2.1.08 | Chicago, IL | Karen Laveen joined HOK's Chicago office as Vice President and senior Practice Leader for the North Central Region which includes the Chicago and St. Louis locations. Prior to joining HOK, Laveen was a Senior Vice President with Jones Lang LaSalle, a global real estate services firm.
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2.1.08 | Milan, Italy | Jeff Miller designed a new version of his Littlebig Chair for Baleri Italia. The new version offers a more concise base, and lacquered, natural, stained and leather finishes are available for the seat. The handle and base comes in polished or
painted finishes - all matching the original design. The Littlebig Chair and all of Mr. Miller's designs for Baleri are available
through M2L.
www.m2lcollection.com
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2.1.08 | Springlake, MI | izzydesign promoted Donna Caswell and Carolina Urquiza at its Belton, TX office. Ms. Caswell became vice president of customer service and sales administration. Previously employed as a customer relations specialist, Ms. Urquiza will take over as customer service manager.www.izzydesign.com
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2.1.08 | Holland, MI | Workplace Alliance, a network of Haworth office furniture dealers, announced its 2008 Board of Directors. Darla King, president of King BusinessInteriors Inc., Columbus, OH, was elected 2008 Chairperson. www.workplacealliance.com
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2.1.08 | Wayland, NY | Gunlocke will launch its Converge Conference Room Furniture Collection and Attract seating during The Office Exhibition, February 4-6 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Converge Conference Room Furniture Collection consists of conference table solutions and accessories. Attract seating is designed for conference rooms and private offices. www.theofficeexhibition.com
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2.1.08 | New York, NY | Richard Tomasetti, chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, will present Engineering of Major Architecture, Then and Now, as part of the 2008 Khan Lecture Series at Lehigh University, Sinclair Lab Auditorium, 7 Asa Drive, Bethlehem, PA, February 15 at 4:10 pm. For more information on the series: http://www.lehigh.edu/frkseries
2.1.08 | Laval, Quebec | 20-20
Technologies Inc.,
acquired Icovia, a provider of interactive,
online space planning solutions for the home
furnishings, real estate and interior design
industry. This acquisition increases
20-20's market share of online design with interactive tools and
complements its own suite of 3D web applications called 20-20 Virtual Studio.www.icovia.com www.2020Technologies.com
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2.1.08 | New York, NY | The NY AIA chapter committee is accepting recommendations for nomination to fellowship from its chapter in 2008 for 2009 elevation. To propose any eligible member, including yourself, for consideration by the Chapter's Fellows Committee, please send the candidate's name and contact information to Suzanne Mecs (smecs@aiany.org) staff liaison by February 15, 2008. Suggested candidates will be sent a request to submit a portfolio to the committee for review in March. For more information about the fellows process contact Suzanne and visit the National AIA site www.aia.org/awp_fellowship
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2.1.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Phyllis Goetz was named vice president of sales for Nurture. Ms. Goetz previously was National Sales Manager for Steelcase Healthcare. Prior to joining Steelcase, Ms. Goetz worked with Novikoff. www.nurturebysteelcase.com
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2.1.08 | New York, NY | T. Albert Chen joined Thornton Tomasetti as vice president. Mr. Chen's portfolio includes work on the Los Angeles Department of Public Works, work for the Department of Veterans Affairs, First City Center, Dallas, TX, and The Galleria Metairie, LA. Mr. Chen will be based in Los Angeles. www.ThorntonTomasetti.com
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12.1.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller received recognition in Sierra magazine's Eye on the Globe report. The January/February issue features Paul Murray, director of environmental health and safety for Herman Miller. http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200801/eye.asp
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2.1.08 | Buffalo, NY | Garrett Leather expanded its staff with the addition of the following members:
- Abraham Gerstenfeld as Vice President of Sales. Previously, Mr
Gerstenfeld was vice president of sales and national sales manager for
F. Shumacher & Co.
- Kristen Lentowicz as northern Florida Sales Representative.
- Jamie Hughins as southern California Sales Representative.
- Laura Basil as Marketing Assistant. www.garrettleather.com/
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2.1.08 | Muscatine, IA | HON redesigned its New York showroom with green initiatives. A new features is Nature Core, a panel filler made from kenaf, an annually renewable crop, to use with its Initiate panel systems. www.HON.com orwww.HONthinksgreen.com.
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2.1.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase will close its manufacturing facility in Oakland, CA and transfer its production of Metro brand products to others plants in its North America network. The transition will occur over the remainder of the calendar year and will not interfere with production or its on-time delivery.
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | The AIA New York Chapter's annual Design Awards Program recognizes architectural design by New York City architects for New York city projects. The categories are architecture, interior architecture and projects.
Built work must have been completed and unbuilt projects must have been initiated after January 1, 2003.
aiany.org/designawards/2008/
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | Rosario Messina and Manlio Armellini of COSMIT, organizers of i Saloni, extend an invitation to attend a design conversation between Peter Greenaway, British Film director and Paola Antonelli, Senior curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA pm February 25, from 6:00-8:30 at the New Museum, 235 Bowery, NYC. rsvp@culturecommerce.com/ 212-842-2035
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | Kartell will host a book signing for Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation is Changing the World
by George M. Beylerian and Andrew H. Dent with special guest Piero
Lissoni . The event will be held at the Kartell Flagstore, 39 Greene
Street, NYC on February 13, 6-8:30pm. RSVP at bdeonline.biz or 212.353.1383
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1.31.08 | Toronto, ON | Teknion Corporation today announced that, based on the preliminary results of its annual testing for impairment of goodwill in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook Section 3062, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company has determined that the current carrying value of its goodwill is impaired, and the Company will record a non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007.
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1.31.08 | Berlin, Germany | DEISIG DESIGN won a Good Design Award for the Metrix Chair, designed for Teknion. Winning features include a seat with "flex zones" for weight distribution, a patented S-motion backrest, adjustable T-arms, and loop arms.
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1.31.08 | Alexandria, VA | Cate Sword joined Solomon Coyle as an associate consultant. Ms. Sword will lead the Design track of the Solomon Coyle Dealer Professional Development Webinar Program. For the last 19 years, Ms. Sword provided training in AutoCad, ProjectTools, ProjecSpec, 20-20 Cap Studio, 20-20 GIZA, Configura CET and Canvas. www.solomoncoyle.com
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | Kaneez Darbar was promoted to Vice President of Corporate Sales for Dauphin. Ms. Darbar joined Dauphin in 1990 as an Administration Assistant and most recently was Vice President of Sales for New York and New Jersey.
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1.31.08 | Chicago, IL | Merchandise Mart Properties expanded its casual industry at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago due to consumer demand for outdoor rooms, casual furnishings and accessories. The expansion included adding new tenants and relocating established tenants for increased space. Among the new arrivals and expanded companies are Jardin de Ville, Ancient Mosaics, Veneman Collections, and Ebel.
1.31.08 | London, UK | Matthew Bremer from Architecture in Formation PC, NYC, will begin the Winter Nights 2008 talk series for the Architecture Foundation at the Building Design Partnership, 16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, London on February 6.
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | The Who Can Put a Price on Love Auction to benefit low-income HIV-positive decorative artists will be held on Thursday, February 7, from 5:30-7:30pm, at the Robert Allen/Beacon Hill showroom, D & D Building, 979 Third Ave., suite 302, NYC. Tickets are $25 per person, and can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling 212.594.7320.
Proceeds from the auction will go to Workshops,
http://www.alphaworkshops.org
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1.31.08 | Baltimore, MD | The 6th annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show takes place April 29-May 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center One West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201. The conference will offer over 50 sessions and green products and services from more than 75 exhibitors. The conference covers four areas: policies and programs to support green roofs, green roof design and implementation, research and technical papers on green roof performance and networking and information forums on current green roof topics.
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1.31.08 | Palo Alto, CA | HP, as reported by GreenComputing.com, continues to green the computing world with two new PCs, the HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC and the HP Compaq dc5800 Business PC, both which include power-efficient features that qualify them for the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold registry. HP and Intel also teamed up to underwrite the Go Green Power Play report which looks at government savings with greener technology. www.hp.com
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1.31.08 | Armonk, NY and Geneva, Switzerland | GreenBiz.com reported that 31 patents from IBM, Nokia, Pitney-Bowes and Sony were released for the public good. These patents mark the launch of the Eco-Patent Commons which brings together a collection of patents covering new technologies, processes and ideas to be used to address environmental problems. The EPC will be hosted by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and any company or individual can join the Commons by pledging one or more patents. The Eco-Patent Commons is available online at: http://www.wbcsd.org/web/epc.
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1.31.08 | Edinburgh, UK | Tony Kettle, group design director for RMJM and artist Karen Forbes teamed up to design Moscow's City Palace Tower, a 46 story building inspired by Rodin's, "The Kiss." The tower will incorporate the most luxurious civil venue in which ordinary Moscovites can marry. The building, which also provides retail and leisure facilities, is scheduled for completion in 2011. www.rmjm.com
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1.31.08 | Green Bay, WI | Pallas Textiles will release the Simply Real Collection by Laura Guido-Clark on February 18. Made of recycled and recyclable materials, the patterns are Deeply Rooted, On the Path, Seeking Truth, and Solid Footing. www.pallastextiles.com
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1.31.08 | Hickory, NC | HBF released Chill, a lounge series from the late John Hutton. Chill has a low barrel-back design and oversized upholstered buttons, but also is available without buttons. The series comes in three groups with two occasional table series. www.hbf.com/
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | Humanscale is offering Design Smart Seminars for customers and the design community on green building design, human behavior research, and office ergonomics. Max Zahniser will be in Philadelphia on February 12 and New York City on April 17 to discuss Building Green for a Sustainable Future. Dr. Caren Martin will discuss Interior Environmental Quality: Studies that Support Design Solutions on February 21 in Chicago. Alan Hedge will present his findings on Office Ergonomics: Current Trends in Iselin, NJ on February 13, in Washington DC on March 10, and in Dallas, TX on March 17. Humanscale will introduce additional dates and locations for Design Smart Seminars throughout the year. www.humanscale.com/about_us/programs-edu.cfm
1.30.08 | New York, NY | Steelcase Inc. said it has authorized a broker to repurchase up to $60 million of its shares through June 29. The authorization is part of its previously announced stock repurchase program. In June, the company expanded its stock repurchase authorization by $100 million when just $17.5 million remained under the company's buyback plan.
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1.30.08 | Norwalk, CT | Emcor Group launched EMCOR360 Energy Solutions, a product that allows facility owners and operators to better manage their energy budgets by analyzing usage data and implementing solutions. EMCOR360 collects data from a variety of points between a facility's components and system controls. The information then is transmitted to EMCOR experts who identify system operations that need improvement and then offer solutions for owners and users. EMCOR360 is product neutral to accommodate any brand or model. www.EMCORGroup.com.
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1.30.08 | Sarasota, FL | Vista System International, a manufacturer in Modular Curved Frame Technology (MCFT) supplied Vista Double Sided Pylons to the Gecko Group of West Chester, PA, for installation at the Adventure Aquarium of New Jersey. www.vistasystem.com
1.30.08 | Yorkville, NY | Meyda Lighting released new ADA Wall Sconces featuring Fused Art Glass shades in the Metro Fusion Group of lighting. The new sconces include Biscotti, Muro Rossa, and Oasis. www.Meyda.com
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1.30.08 | Greensboro, NC | The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) will hold its 2008 Sustainability Summit on November 12-13, at the Proximity Hotel, 706 Green Valley Rd., #100, in Greensboro, N.C. The summit looks at environmental issues and includes presenters from all aspects of the environmental movement. Registration details will be announced at a later date.
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1.30.08 | Atlanta, GA | An AQS report, Cleaning Chemicals and their Impact on Indoor Environments and Health looks at the health impacts associated with cleaning products and systems, especially chemicals and particulate emissions that can be inhaled. The research report is available free of charge from the Aerias-AQS IAQ Resource Center website, under Premium Content (www.aerias.org).
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1.30.08 | Jasper, IN and Norcross, GA | GSI Office Environments became a Select Dealer for Kimball Office. GSI, a 39 year old dealership is led by Brenden O'Neill, Gregg O'Neil and Robert Nation. www.gsi-executes.com
1.30.08 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and the full 2007 year on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, after the close of the market. Knoll will host a conference call on Thursday, February 7, 2008, 10:00 EST, to discuss its financial results. Participants are encouraged to listen to and view the presentation via webcast at http://www.knoll.com.
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1.30.08 | Hickory, NC | Thomas Haynes Shores, Sr. passed away on January 14 at the age of 73. He was founder and chairman emeritus of Classic Leather, which now is led by Tommy Shores, Jr.
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1.30.08 | New Haven, CT | The Yale-New Haven Cancer Center, designed by Shepley Bullfinch Richardson & Abbott, Boston, MA, is under construction with completion expected in January 2010. The facility will have many green features including recycled post-consumer structural steel and a rooftop garden. The center will hold 112 inpatient beds, outpatient treatment rooms, infusion suites and therapeutic radiology.
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1.30.08 | New York, NY | Visionaire, a Battery Park City design project from Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, is aiming for LEED Platinum. The Visionaire will house 251 units in 35 stories, 4,500 sq. ft. of ground floor retail and will be home to the new headquarters of the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. Green features include a black water system and a curtain wall design. Constructed by Turner Construction Company, the $310 million Visionare is expected to be completed by summer 2008.
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1.31.08 | New York, NY | The AIA New York Chapter's Center for Architecture is completing the second half of a exchange program featuring the works of young architects in England and the United States. In August 2007, young British architects showcased their talents stateside with an exhibition, New Practice New York. Now, New Practices London, heads to the UK for a series of talks for the Architecture Foundation. The Winter Nights series continues Wednesday, February 13, 7:00 pm, at the Building Design Partnership, 16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, London. Dan Wood from WORK Architecture Company is guest speaker.
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1.30.08 | New York, NY | The AIA New York Chapter and the Boston Society of Architects call for entries for the AIA New York Chapter Biennial Building Type Awards program. The 2008 design categories will be: Educational Facility Design, Sustainable Design, and Urban Design. The winning designs will be exhibited at the Center for Architecture in May 2008. entry forms and fees are due March 1. aiany.org/buildingtype/2008/
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1.30.08 | Laval, Quebec | 20-20 Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of software for 3D interior design and furniture, signed an agreement with Planit Holding Limited to acquire Planit Fusion for a cash consideration of approximately $38 million. The transaction is expected to close on or before February 8, 2008.
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1.30.08 | Clearwater, FL | The Trade Only Design Library released the results of a survey completed by architects and designers from within its 37,000 membership. The results show that 62% of the respondents use the internet daily for product research and specifications, that 68% no longer have time for meetings with reps, and that 44% do not participate in lunch and learn presentations.
www.todl.com
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1.30.08 | Washington, DC | The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will release the first sustainable residential remodeling guidelines at the annual ASID conference: INTERIORS 08. The press conference takes place on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 10 a.m. on the 41st floor of the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, in the RiverView room. A Web site also is being developed that will contain all REGREEN related material. During the press conference, a complete copy of the final guidelines will be distributed. www.regreenprogram.org
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1.30.08 | Houston, TX | Kirksey Architecture aims for LEED Gold certification with the construction of the Life Science Plaza in Houston, TX. The healthcare facility includes hospital and medical office space and is designed in polished granite, metallic grilles, shade canopies and a granite plaza to differentiate garage and tower entries.
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1.30.08 | Miami, FL | Pennie Abramson, Washington DC and Fisher Island, FL, will receive the 2008 women's Leadership Award at the annual "Women of Vision" luncheon in Miami on January 31, at the Radisson Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, 11:00 am. Ms. Abramson is the National President of the American committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. The event also will celebrate the achievements of four Miami-Dade women: Marla Bergmann for Philanthropy, Marcy Lefton for service to Community and Israel, Rachel Lapidot for Business and Finance and Nilza Kallos, M.D. for Science and Medicine. For tickets and information please call the South Florida ACWIS office 305.940.7377 or 954.964.8071.
1.30.08 | Santa Monica, CA | Arthur Silvers, architect and civil rights activist, died January 18, 2008. He was part of a post-war generation which broke from traditional European-influenced design. His design of Temple Akiba in Culver City is a hexagonal shape with wedge-shaped rooms.
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1.30.08 | London, UK | CABE (Commission For Architecture And The Built Environment) suggests that the design of one's neighborhood influences fitness, that spaces and streets which are inviting, encourage regular exercise. CABE also is working to ensure that safe and active travel to school is considered in the design and remodeling of schools through the Building School for the Future program. www.cabe.org.uk
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1.30.08 | Washington, DC | Ashley Walde joined IA Interior Architects as Business Development Manager for the Washington DC office. Ms. Walde previously worked with Walde Real Estate in McLean, VA.
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