20 MINUTES WITH MICHAEL ANDERSON – QT AUCKLAND
Born and raised in Auckland, Michael Anderson has called New Zealand’s largest city home for most of his life. Growing up next to Cornwall…
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20 MINUTES WITH PAUL IZZARD – IZZARD DESIGN
Paul Izzard was educated in the UK, where he completed a degree in interior design at the University of Leicester. He then worked for…
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20 Minutes with Vee Kessner – Space Studio
Since she was a child, Vee Kessner, director at Space Studio, has always been playing with designs, drawing and sketching things. “It was natural…
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20 Minutes with Suresh Subramaniam – U Hotel Group
Suresh Subramaniam is the founder and CEO of the U Hotel Group. Despite the title, Subramaniam insists the job isn’t all sunshine and roses….
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CARMEN LEONG – SKYCITY Grand Hotel
Carmen Leong was born and raised in Malaysia, before moving to New Zealand to study over four years ago. Leong initially dreamed of becoming…
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ALEXANDER SIEBENTRITT – RUTHERFORD HOTEL NELSON
When Alexander Siebentritt was a child, someone asked him where he’d like to live when he grew up, “somewhere with a house next to…
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LES MORGAN – SUDIMA HOTELS
A day in the life of Les Morgan begins at 5AM, when he heads into battle with the Auckland traffic, travelling to the Sudima…
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LEON MASCARENHAS – HERITAGE HOTELS
As a young boy, Leon Mascarenhas and his family travelled extensively to visit his father who worked for Kuwait Airways. Boarding massive Boeing 777s…
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RICHARD DALMAN – DALMAN ARCHITECTS
Talking with Hotel Magazine, it’s clear that Richard Dalman cares about designing hotels. “I enjoy the whole hotel scene,” Dalman said. “I find the…
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