Why Mindfulness by Sam Barry What is mindfulness? According to Mindful.org, mindfulness is “Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s
Keep readingThe Long Reach of Residential Design By Sam Barry It has long been a given that high-end residential interior design influences hospitality design. While this continues to be true today, certain demographic and psychographic phenomena are changing that relationship.
Keep readingHealth and Well-Being By Sam Barry When Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) was launched in 2000, it spurred sustained attention on the environmental impact of design, engineering and construction specifications and decisions. After a decade of focusing
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Designing the Great Outdoor Space By Sam Barry For the past several years, elaborate outdoor kitchens and living rooms (often complete with a fireplace and outdoor home theater) have been a hot trend in high-end residential design. As travelers
Keep readingThe Curated Travel Experience By Sam Barry Ten years ago when Airbnb was launched, it was a solution to the problem of how to pay rent during the Great Recession. In the past 10 years, it has proved to
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Co-Living Meets Co-Working By Sam Barry You could say the headline of the early 2010s in hospitality was the Icarus-like ascension of disruptor Airbnb. In five short years, Airbnb went from a start-up to the world’s largest hospitality operator—without
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