September 8, 2010 . 12:50AM . New York
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25 for three

Gary Koerner’s firm is about more than just architecture. Twenty-five years ago, Koerner started three with the idea that luxury can be personal; if done well, it will bring guests back again and again. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ...

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John Bricker, Jr.: Carpe diem.

Meet John Bricker, Jr., a creative director at Gensler's New York office. Learn a little more about where he grew up, what he does and what he's working on here: Hometown: I was an Air Force brat so it’s tough to call one place home — I moved ever ...

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Luxury, Comfort and Affordability
A Q&A with citizenM CEO Michael Levie

Things have been busy over at citizenM. Aside from speaking with boutique DESIGN at their first location in Amsterdam for the current issue and scooping up a number of awards at the European Hotel Design Awards this month, they’ve still been steadily ...

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Art Becomes Hotel
Boutique a Focus at Guggenheim’s “theanyspacewhatever” Exhibition

Carsten Höller, a Belgian-born artist whose work focuses on the nature of human relationships, is showcasing a boutique hotel room as part of “theanyspacewhatever” art exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York City. Called “Revolving Hotel Room,” the ...

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Hotel Becomes Art
Brazilian Artist Romero Britto to Brand Boutique Hotel Rooms

The Guggenheim’s “theanyspacewhatever” exhibit put a hotel room smack in the middle of the art world. Now Brazilian pop artist Romero Britto is looking to bring the art out of the museum — and straight to a boutique hotel near you. The artist is w ...

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Kenneth Harbaugh: Building green is building smart.

Meet Kenneth Harbaugh, a job captain for Cubellis’ Tysons Corner, Va. office who just recently became a LEED AP. Besides loving all things green, Kenneth has another interest and a slew of projects he’s working on. Read his thoughtful answers to fin ...

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Spotlight: Karim Rashid
A Colorful Q&A

This man needs no introduction. From furniture to credit cards to vacuum cleaners, he’s been there, designed that. In Karim Rashid’s ‘Karimanifesto,’ he says, “Every business should be completely concerned with beauty — it is, after all, a collective ...

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Spotlight: Erdem Akan
A Star of Istanbul

Get to know Erdem Akan, a grad of Bosphorus University in Istanbul and former creative director for Gaia & Gino. Since 2004, he’s been working at maybedesign studio with his partners in Istanbul, on projects ranging between art, engineering, product ...

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Drool-Worthy Product of the Week
Urban Archeology's Lenox Medicine Cabinet

If your hotel's guests ‘live brilliantly,’ as the Helena Rubenstein cosmetics tagline goes, they might appreciate Urban Archeology’s Lenox Medicine Cabinet. A recreation of the beauty entrepreneur’s Park Avenue possession, one can easily imagine the ...

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Andrew Alford is a Cool Cat
Seriously.

Watch out for this guy, Andrew Alford. He's über cool. We suspect that he'll take over the world someday, or at the very least he'll re-design it. Lucky us; he has good taste. This up-and-coming San Francisco designer has started his own firm, ...

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