Hospitality Design

The Fontaine Reveals Redesign from Studio 11 Design

Dallas-based design practice Studio 11 Design has completed the refresh of the Fontaine hotel in Kansas City, Missouri’s Country Club Plaza District. The 132-room hotel has been revamped with a…

SKP Department Stores Introduces Lifestyle Concept Rendez-vous

Chinese department store SKP Beijing has introduced a new lifestyle concept known as Rendez-vous, which is also slated to launch in the company’s Xi’an outpost next year. Designed by London-based…

Gibsons Italia Arrives in Chicago’s West Loop

Locally based firm Zimmeramn Weintraub Associates (ZWA) has completed work on Chicago’s newest steakhouse concept, Gibsons Italia. Located in the West Loop, the modern Italian steakhouse spans three levels. ZWA…

Mortimer House

In considering what makes people happy, American psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a theory of human motivation in the 1940s that came to be known as the hierarchy of needs. It…

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Lee Pasteris

For Carnegie’s latest collection, the textile manufacturer sought to create something wholly unique, and a partnership with Gensler’s design director Lee Pasteris was born. Having started at the firm’s Los…

V Starr Interiors to Design First Niido Power by Airbnb Properties

The newly launched multifamily lodging concept Niido Powered by Airbnb has announced that West Palm Beach, Florida-based V Starr Interiors will lead the interior design for its properties. The maiden…

The Hotel Avalon Debuts in Atlanta

The Hotel at Avalon has arrived in Atlanta as the latest addition to Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Evoking Southern charm, the Hotel at Avalon has debuted along with the Alpharetta Conference…

Bobbi Brown Designs the George Inn in Montclair, New Jersey

Famed makeup artist Bobbi Brown and her husband Steven Plofker are set to introduce the George Inn to Montclair, New Jersey. The couple transformed the former Georgian Inn—previously the private…