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JAI Opens New Northeast Work Environment
Like all businesses that continually evolve, the hospitality design industry is changing, rapidly. More companies than ever are embracing new, modern workspaces, with a driving trend toward employing remote and agile team members to complete projects and meet...
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Project Update: Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Greenville, SC
In 2018, we completed this “retro-nature”-inspired public space at the downtown Greenville, SC, Courtyard by Marriott. The hotel owner wanted to deviate from the franchise’s brand standards with a modern, open-floor layout, allowing guests -- mostly business travelers...
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Now Hiring: Become a Designer That Makes a Difference
Now Hiring: Hospitality Interior Designer Full Time, Salaried Position at Jacki Arena Interiors, Inc. in Safety Harbor, Florida (Tampa Area) Who You Are If you’re a designer who is able to work on full projects from concept to installation, believe design spaces...
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The Power to Simplify
The JAI team firmly believes in design with a purpose and our internal word of 2018 is “simplify.” We put these two principles into practice in the past six months when we relocated our office space in February. Making the transition from 3000 sq ft to 1600 sq ft may...
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Project Update: Cambria Hotels Prototype
This project started about 18 months before our team came on board. Since Cambria Hotels is part of a much larger international hotel brand, Choice Hotels International, they had an outside research team working on the brand to discover just who the new Cambria guest...
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