8.2.10 | D. J. DePree founded Herman Miller in 1923, when he bought and then renamed the Star Furniture Company in honor of his father-in-law. The company has since brought valuable innovation to the world at large. In this difficult economic period, perhaps it is timely to reflect on his perspective.
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8.2.10 | One of the many things that make Amy Bearss of Tobron Office Furniture unique is that she has chosen not to move on, but to move up through the ranks of the firm for whom she has worked, Tobron Office Furniture in New York City.
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LEED EBOM is the USGBC’s fastest growing product because it gives savvy building owners a competitive advantage. It’s a common misconception among tenants, real estate brokers and building owners that LEED EBOM Certification guarantees LEED CI certification. But, there is little overlap between the two Rating Systems – they are structured differently.
When planning an office or workspace, creating zones where similar information can be compiled for easy recall and recognition is critical. The practice of dividing numbers or items into easily understood groups is called visual chunking, which takes place in one of two modes: perceptual and goal-oriented.
7.26.10 | On July 1 of last year, HOK Product Design, LLC, a subsidiary of HOK, became the first new company out of a blue ocean initiative conceived by the firm. A year later, the company led by Susan Grossinger had twelve products in development or out on the market, four products at NeoCon 2010 or previewed offsite, and three patents pending.
7.26.10 | For Marner Architecture, the discussion of converting its existing resource library to a virtual digital library rose out of a need to fulfill a professional commitment. “One of the first steps,” said Heidi de Bethmann, “was coming up with a list of things that reduce our impact on the environment within our office.
A&D Firms >>, Technology >>
7.26.10 | New York is tough. There are so many opportunities that sometime it's difficult to get folks to pull together, at least in the same direction. But it's beginning to look like Jim Druckman and Dennis Cahill and their colleagues at the New York Design Center are finally putting together a New York contract product show that is going to stick.
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7.26.10 | There is a hierarchy to what visually distracts individuals from working. Understanding what catches the eyes’ attention, and why, can help designers and facility managers create more efficient and less distracting work environments.
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7.19.10 | Little attention is given in the interiors world to individual differences. Yet, we know that people see the world differently, and we are fortunate to have someone — Robert Allen, an architect, and interior designer, a product designer, and a professor of interior design — bringing to our pages his distinctive view of the NeoCon WTF shows.
Mr. Allen, in our opinion, has unusually refined sensibilities, with the eye and judgment of products that most of us do not possess, bringing to bear the experience to judge product suitability in the context of architecture, clients’ interior design needs, and a product designers knowledge of engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Combine this with his artistic sensibility, he adds a dimension that, while not all of us share, we may find edifying.
