http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T15:27:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/John%20Hitchcox http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/16/105315/172 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/yoocrew.jpg" class="top"><br><i>From left: John Hitchcox, Marcel Wanders, Philippe Starck</i> <p>Yoo, a design and investment company co-founded by developer <b>John Hitchcox</b> and much-hyped designer extraordinaire <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/philippe starck">Philippe Starck</a></b> &#151; which we believe is pronounced like "you" and not, like, your stoner cousins drawn out "yo" greeting &#151; is launching a hotel group of its very own. <p>Apparently, the company won an architectural competition to design a new hotel in Split, Croatia, and after designing the 110-room hotel on the Adriatic Sea (the first five star resort and spa in the city), the company &#151; which, right now, primarily does residential projects &#151; announced a new focus on hospitality. <p>Several yoo designers have already done hotel projects: The JIA Hotel Jenna 2009-04-16T14:02:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/