Art versus Decoration – “Art emerges when there is surprise”

The salon talks hosted by AHGZ & JOI-Design and powered by Internorga went into the fourth round. The theme this time: art versus decoration.

What makes art different from decoration? Does art in hotels automatically become decoration? What added value does art bring to hotels? These and other questions were the subject of the fourth salon talk sponsored by Internorga in Hamburg. This time, hosts AHGZ and JOI-Design welcomed Heike Iserlohe from Galerie Kunstraub 99 and Le Bistro 99; Ruth Sachse from Galerie Ruth Sachse; David Etmenan from Novum Hospitality; Professor Franz W. Kaiser from Bucerius Kunstforum; Henning Weiß from 25hours Hotel Company, Peter Joehnk from JOI-Design; and Claudia Johannsen from Internorga for an inspiring exchange in the salon of Villa Blohm. As usual, AHGZ editor-in-chief Rolf Westermann moderated the view over the horizon.

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