2.11.08 | January 17^th was a cold day in Boston. It had recently snowed and officeinsight's reason for the trip to the city was two-fold. We were invited to preview Teknion's new Boston showroom to be unveiled at a grand opening party on April 3^rd  and to attend a Teknion-sponsored lecture event at the Museum of Fine Art that same evening. The showroom itself was worth the trip, a thoughtfully designed space by Baker Design Group that embodies everything Teknion is: effortlessly chic, forward thinking yet undeniably timeless.

2.11.08 | I understand the need to study my generation (Gen Y). I know there are workplace puzzles to be solved and gobs of disposable income to be snatched up. I know that there are 76 million of us. But I have to be honest about the nagging annoyance that took over as who I am was summarized into several short bullet points on January 17^th at Teknion's Boston presentation of Gen X and Gen Y Trends.

2.4.08 | It is obvious by now that neither the natural stylistic talents of a decorator nor the five-year degree and formal credentials of a licensed architect necessary as they may be are any where near sufficient qualifications to create optimum interior environments for people. The interior design profession has arisen to fill the gap. While this aspiration is proving to be beyond its reach, interior design is providing the third leg for the platform necessary for the next advance.

2.4.08 | Please indulge me in a scenario. You are a designer working on the interior finishes for an elementary school, and you are pulling together the first schematic color palette for client review. To do this, you have narrowed the colors down to a handful of options. As we know, there is no absolute right or wrong way to do this, and perhaps the route changes each time. However, do you ever step back to wonder: How did I confidently move from point A to point B?

12.17.07 | Though architects and interior designers have marginalized societal concerns from their agendas for a few decades, they are again realizing that interior design is a profession uniquely positioned to tackle issues on three major levels: individual, social and environmental. For those who yearn to develop a more comprehensive approach in both design education and practice, the framework developed by Linda Groat, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan provides an interesting starting point for the discussion.