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crystal wynn and milo garcia
Partners, Studio MAI
Los Angeles
Crystal Wynn did a brief stint in a corporate environment when she
started to gravitate toward her entrepreneurial friends who were
"self-employed and had hired me to collaborate creatively," she says.
Enter Milo Garcia, an artist working in London and Paris who "never
had the patience or understanding of how to work for someone," he
explains. The two met in Los Angeles (they were both doing residential
design projects at the time), became fast friends, and launched the
multidisciplinary Studio MAI in 2003, cultivating a relationship that
has endured for the past 16 years.
At first, "we did a lot of thinking out of the box for other designers,"
notes Wynn, "helping them make something they could not figure out
how to make on their own, which led to what I would call our hyperrealization of wanting to focus fully on our own design, that which we
could control exclusively and would be rooted by a strong, intelligent,
original concept." They eschewed residential work in favor of "less
corporate, more entrepreneurial" projects, Garcia says, including their
first hospitality space, LA's Gjelina restaurant, deciding "very quickly
that working with chefs was something we loved doing and wanted to do
more of," he says. Adds Wynn: "The ability to affect the masses, even if
in a small way, seemed more important than designing for the few."
Their expansive portfolio now includes Hinoki & the Bird in
LA, Austin's South Congress Hotel, the Young Joni restaurant in
Minneapolis, and, most recently, the MADE Hotel in New York's
buzzing NoMad neighborhood, all of which evoke their signature
"boho-meets-casual professional" style, Wynn says. Along with a
new furniture line, the pair is looking for a project that "pushes us
toward unattainable perfection," Wynn says. "Every single project is
challenging," adds Garcia, and "presents a new [opportunity] to push
ourselves further and not settle."

Photos by NICK SIMONITE, ALICE GAO, and DYLAN + JENI

South Congress Hotel embraces Austin's
elegant yet rugged minimalism



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - July 2018

Hospitality Design - July 2018
Contents
Online TOC
From the Editor
HD Siteseeing
HD Awards
Perspectives
Sketchbook
Inspiration: Inside Out
Trends: Fast Casual
Interview: Alexandra and Anthony Champalimaud
5 Questions for Patrick Denihan
Products
Profile: Gabriel Scott
Lighting
Seating
Bath
Flooring
HD Expo Recap
From the Show Director
People
IIDA/HD Product Design Competition Awards
Conference Highlights
Wave of the Future
Martin Ablaza
Curioso
Nicemakers
Brittney Hart
One Plus Partnership
Studio MAI
Pure Genius
The Tastemakers: Daniel Humm + Will Guidara
The Preservationists: ASH NYC
The Curators: Space Copenhagen
The Maverick: Raul Leal
The Storyteller: André Fu
The Free Spirit: Magdalena Sartori
The Veterans: EDG
The Master of Luxury: Pierre-Yves Rochon
The King of Clubs: Nick McCabe
The New Kids on the Block: Bowler James Brindley
Ad Index
Back Space: Kate Rohrer
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - 5 Questions for Patrick Denihan
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Products
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Profile: Gabriel Scott
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - HD Expo Recap
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - People
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Wave of the Future
Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Martin Ablaza
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Curioso
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Nicemakers
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Brittney Hart
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - One Plus Partnership
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Studio MAI
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - Pure Genius
Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Tastemakers: Daniel Humm + Will Guidara
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Preservationists: ASH NYC
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Curators: Space Copenhagen
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Maverick: Raul Leal
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Storyteller: André Fu
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Free Spirit: Magdalena Sartori
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Veterans: EDG
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The Master of Luxury: Pierre-Yves Rochon
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The King of Clubs: Nick McCabe
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Hospitality Design - July 2018 - The New Kids on the Block: Bowler James Brindley
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