Pantone adds 28 new colors to its SkinTone Guide, the fastest-growing employer in the U.S. is the hospitality industry, and what chef René Redzepi is serving at Noma’s Kyoto pop-up. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
Pantone expands its SkinTone Guide
When Fenty Beauty launched in 2017, it included an unprecedented 40 shades of foundation (since expanded to 50), not only helping makeup-wearers who had long been overlooked in the beauty industry but also inspiring deeper inclusion in cosmetics and other industries. Now, Pantone is updating its original Pantone SkinTone Guide. Originally released 10 years ago with 110 shades, Pantone has added 28 new shades with more dark tones and yellow undertones. A recent article from Print Magazine notes that Pantone worked with customers to help identify gaps in its guide, which can be used for print and digital work across apparel, beauty, and product design including cosmetics, prosthetics, toys, and intimates.
What’s on the menu at Noma’s Ace Hotel Kyoto residency
Photo courtesy of Noma Kyoto
Noma recently announced it would end full-time restaurant service in 2024 and reincarnate as Noma 3.0, comprising pop-up events and a food laboratory. In a taste of what’s to come, the 2021 winner of World’s Best Restaurant began its residence at Ace Hotel Kyoto this week, which will run for 10 weeks through May 20. Although Noma has been the subject of criticism for grueling hours and low pay, appetite for the establishment hasn’t waned, with tickets selling out in just 37 minutes when they went live last fall. What’s on the menu for the exclusive event? Eleven Noma chefs have been in Japan since January to prepare, foraging the mountains for vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms. According to Bloomberg, dishes will include hot pot with a broth of smoke mekabu (wakame seawood stems) and Japanese spiny lobster brain with boar fat, among others.
Hospitality industry is now the fastest-growing employer in the U.S.
One of the hardest-hit industries during the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospitality industry is finally rebounding. With thousands of restaurants once handicapped by various restrictions including total closure or outdoor-only dining, many never recovered and staff moved onto to new jobs and industries altogether. Hospitality, which makes up almost 30 percent of private-sector jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal was experiencing a rapid decline. However, since mid-2022, hospitality and healthcare are among the fastest-growing industries overall, once led by information jobs which are now experiencing layoffs.
Marriott to bring three hotels to NEOM’s Sindalah Island
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Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion business and tourism project NEOM, has signed a deal with Marriott to bring three properties to artificial island Sindalah, which will span more than 9 million square feet and house retail, hotels, and a yacht club. Alarabiya News reports Marriott’s contributions will include a beach resort with guestrooms, suites, and villas with private pools, and a suites-only hotel in the retail district, both under its Luxury Collection. Marriott will also bring an Autograph Collection property to the island, which will boast 66 guestrooms and suites, in addition to a kids club, spa, and multiple F&B concepts. Even more noteworthy, the projects are rumored to the be the first hotels to open on Sindalah. All three are projected to open in 2024.
Nominate a colleague for HDAC’s Awards of Excellence
Entrepreneur and community activist Jason Bass, the 2022 Awards of Excellence recipient; photo by PWP Studio
Submissions are now open for the Hospitality Diversity Action Council’s (HDAC) third annual Awards of Excellence program. Those in the hospitality industry can nominate themselves—or others—for work in professional excellence; promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and affecting change. The winner(s), who will be selected by a jury of current HDAC members, will be honored at the 19th annual HD Awards on June 6th at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York. To nominate yourself or someone you know, submit here.
