![]() We use a lot of wood, steel, primary materials, and we shy away from new materials like vinyl composition tile (VCT) or porcelain tiles that look like wooden floors. We work very manually so that the soul of the spaces and objects are never lost. How do you strike a balance between comfort and the inherent needs of a public space? Win Collier: By trying to capture a kind of reality and an age-old savoir-faire, through processes stemming from the past. By creating such an expressive space, you are also offering people the freedom to express themselves. You often see people dressed in pink and green according to the space and taking photos of themselves. I remember once I saw a woman in a pink tutu, dressed like a ballerina. On a totally pink surface, everything becomes neutral, almost as if we were in a white room. Would it be over the top? Appropriate? The reality is that people feel comfortable in all the spaces, the rooms are practically all green or pink. During the design process, I remember talking to Janine, the project manager, wondering if we had taken things too far. It might not be wallpaper, but what makes Atrium such a special project? SH: It features beautiful colour and lighting, it’s bold too. So of course, the freedom that clients grant us is crucial. For example, the client of the Atrium project started by telling us about having been to the Beverly Hills Hotel several times and being inspired by fabulous wallpaper, and then asked us to create a space where people felt the same thing. Of course, this has a lot to do with our relationships with our client. ![]() We rarely say “remember that thing we created and how it worked out? Let’s do it on this project.” We have become a studio that is constantly reinventing itself. We’ve tried to work more like designers of settings, of environments, rather than simply imposing our design language. Almost 20 years after founding the practice, how do you counteract routine? Smith Hanes: Something we actively do is create a background story for each of our projects. Inês Graça: You strive to “design and create, rather than buy or hire”. They did this without holding back or hesitating, in an empathetic approach that preserves the patina of time and a sensitivity that is difficult to emulate. ![]() at the funeral home.From the other side of the screen, the architect joined his friend and collaborator Win Collier to share with us his love of his profession, fashion and travel, freedom and extravagance. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 6th from 9:00 a.m. Memorials will be accepted at the Bunch – Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. The Hanes family request memorials be given to David Marube, Kenya missionary Black Mesa Bible Camp Soutar Memorial Library or Cimarron Heritage Museum. Services are under the care of the Bunch – Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon. Interment will follow at the Marella Cemetery. at the Keyes Church of Christ with John Henley officiating. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning, June 7th at 10:00 a.m. ![]() Survivors include her husband of over 50 years, Darus Hanes of the home one son, Shan Lynn Hanes and wife, Michelle of Elkhart, Kansas and their children, Shayden, Shaybree and Shaylynn Hanes one daughter, Michelle Hanes Flood and husband, Keith of Canyon, Texas and their children, Matthew Flood, Keely Flood, Gadge Topper and Chloe Peterson one brother, Jim Smith of Van Alstyne, Texas and four exchange students that are claimed as family: Clement Yim and wife Christina and their children, Matthew and Sonya, Renate and Gunter Maertin and their children, Ingrid and Peter, Ploy Nattharat and Won Jae Son along with a host of other nieces, nephews, family and close friends. Bette was preceded in death by her parents two sisters: Carolyn Sue Smith and Lily Schaefer and her daughter, Kristina Hanes. She was a member of the Keyes Church of Christ and served on the boards for the Soutar Memorial Library and the Cimarron Heritage Museum in Boise City. Bette worked as a teacher in Boise City, Yarbrough and Keyes for 34 years, retiring in 2010. Bette and Darus Lynn Hanes were united in marriage on Augin Guymon. Bette then earned her BA degree in Education from Panhandle State University in Goodwell and her Master’s Degree in Special Education from Northwestern State University in Alva. Bette attended the Guymon school system, graduating with the GHS Class of 1965. The daughter of James Delevan “Smitty” and Bette Faye (Gunnells) Smith, Bette Louise was born Januin Dalhart, Texas. Bette Hanes, 70, of Keyes passed away Tuesday, at the Cimarron Memorial Hospital in Boise City.
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