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Steelcase’s Turnstone had a booth at Next, an art show for emerging art. The booth was set up on the main drag and featured the new Campfire product line and some fantastic cocktails with names like “Ghost Story” and “Killer.” While the Campfire product line is fantastic, and fit in well with [...] There was this fantastic video on You Tube that showed a fabulously flexible living space in Hong Kong. This space was designed by an architect who used his design sense to create the ultimate living space in a small room that can transform quickly to support whichever space you need. While many of us won’t do [...] Tonight changed the way I think about water. Sometimes we go through life and all of a sudden everything clicks together. Tonight was one of those moments for me. As I’ve mentioned, I am studying for the LEED exam, but it’s more that just an exam for me. It’s a way [...] With America being a melting pot of cultures, it can be difficult to see the individualism that makes our country so rich with diversity. We are constantly trying to honor all and not offend. This extends into interior design practices as well. Whether coming from a beautiful background or just having an elevated interest in a [...] Reading about the LEED process, I was surprised to learn that most LEED points are not met in the energy and atmosphere category. Isn’t that what LEED is all about? Afterall LEED stands for leadership in energy and environmental design. Energy conservation is becoming more of an issue every day. It’s important that we strive to [...] As a commercial designer who frequently works with office environment, I know how important productivity is to a company.There are so many tools out there that are designed to compress realestate, increase productivity and empower their employees. Company cultures vary, while some are unbelievably conservative, others are extraordinarily liberal. Having to work on various projects for all types of clients, sometimes I notice disjointedness between the interior design of the office space and the people who reside within it. When a company chooses to ignore the social culture and chooses not to incorporate [...] Tomorrow begins a six week journey into the wonderful world of an intense LEED Green Associate webinar training. Through the six week course, we should be well equipped to take the LEED GA exam. Believing we never stop learning, I scooped up the opportunity to join this group. Through my reading this past week, the idea [...] There is a project that I am currently working on where the occupants have a high need for storage. While this is not uncommon in the world of interior design, usually the interior designer can realize the actual need for the storage being requested. After interviewing a good representation of people occupying this department, it [...] |
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