Hospitality Design magazine’s Wave of the Future
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Description: See who's setting the trends now.
For decades, up-and-coming talent has been a positive force in the hospitality design industry. What are new design leaders doing differently now? Where have they already made a difference? Meet the global design change agents that are Hospitality Design's 2009 Wave of the Future.Enjoy conversation and complimentary Bloody Marys immediately following the session. Please join Hospitality Design magazine editors and Wave of the Future honorees at the Hospitality Design Wave of the Future Gallery in the exposition hall.
Speakers
| Andrew Alford |
| Founder and Principal, Andrew Alford Design Studio |
| Gulla Jonsdottir |
| Vice President and Principal Designer, Dodd Mitchell Design |
| Jason E. Goldberg |
| Designer/Project Manager, Rowland + Broughton |
| Jun Aizaki |
| Founder and Principal, Crème |
| Tonny Sadha |
| President, Tonny Sadha Interior Design |
| Warren Foster-Brown |
| Managing Director, FBEYE International |
| Stacy Shoemaker Rauen |
| Senior Managing Editor, Hospitality Design Magazine |
Using Color in Hospitality to Stimulate Your Brand
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Description: Learn how color changes and affects guests' moods, life, and environment.
Join designer Jamie Drake and a panel of speakers as they discuss the sensory sensations of color environments using examples from bedroom suite, dining, and lounge spaces. Drake shares how he relies on color palettes to reinvigorate a space, and how he plays with tonal temperatures to create super-charged guest experiences. His panel weighs in with their responses, and their own ideas.
Presented in conjunction with ASIDSpeakers
| Jamie Drake |
| Principal, Jamie Drake Designs |
| Sonu Mathew ASID, IIDA |
| Senior Manager, Color & Design, Benjamin Moore |
| Stephen Brandman |
| General Manager/Operations, Thompson Hotel Group |
| Thom Filicia |
| Principal, Thom Filicia Design |
| Clark Johnson |
| Principal, Johnson Light Studio |
Creativity Unleashed: McDonald’s Boutique Reinvention
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Description: It's not your grandfather's Mickey D's.
It's not everyday that a design firm gets the chance to redesign an iconic restaurant brand—especially with almost complete creative freedom. But that's just what McDonald's asked Studio Gaia to do. McDonald's wanted more consistent, modern design, and unleashed Studio Gaia to create three prototypes, which recently debuted in New York, California, and Florida. Now, Studio Gaia shares those concepts and the thought process behind them, and how those ideas offer a boutique look for a mega-chain of 14,000 U.S. restaurants.
Speakers
| Ilan Waisbrod |
| President, Studio Gaia |
| Max Carmona |
| Senior Director of U.S. Restaurant Design, McDonald's |
| Maral Sarisozen |
| Senior Interior Designer, Studio Gaia |
HD Boutique Keynote Conversation: Integrating Art and Architecture – Jeffery Beers in conversation with Michael Adams
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description: Integrating art and architecture.
Architect. Global tastemaker. Fulbright scholar. Jeffrey Beers has created some of hospitality's most memorable spaces. From the Fontainebleau to China Grill to Ono to Saks Fifth Avenue, to the Dylan Hotel and Atlantis Dubai, his unique and notable projects are internationally acclaimed for extraordinary design and impressive success. Beers talks with Michael Adams about his immense creativity, his work with legends Dale Chihuly, Oscar Niemeyer, and I.M. Pei, and his affinity for the integration of art and architecture.
Speakers
| Jeffrey Beers |
| Founder and Principal, Jeffrey Beers International |
| Michael Adams |
| Editor in Chief, Hospitality Design Magazine |
Site Visit – Epic
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Description: Visit the 411-key EPIC, where cosmopolitan boutique hotel meets resort amenities in urban Miami. A member of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, an industry pioneer of boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants, EPIC is located at the edge of the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. Occupying nearly 30 stories of a 54-story mixed-use tower designed by Revulta Vega Leon, the hotel features stunning views of the city and the bay. With simplicity and elegance as design hallmarks of the hotel’s interiors, Cheryl Rowley Design employed texture, light, and an array of contrasting patterns and materials such as stone, glass, metals, warm woods, and refined textiles in a rich, neutral interior palette. Your tour includes the lobby (featuring 26-foot-high ceilings) and public spaces; rooms and suites (on a key-available basis); the 13,752-square-foot wraparound pool deck with private cabanas; Area 31 restaurant; spa and fitness center operated by Exhale; the waterfront River Lounge; 11,000 square feet of indoor meeting and event space; and private marina.
Your tour departs the Miami Beach Convention Center and offers roundtrip motorcoach transportation. Please meet at the HD Boutique Site Visit corral at the main entrance to Hall D.What Does it Mean to be Green?
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Description: Case studies from the perspectives of owner, manager, builder, chef and the design team.
The design of a sustainable restaurant is about more than using recycled materials and low VOC paint. CORE has designed restaurants that are sustainable in concept, design, and operations as well as menu offerings. Peter F. Hapstak III, AIA, IIDA, ISP, founding partner of CORE, will discuss the concept of sustainability in recent projects from the perspectives of the owner, builder, chef, and management. His case studies will explain what it means to be sustainable in the foodservice industry. CORE has built a reputation as designers of leading sustainable food concepts that have gone on to achieve LEED Gold certification and earn industry awards such as the ASID / HD Earth Minded Award in 2009 and the IIDA / Metropolis Smart Environments Award in 2008.
Presented in conjunction with NEWHSpeakers
| Peter Hapstak III AIA, IIDA, ISP |
| Principal & Co-Founder, CORE Architecture | Design |
Affordable Hotels 2.0: Hybrids, New Brands, and Fresh Ideas
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Description: The latest from pioneers among the new hotel crop.
From 2006 until 2008, hospitality was all about new brands—38 of them, in fact. Now it is all about the new affordability, giving customers great design and great deals. Beyond the affordable brands you know, this session explores the next generation of properties, even a hybrid hotel/hostel. Their common denominator? Design ingenuity, even on the leanest of budgets.
Speakers
| Bill Lanting |
| President, Lanting Hotel Group |
| Enrique Sarasola |
| President & CEO, Room Mate Hotels |
| Michael Levie |
| President & CEO, citizenM hotels |
| Paul Priestman |
| Co-founder, Priestmangoode |
Site Visit – The Betsy Hotel and The Mondrian
Date: Monday, September 14
Time: 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Description: Tour the Mondrian in South Beach, the first residential ownership opportunity for Morgans Hotel Group. For its newest luxury property, Morgans selected innovative Dutch designer Marcel Wanders to create all interiors. Envisioned as “Sleeping Beauty’s castle,” Mondrian is a modern fantasy for residents and guests—a magical world with golden bells in the porte-cochere and an oasis of lush gardens providing a dramatic arrival sequence. Interior public spaces are designed as an indoor/outdoor living areas, with outdoor bar and seating; private cabanas are created with curtains of living foliage. There’s even an adult sandbox. Wanders extended the existing curvilinear building to form a semicircular sculptural structure, in which the rooms resemble theatrical boxes overlooking the tropical gardens below, “so that everyone has the best seat in the house,” he says. The residences are loft-like, flooded with light, designed for traffic flow among bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, and balcony spaces, unified with the same dark wood flooring inside and out, and employing color palette of white, gold, brown, grey, blue, and black. Your tour includes public spaces—indoors and outdoors—plus Jeffrey Chodorow’s Asia de Cuba restaurant; Sunset Lounge, a nightlife destination; Agua spa; and guest quarters on a key-available basis. Experience The Betsy in South Beach, transformed by a multimillion-dollar renovation under the guidance of Desires Hotels. A standout as the lone surviving example of “Florida Georgian” architecture in a Deco-dominated neighborhood on Ocean Drive, the 62-key Betsy opened initially in 1942 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Betsy was designed by L. Murray Dixon, the Art Deco master, who also designed the Hotel Victor and The Tides. With its stately lines marked by an expansive four-column front porch and rows of shutter-framed windows, The Betsy Ross, as it was originally named, not only reflected the era’s popularity of Early Americana, but also stood as a kind of restrained counterpoint to the dynamic curves of its Art Deco neighbors. The bones of this architectural gem remain but the interiors are updated in a refined, plantation-style palette of whites accented by rich mahogany elements and touches of grass green, coral red, lilac, and ochre. Your tour includes guest rooms and suites on a key-available basis, public spaces, and the roof deck—with its sweeping views of the beach and the Atlantic. Among highlights at The Betsy are its spa; the B-4 Lounge (a VIP nightclub complete with hidden, private entrance); and world-class dining such as BLT Steak, the Miami debut of famed chef Laurent Tourondel.
Your tour departs the Miami Beach Convention Center and offers one-way motorcoach transportation. Please meet at the HD Boutique Site Visit corral at the main entrance to Hall D.Designing the New Guest Spa and Bathing Experience
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Description: Dissect design ideas for the spa and beyond.
Cover two important, converging topics in one session: evocative new spa ideas and the evolution of luxury in-room bathing experiences. Cover the design challenges they present as well as a global overview of effective, efficient bath and spa design. Look at design, operations, treatments, technology, and trends. In a case study format, understand the guest experience at the 50,000 sf Talise Spa and Suites in Dubai, as the flagship Spa for the international world-class luxury Jumeirah Group and Park Hyatt Istanbul, the first hotel in the Park Hyatt collection to feature a wet room with five different bathing experiences.
Speakers
| Alan Georgeson |
| Chairman, Spa Developments (Georgeson Group) |
| Randy Gerner |
| Principal, GVK Architects |
Global Trends: A Look at Innovative Places to Eat, Drink, Stay, and Be Social—and the Designs Behind Them
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Description: Check out what matters most and why.
"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more." That's sage advice from Bob Puccini, the force behind some of the industry's most notable restaurants. In this session, discern the programming and details behind restaurants in boutique hotels that have quickly become global tastemakers and trendsetters, defining what eventually becomes the cultural mainstream. Learn about the design of some of the world's most compelling projects centered on eating, drinking, and socializing. (Did we mention adding value to boutique hotels?) Understand how food trends continue to shape our restaurants; and how restaurants continue to shape the vibe—and viability—of boutique hotel properties. View a select number of projects in case-study style for specifics on what works now.
Speakers
| Bob Puccini |
| Founder, Puccini Group |
Site Visit - Viceroy
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Description: Tour Viceroy Miami, Viceroy Resorts & Residences’ premiere, 10-acre property on the east coast, which claims a location as the centerpiece of Jorge Perez’s three-tower Icon Brickell enclave in Miami. (Perez is founder, chairman, and CEO of The Related Group.) Opened in February 2009 and occupying a 50-floor tower within the complex, Viceroy Miami is a 162-key hotel with architecture by Arquitectonica and interior design by Kelly Wearstler, Inc. Viceroy muse Wearstler has envisioned a whimsical take on Chinoiserie—recasting classic elements in modern settings in both private and common spaces: lobby, guestrooms and residences, 15th-floor signature restaurant, rooftop poolside lounge, and meeting spaces. Your design walk-through focuses on the lobby, complete with large stone sculpture by local artist Collin Mura-Smith. On a key-available basis, tour the guestrooms, and visit Eos, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant with expansive views. Visit the 15th floor outdoor space, the nexus for both residential and hotel amenities. It includes more than two acres of recreation and entertainment options such as 28,000-square-foot spa, life-size chess set, poolside café, wading pool, 80-person-capacity hot tub, and the longest infinity-edge pool in Florida. (Those water amenities combine to create a continuous water feature the length of a football field.) On the 50th floor, visit the private pool deck with updated Roman pavilion. View Club 50, an exclusive lounge outfitted in a refined motif and featuring panoramic views.
Your tour departs the Miami Beach Convention Center and offers roundtrip motorcoach transportation. Please meet at the HD Boutique Site Visit corral at the main entrance to Hall D.Nightlife Now
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Description: What's design got to do with it?
If you can attract the right crowd, your club may hit big-time profitability. Are you in touch with the trends, technology, and lighting theatrics that make clubs compelling? Nightlife interiors matter, and our panel of experts in club design will help you discover what makes nightlife successful now.
Speakers
| Ben Pundole |
| VP Entertainment, Morgans Hotel Group |
| James Geier |
| Founder, 555 International Inc |
| Kelley Jones |
| CEO, Societe Hospitality |
| Vincent Celano |
| Owner, Seed Design Inc. |
Remaking a Luxury Icon: The Fontainebleau Renovation Case Study
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Description: An all-star team showcases the renewal of a legend.
For its billion-dollar renovation and expansion, the venerable Fontainebleau Miami (an original Morris Lapidus design) has been renewed and reinvigorated, and the lessons learned apply to hospitality projects large and small. In one seminar, recap the project's design challenges and solutions in case-study format with the design team and project members from firms such as Wilson Associates, Jeffrey Beers, and Lifescapes—with development and property management as well. Among project highlights in the 1,504-room complex are the 40,000-square-foot spa, 11 restaurants and lounges, 58 meeting rooms totaling 107,000 square feet, 42,000 square feet of pre-function areas, and 51,000 square feet of outdoor function space.
Speakers
| Andrew Kreft |
| Senior Principal and Director of Design, Lifescapes International, Inc. |
| Don Wolfe |
| Principal, Nichols Brosch Wurst and Wolfe |
| Jeffrey Beers |
| Founder and Principal, Jeffrey Beers International |
| Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs |
| President/CFO, Lifescapes International, Inc. |
| Rick Lee AIA, LEEP AP |
| Principal, HKS |
| Erin Nichols |
| Senior Designer, Wilson Associates |
| Gonzalo Bustamante |
| Owner, Seed Design Inc. |
Pecha-Kucha™: Design Authenticity –FREE Session
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description: Catch this global phenom—with a provocative edge.
If you are not acquainted with Pecha Kucha, now's the time. Pecha Kucha, loosely translated, is Japanese for chit-chat. It's the anti-Twitter. It's a trademarked, live visual and verbal presentation style (www.pecha-kucha.org) in 190 cities globally to showcase innovative ideas from all realms. So here we go with Design Authenticity, a customized program featuring genuine experiences, products, projects, ideas, and expressions. Presenters are allowed 20 slides (PowerPoint format), each shown for 20 seconds, providing 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter. To be considered for HD Boutique's Pecha Kucha event, please submit your name, contact information, and three sentences explaining your idea to Carl Hildebrand, thegreenbroker@metro1properties.com on or before August 15, 2009. If selected, you will be invited to present at Pecha Kucha HDBoutique 2009. Bloggers. Anthropologists. Interior designers. Visionaries. Tree huggers. Purchasers. Collectors. Artists. Vendors. Culture kings. Jetsetters. Urbanites. Developers. Fashionistas. Architects. Bell hops. Tastemakers. Waiters. Owners. Get your authentic ideas out there.
Speakers
| Carl Hildebrand |
| Director of Green Building Initiatives, Metro 1 Properties |
Brand You: Discovery and Reinvention to Keep Your Career Moving Forward – FREE Session
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description: Put a strategic plan in place for your future.
It's all about you, and your future in the business. From job searches to career advancement to building networks, this session focuses on your value to an organization; your strengths and expertise; your talents and abilities to deliver strong results. Having a strategic plan in place plays a key role in making the most effective use of your time as you build your career, or face a job change. Knowing where to start and what to do next keeps you focused on reaching your goals. Become the CEO of your own company "Me Inc." Set your own brand standard, and set yourself apart from the rest.
Presented in conjunction with NEWHSpeakers
| Janice Marko |
| President, Marko International |
Site Visit – Fontainebleau
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Description: Visit the 1950s-era Fontainebleau, the sweeping, beachfront architectural icon by Morris Lapidus, which has just completed a $1 billion expansion and renovation across 22 acres. Your site visit includes a look at public spaces; guest rooms and suites among 1,504 keys; 11 restaurants and lounges; 40,000-square-foot spa; and poolscape. When it opened in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach was the largest hotel in South Florida. Its signature features included a 17,000-square-foot lobby with a now-legendary “Staircase to Nowhere”; six acres of formal gardens designed to replicate Versailles; and antique furnishings befitting its French period theme. Through the 1950s and 1960s Lapidus’ gently curving façade came to symbolize glamorous Miami Beach; the hotel was so well known that no sign was necessary to identify it. In 2005, Fontainebleau Suites Miami Beach opened, kicking off a $1 billion renovation. The resort’s guest quarters now include 846 rooms and suites in the two original Fontainebleau buildings and 650 junior, one- and two-bedroom suites in two towers: 37-story Trésor and 18-story Sorrento, located at the resort’s south end. Guest accommodations feature Apple® technology, aiming for a “paperless” hotel room. (There’s an iMac in every guest room for personalized options and real-time feedback.) Other distinctive features throughout the resort include 107,000 square feet of indoor meeting space; an interactive children’s waterscape and “walls of water” throughout the free-form main pool; and a 35-foot rain corridor in the spa. The project team for the transformation includes Jeffery Beers International; Wilson & Associates; HKS, Inc.; Lifescapes International; Richardson Sadeki; D C Studios USA LLC; Gilles & Boissier; Arnell Group; and Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe Architects.
Your tour departs the Miami Beach Convention Center and offers roundtrip motorcoach transportation. Please meet at the HD Boutique Site Visit corral at the main entrance to Hall D.Conversations: The Radical Innovation Awards
Date: Tuesday, September 15
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Description: Vote real-time on the best of a mind-stretching breed.
Hospitality is a hotbed of innovation. Yet that statement leads to obvious questions: what is radically innovative? Who's inventing it? Find out when a panel of hospitality designers, owners, and investors unveils results of the HD/JHGI third annual "Global Innovation in Hospitality Experience" prize for hospitality design, and discusses their own favorite projects for ingenious design. Oil Rig Platform Resort and Spa and e | merse took highest honors in 2008. In 2007, the uber-creative Poseidon Undersea Resort and MoMotel claimed first and second prize, respectively. After hearing from this year's finalists, you'll decide the Radical Innovation winner for 2009—with more than $10,000 in prize money at stake.
Speakers
| Claude Amar |
| President, The John Hardy Group International |
| James Woods |
| Managing Partner, Keen Partners |
| John Hardy |
| President & CEO, The John Hardy Group International |
| Michael Medzigian |
| Chairman & Managing Partner, Watermark Capital Partners |
| Pamela Parsons |
| Principal, Parsons & Company |
| Simon Turner |
| President, Global Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
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