Designtex has set the bar for our industry,” said the company, touting its position as “the first company to change from the traditional fabric binder card sampling to a 100% digital format. And it’s not just sustainable and cost-efficient. ”Our new digital sampling gives us opportunities we have never had to really market and sell our products in a number of different ways.”
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What’s the most fun you’ve had in your chosen profession, be it an A&D firm, manufacturer or a dealership? I’ll bet it’s not responding to RFPs. The ever-resourceful Evan Morris has just announced the formation of RFP Specialists, LLC, which can enable you to efficiently and systematically take advantage of RFP opportunities without interfering with your normal operations.
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Known throughout Europe for its high-quality products, Italian lighting manufacturer iGuzzini has been able to enlist architects such as Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Daniel Libeskind, Steven Holl and Zaha Hadid. In late June, iGuzzini opened its very first showroom in the United States.
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For Gary Lee Partners, a distinct perspective is the foundation of everything they create. In the words of founding partner Gary Lee: “Our standpoint as a design firm – not just an interiors or a furniture design firm – is that we try to bring to market things that we feel are of value but are not yet present.”
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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.
People >>
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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