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Val Harding, a
successful and sophisticated designer and entrepreneur who was named
Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" for Australia's southern
region in 2007, has recently created a collection called "Halcyon Blue"
that is now being distributed in the U.S. including Los Angeles's own
"elite retreat" Hotel Bel-Air
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Australian Luxury Hotel Amenity Collection,
Halcyon blue By Val Harding, Inks Distribution Deal With California's
LATHER For U.S. Hotels
Los Angeles, CA April 10, 2009 - The Australian luxury hotel amenity
line, Halcyon blue by Val Harding, which made its U.S. debut as the
official line for the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, will be available to
other luxury hotels through a new U.S. distribution deal struck today
with Pasadena based LATHER Inc..
"We are really fortunate to have discovered a U.S. company that has many
synergies with Halcyon blue. LATHER, also a family-owned business, has
an extensive network of relationships with luxury hotels. Their high
service levels, on par with our high end products, will meet the demands
of the most discriminating hotel properties," states Val Harding,
President and founder.
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Halcyon Blue by Val Harding at
the Hotel Bel Air
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TravelAge West
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The Executive
Housekeeper
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Forbes Online
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Luxury Travel Magazine - Spring 2008
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Hotel Design - June
2008
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Hotel Bel-Air and others raise the fancy quotient in guest rooms and
suites.
By Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 28, 2008
WITH A harpist strumming gently in a garden gazebo,
swans drifting across a pond and waiters circulating
with gourmet hors d'oeuvres, the Hotel Bel-Air recently
unveiled its newest bid to up the luxury quotient.
No, it wasn't some over-the-top innovation in bedding or
an exotic turn in room service.
The fuss was about soap -- and shampoo, hair
conditioner, shower gel and body lotion. The
oft-overlooked little bottles in the bathroom are now at
the center of the battle for the hearts, minds and
well-moisturized complexions of luxury hotel guests. And
landing a collection of exclusive bath and spa products
has become the latest must-have coup among top hotels.
Call it Soap Wars.
The five-star Hotel Bel-Air's launch party was for
Halcyon blue, a relatively unknown Australian luxury brand of bath and
body products that feature essential oils. In North America, the only
place to lay hands on them is this hotel. Guest rooms are stocked with
travel-size sets of the products, which also appear in full-sized sets
that sell for $115 in the gift shop (and show up as a perk in
top-of-the-line rooms).
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Generations Magazine
Autumn 2008
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Hotel Design Magazine
June 2008
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Spa Life
Sumer 2008
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Small fry with taste for
growth - Herald Sun - 8 September 2007
Interior
designer Val Harding, who runs International Interior
Images, was shortlisted in the financial, business and
property section.
Ms Harding began the business with the idea that small
touches would make a difference to hotels.
She now has contracts with big companies such as The Golden
Door, Peppers Resorts and Hayman Island.
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Ernst &
Young 2007 Southern Region Entrepreneur Of The Year Winner
Biography - 3 September 2007
Val Harding,
International Interior Images
Services including Financial, Business and Property Winner
Val Harding
With the idea that it is the small things that can make a
hotel stay all the more wonderful, Val Harding started her
business, International Interior Images, in 1998. What began
as an idea to source luxury toiletry products for hotels and
their guests has turned into a multi-million dollar business
which has firm contracts with some of the most luxurious
hotel groups around Australia including The Golden Door,
Peppers Resorts and Hayman Island.
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Entrepreneurs crowned - My Small Business - 31 August 2007
A Melbourne
firm that sells video technology to large Hollywood film
studios, a salmon farmer, a muesli maker and a hotel
toiletries distributor have been chosen to compete for the
mantle of Entrepreneur of the Year later this year.
The Ernest & Young 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year awards for
the Southern Region, including Melbourne and Tasmania, were
announced in Melbourne last night. The winners, chosen from
16 finalists will compete in the national finals in
November. Australia's champion goes on to compete against
finalists from 43 other countries for the World Entrepreneur
of the Year award in Monte Carlo.
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Ernst &
Young announces the 2007 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southern
Region Winner - 30 August 2007
Congratulations to Val Harding of International Interior
Images on winning the Southern Region Final of the 2007
Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.
Fairfax Community Network - Melbourne Weekly Magazine
When Kathy Harding started working at her mother's company,
International Interior Images, it was only supposed to be
for the short-term. It was a time of change for Val
Harding's business, which supplies luxury toiletries to
luxury hotels.
 
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Ernst & Young announces the 2007 Entrepreneur Of The Year
finalists - 13 April 2007
This year 84 of the nation’s best and brightest
entrepreneurs will compete for the coveted title of
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007, one of Australia’s leading
business awards.
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