Hospitality Design

Shani Darden

Though she originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in modeling, Shani Darden had long harbored an obsession with skincare. “I was always making masks for my friends…

3 Design Duos on Making the Most of Trying Times

As the world continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and adapt to these unprecedented times, HD is checking in with members of the hospitality industry around the globe to find out how their businesses…

Postponed: NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference

The 42nd annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference has been postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference’s Executive Planning Committee announced that the day-and-a-half event will…

Shanghai Meets Manhattan in New Clothing Store

A new retail concept, Canal St., has debuted within a historic structure in the former French Concession of Shanghai. Spread across more than 3,200 square feet, the aptly named clothing…

Cranes

Waris Ahluwalia

Fashion, film, and jewelry are just some of the trades mastered by Waris Ahluwalia. But the Renaissance man defines his prolific House of Waris brand in a more simplified way.…

Travis Talmadge and Jason Goodman

Longtime friends Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge decided to partner on the Williamsburg Bathhouse in Brooklyn, New York because they noticed a missing piece in the wellness puzzle. “We’re both…

Original Sokos Hotel Tripla

As Helsinki continues to top travel lovers’ lists of can’t-miss destinations, the recently opened Original Sokos Hotel Tripla in the Pasila district—a quick train or car ride from the capital—makes…

Vacant Hotels Join the COVID-19 Relief Effort

The luxurious lobby of Four Seasons Hotel New York is now a scene of nursing stations and designated walkways. Display cases and boutique spaces have been emptied or papered over…