7.10.09 | Green Bay, WI | KI hosted its first "Pump Up the Glam" shoe party in Coral Gables, FL. Designers, architects and KI staff modeled their fanciest footwear designed
using collections from Pallas Textiles. The event was more than a networking party; it was a contest among design
firms. The first 100 respondents could participate in
the contest, where contestants had to “glam
up” a pair of shoes or boots — and a shoe box — using Pallas
Textiles. The best shoe designs won prizes for the winning firms valued at
$500, including a grand prize of happy hour hosted by KI and carpet
manufacturer J&J Invision.
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7.10.09 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign released its latest
research summaries:
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7.10.09 | Calgary, Canada | ICEvision, a Web-based application can now be downloaded to the Apple iPhone through iTunes. The application allows users to explore their Revit or AutoCAD designs in a 3D virtual environment on their computer and now on the iPhone.
Technology >>
7.19.09 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office earned LEED-CI Silver
certification for its
Atlanta showroom. The showroom features daylight and window views available to more than 90%
of occupants,
Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. Measures were taken to divert 50% of onsite construction waste and to use locally recycled and renewable material.
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7.10.09 | New York, NY | LPA, Inc., Irvine, CA, was ranked #11 on Engineering News-Record's list of the top 100 Green Design Firms. The list is based on design revenue from registered sustainable projects. The top 100 generated $2.85 billion in revenue in 2008 from projects registered with such green design programs, an increase of 63.9% from 2007.
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7.9.09 | La Palma, CA | Arcadia announced the launch of Achella, a lounge collection featuring straight and tapered lines. Achella is the inaugural collaboration between Arcadia and industrial product designer Christopher Panichella. Achella Occasional Tables are available in round, square and rectangle shapes and come in an array of sizes. The Achella Lounge series in lounge, love seat, and sofa models, feature scalloped seat cushions and shapely interior contours, all of which is encased in a modern angular frame. The signature metal leg combines with wood and upholstered elements to convey a clean, accessible aesthetic.
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7.09.09 | Chicago, IL | HOK completed its design of Phase One for the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research at UW's School of Medicine and Public Health. Phase One included master planning and building design of a 469,000 sq. ft. East Tower at the health sciences campus. The seven-story tower will house the UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as Radiation and Imaging Sciences, Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine Research, Medical Physics, and a Vivarium. When all phases are complete, the WIMR project will total nearly 1.2 million sq. ft. and will feature three research towers that radiate around a center point.
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7.9.09 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller received the inaugural International Plastics Design Competition award for Furniture. The Alliance for Plastics Processors gave the Embody chair a top score for the innovative material chemistry integrated into the flexible, pixilated seat and back. Herman Miller supplier BASF was recognized for its role in developing the material chemistry and suppliers Cascade Engineering and ITW Dahti were recognized as component molders.
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7.9.09 | Rancho Dominguez, CA | 9 to 5 Seating heads to NeoCon East, October 28-29, for its first east coast showing of the VESTA seating group. First introduced at NeoCon, VESTA offers structure, support and value for office and conference settings. Users can adjust seating height and choose from five positions of back recline with unique cable-activated controls. The frame comes in Black, Brushed Aluminum or Polished Chrome.
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7.9.00 | Washington, DC | Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, will celebrate
the 10th anniversary of the National Design Awards with free public
programs. Several of the National Design Award winners will be part of a series of concurrent public programs from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, July 24,
at museums around the Mall. Later that day, First Lady Michelle Obama
will host the White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the
2009 awards.
Programs include:
7.9.09 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting was selected to illuminate the Guangdong Science Centre in China. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, WAC Lighting used more than 20 different fixtures, including WAC luminaires, HID spots, and the WAC monorail system to meet the specific needs of the Centre.
7.8.09 | Bowling Green, OH | BioFit Engineered Products, launched uFit, a new department offering custom seating and tables for rehabilitating workers and nontraditional workspaces. BioFit can outfit workers undergoing therapy with one-of-a-kind chairs, stools and mobile folding tables to accommodate their specific injury or disability, aiding with workplace re-acclimation and the accomplishment of job-related tasks.
7.8.09 | Naperville, IL | OM Workspace awarded five design professionals with one-year professional-level memberships to IIDA. OM Workspace, the full-service, national furniture division of OfficeMax, conducted an in-booth and online contest during NeoCon, June 15-17. The winners are:
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7.8.09 | Philadelphia, PA | The fourth annual Ed Bacon Student Design Competition will launch online on Monday, August 31, 2009. "Brown to Green" challenges students to create a new vision for South Philadelphia's Grays Ferry Crescent, an area offering strong potential, but great challenges. The competition will close on Friday, October 30, 2009.
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7.8.090 | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE planned a webinar on "LED Basics" for Thursday, July 9, from Noon to 1 PM EST. Attendees may contact BULBRITE by email at info@BULBRITE.com. The webinar will review the many benefits of energy-efficient LEDs and their usage in today's portables lamps and lighting fixtures. Throughout the balance of this year, LED Basics Webinars will be held on: August 13th; September 10th; October 8th; November 12th; and December 10th.
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7.8.09 | Dalton, GA | Arielle Heneghan and Ashley Sciore joined J+J/Invision, Chicago as Design Consultants. Dana Guler, current J+J/Invision Chicago Sales Representative, will lead the Chicago team. Ms. Sciore, an interior design graduate, comes to J+J/Invision from Patcraft, where she was a territory manager. Ms. Sciore will be responsible for servicing architecture and design businesses outside of the metro Chicago area. Ms. Heneghan, who previously worked at Bentley Prince Street, will service the downtown Chicago A & D community.
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7.8.09 | Chicago, IL | Environmental Systems Design completed the LEED Gold “Greenfield” data center for Allstate in Northwestern Illinois. The project was named Green Data Center of the Year as part of the Data Center Executive of the Year National Awards competition. ESD designed the mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems for the project and acted as the sustainability consultant.
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7.8.09 | St. Louis, MO | HOK was ranked for the second consecutive year the greenest design firm on the planet in Engineering News-Record magazine. The survey is based on revenue for design services generated in 2008 from projects actively seeking certification from major third-party environmental standards or ratings organizations. HOK generated $197.54 million, or 26% of total revenue, from sustainable projects in 2008.
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7.8.09 | Washington, DC | ASID and Vendome Group will increase their collaborative efforts. New initiatives include:
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7.8.09 | Garden City, NY | Shelley Wang, president of WAC Lighting, was nominated for the Industry Leadership Award by Residential Lighting Magazine. Ms. Wang is the author of the company's Responsible Lighting campaign and helped co-organize the American Lighting Association's Youth Initiative. She is active with the AIA, National Association of Electrical Distributors, Illuminating Engineering Society of North American, National Executive of Women in Hospitality, and serves on the Board of Directors at the New York Asian Women's Center.
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