4.8.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Eva Maddox, principal at Perkins+Will I Eva Maddox Brand Environments and Haworth Company will be honored at a special event hosted by Kendall College of Art and Design on April 21, 5:30 pm, at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, 30 North Division, Grand Rapids, MI. Ms. Maddox will receive an honorary doctorate and Haworth will be honored for its many contributions illustrating the importance of design in business and to its commitment to education and to Kendall.
www.kcad.edu
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4.8.08 | Sarasota, FL | Vista System International offers personalized inserts for ready mounting on showroom and lobby walls. The new boards allow sign pros to order customized inserts
that include company information and logo.
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4.8.08 | Chicago, IL | Premier Lighting Sales Agency will represent Schréder Lighting USA for Kansas and western Missouri. Premier Lighting, which works with designers, architects and engineers, is based in Lenesa, KS and is owned by Jeff Bersuch. jbersuch@premierlight.com
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4.8.08 | San Francisco, CA | Eric Engstrom will exhibit his mixed media collages at the Fremont Centre, 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA, from April 19-June 14, during business hours. His collection includes images from America's Blue Highways based on Mr. Engstrom's photographs of rural buildings, towns, and landscapes.
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4.8.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Julie MacLeod joined the Minneapolis office of Perkins+Will as Interior Design Leader. Previously, Ms. MacLeod was the owner 3 Studios, Inc, and also worked at Shea Architects, Inc. and Architectural Alliance. Ms. MacLeod is the recipient of several awards including the MSAIA Honor Award for the Hennepin County Public Works Facility, www.perkinswill.com
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4.7.08 | Broomfield, CO | Corporate Express US Inc., a dealing in office and computer supplies, attained LEED Construction Interiors Gold-level certification for its distribution facility in Portland, OR. Noted environmental design features included a high-efficiency heating and cooling system, high natural daylight, and water saving devices.
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4.7.08 | New York, NY | The program series, Architecture: Designs for Living: Cultural Sustainability, part of the Mayor's PlaNYC to explore design directions for new growth in NYC, will look at the designs by four architects for performing arts facilities recently built in NYC. The panel discussion takes place Monday, April 14, 5:30-8:00 pm at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC. The program is part of the Mayor's PlaNYC, which explores design directions for new growth in NYC. Panelists include:
- Robert M Rogers - Ballet Hispanico Center for Lantin Dance & Culture
- Sara Caples - Queens Theatre in the Park
- Mitchell Kurtz - Cherry Lane Theater
- Thomas Leeser - 3-Legged Dog Art and Technology Center
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4.7.08 | Charlotte, NC | EasyKeys.com, a new
company founded to provide a convenient, hassle-free process for ordering
replacement keys for office furniture online, has launched a first-of-its
kind website --
http://www.EasyKeys.com --
that expands its online services to
companies nationwide.
EasyKeys.com cuts keys for all office furniture manufacturers,
including Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, HON, Kimball and Knoll and
can be shipped for overnight delivery anywhere in the U.S.
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4.5.08 | New Haven, CT | Kim Plavcan died after losing a short battle with cancer. She served
with many of you in her pursuit to advance the interior design profession
and to design better environments in which to deliver
healthcare.
We will miss her brilliance, creative intuition, wit and good will.
All at CAMA, Inc. send a very warm hug.
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