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CONFERENCE ROUNDUP

BDwest
BDwest 2018, taking place April 4-5, 2018,
at the Los Angeles Convention Center, will
feature Smart-Specs Interiors-master
classes presented in association with
NEWH-that will get granular with in-depth
methods for writing clear, supplier-ready
specs. Learn best practices in spec writing
from leading hospitality interior designers,
purchasing agents, and manufacturers
who will guide participants on efficient and
effective spec writing for achieving optimal
project results and avoiding errors that
cost time and money.
Each session will focus on a specific
product category: guestroom casegoods,
guestroom lighting, hospitality carpet,
upholstered seating, and fabric.

Carpet
Learn types of construction, current lead
times and budget ranges for each type of
carpet typically used in hospitality, as well
as the latest trends seen in guestrooms
and public spaces.
MODERATOR: Michelle Finn, Hospitality
Media Group
PRESENTERS:
Matt Mars, Flicks Mars
Jennifer Ramsey, Ramsey & Associates
Jennifer Wellman, Lexmark Carpet

Fabric
Learn which fabrics work best in which
applications, how to navigate the
seemingly endless choices available today,
and specify for durability and budgets from
Select Service to Luxury.
PRESENTERS:
Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates
Matt Deshantz, Fabricut

Guestroom Casegoods
Learn the important basics of casegood
materials and construction, critical lead
times, and budget ranges for typical
guestroom casegoods at various hotel
level-from select service to ultra-luxury-
and what is included in an efficient linedrawing for each.
MODERATOR: Pam Parson, Hospitality
Media Group
PRESENTERS:
Collette Conner, ForrestPerkins
Joe Eikenberner, Benjamin West
Leslie Temples, Vaughan Benz

Guestroom Lighting
Learn how to describe your design intent,
specify switching, ADA compliance,
sockets, and who (or what) Kelvin is. Learn
how to specify lamping for optimal design
and operational performance.

MODERATOR: Steve Rice, Rice Consulting
PRESENTERS:
Mike Lindenlaub, Creative Resources
Associates
Tom Ruskin, Chapman Manufacturing
Company
Lee Szromba, The Light Annexus
Elisa Whaler, Bray Whaler

Upholstered Seating
Learn what makes a lounge, banquet, or
desk chair comfortable or not, long-lasting
or not, and how to navigate the lead times
for design and testing, and budgets for
various levels of hotels, as well as the
latest trends.
MODERATOR: Jean Varney, Cornell
University
PRESENTERS:
Larry Carver, Carver & Associates
Angela Denney, InterContinental Hotels
Group
Karin Harrington, Studio Partnership
Ian King, MTS Seating
Jeff Lazar, JLF Collections

HD Platinum Circle
More than 400 people gathered at the newly renovated Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York on
November 14 for the 29th annual Hospitality Design Platinum Circle Awards Gala. At the
event, NEWH presented the $5,000 Ken Schindler Memorial Scholarship and the $10,000
Fabric Innovations Legacy Scholarship.

Cynthia Guthrie, and Leigh Mitchell, NEWH, Inc.; Sarah Wallstedt, 2017
NEWH Ken Schindler Memorial Scholarship recipient; and Andrea Thomas,
NEWH, Inc.
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Cynthia Guthrie, NEWH, Inc.; Deborah Herman, Fabric Innovations; 2017
NEWH Fabric Innovations Legacy scholarship recipient Brittany Flock; and
Andrea Thomas, NEWH, Inc.
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