Hospitality Design - November 2016 - 22

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with a little help

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When we started this

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Photo by JEFFREY MOSIER

annual issue, our first two
guest editors were Roger
Thomas of Wynn Design
& Development and Chip
Conley, former CEO of Joie de
Vivre Hotels (who is now with
Airbnb). In a change of pace,
for the past few years we have
brought in a great designer
or design team-from David
Rockwell and AvroKO
to Yabu Pushelberg and
Alexandra Champalimaud. This year, we wanted to bring back the hotelier point of view.
Like Roger and Chip, we looked for someone who was not only pushing the envelope in
terms of experience but who also has an eye for and involvement in the design.
Enter Jason Pomeranc, founder of SIXTY Hotels. His company may be on the newer
side (it launched in 2013), but it's a second act for this hotel veteran and visionary who
founded Thompson Hotels in 2001 (he created both brands with his brothers Michael
and Larry). They were one of the early players in the boutique hotel movement (on the
heels of W Hotels, André Balazs, Ian Schrager, and more), and since then have created
bespoke properties in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, among other top cities, that are
a perfect blend of atmosphere and style.
Jason has his hands in every detail of his hotels-from the branding and the
aesthetics (even the artwork as he's an avid collector) to the F&B partners and operations.
And his participation in this issue was no different. He chose every person, place, and
subject matter that fills these pages, interviewing people on the phone or in person (and
some via email) to ask his poignant questions. His theme: the new icons-people who he
either collaborates with, is inspired by, or admires for their game-changing solutions and
enthusiasm for hospitality or the world they live in.
I was lucky enough to be on every interview with Jason, and I think you will find
this an impressive curation of some extraordinary people-a few we have also respected
from afar and wanted to include, a couple we have highlighted in the past in a different
light, and some who are welcome breaths of fresh air. We were honored to have such a
passionate hotelier join us on this journey, and we hope you enjoy the finished product.

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hd editorial advisory board
Andrew Alford AJ Capital Partners David Ashen dash design 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 Jónsdóttir Gulla Jónsdóttir
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
Margaret McMahon Wimberly Interiors Will Meyer Meyer Davis Studio Julia Monk HOK Alessandro Munge Studio
Munge 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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