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Women of Influence

the development of healthcare design, interior architecture, and public buildings that enhance the human experience. (Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center shown.)

Kimberley Miller
Founder and Principal Design Duncan Miller Ullmann Dallas
Kimberley Miller joined forces professionally and personally with Duncan Turner to form Design Duncan Miller Ullmann in 1986. Together, they have opened offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong, created stylish interiors with a bit of flair for boutique hotels like Mosaic in Beverly Hills and Hotel ZaZa in Dallas and Houston, worked with luxury brands like Mandarin, Ritz Carlton, and St. Regis, and designed for celebrity chefs such as Stephen Pules and Todd English. Miller has received multiple awards including the International Achievement Award for Mid-Size Businesses in 2009. (Ritz-Carlton Abaco, Bahamas, shown.) “I’ve known Kimberley for nine years,” says Benji Homsey, president, Z Resorts Management and Development, who worked with her on the Hotel Zazas. “It’s wonderful to watch her work. It’s one thing to spec furniture for a room, it’s another to see Kimberley put the finishing touches on everything. It all comes together when she walks in. She’s an amazing talent with a unique eye.” “Mary-Jean Eastman has developed a design philosophy that marries a hospitality approach with state-of-the-art medical planning—creating supportive patient-focused environments,” attests partner Bradford Perkins, principal and executive director of Perkins Eastman. “MaryJean has been at the forefront of understanding the convergence of hospitality aesthetics and amenities with forward-thinking medical spaces.”

for McGuire shown.) “Barbara has an aesthetic that’s pitch-perfect for our times,” says Jason Phillips, president of McGuire Furniture Company. “Her designs embody an elegance and a simplicity that is in tune with how we live. Her forms are quintessentially American—incorporating ideas and inspiration across cultures and centuries. It’s been a delight to collaborate over the years with a designer whose vision is so clear, yet continually evolving.”

Liz Diller
Principal Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York
Throughout her long career, Poland-born Liz Diller has created spaces that inspire. Recognized for the breakthrough design of New York restaurant Brasserie in the Seagram’s Building, Diller went on to create culturally significant works spanning the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan, and New York’s urban masterpiece, the High Line (shown), which recently received an AIA New York design award. She continues to pass on her wisdom as an architecture teacher at Princeton University. “Her design influence starts with empathy—she knows how people use space, and more importantly, how they enjoy space,” notes Rick Bell, executive director of AIA New York/Center for Architecture. “The spaces she creates are all about the celebration of the here, the now, the ephemeral, and the places that give delight. For New Yorkers living in too-small apartments, her visions are grand, public, and welcoming.”

India Mahdavi
Principal/Founder imh Paris
Known for her fluid spaces that are a mix of masculine and feminine elements, Christian Liagre-alum India Mahdavi has made a name for herself across many disciplines. Since starting her studio 11 years ago, she has designed multiple hospitality spaces such as the Hélène Darroze restaurant at the Connaught Hotel in London, the Townhouse hotel in South Beach, and Condesa df hotel in Mexico City; participated in multiple exhibitions; and designed numerous products, from sofas to lamps, including her own line of furniture. (Bishop’s Family shown, available exclusively through Ralph Pucci International.) “India first immerses herself into the local culture and then delves into the local intricate ways,” says Rafael Micha, managing partner, Grupo Habita. “Her designs are always in sync with the surroundings and never feel out of place. In Mexico City, she started the craze for ‘vintage’ furniture by selecting a few pieces for Condesa df. India Mahdavi turned a corner in Mexico City into a Parisian Condesa df.”

Barbara Barry
Founder and President Barbara Barry Incorporated Los Angeles
Residential designer Barbara Barry has not only influenced hospitality design for two decades with her classic and elegant style, but she was one of the first crossovers, designing the Savoy Grill at the Savoy; the Boxwood Café at the Berkeley Hotel in London; and Michael Mina restaurant and Onyx Lounge at the St. Francis in San Francisco, among others. Yet lately Barry is as well known for her product design for manufacturers like Boyd Lighting and McGuire Furniture Company. (The Fretwork Lounge Chair by Barry

Laurinda Spear
Principal Arquitectonica Miami
A founding principal of Arquitectonica, architect Laurinda Spear’s sleek designs for Ritz-Carlton, Melco Crown Entertainment, Canyon Ranch, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental, Le Meridien, and Four Seasons have received more than 100 awards. She has expanded the firm through the

Mary-Jean Eastman
Principal Perkins Eastman New York
Mary-Jean Eastman, whose career spans more than 30 years, is a founding partner of Perkins Eastman and the managing principal of its New York office. She plays a key role in the overall design direction of the firm, putting particular emphasis on

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