HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates appointed Mars Yao as Partner for HBA Shenzhen, China.

Founded in 1965 by Howard Hirsch and Michael Bedner, HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates) believes in the power of great design. Design that opens us to new ideas, new innovations, and new connections. Design that gives form to emotion. HBA’s legacy of leadership in hospitality interior design now encompasses a dynamic ecosystem of disciplines, spanning hotels to homes, art to architecture, landscape to lighting. With a creative collective 1,500 professionals across 25 offices in four regions, HBA collaborates with clients in more than 80 countries each year. HBA is consistently recognised as the industry leader in hospitality design, ranking first on Interior Design magazine’s annual Hospitality Giants of Design list for 26 years. This long-standing achievement is complemented by HBA’s recent inclusion in Forbes’ inaugural America’s Top Hospitality Architects & Designers 2026 list. HBA has received numerous design awards and accolades, including 32 Gold Key Awards, 40 Hospitality Design Awards, and 60 Conde Nast Traveler Hot List.