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Metropolis Magazine
Importing elements of classic twentieth-century French hospitality design into a hyper-casual Southern California surfing town might not sound like the most organic endeavor, but Barbara Rourke and Jason St. John of L.A.-based design firm Bells + Whistles were up for the task when creating Jeune et Jolie, a new restaurant in downtown Carlsbad, California.
“When you think of French restaurants, you think of dark red booths and brass,” Rourke says. “We tried to take those things and do them in a new way. So, instead of Bordeaux color booths, we did rosé colored booths,” along with heavy doses of natural light and a bright palette.
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Boutique Design
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has opened The Hotel Zags Portland, adding to the real estate investment trust’s “Unofficial Z Collection,” according to Jon Bortz, chairman, president, and CEO. The 174-room hotel, managed by Sage Hospitality, features rooms and public spaces inspired by the Pacific Northwest’s natural environment, as well as a courtyard with living walls, a “globed” fireplace, and an environmentally friendly green roof. The hotel also includes the Gear Shed, stocked with fishing poles, scooters, skateboards, hover boards, digital cameras, and more, which guests can borrow. The property also features a vintage vending machine that distributes artwork from local artists.
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Interior Design
Vocon has designed offices in Los Angeles and New York with interiors from coast to coast, but as firm designer Katerina Fantozzi says, "Cleveland is home." So, when it came time to redesign its hometown headquarters to better meet the needs of the firm’s growing staff, the idea was to keep it local.
The 15,000-square-foot space is chock full of the work of local vendors, including custom furniture by Hans Noble Design and Cleveland Art. Vocon’s own executives even got in on the project, creating a café wall modeled after the refrigerator door photo gallery of founder and owner Debbie Donley and another wall filled by a leader’s Pez dispensers.
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Acrovyn Wall Panels are the answer to the industry's need for a custom, easily installed wall panel system. A reimagined offering of functional and aesthetic improvements allows for use of Acrovyn Wall Panels in a variety of spaces with protective and decorative needs. From our solid color offering to our Chameleon™ simulated patterns and Acrovyn by Design®, interior environments have visual freedom when it comes to design possibilities.
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Chain Store Age
Samsung has opened its first mall-based stores, locations that allow customers to get up close and personal with its newest products.
The world’s biggest cell phone and TV maker has opened a permanent store in Roosevelt Field, in Garden City. Billed as the “Samsung Experience Store,” the 2,500-square-foot space is a tech playground that immerses customers in the Samsung brand and enables them to interact with new Samsung products in innovative ways. And all the goods on display are for sale.
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American Biltrite
Today, stair treads are more than just a material used to avoid slippage; they have become an integral part of the overall design statement.
Recognizing this need, American Biltrite offers a complete stair tread system that delivers on the promise of color and design, safety, and durability, as well as ease of maintenance.
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Dezeen
Deep red walls and dark furnishings are some of the features that interior design studio Sivak & Partners used to create a cosy atmosphere inside this cafe in Ukraine.
Located to the south of the country in the port city of Odessa, the Daily cafe has been designed by Sivak & Partners to be a versatile yet intimate space where locals can stop by for a variety of occasions. "Here you can enjoy some quiet time with a book and a cup of coffee, spend some time in the company of friends, or share a little table for two on a date," said the studio, which is headed up by architect Dmitriy Sivak.
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Contract Design
Crafted by Nike’s in-house design team, the House of Innovation 000 spans six floors of men’s and women’s apparel in addition to numerous stations for individualizing products in perpetuity. A creative mecca for sneakerheads and street fashion connoisseurs, the new retail behemoth also serves as a sleek and dynamic embodiment of the Nike design vernacular. And with its iconoclastic exterior, the store demonstrates a “huge opportunity for us at this scale to make a first impression for the cost of innovation,” says Andy Thaemert, who serves as senior creative director of global store design for Nike.
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Design Milk
Once a flat in a 1920s tenement house, this 80-square-meter space in Warsaw has become a modern co-working office by Beza Projekt. The cozy space is outfitted with four private offices, a conference room, an eat-in kitchen, and a bathroom, complete with a polished design inspired by the TV series “Mad Men.” Warszawski UL offers a moody aesthetic that came about after the designers researched the history of the building only to discover the similarities between its original state and the 50s/60s offices of Don Draper.
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A dynamic workplace should be a multifunctional space, designed and equipped to meet its workers’ psychological needs. Boss Design’s Mango work lounge provides users with a private, comfortable and ergonomically-sound environment that will allow them to achieve the outputs from their collaborations.
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Hospitality Design
Wilson Associates has completed work on the 7,534-square-foot MO Bar, a luxe multifunctional lounge concept located within the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore.
“Singapore is a diverse society where individuals from all around the world bring with them Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and European influences,” says Tiffany Chia, senior designer at Wilson Associates’ Singapore studio. “A majority of the materials used were sourced in Singapore due to the project’s time sensitivity, also presenting an opportunity to further ground the project in Malaysian culture.”
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IIDA
Join moderator Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, Executive Vice President and CEO, IIDA, and a select group of women leading hospitality design in Chicago for the final event in the inaugural series Designers and Architects Talk, presented by IIDA and AIA Chicago. This session is approved for 1 IDCEC CEU or 1 LU. REGISTER NOW
IIDA
Join IIDA, John Czarnecki, Hon. IIDA, Assoc. AIA, and two HOK senior principals newly elevated into the IIDA College of Fellows for A Design Dialogue, an invigorating conversation highlighting a global perspective of design. This event will be held at Lignet Roset’s Chicago showroom and light lunch will be served. Registration details to come. MORE IIDA EVENTS AT NEOCON
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Inc.
By integrating vulnerability into your leadership approach, you can build stronger relationships, invite collaboration, and open a pathway for more difficult but important conversations, which will improve the wellness and performance of the company and everyone within.
The best way to leverage vulnerability at work is going to be unique to your personality, company, and circumstances, but there are some general rules of thumb to keep in mind.
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Characterized by a gradual build-up of colors, hues and textures, the Mosa Scenes Collection provides a natural, layered dimension to any space. All Scenes tiles are stocked in 6”x6”, with white grey, cool grey, warm grey and dark anthracite available in 12”x24”, 24”x24” and 36”x36”. Request a sample.
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By Terri Williams
 Managers play a crucial role in organizations—in fact, the employee-manager relationship is usually the determining factor in whether an employee is engaged and committed to the organization. And yet, many companies don't invest heavily in training their managers. However, if you want to be a great manager—which can lead to being recognized and rewarded for your efforts—you may need to invest in yourself.
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Entrepreneur
Make a list of the five most likely things that could go wrong—and a few unlikely things—and cause your business big problems. If you own a pizza restaurant, it could be an infestation of rats, a rude waiter upsetting customers, or a rival pizza restaurant opening on the next block. Take the emotion out of things by imagining that you’re giving advice to a friend, then plan how you should respond to each problem. Pick the spokespeople who can communicate with customers, the media, and any investors you may have.
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