform with more than 25
conference sessions-speakers will be added in the coming weeks at hdexpo.com-
and a few new initiatives on the show floor. One thing I am most looking forward
to is what Andrew Alford and his team at AJ Capital Partners create in the Social
Hub. If it's anything like the whimsical, pattern-filled lobbies at his recently opened
Graduate Hotels, I am sure it will delight and surprise. And submissions for our
annual HD Awards-both projects and products-are now being accepted and
are due by March 1st at hospitalitydesign.com. The good news for those who have
entered in years past: the entire process is now digital.
From all of us at HD, have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

Editor in Chief
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldexpo.com
@StacyRauen

hd editorial advisory board
Andrew Alford AJ Capital Partners Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers International Malcolm Berg EoA Mark Boekenheide
Related Companies Glen Coben Glen & Co. Meghann Day HBA Gary Dollens Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Deborah
Lloyd Forrest ForrestPerkins William Harris AvroKO Kemper Hyers Starwood Capital Amy Hulbert Best Western
International Tom Ito Gensler Ted Jacobs Starwood Hotels & Resorts Gulla Jonsdottir Gulla Jonsdottir Architecture
& Design Helen Jorgensen Host Hotels & Resorts Jon Kastl Champalimaud Aliya Khan Neuehouse Studio Raul
Leal Virgin Hotels Scott Lee SB Architects Tony Machado Morgans Hotel Group Lisa McClung INT LLC Julia
Monk HOK Will Meyer Meyer Davis Studio Alessandro Munge Munge Leung Barry Nidiffer Chartres Lodging
Group Lionel Ohayon ICRAVE Robert Polacek Puccini Group Thomas Schoos Schoos Design Lisa Simeone Simeone
Deary Design Group Kellie Sirna Studio 11 Design Sam Suleman Equinox Hospitality Shawn Sullivan Rockwell Group
Michael Suomi Stonehill & Taylor Roger Thomas Wynn Design & Development Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide
Audra Tuskes Lightstone Group Joel Villalon BraytonHughes Design Studios Anne Wilkinson BAMO Glenn Wilson
Marriott International

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