I-World's Most Famous Famous Designer
U-Sylvia Sepielli ungomnye wabalingisi be-spa abakhulu behlabathi, abaninzi be-spas ezidumileyo kwiipotifoliyo zakhe. Umsebenzi wakhe uphefumlelwe umhlaba, izithethe kunye nembali yendawo nganye. UMi Amo e Sedona, eArizona ithonyelwe yizithethe zaseMelika-Amerika, izigulane zamandla ezinamandla, kunye nabafundi abanemvelaphi abaphumelela kwilizwe le-vortexes. Kwi -Ojai Valley Inn & Spa eCalifornia, wakhela idolophana eyahlukeneyo ye-spa kunye nesakhiwo sayo seSpeyin-Colonial-tower kunye ne-cottage yomculi.
Kwaye i-The Spa kwiColonial Williamsburg eVirginia, waphefumulelwa yimveli yokuphulukisa yaseMelika ukususela kwi-17 ukuya kwekhulu lama-21, kuquka iMveli yaseMelika, yamaColoni kunye ne-Afrika. Enye yeeprojekthi zayo zakutshanje kwakungaphinda ihlaziywe iThe Spa kwi-Breakers ePalm Beach, eFlorida .
Q Lo mgca onomdla ongaqhelekanga ongaqhelekanga. Ungene njani kwi-spa business?
A Kwadlula ixesha elidlulileyo ... Ndafunda ubugcisa bokuphulukisa aseMpumalanga eJapan. Emva kweminyaka emihlanu mna nomyeni wam sagqiba ekubeni sele sibuyele kwilizwe kwaye senze imisebenzi yangempela. I-Aerobics yayiyinto enkulu ke ngoko, kwaye sasiphakamisa, ngoko sinqwenela ukuvula isikhungo sempilo kunye ne-vitamin centre enyakatho yeKalifornia. Ndacinga, "Ndiyichitha nje iminyaka emihlanu ndifunda iipilisi." Kodwa sasijulise ukuqina kunye nokutya. Kwaye ngo-1987, umkhwekazi wayehlala eDesert Springs waza wathi "Umele ufike apha!
Bakha i-resort entsha! "Kwakuyi-Marriott Desert Springs: beyakha iyona ndawo eyona nto inkulu kwaye iyinkimbinkimbi ye-spa emva kweLa Costa ." Ndicinga ukuba, 'Ngoku ndiyifumene! Yinto yonke endiyithandayo ukuyenza-ukufaneleka kunye nokutya kunye nonyango zonke kwindawo enye.
Ndasebenza apho ndaza ndaqalisa ukusebenza ngokusisisiseko, kwaye ngo-1994 saqalisa inkampani yam intetho, i-SPAd (Sylvia Planning kunye noyilo).
Q njani i-spas kunye ne-spa design yatshintshile kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini owayilayo?
Kwakukho ixesha apho i- spas resort yinto yokwenza. Kufuneka ubenze amaqela akhuthaza kakhulu ukuze asebenze iiyure ezine zokuchitha ixesha apho. Kodwa ukuhlala kwe-spa kwancitshiswa kakhulu ixesha lonke. Ezi zinto zinkulu zazingenanto! Ngoku, ukuphuhliswa kwe-spa kuyakuqonda. Kubalulekile ukuba usayizi ngokuchanekileyo - ungabi mkhulu kakhulu, kwaye awuncinci kakhulu. Kufuneka usebenze kakuhle kwi-design. Awufuni ukuba uqeshe abantu abaninzi nje ukuba bakhonze isikhala. Ngelo xesha, ufuna iindwendwe ukuba uzive ukhululekile.
Abantu babedla ngokuqhayisa malunga nobukhulu be-spa yabo. "Iimpahla zethu ziiinyawo ezingama-45,000!" "Okwethu ii-foot square 60,000 !"
Kukho ukudukisa. Ndizama ukuxhathisa amakhasimende ukuba ahambe apho. Ndifuna ukuba bathethe ngeempawu kunye namava. I-SpaHalekulanai eWaikiki imncinci kakhulu xa kuthelekiswa neyona mininzi ye-spas, kodwa ihle kakhulu! It has setting front and sea and service is great. A
Q Kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukuza kunye noyilo okanye ingcamango?
Ezinye zilula kunezinye. Abaphulaphuli ePalm Beach bafika kum khawuleza kakhulu. Ihotele yasekuqaleni yakhiwe ngowe-1920 ngabachwephezi bevela eItali kwaye ngumsebenzi omhle wobugcisa. Ndandifuna ukugcina uxhulumaniso lwaseNtaliyane.
Ukongezelela, yipropati yolwandle, kwaye i-spa ivuleka egcekeni elijongene nequla labantu abadala kunye nolwandle. Ndandifuna into eyayiza kukhululeka, kwaye ndigcine uxhulumano lwe-Italiya, ngoko ke ndaya neengcamango zendlu yase-Armani. Kuya kuba nococeko olucocekileyo nolwangoku. Bekungayi kuba nako.
Abaphulaphuli banomndeni wokuqala. I-spa yayineminyaka eyi-16 ubudala, kwaye yayifuna ukuyihlaziya kunye nento eyinyani, eyayiza kuhlala, kwaye kwakungenjalo. Kwakhiwe ukwakha ixesha elide, kwaye kungekhona umthuthukisi ukuba enze impumelelo kwaye uyiphendule.
Ingcamango "yee-shades ezimhlophe" ibonakala isebenza. Yipalayini evumela ukuba ungene uze uphumule. Abasebenzi kunye neendwendwe babamba indawo. Kwaye akuyi kuba lixesha.
Q Ngaba uke wabuzwa ukuba ubuyele kwi-spa oyenzile uze uyiguqule kwakhona?
A a kafiki. Oku kuya kuba mnandi. Inzima, kodwa inomdla.