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Mokum Textiles Launches the Moderne Collection
3.8.10 | It may be a new name to many designers in the States, but Mokum Textiles has been established in its native Australia for over 30 years. The name of the company is derived from a sentimental Yiddish nickname for the city of Amsterdam. Mokum’s new collection, Moderne, is just as elegant and globe-spanning as the company’s namesake.
Kimball: HUM, Minds At Work
2.1.10 | The idea of cognitive ergonomics is relatively new, and one that Kimball Office has spent years studying. However, in order to fully understand how the mind works at work, we must first appreciate the office environment we work in, and understand how workplace dynamics complement the mind. This column aims to identify some the variables in an office setting, and the impact they can have on how the mind works at work.
GREENBUILD: AMAZING PRODUCTS
11.16.09 | Herman Miller's subsidiary, Convia, continues to astonish. A few weeks ago we focused on the product and its range of abilities, but when we visited the exhibit floor at Greenbuild we were amazed at the impact it has made on other manufacturers who are clamoring to bring products on board that interface with Convia's platform. Convia was also named by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec as a BuildingGreen Top-10 Product for 2009.
Who Did Bix, Topo and Denizen?
11.2.09| Jess Sorel and Otto Williams do not, as a practice, finish each other’s sentences, but they are remarkably accomplished at completing – and complementing – the other’s most promising thoughts.
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Product Intro: Knoll’s Sapper Monitor Arm
10.26.09 | Of course you will recall George Frideric Handel, the German who
was composing in England in the Italianate manner. Hence, The
Messiah. This may make it easier for you to remember another
multi-cultural icon, Richard Sapper, the German industrial
designer, working in Italy in the . . . well, the American manner,
creating such successful objects as the Knoll Sapper chair, the
ThinkPad laptop for IBM, the Tizio Lamp for Artemide and
the Melodic Teakettle for Alessi. O.K., the last two are very
Italian, but have been well received in the American market.
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Product Intro: KI’s Arissa Universal
10.26.09| With the introduction of the Arissa Collection at the 2008 Healthcare Design Conference, KI set out to change the way interior designers and facility managers think about bariatric seating. Arissa creates an entirely new category of furniture; one that is universal and serves the various needs of patients, family and staff members. The collection supports individuals up to 750 pounds, yet can accommodate a vast spectrum of users without appearing oversized or too delicate.
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Convia’s Energy Track Reporting Tool
10.12.09| Convia, the Herman Miller company that’s helping designers help their clients save money through energy savings, has just announced that its new Energy Track Reporting Tool is now commercially available. The tool, which was introduced at Neocon WTF09, displays a space’s actual energy usage on a simple and intuitive dashboard interface, provides accurate reporting of energy consumption at a zone or circuit level.
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Listening To Lencore
0.05.2009 | Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? It’s not just an
advertising slogan, it’s a 21st century mantra reaching beyond
the cell phone into the workplace. Can anything be done …beyond giving a
shout and getting a shout in reply? Michael Polan, Director of
Sales for Lencore Acoustics, says, “Of course.” And he says so at
a reasonable volume. The how is “sound masking.”
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Jim Hackett On Developing media:scape
9.28.09 | Steelcase spent four years after the 2001-2004 recession taking apart its industrial system and putting it back together so that it could compete globally. "That's good news," said CEO Jim Hackett. "We're not going to get run over. The front end of the business now has our attention, and that's what you're starting to see."
Hunter Douglas Introduces Whisper Motors
9.7.09 | Hunter Douglas Contract introduced Whisper Motors for its motorized shading products. According to the company, Whisper Motors bring new, quiet power; versatile controls; and reliability to its comprehensive selection of energy-efficient roller shades, shadings, and other window coverings. The motor is designed to function with a complete range of commercial applications from single rooms, offices, and A/V spaces to building-wide automation.
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