The five driving forces of policy guidance, economic support, social empowerment, technological empowerment, and traffic empowerment are driving the rapid development of the cultural and tourism industry.

Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada commanded the world’s attention in 1970 when he opened his namesake brand’s Paris boutique on Galerie Vivienne.

Textile sustainability may be hospitality’s newest green trend. LODGING spoke with Marci Zaroff, the founder and CEO of MetaWear and the founder of Under the Canopy, to discuss her growing presence in the hospitality industry.

In an interview with LEDs Magazine, Acuity VP Greg Carter discusses the wide-ranging uses for Internet-connected lighting, and the myriad technologies that will enable lights to track assets, provide navigation, and such. It's a wide playing field.

G6 Hospitality has been rooted in the economy segment for 55 years, but the company’s tech-focused strategy looks toward the future.

Pascale Girardin makes ceramics for architecture. The Montreal-based artist specializes in creating large-scale clay works for major hospitality and retail clients—recent ones include Saks Fifth Avenue, Four Seasons, and Nobu.

When client and designer mission align, it generates a special synergy. Consider the dynamic collaboration between the workplace specialist M Moser Associates and the nonprofit Teach for America. Service and innovation are at the core of the relationship.

Kengo Kuma is a renowned Japanese architect and founder of Kengo Kuma & Associates, which employs over 150 architects in Tokyo and Paris.

Product designer Robert Langstaff has directed design and color development at multi-national companies for over 25 years.

A new technology from duct-sealing company Aeroseal seeks to eliminate some of the problems and shortcomings of traditional insulation with an automated aerosolized sealing system that is more efficient and precise than others on the market. Still in field trials, AeroBarrier is designed to increase the effectiveness of new home insulation while cutting time and labor.

HAMBURG – European installers continue to largely avoid wireless lighting controls because they are concerned about interoperability, battery life and other issues – even though wireless offers many benefits over wired systems, an Osram boss said here.

HAMBURG – While the lack of a business case is currently discouraging investors from backing streetlight-centric smart cities, the pending arrival of 5G mobile networks could help change all that, according to the boss of a Dutch software and systems firm.

As lighting vendors try to shift from the century-honed practice of selling light bulbs to selling services based on Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, they are looking at nothing less than overhauling just about everything in their corporate structure and value chain by implementing radical new business models.

X + Living recently completed the firm's fifth branch for Zhongshuge, a successful book store chain in China.This playful concept is the vision of the firm’s principal, Li Xiang, who since forming the studio in 2011 has won accolades including Interior Design’s Best of Year award in 2016.

it’s not easy to get hold of Annie Brahler, the designer behind what might be the most famous office on Capitol Hill. The founder of Euro Trash, a design and import company that specializes in “the time-worn imperfections of the past,” Brahler is a busy woman.

Given architect Vincent Van Duysen’s refined palette and minimalist output, one may be surprised to learn that he trained at Ettore Sottsass’s office during the heart of the Memphis movement.

Chuck Swoboda has guided LED and SSL manufacturer Cree for 16 years but plans to leave his position following a just-begun search for a replacement; meanwhile, the company reaffirmed its financial projections for Q4 of its fiscal year.

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