8.3.09 | New York, NY | A Facilities Forum event has been planned for Tuesday, August 11. Members of the real estate community will lead a dialogue on how business has been affected by the current economic crisis and what strategies clients are implementing to overcome. Speakers for the event at the Haworth Showroom, 125 Park Avenue, 6 pm, are Marcus Rayner, Dale Schlather, Gus Field, and Micah Kotch. CEUs: 0.1 CEU will be provided for this course.
8.3.09 | Garden
City, NY | WAC Lighting received the 2009 New York
Minority Enterprise Development Supplier of the Year Award, from
the Minority Business Development Agency. The
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the U.S. Department of
Commerce is the only federal agency dedicated to fostering the
establishment and growth of minority businesses in the United States.WAC Lighting also was featured in the Business2Buyer (B2B) Procurement Forum.
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7.31.09 | New Milford, CT | Edelman Leather released a collection of embossed suede for wall coverings, upholstery for hospitality, residential or aircraft interiors. A technique known as gauffrage is used to put the design on the suede. Fourteen subtle colors and designs are available.
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7.31.09 | New York, NY | Architectural Systems introduced Tropical Wall Mosaics handmade from organic materials. Backed on natural mesh for flexibility in application for straight or curved surfaces, the wall panels are lightweight and are available in a choice of patterns and dimensional designs.
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7.31.09 | New York, NY | Pollack added to its drapery collection with Sneak Peek. The design was created by attaching a polyester cloth to an ultra-sheer organza fabric. Laser, then cut away narrow voids in the opaque top layer. The fabric is 56" wide and is available in 3 colorways.
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7.31.09 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel brought a slice of NeoCon to Boston with a mini-expo dubbed "NeoCont'd: Boston." More than 350 architects and designers gathered to view "new from NeoCon" products at the Allsteel/Gunlocke Resource Center. More than a dozen companies participated in the first-ever event.
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7.30.09 | Auckland, New Zealand | Accor announced plans to build a Novotel hotel at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand. Designed by locally based Warren & Mahoney Architects, the hotel is expected to be finished in time for Rugby World Cup 2011.
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7.31.09 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase Inc. won Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for three of its products. Silver IDEAs were awarded to cobi and i2i, and a Bronze was awarded to Amia. Cobi and i2i are part of a recently-introduced category of collaborative seating that combines aesthetics with performance to facilitate collaboration and innovation. Amia is an ergonomic task chair which flexes with every move to offer consistent ergonomic support for the lower back. The complete list of Gold, Silver and Bronze IDEA winners were published on July 29 at BusinessWeek.com.
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7.30.09 | Milan, Italy | The Milan Trade Fair announced, according to Reuters, that it is commissioning the world's biggest rooftop photovoltaic power installation covering some 270,000 sq. meters. The winning bidder will build the plant for around 70-80 million euros and will pay the Milan fair a rental fee in return for marketing the power generated. The winning bid will be announced in September.
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