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Photos by ANTHONY TAHLIER and courtesy of V STARR INTERIORS

VENUS WILLIAMS

Founder, V Starr Interiors
West Palm Beach, Florida
For Venus Williams, defying expectations
has been the defining characteristic
of her life. Not only does she thrive in
challenging situations, "I never slow
down," says the triple-threat athleteturned-designer.
Creativity has always been at the
forefront for Williams, who pursued a
fashion degree in tandem with her sister,
Serena, at the Arts Institute in Fort
Lauderdale and eventually developed her
own athletic apparel company EleVen.
Then there is her other day job as a
world-class tennis player on the WTA
circuit, with seven Grand Slam major
titles and a current ranking in the top
100 to her name. Still, she found time
to earn an associate's degree in interior

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design from the Art Institute of Pittsburg
(she's currently working on her master's
in interior architecture, as well), followed
by the launch of her West Palm Beach,
Florida-based firm V Starr Interiors in
2002.
Led by a deep curiosity "in everything
from color to pattern and how they can
apply to the world around us," she says her
design sense is eclectic, bold, and timeless.
Consider her first hospitality project, the
Presidential and Royal suites inside the
InterContinental Miami, where shades of
blue and tangerine mix with natural tones.
In an opportunity to mix her two
loves, she designed the V suite and the
tennis lounge at the Midtown Athletic
Club in Chicago (alongside local firm
DMAC Architecture), as well as the
Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in
Washington, DC, where underprivileged
children have "access to after-school

programs that provide a place for them
to cultivate a healthy lifestyle and get
support from their community," says
Williams, who was born and raised in
Compton in Los Angeles. A forthcoming
multifamily residential building will offer
affordable housing in New York's Harlem
neighborhood. Plus, she and Serena have
created the Williams Sister Fund for
various philanthropic projects.
It's no secret that Williams' father
played a pivotal role in her tennis career,
but she also credits him with encouraging
her to think about life outside of the sport:
a lesson that success comes in all forms
and that her greatest victory is doing what
she loves. "I thought about many different
avenues I could go down, but design felt
like the perfect fit," she says. I love tennis
so much, but I feel like it was chosen
for me, and design is something I got to
choose for myself."



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - July 2019

Hospitality Design - July 2019
Contents
from the editor
cityscene: washington, dc
cityscene: chicago
sketchbook
Interview: millennial roundtable
Interview: designing duos
5 questions for donnie madia
Profile: kim salmela
lighting
bath
textiles
flooring
from the show director
hd expo recap: people
iida/hd expo product design awards
hd expo recap: conference highlights
wave of the future
frank architecture
nina gotlieb
tenaya hills
dan mazzarini
charlie north
ashley stempler
yu ting
venus williams
original thinkers
marcus carey and damon lawrence
ritesh agarwal
christine gachot
jean-michel gathy
aaron richter
brett kaufman
harsha chanrai
lindsay kaplan and carolyn childers
linda boronkay
jeremiah britton
olivia hnatyshin
david gutstadt
ad index
Back space: martin brudnizki
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - 5 questions for donnie madia
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - Profile: kim salmela
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - lighting
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - from the show director
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - hd expo recap: people
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - iida/hd expo product design awards
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - wave of the future
Hospitality Design - July 2019 - frank architecture
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - nina gotlieb
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - tenaya hills
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - dan mazzarini
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - charlie north
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - ashley stempler
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - yu ting
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - venus williams
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - original thinkers
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - ritesh agarwal
Hospitality Design - July 2019 - christine gachot
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - jean-michel gathy
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - aaron richter
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - brett kaufman
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - lindsay kaplan and carolyn childers
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - linda boronkay
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - jeremiah britton
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - olivia hnatyshin
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Hospitality Design - July 2019 - david gutstadt
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