Design & Architecture USA & Canada Press Releases

November 9, 2009

IH/M&RS Announces 29th Annual Gold Key Award Winners

The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS) has announced winners of the coveted Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. Winners, finalists and "Designer of the Year" Alexandra Champalimaud were honored this morning during a breakfast ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental New York. Honorees were selected by a panel of notable industry experts from a field of more than 225 projects representing 24 countries. The Awards are sponsored by Interior Design and HOTELS magazines and coincide with the 94th annual IH/M&RS, running through November 10 at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

New York, New York, United States

Press Release

October 5, 2009

Luxury Interior Designer Dianna Wong Brings 'Modern Cool' to New W Washington DC

October 8th will mark a new milestone for acclaimed architect Dianna Wong: the grand opening of the newest W Hotel, the W Washington DC. Wong's Los Angeles firm (www.diannawong.com) designed the interiors for the entire hotel, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new J&G Steakhouse, DC's first Bliss Spa, and all 317 guestrooms and suites. Nakheel Hotels spent $100 million on the 18-month transformation of the former Hotel Washington, famous for its landmark rooftop lounge offering spectacular views of the White House and surrounding monuments.

Dianna Wong Architecture + Interior Design

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Press Release

September 10, 2009

IH/M&RS and Boutique Media Group Announce Launch of boutique DESIGN New York

The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS) and Boutique Media Group today announced the launch of boutique DESIGN New York, a groundbreaking new hospitality interiors fair that will coincide with the 95th annual IH/M&RS in November 2010. Featuring an edited selection of 200 exhibitors, boutique DESIGN New York will serve as an opportunity for interior product manufacturers to showcase the latest in high-end, unique and innovative design products for hospitality.

GLM® | a dmg world media business

United States

Press Release

August 6, 2009

The Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills Ranked Among Top 10 Small City Hotels in the U.S./Canada

The luxury, full-service Mosaic Hotel today announced that it was ranked among the top 10 small city hotels in the U.S./Canada with fewer than 100 rooms by Travel + Leisure World. The hotel is operated by Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, a full-service hotel management and asset management company that specializes in luxury and upscale urban hotels and complex, multi-faceted resorts. The property also is a member of the Preferred Hotel Group family of brands, featuring more than 185 exceptional hotels and resorts in the most desirable locations around the world.

Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Press Release

July 29, 2009

Desires Hotels Highlights Four Unique Outdoor Bars and Restaurants

NEW YORK -- This summer, Desires Hotels is giving you the opportunity to “Select Your Altitude To Accommodate Your Attitude.” And you might be asking yourself, “Just what does that mean?” Well, Desires Hotels has four unique alfresco scenes in their modern boutique hotel collection, all offering great daytime and nightlife experiences for their guests, all at unique elevations. “Select your altitude,” gives you the choice from taking in the lounge scene, dining on grilled cuisine, listening to live music, or shaking your groove thing all under the stars. While in order to “Accommodate Your Attitude,” guests get to choose from either terrace lounges and restaurants or rooftop bars — the four exclusive outdoor environments, give Desires Hotels guests an array of different ways to enjoy unique and wonderful nightlife scenes during those summertime months.

Desires Hotels™

United States

Press Release

March 16, 2009

Taj Hotels Finishing a $100 Million Renovation at The Pierre on New York's Fifth Avenue

The Pierre, the iconic U.S. flagship of Taj Hotels on New York's Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park, will re-open June 1 following a meticulous $100 million renovation to create new guestroom and bath interiors and to reconfigure first floor public areas to accommodate a new restaurant, Le Caprice at The Pierre, as well as 2 East, a new lobby lounge, and a graciously welcoming reception area.