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Staff -- Interior Design, 6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Designers in Hospitality

Dodd Mitchell Design

"A Star Is Reborn," page 223

principal: Dodd Mitchell.

completed projects: Katana restaurant, Lodge Steakhouse, Dolce Enoteca Ristorante, and the Crescent hotel, all in Los Angeles. Sushi Roku in L.A.; Pasadena, California; and Las Vegas. Hotel Valencia in San Jose, California; and San Antonio. Double Seven lounge in New York.

current projects: Kobe Club restaurant and Thompson Lower East Side hotel in New York; Thompson Beverly Hills hotel in California; lobby and pool at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego; Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada; a hotel and casino in Jamaica.

all in the family: Mitchell's grandmother was a costume designer for Marilyn Monroe.

6685 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028; 323-461-1201; doddmitchell.com.

Vos Interieur

"Out of This World," page 213

principal: Henk Vos.

completed projects: Sanoma Uitgevres in Amsterdam; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in Houten, Zilveren Kruis Achmea in Noordwijk, Essent Kabelcom in Groningen, and Berenschot and Sara Lee Corporation in Utrecht, all in the Netherlands; VNU in London.

current projects: Hoge Hotelschool in Maastricht, the Netherlands; Cafe Batu Jimbar in Bali, Indonesia.

favorite resort: Amanjiwo in Magelang, Indonesia.

100 Laan Corpus den Hoorn, 9728 JR Groningen, Netherlands; 31-50-524-42-44; maupertuus.nl.

Yabu Pushelberg

"What Does Luxury Look Like?" page 202

principal: George Yabu.

principal: Glenn Pushelberg.

completed projects: Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi; Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis; Lane Crawford department store in Hong Kong.

current projects: St. Regis Hotel in Mexico City; Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona; W in Milan; Grand Hyatt in Moscow.

motto: Anything is possible.

55 Booth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4M 2M3, Canada; 416-778-9779; 138 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-226-0808; yabupushelberg.com.

Photographers in Hospitality

Luc Boegley ("Out of This World," page 213), 33-6-07-04-55-62.

Joe Fletcher Photography ("What Does Luxury Look Like?" page 202), 415-216-7948; joefletcherphotography.com.

Art Gray ("A Star Is Reborn," page 223), 171 Pier Avenue, 272, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-450-2806.

Nacasa & Partners ("Out of This World," page 213), 2-18-4 Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051, Japan; 81-3-5722-7757.

Etienne van Sloun ("Out of This World," page 213), 182 Statensingel, 6217 KJ Maastricht, Netherlands; 31-43-321-31-02.