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Waltham Open Studios

Join us for WMAA’s 41st Annual Waltham Mills Open Studios:

Waltham Open Studios

Join us for WMAA’s 41st Annual Waltham Mills Open Studios:

Renaissance Hotels Maker Space: Design Challenge

Conference Room 1E10

*Session included in trade fair badge fee

Marriott International in collaboration with BDNY have created a design challenge for Renaissance Hotels, its global full-service lifestyle brand. ‘Maker’ artists and designers pitch their ideas to a jury of Marriott corporate leadership including individuals from Renaissance Brand, Global Design Strategies and Global Operations as well as a representative from BDNY in a Quick Fire pitch session. Concepts presented will fuse history + art + technology within their designs and deliver on “RON” (Return on Novelty) to solve Renaissance’s design challenge of creating new furniture ideas for today’s travelers. The solutions that satisfy the challenge requirements and receive the most favorable feedback will be recommended for further development with Marriott International and may find a place in a Renaissance Hotel.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Bruce Rosenbaum

ModVic

(Collaborating with Bruce Rosenbaum)

Kevin Curran

Curran Design

Jim Su

Jimsu Art and Design

Julian Halpern

Steelhead Studios

Rob Niosi

Artist/Maker

Todd Cahill

Steamachine

Danny Forster

Danny Forster Design Studio

Creme Design

JUDGES

David Kepron, vice president, global design strategies, distinctive premium brands, Marriott International

Dan Vinh, vice president global brand management and marketing, Renaissance Hotels

Mary Scoviak, executive editor, Boutique Design