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What’s One Thing That Has Remained the Same in Hospitality Design?
Twenty-twenty. When this year started, the design industry anticipated powering through the start of a new decade and all of the changes it may bring. I don’t think anyone imagined what would happen just a few short months into the year. In December, I discussed...
How Do Women Excel as Business Owners?
Every day in the U.S., about 850 new businesses are started by women. It’s been nearly two decades since I launched JAI, and in those 20 years, Business Insider’s data reports that the number of women-owned companies has increased 114%. Many women are starting their...
Project Highlight: Cambria Hotel St Petersburg-Madeira Beach Marina, FL
What do you get when you combine a modern hotel aesthetic with unique local history that includes a pirate, lost treasure, and sea turtles? The new Cambria Hotel, located a block from the beach and marina at Madeira Beach, FL. Inspired by History When it comes to a...
3 Current Hospitality Needs and Design Solutions
As a designer, I’m accustomed to shifting with design trends. Usually, the JAI team can forecast and execute the next popular styles, colors, or concepts with ease. That’s a significant part of what we do. But, in March 2020, the world changed in an instant. No one...
Global Grief Requires Amazing Grace
With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, many feel anxious about life and death issues. People are struggling with a host of losses as they heed stay-home mandates, wondering how long this will go on and how bad all it is going to get. These uncertain times...
