10.16.17 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS CITED: “NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED, CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. INDEED, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.” —MARGARET MEAD Rafael Moneo: Much Honored, Richly Deserving Every year the Praemium Imperiale, sponsored by the Japan Art Association, is awarded to internationally outstanding artists in five fields: painting, sculpture, music, theater/film and archi- tecture. Officeinsight contributor John Dixon reviews the 2017 honoree for architecture, Rafael Moneo, a Spanish architect who served as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of De- sign (1985-1990), where he still teaches. Moneo is known for shaping his buildings in relation to their surroundings, not just complementing neighboring structures and spaces but melding them into community-scaled compositions. FULL STORY ON PAGE 3… A Home on Land for an In-flight Entertainment Solutions Company Designing for a particular product to be showcased in a com- pany’s workspace presents opportunities to weave something concrete – the product – into the larger fabric of a workspace. Thales, a company developing cutting-edge aircraft connectiv- ity and in-flight entertainment solutions for the aviation industry, asked A&D firm Ware Malcomb to help create an environment where both employees and clients can interact with the product and each other. FULL STORY ON PAGE 12… Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Designing for All It’s no secret that places like airplanes are less than comfort- able for people who fit outside airlines’ tiny space accommoda- tions. Users come in a variety of packages, and some of their differences are more visible to the casual observer than others; spending just a few moments and applying a little common sense can make it more likely that all of the probable users of a space will be safe and not uncomfortable. officeinsight columnist Sally Augustin discusses designing for all. FULL STORY ON PAGE 20…
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CITED:“NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED, CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. INDEED, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.” — MARGARET MEAD
Rafael Moneo: Much Honored, Richly Deserving
Every year the Praemium Imperiale, sponsored by the Japan Art Association, is awarded to internationally outstanding artists in five fields: painting, sculpture, music, theater/film and archi-tecture. Officeinsight contributor John Dixon reviews the 2017 honoree for architecture, Rafael Moneo, a Spanish architect who served as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of De-sign (1985-1990), where he still teaches. Moneo is known for shaping his buildings in relation to their surroundings, not just complementing neighboring structures and spaces but melding them into community-scaled compositions.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 3…
A Home on Land for an In-flight Entertainment Solutions Company
Designing for a particular product to be showcased in a com-pany’s workspace presents opportunities to weave something concrete – the product – into the larger fabric of a workspace. Thales, a company developing cutting-edge aircraft connectiv-ity and in-flight entertainment solutions for the aviation industry, asked A&D firm Ware Malcomb to help create an environment where both employees and clients can interact with the product and each other.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 12…
Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Designing for All
It’s no secret that places like airplanes are less than comfort-able for people who fit outside airlines’ tiny space accommoda-tions. Users come in a variety of packages, and some of their differences are more visible to the casual observer than others; spending just a few moments and applying a little common sense can make it more likely that all of the probable users of a space will be safe and not uncomfortable. officeinsight columnist Sally Augustin discusses designing for all.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 20…
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Every year the Praemium Imperiale, sponsored by the Japan Art Asso-ciation, is awarded to internationally outstanding artists in five fields: paint-ing, sculpture, music, theater/film and architecture. The 2017 honoree for architecture, Rafael Moneo, has previ-ously won the (even a bit more exalted) Pritzker Prize in 1996 and the Gold
Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2003. On October 18 in Tokyo, Moneo is to receive this addi-tional high honor, along with a purse of 15 million yen (about $136,000).
While correctly identified as a Span-ish architect, based in Madrid, Moneo has completed works internationally some of the most prominent ones here
in the United States. And his American connection is reinforced by his service from 1985 to 1990 as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he still teaches.
As a youth, Moneo was reportedly interested in philosophy and painting, but he was influenced by his industrial designer father to study architecture. Graduating from the Madrid University School of Architecture in 1961, he traveled throughout Europe, worked for the great master Jorn Utzon in Denmark (think Sydney Opera House) and spent a two-year fellowship at the Spanish Academy in Rome. He seems to have always perceived design in the larger context of history and place.
Back in Madrid, his early career activities included teaching at his alma mater, founding and writing for the magazine Arquitectura Bis, and orga-nizing conferences, which brought him into contact with such notable contem-poraries as Peter Eisenman from the U.S., Alvaro Siza from Portugal, and Renzo Piano from Italy. His breadth of interests and contacts no doubt contributed to his success as dean at Harvard.
Moneo’s first internationally noted building, Bankinter in Madrid, was completed when he was 40 – an early age for a breakout work by an architect. Other major commissions followed, but the pace of his prac-tice picked up considerably with the widespread admiration for his National Museum of Roman Art in Merida in 1986. Modern in concept yet executed with brick walls and arches, the mu-seum symbolically resurrects ancient structures whose ruins share its site. Commissions followed for office build-ings, university and museum struc-tures, and even a cathedral – a very rare opportunity in modern times.
Rafael Moneo: Much Honored, Richly Deservingby John Morris Dixon
Rafael Monero in Madrid at an exhibition of his work, 2017
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Bankinter, 1976, Madrid
National Museum of Roman Art, 1986, Merida, Spain. Photo: Michael Moran / Courtesy of: Rafael Moneo Architects
Bankinter, 1976, Madrid
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Moneo’s architecture has much in common with works of the revered American Louis Kahn (1901-1974), who was much admired internation-ally when Moneo was shaping his design identity. Like Kahn’s buildings, Moneo’s often celebrate the solidity of masonry and other highly durable materials. And like Kahn, Moneo has always shaped his buildings in relation to their surroundings, not just comple-menting neighboring structures and spaces but melding them into commu-nity-scaled compositions.
Accordingly, Moneo has resisted the
recent tendency to design buildings as autonomous, large-scaled sculptures, conceiving them rather as spaces for individual people to experience. Most memorable about his Davis Art Mu-seum at Wellesley, for instance, isn’t its relatively bland exterior (respect-fully deferring to a neighboring older landmark by architect Paul Rudolph), but the experience of traversing its simple yet grandly proportioned stairs and savoring the gentle daylight sifting down from its rooftop skylights.
At his Los Angeles cathedral, the lofty, softly daylighted interiors are
frankly more impressive than the fortress-like brick-walled exterior. The cathedral also demonstrates how sensitively Moneo relates his buildings to spaces outside them. The surround-ing plaza and gardens Moneo laid out here are as vital to the overall experi-ence as the building itself (for those who haven’t been there, images readily found online hint at the richness of experience there). His modestly scaled city hall in the Spanish city of Murcia combines with the equally modest plaza it faces to form a remarkably strong urban center.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, 2002, Los Angeles. Photo: Michael Moran / Courtesy of: Rafael Moneo Architects
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Moneo’s notable buildings in America include:
>Davis Art Museum, Wellesley Col-lege, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1993
>Audrey Jones Beck Building, Mu-seum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2000
>Cathedral of Our Lady of the An-
gels, Los Angeles, 2002>Chase Center, Rhode Island School
of Design, Providence, 2008>Northwest Corner Building, Colum-
bia University, New York, 2010>Neuroscience Institute, Princeton
University in New Jersey, 2014
Among his prominent commissions back in Spain are:
>Bankinter building, Madrid, 1977>City Hall, Logrono, 1981>National Museum of Roman Art,
Merida, 1986>Prevision Espanola office building,
At his studio in Madrid, 2017
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remodeling, Madrid, 1992>Miro Foundation museum, Palma
de Mallorca, 1992>L’Illa Diagonal building (with Manu-
el Sola-Morales), Barcelona, 1993>L’Auditori music center, Barcelona,
1999 >Kursaal Congress Center and Audi-
torium, San Sebastian, 1999>Maternity and Pediatric Hospital,
Madrid, 2003>Science Museum, Valladolid, 2003>Expansion of the Prado museum,
Madrid, 2007>Library at the University of Deusto,
Bilbao, 2009>Museum at the University of Na-
varra, Pamplona, 2015
Gregorio Maranon Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, 2003, Madrid
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And, so far, a few completed works in other countries:
>Moderna Museet and Swedish Centre for Art and Design, Stockholm, 1998
>Library of Sciences, University of Leuven, Belgium, 2000
The other four winners of this year’s Praemium Imperiale constitute an interesting commentary on today’s international culture.
>Theater/film: Mikhail Baryshnikov,
dual citizen of Latvia and U.S. – uni-versally acclaimed ballet dancer, director, and actor on stage, film, and TV; even more than Moneo, one who might seem overdue for this honor.
>Sculpture: El Anatsui, Nigeria – creator of large-scale abstract drape-able sculpture composed of discarded metal such as bottle caps; little known in the U.S. till the 1990s, but since seen in all of our major art museums.
>Painting: Shirin Neshat, Iran-born,
New York based – arrived in the U.S. at 17, studied art at UC Berkeley, widely known for her videos, films and photographs depicting Middle Eastern and American life.
>Music: Youssou N’Dour, Senegal – known for his performances mixing influences of traditional Senegalese music, jazz, soul, Latin, and even hip hop, in songs that deal with a vast range of social issues; winner of a 2004 Grammy.
Madrid Atocha Railway Station, 1992, Madrid
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Among the 29 Praemium Imperiale winners to date for architecture are the American architects I.M. Pei (first honoree, 1989), Frank Gehry, Rich-ard Meier, and Steven Holl. Design honorees from other countries include James Stirling, Norman Foster, and Zaha Hadid of England, Charles Correa of India, Renzo Piano of Italy, Tadao Ando and Fumihiko Maki of Japan, Jean Nouvel of France, Rem Kool-haas of the Netherlands, and Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico – all of whom have completed significant works in the United States. n
Museo Del Prado Extension, 2007, Madrid
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The café game room at in-flight solutions company Thales, designed by Ware Malcomb. Photography: courtesy of Ware Malcomb.
Designing for a particular product to be showcased in a company’s workspace presents opportunities to weave something concrete – the product – into the larger fabric of a workspace.
Thales, a company developing cutting-edge aircraft con-nectivity and in-flight entertainment solutions for the aviation industry, asked A&D firm Ware Malcomb to help create an environment where both employees and clients can interact with the product and each other.
In a new 61,000 square foot building on Thales’ Irvine, California campus, Ware Malcomb sought to create that space by transforming the work environment into a dy-namic space for a diverse work demographic, in particular a younger generation of engineers.
“We’ve worked with Thales for about 12 years previously, but this is a pretty big fundamental change for them,” said Ted Heisler, Vice President, Interior Architecture & Design
of Ware Malcomb.The new building is more “open office” than Thales had
ever previously occupied. In their previous space, occu-pants were in 25% private office / 75% open, and now that ratio is at 10% private office / 90% open.
At the heart of the two-level office is a full service cafeteria with professional kitchen and work café, where employees can dine, hang out and collaborate. The work café includes a coffee bar and a bunch of seating options, and is a space that zeroes in on Thales’ intent to build a community at work.
“This work café is meant for people to meet internally,” said Mr. Heisler. “It’s a really dynamic space with a lot of soft seating where people can meet and work together informally. There’s a big group of engineers in this build-ing; and many times engineers are not as collaborative, but this space is wired to create more interactive collaboration throughout the day.”
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a&dThe new offices also house a
Customer Experience Center, where Thales’ client base of major airlines are invited to participate and experience Thales’ solutions first-hand. The space is designed to accommodate Thales’ international clientele, enabling them to set up their own work space in small
conference rooms, enjoy access to a coffee bar, snacks and refreshments, a business center and multicultural prayer room. The new space features product displays, video walls, and breakout lounge areas with flat screens.
The Customer Experience Center also includes a demonstration area that
helps Thales show clients its services that enrich the travel experience; set elegantly into the middle of the space is a life-sized aircraft fuselage equipped with all of Thales’ newest solutions.
Ware Malcomb’s in-house branding studio put together a comprehensive branding package that fits Thales per-
Cafe kitchen
Cafe LunchroomCafe Harvest bar
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a&dfectly. The space features a cohesive design integrating “artwork made from legacy inflight entertainment airplane parts, Thales corporate colors for a connection to the brand, wayfinding signage reflecting the Thales vernacu-lar, and an oceanic palate of blues, greens, and clean white emulating a Southern California aesthetic” – all flowing through the office environment, Customer Experience Center, lab, work café and outdoor patio.
“With the branding piece, we generated a lot of innuendo pointing towards flight and aviation, because it’s the heart of what they do,” said Mr. Heisler. And many of the solutions are interactive because the leadership wanted to continue to create a mean-ingful dialogue with employees.”
Ware Malcomb employed a seam-less integration of people, product, and place for Thales – a workplace that indeed has the power to build a com-munity and nurture innovation among young engineers and the diverse work groups that support them. n Customer Experience Center fuselage
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concurrentsENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGYDesigning for Allby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.
I’ve just returned from vacation on a United Airlines flight where my legs were literally too long for my seat. For those of you I haven’t met: it’s probably helpful for you to know that I’m tall, with 36-inch inseams. There are a lot of people around on the planet who have longer legs than I do, and the fact that United doesn’t seem to be acting in a way that indicates concern about any of our basic physical safety (and the safety of others on the plane, because we must sit in our seats at an angle with our feet in the aisle) is pretty stunning. Us tall folks are also not comfortable, and that isn’t good for our mood or interest in flying on future United flights.
The response of my United cabin crew, when the fact that the seats on their airplane were inappropriately spaced, was brought to their attention, was that anyone too tall for a coach seat should buy a more expensive one. Wow! But re-ally, what else could they say, they are not directly responsi-ble for seating conditions on the airplanes. Corporate United seems to have decided to make a whole group of people, those who happen to be tall, by a quirk of fate, suffer – and to require taller passengers to rectify the situation them-selves by spending more money on their tickets.
We need to design smarter than United, and the many other airlines that concede to fitting passengers into smaller and smaller seats in order to increase profits.
Users come in a variety of packages, and some of their differences are more visible to the casual observer than others. Spending just a few moments, and applying a little common sense, can make it more likely that all of the prob-able users of a space will be safe and not uncomfortable.
I am particularly attuned to problems in design that relate to creating spaces, furniture, etc., that are too short/small because I am tall, and the problems I encounter with dining tables that are oddly short, for example, are generally pretty easy to predict. There are people who are very short who also have issues with spaces developed, however, and I’m not talking about just those who are officially Little People. Many upholstered chairs have deep seat pans, for example, and people whose height hovers around 5 feet are infan-tilized by sitting in these seats. Their leg length means that they can’t align their knees with the front of their chair while their back is against the backrest – so their legs stick out straight, like a toddler’s do in an adult-sized chair. Being infantilized does not have positive repercussions for either the person being compromised or those around them.
Just as designers need to recognize that tall and short people will use any environment they create, it’s important for them to remember that some of the people who will use what they’re developing will have more “hidden” issues that relate to using a space or object. Some of these relate, for example, to sensory capabilities. A wayfinding system can’t be useable only by those with color vision; many, many people are color blind. If a space is likely to be used by a relatively large number of people who have hearing related challenges, for example, because a relevant clinic/testing area/etc. is nearby, the DeafSpace design principles developed at Gallaudet University should be applied. That means, for example, that hallways should be a little wider and doors should open automatically to accommodate people who “talk with their hands.”
Sometimes, designing to make us all feel comfortable is a little trickier. An example: there is a push now to encourage people to walk up stairs instead of moving from floor to floor via an elevator. There are many good reasons to encourage stair use, including the health of the user and the planet (because human power is being used to move people not electricity). Some of us, either temporarily or permanently have trouble using the stairs, however. Maybe we have
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concurrentsasthma or a heart condition. We might also have a sprained ankle. Designing a lobby area where stairs are promi-nently placed to encourage use, but elevators are not included in ways that make the people who, for one reason or another, must use them feel deval-ued or that they are “bad” because they’re not using the stairs, is hard.
Standing meetings are also great, when everyone can stand with their heads at roughly the same height. Looking up or down at a conversation partner has just the effect that com-mon sense and old wives tales would predict. Also, some people just can’t stand comfortably for an entire meet-ing, even a short one, for example, be-cause they have a bad back. Readily available tall chairs can be helpful near standing meeting tables, for example, and so can a nearby conventional
height table to which a meeting can be gracefully moved, if needed.
Sometimes the clothes people wear have design implications. For ex-ample, many women wear skirts and skirt-wearers are often uncomfortable walking on transparent floors – and I do see transparent floors included in design plans from time to time. Skirts, depending on their length, cut, etc., can also make it difficult to sit (and get up from seats) on the floor or bleacher type seats. These sorts of seating op-tions can also be difficult for people with broken legs, too, for example. And I still see them recommended.
There are lots of ADA codes that need to be considered to make sure that the full set of potential users is comfortable. Also, the increasing number of people who weigh a little more than they should needs to be
recognized when design decisions are being made. Not having bariatric seating available can lead to collapsing chairs and lawsuits, as well as humili-ated clients who vow not to return to a space, for example.
Sometimes it’s not possible to respond to all user-related concerns – there may not be money available to install an automatic open door near an audiology clinic, for example – but all of the types of users who might reasonably be expected to encoun-ter a space/object still need to be considered and any possible appro-priate steps taken to make their time in a space/using an object a positive situation.
Spending a few minutes assessing any design plans in light of who users are, literally, and what their various ca-pabilities might be, is time well spent. Comfortable users are able to accom-plish whatever they’re being paid to do, and feel more valued by whoever is cutting that paycheck. n
Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive sci-entist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesigncon-nections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest re-search findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psycho-logical Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychol-ogy for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwith-science.com) and can be reached at [email protected].
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r-d connectionRESEARCH-DESIGN CONNECTIONWeight and Perceptions and Actionsby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.
Taylor-Coville and Eves probed how our weight influences our perceptions of the world around us. Their findings can be useful to designers trying to understand and utilize data collected from space users, for example. Taylor-Coville and Eves found “more exag-gerated reports of staircase steepness
in overweight than in healthy-weight participants.” These impressions mat-ter because they have public health implications: “Overweight pedestrians are more likely to avoid stair climbing when a motorized alternative is avail-able…Pedestrians navigating the built environment are likely to base their choices on ‘feel’ rather than making careful perceptual estimates of the al-ternatives…the greater perceptual bias in the overweight for stair steepness might deter them from a type of physi-cal activity that would be beneficial for their health.” n
Guy Taylor-Coville and Frank Eves. 2016. “Carrying a Biological ‘Back-pack’: Quasi-Experimental Effects of Weight Status and Body Fat Change on Perceived Steepness.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 331-338.
Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive sci-entist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesigncon-nections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest re-search findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psycho-logical Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychol-ogy for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwith-science.com) and can be reached at [email protected].
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>WallGoldfinger launched the Engage – the company’s first fixed conference table line and first credenza line. Known for its custom work and reconfigurable Arbor and Summit tables, the com-pany created the Engage in response to designer requests for thin tops, narrow bases, connectivity, and affordability. The Engage features a thin top with overlay reverse knife edge, pedestal bases just four inches wide yet still capable of handling wire manage-ment, and a pristine tabletop thanks to a new power system hidden under the table called the Covert Glide. With its thin top and 30-inch height, the Engage also offers a full 28 inches of space from the underside of the tabletop, providing ample room for legs and chair arms to slide under the table. Engage’s base ad-ditionally offers the modern look of two materials, be they metal and veneer or lacquer and veneer, forming an aes-thetically pleasing angle and
clever layered look. The com-plementary Engage credenza in six- and eight-foot lengths offers diverse materials and interior components for extra storage, waste receptacles, and/or AV in the conference room. Read More
NOTEWORTHY>Melissa Destree, Princi-pal architect and interior designer of Destree Architec-ture and Design, was named the 2017 IIDA Advocate of the Year. This award recog-nizes an IIDA Member whose dedication and commitment to interior design advocacy has made a significant impact on their design community. Ms. Destree is a member of the IIDA Wisconsin Chapter where she serves as vice president of advocacy. After
filling a multiyear-long va-cancy, she began the process of restructuring and reform-ing the chapter’s advocacy committee. She has worked alongside IIDA members and IIDA headquarters staff to educate Wisconsin policy-makers about the impact of the interior design industry and solidify relationships with legislators. She also co-planned Wisconsin’s first capitol day in over 10 years. Read More
>Ohio State Representative Timothy Schaffer (R-77) was named the 2017 IIDA Legis-lator of the Year. This award recognizes an elected official who has put forth extraordi-nary effort on behalf of the commercial Interior Design profession. Rep. Schaffer, chair of the Ohio House of Representatives Ways and Means and Economic Devel-opment Committee, champi-oned Ohio interior designers by preventing a provision in Ohio Governor John Kasich’s budget that would have led to a sales tax on interior design services. Read More
>Allsteel Inc. and Henrick-sen, an Allsteel independent contract furniture dealer, co-hosted the 5th Annual Brooklyn Crab celebratory event on Sep. 14. More than 150 guests, including designers, project managers, partners and clients, took a sunset water-taxi ride from Manhattan, down the East River, under the Brooklyn Bridge, past the Statue of Liberty and on to Brooklyn’s storied Red Hook waterfront where they disembarked. There they mixed and mingled at the Brooklyn Crab restaurant, a classic open-air seafood “shack,” enjoying cocktails and a raw bar before proceeding upstairs for a lobster and crab dinner. Read More
>The ASID New Jersey Chapter shared a recap of its highly successful Science of Design symposium held Sep. 25 at Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center. Keynote luncheon speaker Randy Fiser, CEO of ASID National, presented a CEU with Susan MacMurchy, Delos Consul-tant, who spoke on behalf of
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the International WELL Build-ing Institute. Attendees also enjoyed a CEU on the interac-tive Skyscraper exhibit cur-rently at the Liberty Science Center, as well as the trade show floor with resources for every segment of the industry. “The Science of Design al-lowed attendees to gain new insights in the field of design, cultivate new relationships and discover new products and resources in a stimulat-ing, interactive environment,” said Anna Maria Mannarino, president of the New Jersey Chapter of ASID. Read More
>IIDA is now accepting entries for its 2017 IIDA Global Excellence Awards. This annual design compe-tition honors outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international interior design/interior archi-tecture projects in 15 catego-ries. Submitted projects must be located outside of the U.S.; however, the design firm may be located anywhere. The deadline for submission is Nov. 17, with an awards
presentation and reception in Paris at Le Brand Store BMW George V on Jan. 20, 2018. Read More
>Luxe Interiors + Design launched its “BE RED” campaign and its first annual Luxe RED Awards, billed as the only regional residential design awards competi-tion with national exposure. Exclusive sponsor of the campaign is new luxury built-in kitchen appliance brand Signature Kitchen Suite. The Luxe RED Awards comprises nine categories, in addition to a Reader’s Choice compo-nent. Designers, architects, builders and landscape archi-tects; and architecture and design firms from Luxe’s 13 regional markets are eligible for entry. Project submissions may be located anywhere and must have been completed between 2016 and 2017. Submissions that have been
previously published will be accepted. Deadline for entry is Dec. 15. Read More
>Tangram Interiors opened a new office in Bakersfield, CA to serve new and exist-ing customers in central California. The new facility will house approximately 10 people and will be man-aged by Kellie Reed, current Tangram general manager for the Central Valley. Sales and service functions will serve Kern County, while the warehouse will supply customers throughout the valley. Tangram, a flagship dealership for Steelcase, has established a strong cus-tomer base in the region that includes Delano Regional Medical Center’s three-floor outpatient center, Grimmway Farms’ Arvin offices and vari-
ous projects for Nestle. Other projects in the area have included Quinn Caterpillar, California State University Bakersfield, and Chevron. In addition to its core furniture offering, Tangram Interiors operates five business units for a complete approach to workplace design and instal-lation: flooring, architecture walls, custom furniture, move management, and technol-ogy. The Tangram Studio division is focused on custom and co-designed workplaces, while Tangram Technology creates unified ecosystems incorporating audiovisual, acoustics, lighting and sound masking. Read More
>Versa Wallcovering named Metro Wallcoverings of Concord, ON as its distribu-tor throughout Canada. Metro will offer Versa’s complete 2,000+ product line of premium quality, sustainable vinyl wallcoverings and Versa-Guard™ flexible wall protec-
ASID NJ.Science of Design symposium keynote lunceon at the Liberty Science Center
Tangram Interiors Bakersfield opening: Guests experience the new Microsoft Surface Hub technology
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officenewswiretion. Distributed world-wide, the Versa brand is known for its fresh aesthetics and universal usability – with suit-ability to a range of commer-cial interiors including office space, hospitality, healthcare, retail and institutional. Versa is produced by Louisville, KY-based LSI Wallcovering, a global design leader that has innovated acclaimed wall finishes for more than six decades. Read More
>Vitra’s exhibition “Alexan-der Girard – A Designer’s Universe” was the inspiration for the Spring/Summer 2018 collection by Swiss fashion house Akris. In a feature interview in Vitra Magazine,
Akris Creative Director Albert Kriemler shared his insights into how the collection was designed. Vitra also shared a short video on the production of the Vitra Design Museum’s Wooden Dolls, designed by Alexander Girard in 1953 for his own home in Santa Fe. Read More
>Wilkhahn celebrated the opening of its redesigned NYC showroom. Designed by Gensler and led by Principal Carlos Martínez, the 3,700sf space was transformed with flexibility and product visibility in mind. The design concept was inspired by the compa-ny’s stand at Orgatec in 2016, using different materials
and shapes. The space was configured for a balance of both private and open spaces to showcase diverse and clever office solutions for new types of work environments. “Our design is based on the idea of a space that’s less about ‘displaying’ furniture, and more about understand-ing how people today interact with their workplace,” said Mr. Martinez. “We believe that when people visit a furniture showroom, they want to imagine themselves using it. This new showroom design is organized around the idea of activities, show-ing how people, in this case the Wilkhahn staff as well as their guests and customer, interact dynamically with their furniture.” Read More
RE-SITED>David Gerson joined Inscape as Vice President of Marketing, effective Oct. 16. He will lead Inscape’s Product Marketing, Sales Training + Development, and Communications + Market Insights teams. Before joining
Inscape, Mr. Gerson held senior management roles in marketing, customer relations and sales development during his 15 years at Interface, most recently as Vice President, Marketing. Read More
PROJECTS>The Architectural Team, Inc. (TAT) was selected as architect for a major new 110,000sf rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility in downtown White Plains, NY. A $60 million project, the White Plains Institute for Rehabilitation & Healthcare is being developed by the Con-gress Companies for White Plains Healthcare Properties. It will consist of 160 skilled
Vitra Presents The Colorful World of Alexander Girard.Akris Spring-Summer 2018 collection
Vitra: Wooden Dolls designed by Alexander Girard Wilkhahn NYC showroom redesigned by Gensler
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nursing beds, including 76 specialized rehabilitation beds, 42 Alzheimer’s secure beds, and 42 long-term care beds, each on specially designed nursing units. The facility will be operated by tenant EPIC Healthcare Man-agement, LLC. “The goal for this project is to create a physical environment that encourages rehabilitation and well-being, so patients can recover and return home sooner,” says TAT Project Architect Gary Kane. “We em-braced the client’s philosophy of approaching the design more like that of a luxury hotel than a traditional healthcare facility, adapting traditional programmatic elements with an amenity based focus and utilizing high-quality finishes, furniture, and lighting to pro-mote a positive atmosphere while also responding to the needs of the memory and physically challenged.” The interior design focuses on resident ease of use, offering
wayfinding cues, finishes, fur-niture, artwork, and lighting that promote health and well-being. Each floor will have two common area rooms, with tall glass walls designed specifi-cally to accommodate patient sight lines. Other amenities include a large main dining room, a beauty salon/barber shop, and a central lounge with gas-burning fireplace. These luxurious gestures sup-port the design vision based on the idea that patients who are enticed to leave their bedrooms and motivated to participate in activities are far more likely to have a success-ful rehabilitation. Another key differentiating element of this project is its downtown location. The first truly urban nursing home in TAT’s 45+ year healthcare portfolio, it reflects not only the recent growth of White Plains, but also a changing philosophy regarding long-term care facilities. Read More
EVENTS>FLOS provided technical sponsorship and lighting expertise to the exhibition Dentro Caravaggio, on show at Palazzo Reale in Milan through Jan. 28. Twenty masterpieces by Caravaggio, on loan from leading Italian museums and top foreign galleries, are accompanied supporting material including x-rays and valuable histori-cal documents. Lighting an exhibition of this calibre is an extremely delicate process and requires a great sense of responsibility. Barbara Balestreri Lighting Design, entrusted to work at this project, chose to work with FLOS to define the best light-ing systems and fixtures for the purpose. Selected from the Flos Architectural collec-tion was the UT Spot, a LED projector mounted on three-phase tracks. The spotlight was fitted with a special LED light source that enhances the color reproduction of the works without changing their spectrum. Special custom versions of lenses, anti-glare
filters and other front acces-sories were also produced by Light Contract, the contract division in Flos Group, not only to provide maximum pro-tection for these precious and easily damaged materials, but also for better optical control and light profiling, as well as to reduce any glare for visitors to a minimum. All the lighting units are fitted with dimmers so that the right amount of light can be regulated for each work. Read More
>KI’s showroom at this year’s Healthcare Design Expo (Nov. 11-14 in Orlando) will feature the Ruckus task chair and the Universal Height-Adjustable Screen. The screen, which won a Best of NeoCon Gold award this year, can be raised or lowered with a simple pull or push. At its full height, it provides complete visual privacy, and when fully depressed, it virtu-ally disappears. The Ruckus task chair fosters engagement between healthcare patients and providers. Its integrated back and arms also function as a work ledge for impromp-
TAT: White Plains Institute for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
FLOS: Technical sponsorship and lighting for Dentro Caravaggio
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tu collaboration or patient procedures and accom-modate leaning or perching. Read More
>Parans Solar Lighting’s SP4 system of sunlight collection and distribution via fiber op-tics deep into buildings will be on display at Greenbuild in Boston Nov. 8-10. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Parans is partnering with Wasco Skylights, its distribu-tor in the U.S., to promote its technology here. Read More
>Tecno’s “Zanotta: Stories” exhibition, running through March 2018 in Milan, pres-ents stories about contem-porary spaces and ways of living. Designed by Studio Calvi Brambilla, this partner-ship between Tecno and Italian industrial design leader Zanotta presents a series of room designs based on individual personality types. These include the Mobility Wizard, Urban Farmer, New Nomad, Independent Maker, Couple 2.0, and High Tech Addicted. Read More
KI: Ruckus task chair and Universal Height-Adjustable Screen to be shown at Healthcare Design Expo
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businessBUSINESS AFFAIRS>Herman Miller, Inc. shareholders, at their annual meeting Oct. 9, elected four nominee’s to serve three-year terms on the company’s Board of Directors: Mary V. Andringa, Brenda Freeman, J. Barry Griswell, and Brian C. Walker. They also approved Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending Jun. 2, 2018; and approved on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers and the frequency of one year for vot-ing on executive compensation. http://investors.hermanmiller.com/sec.cfm
>Inscape Corp. and home furnishings retailer West Elm, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, renewed their exclusive partnership agreement for West Elm Workspace with Inscape. West Elm Workspace with Inscape was introduced in 2015, bringing a residential aesthetic to the office while maintaining the standards demanded for con-tract interiors. Since its launch, the partnership has grown its network to 20 dealers across North America. It has worked closely with social research and design consultants to sharpen its understanding of emerging workplace concepts, identifying three key values that continue to inform its designs: well-being, residential inspiration and choice. Read More
>Interface, Inc. plans to release its third quarter 2017 results on Wednesday, Oct. 25 after the close of the market, with a conference call scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26, 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time. President and CEO Jay D. Gould; Vice Pres-ident and CFO Bruce A. Hausmann; and Vice President and Corporate Controller Gregory J. Bauer will host the call. http://interfaceglobal.com/Investor-Relations/Press-Releases.aspx
>Kimball International, Inc. will announce its first quarter fiscal year 2018 financial results on Wednesday, Nov. 1 after the close of the market, with a conference call scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 2, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The telephone number to access the conference call is 844-602-5643 or internationally at 574-990-3014; passcode “Kimball.” The live webcast of the conference call, and an archived replay after the call can be accessed at www.ir.kimballinternational.com.
>Knoll, Inc. plans to report financial results for the third quarter 2017 on Monday, Oct. 23 following the close of the market, with a conference call on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will include slides; participants are encouraged to listen and view the presentation via webcast on the Investor Relations page of Knoll’s website. The call may also be accessed by dialing (844) 778-4138 (North America) or (661) 378-9550 (International); Passcode 995 28033. A replay will be available on the website after the call, and a telephone replay will be available through Oct. 31 at (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 (Passcode: 995 28033). http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome
>USG Corp. scheduled a conference call and webcast to discuss third quarter 2017 results on Thursday, Oct. 26,
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technology9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central). This call and webcast, as well as accompanying presentation materials, can be accessed at USG’s investor relations website at http://inves-tor.usg.com. To participate by phone, please dial 1-888-771-4371 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-847-585-4405 (International); pass code 45799104. A replay of the webcast will be available until Friday, Nov. 24 both on the USG website and by telephone at 1-888-843-7419 (1-630-652-3042 for international call-ers); pass code 5799104. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=115117&p=irol-IRHome
TECHNOLOGY>Configura is releasing a new website today, Oct. 16. The updated www.configura.com features a more modern and responsive design. Training opportunities will now be found on the new Academy page, which follows the same responsive design as the rest of the website and is optimized for smart phones. In addition to the new updated menu to Configura’s regular site, the company also updated the menu to MyConfig-ura. Users will still have access to the same pages and content as before. Read More
>NAI, a leading manufacturer of end-to-end connectivity so-lutions for high performance systems in industrial, telecom, data, and medical industries, opened its new Solutions Cen-ter in Troy, MI. This new facility is staffed by experienced de-sign and application engineers who partner with NAI customers to provide the right connectivity solution for the customers’ applications. The facility also works in close coordination with NAI resident engineers now located on-site with key customers. Read MoreConfigura Academy
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Senior Marketing Manager
AIS is a leading manufacturer of commercial office furniture and boasts one of the most impressive stories of growth and success in the industry. We are seeking a Senior Marketer to join our high energy team and drive strategic marketing initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
> Understand brand strategy and execute it across all marketing channels with ef-fective messaging, a unified look, feel, and style that is easily recognized as AIS
> Manage industry trade-shows with a comprehen-sive strategy, budget, and schedule
> Support new product launches and marketing programs
> Lead high-quality design and content creation for print and digital tools
> Oversee creative partners (i.e. agencies, web and graphic designers, photog-raphers, etc.)
> Manage content and func-tionality of public + internal websites
Must be able to creatively execute at high levels in a fast-paced environment.
Our company is a growing entrepreneurial company in the field of providing high quality office furniture and architectural products to our clients. We’re seeking an outstanding Director of Administration to report to the COO and work close with the founder of the company. Our experienced staff has helped hundreds of clients with great quality products & service.
Do you wish you could work with a team that trusts you, who rely upon you for your insight, relish your analytical depth, your listening and compassionate skills and are blown away by your productivity and efficiency, and are awed by your wizard-like management and teaching skills? How about working for a team who truly recognizes your hard work and commitment? What if every morning when you wake up you cannot wait to get to work? What if the variety of work, the range of people, and the personal growth and learning was extraordinary? If this sounds like an unattainable dream job, it’s NOT? A few of these star opportunities do occasionally become available to talented individuals – it’s rare – but it happens.
Our ideal candidate will have worked as a Director of Administration or Operations Manager in an entrepreneurial company, preferably in a sales/service oriented business. You need to have over five (5) years of management experience, Office Furniture experience preferred and can manage a minimum of 10 employees. You need to be smart, hard-working, likeable, proactive and nurturing and will have direct responsibility for
> Improving the overall consistency of our process that staff needs to project execute on.
> Recruit and hire “A” talent and always be searching for “A” talent.
> Manage all direct reports workload and set the ex-pectations.
> Be proactive with challeng-ing the staff on possible issues that arise and the appropriate responses.
> Treat people with respect, inspire trust, work with integrity and uphold the company’s values
> Coach and mentor the staff on problem solving, performing under pressure, interacting with clients and stakeholders.
> Ability to delegate work to internal team and to contractors and oversee final deliverables to ensure accuracy and that dead-lines are met.
> Set challenging goals for yourself and your team
> Look to improve and pro-mote quality, accuracy & customer satisfaction.
> Excellent communication & writing skills.
> Ability to learn required software, knowledge of Core operating system a plus
