SWIPE LEFT
Craig Amos, Apple Hospitality REIT; Angela Clarke, Marriott International; and Peter Lipkin, Nourison Hospitality
Jesse Israel, founder of the Big Quiet and social meditation community Medi Club, led a guided meditation for attendees
Larry Traxler, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and Cheryl Heisterberg, DAC Art Consulting, who sponsored a group yoga session
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson captivated the audience through a discussion of her book The Warmth of Other Suns
Sonya Haffey, V Starr Interiors; Sabine Vessnow Khera, Sydell Group; Venus Williams, V Starr Interiors; and Lynn Larkin, Bessolo Design Group
Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design; and Gus Sarff and Michelle Roscoe, GS Associates
Molly Swyers, 21c Museum Hotels; Robert Pullen, Fil Doux Textiles; and David Davis, Rottet Studio
Gary Womack, Loews Hotels; Chrystal Boone, RH Contract, a Summit After Hours sponsor; Adam Kubryk, Global Allies; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD; Steve Galbreath, Garfield Public/Private; and Kraig Kalashian, KKAD
Gulla Jónsdóttir, Gulla Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design; Craig Palacios, Bunnyfish Studio; and Tomas Palomar, Porcelanosa
Violinist and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta spoke about the power of music on mental health
Christine Shanahan, HVS Design; Shirli Sensenbrenner, CoralTree Hospitality; Kim Roeser, Valley Forge Fabrics; Nina Grondin, Curioso; and Heather Ciszczon, Hyatt
The Shaw Contract table, the closing dinner sponsor: Back row: Malcolm Berg, EoA; Kellie Sirna, Studio 11 Design; Desiree Perkins, Shaw Contract; Adrienne Scribner, Baskervill; and Kate Poole Cropsey, Gensler. Front row: John Crews, Shaw Contract; Christine Shanahan, HVS Design; Stacy Elliston, Studio 11 Design; Robert Stuckey, Shaw Contract; and David Tracz, //3877
Chef José Andrés and Michael Adams, HD, talked about his humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico
Michael Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture; John Kelly, MunnWorks; Nicole Wood, Summa International, a Summit After Hours sponsor; Amie Marben, Relevant Group; and Max Munn, MunnWorks
Michelle Acevedo, MAD Hospitality Studio, and Deborah Herman, Fabric Innovations
The Platinum Circle reception: Back row: Paul Bienkowski, Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, and Michael Adams, HD; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; and sponsors Robert Duban, Bryan Ashley, and Paul Cleary, Tarkett. Front row: Barbara Lazaroff, Imaginings Design; Susan Nagle, Bentel & Bentel; Clodagh, Clodagh Design; Kemper Hyers, Auberge Resorts Collection; Gerry Jue, BAMO; and sponsor Kim Drautz, Tarkett
The VISO table: Back row: Nancie Min, Clodagh Design; Filipe Lisboa and Tzetzy Naydenova, VISO; Shay Lam, TPG Architecture; and Anwar Mekhayech, DesignAgency. Front row: Gina Goodin, CallisonRTKL; Jihee Youn, Virserius Studio; Mark Rottman, Hyatt; and Brent Zeigler, Dyer Brown Architects
HD Summit 2019
Boutique Design Summer Forum 2024
In July, approximately 180 industry professionals came together for BD Summer Forum at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos by Owen Kahn Photography
HD SiteSeeing 2024
Industry professionals joined Hospitality Design in August for its SiteSeeing bus tour to experience a behind-the-scenes look at three New York hotels: Warren Street Hotel (with lunch at the Orangery); Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York; and W New York – Union Square.
A special thanks to our sponsors: Cortina Leathers, Durkan Hospitality, JACLO, Innovative Carpets, Ligne Roset, Milliken, P/Kaufmann Contract, Studio Twist, Samuelson Furniture, Sugarlift, Valley Forge Fabrics, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business. Photos by David Teng