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Blogs From Our Irvine People

02.27.12 / Shanghai Travel Notes (Part 2) Leaving Shanghai
Zia Hansen, Senior Interior Designer
At the airport after another invigorating day in Shanghai. Yesterday I delighted in the underground market exploration, similar to night markets but all underground. I made many friends through long negotiations. It's interesting how you slowly get moved from one room into another secret chamber as secret walls suddenly pivot and open up to slimy alleyways scattered with garbage and scurrying rats, and then into yet another layer of secret rooms; it's a bit scary being a woman who's alone, but also an adventure to remember... in retrospect, a bit too adventurous.

02.20.12 / Three days at Wimberly Interiors NYC
Fran Henderson, Executive Assistant
With a few days forewarning, I recently found myself one Monday morning sitting on a 757 at LAX bound for JFK, instead of my normal commute from University Drive to Alton. Was it really Monday morning? A work day? What about the staff meeting? Thank God I turned my timesheet in on Friday. After surviving the security line and baggage carousel, I was magically transported to the tenth floor of a charming hotel room at 60 Thompson Street, NYC. I found a comfy chair next to the window of my room where I enjoyed a chicken salad and chamomile tea. Monday night? Really? As I looked out the window at the water tower, fire escapes and city skyline, I felt like it must be someone else occupying my body. It didn’t look anything like my home but I immediately felt at home.

02.17.12 / Shanghai Travel Notes (Part 1)
Zia Hansen, Senior Interior Designer
Wow, it has been hectic and exhausting, but also exhilarating! Shanghai is quite fascinating--now I understand why so many artists and writers moved here in the early 1920's. The Bund, the name of the river, has a stunning wide, elevated river walk with a spectacular view similar to Hong Kong on the Kowloon side but is so much more beautiful and engaging: full of people and families with their kids, even late at night. Beautiful buildings in Neoclassical or Art Deco style with 5-star hotels/high-end retail or government agencies flank the Bund on one side, while the other side has an amazing mixture of bustling high-rise buildings with animated lighting that are constantly trying to outdo each other.

05.20.11 / Reflections on the World Travel and Tourism Council Summit
Mike Seyle, President & CEO
Nearly 1000 industry leaders gathered in Las Vegas this week to discuss, debate and define some of the key issues facing the Travel & Tourism industry at this year's WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit.

02.21.11 / Vietnam and Cambodia Travelogue
Krystal Solorzano, Designer, WimberlyLabs
Some people think that the wedding planning process is really difficult and the honeymoon planning is a piece of cake. For my new husband and me it was the exact opposite! We decided that we wanted our honeymoon to be a new experience for both of us. This eliminated almost all of Central and South America, since I had spent my early 20's traveling and living for years in the area; we had vacationed together in the Caribbean, in London, Munich and Paris; and at least one of us had visited Egypt, Dubai, China and Mexico. We wanted to experience a new culture, and we had to be able to visit the location in the months of December and January.

10.04.10 / Great Design is a Conspiracy
Mike Seyle, President & CEO
Conspiracy [kuhn-spir-uh-see] – noun:  a combination of people who passionately pursue a change in the status quo, usually in opposition to an existing rule or established practice.

The word "conspiracy" in its Western legal connotation conjures up images of a band of criminals acting in concert to accomplish an illegal purpose, such as robbing a bank or attempting to overthrow a government. But the origin of the word -- from the Latin conspirare, meaning 'joint effort' -- allows for a broader definition, one that encompasses what many in the design industry have done for hundreds of years and what we must continue to do if we are to make the world a better place.

05.21.10 / WATG Wins Radical Innovation in Hospitality Award!
Krystal Solorzano, Designer, WimberlyLabs
"And this year's winner of the Radical Innovation in Hospitality Award...Mosaic by WATG"

05.20.10 / WATG Joins Hospitality Design's Platinum Circle
Mike Seyle, President & CEO
Last night, WATG was honored at HD Expo at the Venetian in Las Vegas for 65 years of service. We are now part of Hospitality Design's prestigious Platinum Circle. Here are the remarks I gave after receiving the honor on behalf of the firm.

04.29.10 / HD Expo: It's Almost Here!
Krystal Solorzano, Designer, WimberlyLabs
Six months and 23 days, that's how long it has been since we found out we had won the first USGBC Sustainable Suite Competition! Now with the Hospitality Design Expo just 3½ weeks away, we are making sure all the pieces are in place for our Haptik suite to come to life. We're putting together our final check lists and marking items off every day as the show gets closer.

11.18.09 / How Suite It Is!
Krystal Solorzano, Designer, WimberlyLabs
Here is a behind-the-scenes glance into how we won the first-ever USGBC Sustainable Suite design competition.

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