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Quartz
In bars, the counter and stools are placed at a height that puts those sitting and standing at the same eye-level. The height of the counter and matching stools is so well established at between 40 to 42 inches that it’s known as “bar height.” Eliminating this 12-inch difference naturally engineers conversations between strangers who are now both sitting and standing face-to-face. That 12-inch difference makes casual conversations much more likely to happen. By this logic, in order to facilitate communication and collaboration, we should make our workplaces more like bars. Without the drinking.
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Design Quarterly
Workspaces are changing quickly as yesterday's cube farms become today's open concepts. It's important to evolve and keep current, but to also ensure that technology and aesthetics still provide function and reflect basic ergonomic principles.
In fact, ergonomics can optimize both human performance and the use of technology for improved efficiencies and reduced costs. That is, costs associated with injuries, lost time, insurance claims, and generally wasteful work layouts and methods.
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Health Club Management
Companies can inspire productivity, profit, and improved health and well-being among their staff by introducing biophilic amenities, such as green fitness centers into their workplaces.
That is the view of Despina Katsikakis, a leading workplace design consultant, who claims that the cost of such changes is "negligible when compared the benefits it brings for the organization, its staff, and the economy."
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interiors+sources
Who is packing a wallop to improve healthcare design? There are many organizations – nonprofits, trade associations, and standards-writing entities – that have been working on updates that will improve healthcare design solutions. The goal is to impact health and wellness for residents, patients, staff, and families, influencing design decisions for improved outcomes.
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Workplace Insight
The majority (79 percent) of workers say reliable and modern technology is more important to them than office aesthetics. While accessories such as ping pong tables, slides, hammocks, and wacky office designs may look good in pictures, they don’t necessarily make employees any happier or productive.
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No matter what market or environment you are designing for, Acrovyn by Design can reproduce virtually any image, message or color onto your walls without the concern of damage. Forge a new aesthetic with a selection of ready-to-print patterns, or customize with stunning graphics. Create something beautiful and protect it for years to come.
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IIDA
The annual GlobalShop Product Design Competition honors manufacturers and designers for product design advancements in innovation, function, and aesthetics for the retail industry and is open to exhibitors at GlobalShop 2017. The deadline to enter the competition is March 13. A panel of distinguished judges will award the winners during GlobalShop 2017, March 28-30, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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IIDA
IIDA, in partnership with Hospitality Design magazine, announced today the opening of the 21st annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition. The competition honors innovation, functionality, and aesthetic advancements in product design for the hospitality industry. Only products displayed at HD Expo 2017 and offered for sale or use after June 1, 2016 are eligible for submission to the IIDA/HD Product Design Competition. The deadline to enter is Friday, Apr. 14, 2017.
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Dreamwalls Glass is backpainted glass that can be used for markerboards, wall cladding, backsplashes, signage, showerwalls, table tops, and much more. With custom color capabilities for any color you specify, and sizes up to 8ft x 12ft, we use our 55 years of experience to fabricate glass products for your glass and glazing needs.
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Curbed NY
JFK Airport is due to get a plethora of enhancements in the next few years as part of a larger $10 billion renovation plan, but at least one upgrade – a very cute one, at that – is being rolled out. The Ark at JFK, the airport’s much-ballyhooed luxury pet terminal, is rolling out some of its features: The Equine & Livestock Export Center and Aviary In-Transit Quarantine, along with the "Pet Oasis," recently made their debut.
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Dezeen
Clothing rails made from pieces of colorful metal mesh, lengths of bamboo, and black frames define different zones inside a shop in Hangzhou, China. The 1,850-square-meter space was designed for women to try on clothes from the 100 fashion brands sold by the Chinese online retailer Tmall.
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News Medical
A team at the Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya has developed an innovative smart lighting system for operating theaters. Equipped with LED luminaires, the new system allows users to efficiently control the direction and intensity of the light beam projected onto the surgical field as required during an operation. It has generated two patents and is now at the stage of being placed on the market.
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Fast Company
The architects at the Madrid-based firm Selgascano are well acquainted with the power of plants. At the 2012 Venice Biennale, they orchestrated an artful pavilion of hydroponically grown greenery. Their own office is sunken into the forest floor, which naturally insulates the structure and can help fuel creativity by communing with nature. The office goes all-in on biophilic design, which encourages a connection between people and nature. Brimming with more than 2,000 individual plants and trees from 100 different species – such as tillandsias, philodendrons, and monsteras – the collection is watered and manicured by a team of local gardeners.
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Wired
Everyone dreads the dentist. The overly air-conditioned waiting room, the high-pitched scream of the ultrasonic scaler, the fluorescent light in your eyes, the possible news of a cavity – the list goes on. Dentists know this, so some smart ones are using design to ease the anxieties of their patients – and attract new ones. Instead of cold, clinical environments, these doctors favor warm, naturally lit Scandinavian spaces with personal touches.
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Forbes
Open-plan offices remain a growing trend in office design, particularly for millennial-dominated companies that favor teamwork and open communication. Though a popular and often cheaper design option, research shows the trend can detract from employee productivity. In an effort to provide employees with the best possible office environment, companies are constantly revamping office layout and making secluded rooms and isolated spaces available to accommodate different work preferences.
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Inc.
Let's face it: At the core of every successful company is a team of good leaders making good decisions. When you set out to identify future leaders to move your company forward, do you know what to look for? Could you easily identify what each of their futures holds? Better yet, if you're not a corporate giant with an immense HR budget to spend on all the talent management bells and whistles, do you at least have a basic system and structure in place with the proper tools to evaluate your talent? No? Then this article is for you.
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Forbes
Clearly, to thrive in this new world of work will require different skill-sets, mindsets, and tool-sets. Chief among them: the need to bring people together as a team, the need to demonstrate deeper empathy, and the ability to get new things done. Innovation in the next economy is about much more than inventing. It’s about figuring out how and where you can add unique value. It’s about how fast you can unlearn, relearn, and master new skills. It’s about how you engage others at a deeper, more humanistic and passionate level.
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