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AccorHotels to Acquire FRHI Holdings

AccorHotels has signed an agreement with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), and Oxford Properties (an Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System company) to acquire FRHI Holdings (FRHI), the…

News December 9

Hard Rock International to Launch First German Property

In partnership with Trockland Development Group, Hard Rock International is set to launch its first hotel in Germany with Hard Rock Hotel Berlin Checkpoint Charlie, slated to open in 2020.…

News December 9

Lemay Acquires AE&E, Forming Escobar by Lemay

Montreal-based architectural studio Lemay, founded in 1957, has acquired locally based interior design firm Andres Escobar & Associates (AE&E). “Our existing clients will immediately benefit from Lemay’s integrated approach, expanded…

News December 8

Hotel Valley Ho in Arizona Completes $4 Million Revamp

A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Valley Ho in downtown Scottsdale recently completed a $4 million renovation. Having debuted in 1956, the historic property was originally reopened in…

News December 8

Groupe Daca to Complete Renaissance Montreal

Renaissance Montreal will debut next month, designed by locally based Groupe Daca. Managed by Urgo Hotels Canada, the 142-room downtown hotel is located in the building that was once home…

News December 8

Meet the Minds Behind Restaurant Design: Alvarez+Brock Design

Formerly a design director for New York’s Tihany Design and a recipient of HD’s Wave of the Future award, interior designer, graphic artist, and painter Rafael Alvarez was born in…

People December 8

5 Questions for Lee Schrager

Did you see any cool food trends come out of the NYCWFF in October? Not necessarily a new food trend, but it was abundantly clear this year that chefs continue…

People December 8

Interview: Marcel Wanders

A natural playfulness is what first attracts people to Marcel Wanders’ products. There’s a charm—whether in the vibrant fluidity of the Nest chair or the twee sweetness of his Bell…

People December 8

Creative Solutions by Bureau V

Inspiration The design of National Sawdust [in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood] is essentially a retooling of the 18th-century chamber hall model as an incubator for new music. This anachronism aligns well…

People December 8