Athens Green Life Expo

Hotel Indigo was proud to help sponsor Athens' first annual Green Life Expo on January 30-31 at The Classic Center. Over 2000 visitors attended the exhibit and seminars, which was a great testament to the locals' interest in green issues and sustainable design.

Denis Blackburne of Melaver, our joint developer, spoke about the Benefits of Building Green to an audience of local sustainable businesses on Friday. Our architectural model of Hotel Indigo was also on display throughout the two-day show. We greeted hundreds of visitors at our booth and awarded a complimentary hotel night's stay to the winner of our drawing--Ms. Mae Walters of Athens, Georgia.

Ellen Hanson Designs

Our NYC based designer Ellen Hanson has a mention in the New York Times today. Look for the Home section, under the article "What Green Means in the Hamptons" (Page D7 in paper format), where photographs of her kitchen and dining area design are featured. We love the handcrafted table, made of pieces of lumber from the original house and sitting on steel legs made by a local blacksmith.

Just as our architects Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein have designed the building to meet Gold LEED criteria, Ellen Hanson is using a green lens in her selection of the hotel's interior finishes and furnishings. Because there are no LEED-equivalent standards for interior furnishings, she has self-imposed such design criteria as specifying materials sourced from within a 500 mile radius and using local suppliers whenever possible.

Ellen is also the creator of the "Green Scene" on 1stdibs.com.