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Fast Company
Behind every sun-soaked, pristine architecture or design office, there's a design philosophy linking desk layout and succulent placement to employees' creativity. But as design writer Rob Alderson points out in the new book, "The Creative Workplace," creativity is difficult to explicitly define, and the creative process varies widely from person to person. So how do you design an office that will aid in the creative process for a group of individuals?
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Work Design Magazine
Throughout 2016, Work Design Magazine has been gathering leading workplace experts to discuss how more choice in the workplace – deployed thoughtfully – can enable organizations to better support their current business practices and employees, as well as help to attract and retain new ones. Work Design Magazine is returning to Chicago on July 28, stacking their panels with designer-only talent, and replacing their usual moderator (Bob) with Cheryl Durst, CEO of IIDA, the International Interior Design Association. "As workplaces have evolved from offices and high cubicles to open plans that facilitate collaboration, it's become clear that there isn't one solution for optimizing employee productivity and satisfaction [at work]," said Cheryl.
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Kontor
Fresh from NeoCon, Kontor caught up with Joan Blumenfeld who was struck by the amount of lounge furniture on offer from different brands there. The global interior design director at Perkins+Will, Blumenfeld has a broad view of workplace trends, and what she sees emerging now is an office full of options. Ten years ago, lounge furnishings were relegated to reception areas, says Blumenfeld. Today, they appear throughout the office.
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FM World
Research conducted by the British Council for Offices (BCO) and real estate services provider Savills suggests that office workers are far from settled on the value of many workplace innovations introduced over the past decade. For the third edition of the BCO What Workers Want study, researchers set out to assess the needs of U.K. workers and how they might affect future office requirements. More than 1,100 U.K. office workers took part. The most important factors perceived to be driving employees’ sense of satisfaction with their workplace can be bracketed under getting the basics right: Comfort (87 percent), lighting (86 percent), and temperature (85 percent) were seen as the three most important factors affecting employees’ wellbeing at work.
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Health Facilities Management
Furniture designers who showcased at NeoCon say they are breaking norms in the patient exam room. Many showcased new and updated products that fit in with healthcare's quest to move from volume to value and from intervention to prevention. One emerging theme is individualized places of care. Instead of stark, colorless palettes, furniture designers have reimagined spaces with warm hues that mimic those seen in a typical home. Representatives at Herman Miller say the switch to a less formal color selection can help to put patients at ease, thereby improving their perception of care.
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The Acrovyn Wall Panel line provides designers the opportunity to reset their standards with extensive new design selections that install in half the time previously required. New trim and edge options, panel depths and endless finishes create a unique space that is both protected and easily cleaned.
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Healthcare Design
With lighting accounting for a good portion of a healthcare project’s furniture, fixtures, and equipment costs, budget frequently drives lighting programs. At the same time, healthcare organizations realize that successful designs can pay off. For example, proper lighting can potentially improve patient satisfaction surveys – and, subsequently, reimbursements tied to those surveys – by positively influencing patients' perceptions of their environments.
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Facility Executive
In recent years, the idea of employee engagement in the workplace has reached an apex, and for good reason. When employees are invested in their job, studies have shown that they're also more ardently motivated to contribute to their employer's goals and achieve organizational success. Engaged employees are generally more enthusiastic about their work, too, and will often take initiative to further their company’s reputation through positive actions.
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Design Week
Google's new London office, which is now home to 800 staff from the company’s engineering team, features winding black steel and oak staircases that connect the upper floors. The communal areas house Metronap sleep pods and soft-colored furnishings by Swiss furniture company, Vitra. All food and drink in the canteens and cafes is free for staff, and they can make use of an in-office gym and a 90-meter running track, with post-workout massages also available. While building the new office, the project used a carbon consultant in order to reduce its carbon footprint, which resulted in an overall saving of 2.1 million kg of CO2 emissions.
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Curbed
While it may seem that Americans don't often agree on much, one issue that unites everyone is a general distaste for air travel, from constant delays and cramped seating to crumbling facilities and TSA security lines that move at a glacial pace. Across the world, newer airport facilities, such as Changi in Singapore or Schiphol in Amsterdam, look like the breezy, sleek future of air travel envisioned in midcentury travel advertising. Back in the United States, however, air travel, especially during the summer, can often feel as glamorous as being packed into a crowded subway car during rush hour, with even less personal space.
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Any environment you design that integrates a Corian® solid surface can get a boost from Corian® Charging Surface. In an airport, a high-rise, office spaces, hospitals, hotels or more, you can now offer customers a solid surface that charges smart devices wirelessly. Learn more about specifying Corian® Charging Surface.
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Officing Today
Demand is growing for healthier workplaces as increased evidence links sedentary work to poor health effects. Co-working spaces are among those leading the trend for healthier office design. Sedentary behaviors are a known risk factor for cancer, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and early death. The more hours we sit down, the worse the effects. The risk is so significant that some researchers believe interventions are now needed to reduce sedentary behavior. VARIDESK, a manufacturer of height-adjustable standing desks, cites research showing people are 46 percent more productive when using a standing desk. CEO Jason McCann says sit/stand desks are becoming a key concept in workplace design.
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Business Insider
Pinterest is growing up. The six-year-old startup recently moved into a giant new office in San Francisco that feels much sleeker and more sophisticated than its old digs. And that's no accident. Business Insider took a peek inside to learn more about how the image-centric discovery site sees its new space as reflecting its evolving product.
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The Huffington Post
There is that familiar saying that goes "It's about the journey, not the destination." Unfortunately, this isn't always the case: Flights mean frisky security, long layovers, and unexpected delays, which can sometimes make for unpleasant travel experiences. Still, your airport journey doesn't always have to be terrible. Take Quatar's Hamad International Airport, for example. Featuring a 25-meter-long swimming pool, this $16 billion airport screams luxury.
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IIDA
The 5th annual Healthcare Interior Design Competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces and is open to participants worldwide. Any design professional practicing legally within his or her jurisdiction may submit project(s) for consideration via the competition website. Projects submitted must have been completed in or after June 2014. The deadline for entries is Thursday, Aug. 11.
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IIDA
Join IIDA at the second annual IIDA Advocacy Symposium for three days of sessions, speakers, and panels focused on the advocacy topics that matter most to commercial interior designers. Learn critical skills, including how to build relationships with decision-makers, work with other stakeholder groups, and promote grassroots involvement, and connect with passionate, dedicated, and persistent commercial interior design advocates from across the country. Register now through July 15 and receive early bird pricing. IIDA members must login prior to registering to receive the IIDA discount. Register today.
news.com.au
Sleek interiors, room service, a huge king bed, and a Do Not Disturb sign for the door. Sexy hotels are more accessible than ever thanks to the explosion of boutique hotels. But in a sea of hip hotels with playful design, what makes one sexy? Ten hotels were short-listed in the Sexiest Design category at the travel industry show LE Miami. These properties span the globe, and most hit a trifecta of traditional architecture, modern design, and a breathtaking location.
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Laurel & Wolf
Among the many rituals of urban life, hitting a sky-high bar after work is the ultimate way to take advantage of the evening's golden hours. From LA to Chicago, these high-altitude escapes serve up intoxicating sunset views alongside some serious style game. Whether you prefer to sip sangria poolside or down a cold beer on tap at a garden terrace, these rooftop bars will elevate both your drinking and design game.
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Curbed
Office buildings can so often be monstrous, impersonal towers, especially in the world’s dense urban centers. So a well-designed one, one that is sensitively-scaled and doesn’t disregard its context, tends to stand out. In São Paulo, local office FGMF Arquitetos is trying out just such an approach for size, and for a new 73,000-square-foot office tower in the Brazilian city, designers at the firm created a series of screened terraces and balconies on the facade and double-height interiors that bring light and air into workspaces.
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Metropolis Mag
The teachings of ancient Chinese philosopher Mo-Tzu are based on identifying truth by comparing ideas and practices to Patterns (which he called models, or standards). Those are not Confucian ritualistic standards, but practices that have been verified and tested in actual use. Mo-Tzu's "three-prong method" remains highly relevant to design today as a precursor to Living Patterns, and points to how we must use an empirical basis to shape our world (Veryard, 2015).
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Design Hotels
Fully gutted and reinvented, 11 Howard will wow with a stunning dose of Scandinavian minimalism – envision subtle variations of wood, metal, velvet, and wool. The rooms, with beautiful high ceilings, will contain custom furniture exclusively designed for the hotel by Signe Bindslev Henriksen & Peter Bundgaard Rützou, oak-plank floors, and soft natural bamboo area rugs. "It's not about fashionable or trendy," explains the hotel's creative director Anda Andrei. "It'll never feel dated. And best of all, it's incredibly warm."
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Fast Company
This is the deceptively simple, three-step process Google uses to come up with its most innovative ideas.
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Forbes
Being a leader doesn’t mean you know everything there is to know about leadership. In fact, the best leaders are the ones who pursue their own education. Leadership, after all, is not about being an expert in your industry – it’s about being an expert in people management.
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Social Media Today
Business executives have come to learn that Twitter can be a powerful and highly effective marketing tool, when used appropriately.
Over the past several years, business executives have taken to Twitter to stay connected with employees and customers – and the best of them have been able to leverage the platform to great effect.
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