{"id":82303,"date":"2023-04-20T08:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T07:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoteldesigns.net\/?p=82303"},"modified":"2023-06-08T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T09:35:58","slug":"in-conversation-with-maria-cheung-director-of-interiors-at-squire-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoteldesigns.net\/2023\/in-conversation-with-maria-cheung-director-of-interiors-at-squire-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"In conversation with: Maria Cheung, Director of Interiors at Squire & Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row padding_top=”35″][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”newposttitle”]In conversation with: Maria Cheung, Director of Interiors at Squire & Partners[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”top-left-border”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The hotel design and hospitality industry has a situation on its hands. Since studios started to put more emphasis on collaboration \u2013 in-house as well as with external brands \u2013 and the focus was centred around talent and skill over whom ever could shout the loudest, there has been a shortage of divas. Gaining from the depletion of design dictators (I mean directors) who sit on thrones and a complete change in mindset to see and feel the value of true teamwork, the hotel design industry has ushered in a new, fresh era that is being fuelled by people who much prefer to lead from within the pack of a team.<\/p>\n
One of those individuals who finds strength as an interior designer in research, development, data and communication is Maria Cheung who heads-up the interior design team at Squire & Partners<\/a>. I decided to meet the designer following the studio’s presence at Surface Design Show<\/a> where the team showcased an impactful installation with Stone Tapestry<\/a> that focused on exploring locally sourced natural stone. “In line with the show\u2019s theme of \u2018shaping communities\u2019, we focused the installation on exploring some of the natural stones that have helped shape and create towns and cities across the UK and Europe, particularly within the British Isles,” she said. “We discovered the wide variety of different stones within the British Isles, with varying colours and characteristics, and how they change when different textures are applied.”<\/p>\n