by Alicia Cannon | Oct 26, 2023
How do you summarize all the wisdom you’ve obtained from years of being an entrepreneur? You get someone to capture the summary for you. This month, I had the opportunity to be featured on the Defining Hospitality podcast, hosted by my longtime friend Dan Ryan. While...
by Alicia Cannon | Sep 26, 2023
If “patience makes the heart grow fonder,” then AJC Design’s heart is overflowing at the news of the opening of the Harlem Renaissance Hotel earlier this month. We led the interior design portion of the project, which began at the start of 2015. If you think 8 ½ years...
by Karis Khouri | Aug 29, 2023
Until just a few days ago I had a neat and tidy plan to write this month’s blog post about the conclusion of summer and my agenda for fall. Pretty standard stuff, right? Then, something extraordinary happened. Over the weekend, I attended a ayahuasca ceremony at a...
by Alicia Cannon | Jul 18, 2023
This month, AJC Design had the pleasure of talking to one of their favorite vendors, Melissa Smith, Director of Business Development & Hospitality for Model No., the upstart Bay Area company that designs and produces modern furnishings with zero environmental...
by Alicia Cannon | Jun 25, 2023
There’s so much planning that goes into hotel interiors, but public outdoor spaces are coveted by guests and therefore, are an essential part of the design process. Throughout my career, I have designed rooftops and patio spaces, so to kick off summer, I thought I’d...
by Alicia Cannon | May 30, 2023
What comes to mind when you see the walnut logo of AJC Design? If you didn’t know it was a walnut and thought it was an oyster or something else, I promise I won’t be offended. When I started the company 16 years ago, the walnut half-shell silhouette was the perfect...
