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Metropolis
On June 23, Metropolis Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Susan S. Szenasy moderated "State of Design: Where We Work," a panel discussion hosted by Meadows Office Interiors in their Manhattan showroom. The group acknowledged that some older workers are resistant to drastic changes in the traditional work environment: The key is to try and balance individual concerns with the needs of the business. Said Tom Krizmanic, "You look at the decisions through the lens of what the organization is trying to do so that everybody, from the youngest person to the oldest person, should be on board with that, and then peel off the slight variations that may make the acceptance of the design more palatable."
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Dezeen
Over the past 20 years, former caterer Nick Jones has built Soho House into a global empire of private members clubs, restaurants, spas, and now Soho Home, an online homewares store. He sat down with Dezeen to discuss his approach to design. "I think that, above all, it's got to be comfortable," he said, when asked to explain the brand's design approach. "I'm constantly reminding our designers that it's not about them. It's not about a mood book, it's not about a portfolio at the end of the day; it's always about the customer, it's always about the member."
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Interior Design
Since joining Perkins+Will in 2005, Associate Principal and New York office Interior Design Director Meena Krenek, IIDA, LEED AP, has proven that office space can be a destination for design, not just a workplace. Krenek has designed Atlanta-based offices for AutoTrader.com, Carter’s, McKinsey & Company, and Shaw Contract Group, among countless others. In an interview with Interior Design, Krenek discusses the importance of storytelling, why she based a stairwell on a carpet tufting machine, and the joy of a beautiful case of pencils.
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Manchester Evening News
Manc Franc’s new 1,850-square-foot office space on Portland Street has taken traditional office rules and turned them on their head. A key part of creating the right environment for Manc Frank has been soccer, something which you cannot escape if you come to Manchester, it's in the city's blood. Taking this on board, the team designed a seating area for meetings with clients and colleagues, with one side blue and one side red, something to get people talking about.
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The Straits Times
Tech companies have been eager to test ways to make workplaces more conducive to creativity. Some turn their offices into grown-up playgrounds, with beanbag chairs, ball pits, and ping-pong tables.
The more refined alternative now catching on is to make nature the star of the show. Just off a remote stretch of road, near wineries, stables, and farms, Amazon is growing plants, more than 3,000 species of them spread around a 0.4ha greenhouse a half-hour's drive from Amazon's headquarters in Seattle.
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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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Business Insider
Airport facilities aren't the most thrilling places in the world, but thanks to commissioned art work initiatives, these otherwise bleak travel spaces contain awesome installations. Around the world, airports now include exhibitions that demonstrate the region's culture or simply add visual interest to highly trafficked terminals. Some, like Singapore's airport, use computer technology to animate the art, while others, like an installation in Los Angeles International Airport, rely on folded paper to create a one-of-a-kind design.
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Nextshark
Photos of the new Zhongsuhge-Hangzhou store have recently gone viral on Chinese social, reported Shanghaiist. It has been compared to Shanghai’s most popular library, Zhong Shu Ge. With its transparent glass walls and circular bookshelf pillars, the store’s architecture and interior design combine the aesthetics of both old and modern. According to Tencent, the mirrored glass ceiling is an optical delight for visitors. Children are also welcome to play in the children’s pavilion, a portion of the store where the bookshelves are shaped like a playground. The shelves are shaped in the form of a merry-go-round, a roller coaster, hot air balloons, and pirate ships.
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The Guardian
Imagine going on your lunch break – but instead of just hitting the work canteen, you wander through plants, streams, and even a few treehouses. This isn't some vision of a utopian work future, it's the reality for Amazon's employees who work for the company in Seattle. The treehouse meeting areas are among many features (including plants, suspension bridges, and indoor streams) of the new buildings, which will be laid out across three transparent, conjoined structures that the company calls spheres. The sites will act as hi-tech greenhouses for employees to use for work or pleasure.
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The Wall Street Journal
An increasing number of health club members are doing work where they work out. Sensing a surge of demand, gyms are responding by building or expanding workspaces for members to set up laptops, charge phones, and conduct business – sometimes for the entire day. The idea is to keep gym-goers lingering longer and accommodate the rising number of people who work remotely.
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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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IIDA
IIDA and co-presenting sponsor Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong proudly announce the opening of the 4th annual IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards competition. This international competition honors innovation and design excellence in interior design/architecture throughout the Asia Pacific region in 14 categories. Projects must be located in the Asia Pacific region; however, the design firm may be based outside of the region. Submitted project(s) must have been completed after July 1, 2014. The deadline to submit is Thursday, Sept. 8.
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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. IIDA members must login prior to registering to receive the IIDA discount. Register today.
Health Facilities Management
Oftentimes when designing patient rooms in an acute care setting, designers do not consider that a high percentage of admissions are senior citizens. That being said, there are certain issues that must be considered; some focus on sensory perceptions, including visual, lighting, audio, and tactile, as well as communication. All hospitals have a common goal in mind – to keep patients safe – and design is an important factor in achieving this goal. Two projects into which CallisonRTKL’s healthcare interior design team implemented these important factors are the King Abdullah Medical City in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
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PSFK
Docked between Paris’s Austerlitz and Lyon stations in the 13th arrondissement, right on the Seine, OFF is the city’s first floating hotel and bar. The rooms are decorated in a sleek style and their overall design celebrates the new city experience, and elements like the lounge ceiling reflect the movement of the water, while also vibrating as the boat shifts with the river.
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Fast Company
While most restaurants are eager to adopt the latest design fad, a Denny's in Southern California spent a cool six figures resurrecting a beloved piece of its 1960s design: A spinning windmill. Designed in 1967 by the architect Harold Bissner – who is now 92 years old – and his business partner Harold Zook, the restaurant was originally built for Van de Kamps – a chain of Dutch bakeries known for its windmills. While they were iconic during the midcentury, those landmarks waned in popularity and were slowly demolished over time.
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Forbes
Looking like a leader, being perceived as a leader when you interact with customers, peers, or executives, is the essence of leadership presence. Since it is totally dependent on the impression you make on others, enhancing leadership presence requires a deep understanding of the impact of your appearance, your body language, your emotional state, and how well you to communicate your key messages.
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Harvard Business Review
It’s not easy to split people into the good/bad strategy decision-makers. Track records are useful but they’re not unambiguous, and those getting started have no track records at all. General intelligence and business degrees seem to be good signs, but smart people with business degrees don’t agree on what works in strategy. Veterans with specific industry expertise look promising, but so do outsiders with new ideas. What about mindset?
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