1.21.10 | Chicago, IL | NeoCon World Trade Fair, celebrating its 42nd year, comes to the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, June 14-16. NeoCon features the latest trends, products, and concepts in office, healthcare, hospitality, residential, institutional and government environments from more than 700 exhibitors. Additionally, over 150 CEU-accredited seminars, forums, and keynote presentation are available.
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1.21.10 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller appeared, for the fifth time, on the list of America’s best employers by FORTUNE magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute. Herman Miller, ranked 97th, is one of three Michigan-based companies to appear on the list and the only representative from the office furniture industry. The most important considerations for this year were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession.
1.21.01 | Toronto, Canada | Teknion Corporation began construction on a 70,000 sq. ft. logistics and customer service center in Lévis, Quebec. The center, scheduled to open March 2010, will improve the company's flexibility, production capacity, and speed to market.
1.21.10 | Wayland, NY | Gunlocke will award one commendable non-profit organization with its first "Office Needs for Good Deeds" online office makeover contest. To help improve the style and productivity within its space, the winning organization will receive a makeover up to 1,200-sq. ft. (estimated at approximately $75,000) for its offices featuring Gunlocke's latest casegood line, SileaT. Online entries will be accepted from January 18, 2010 to April 16, 2010.
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1.21.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Cumberland Furniture announced the Hadley Lounge, designed by Jeffrey Botwin, Herringbone Design, Los Angeles, CA, for the Designers Speak program. Available in lounge chair and 2-seat or 3-seat sofa, the pieces feature four-inch-thick upholstery and tufted buttons. The Hadley Lounge is appropriate for general and executive offices, reception and gathering areas, and hospitality venues.
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1.21.10 | Shanghai, China | The Architecture & Design Conference 2.0 takes place in conjunction with the 18th Annual Expo Build China, March 31-April 1, at the International Expo Centre, 2345 Longyang Road, Pudong New Area Shanghai. The theme of the event is, “Building Cities for a Better Life”, which focuses on how architects can work with developers to build urban environments that enhance their inhabitants lives The initial speaker line-up is headed by opening keynote and Japanese architecture legend Fumihiko Maki.
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1.21.10 | Calgary, Canada | DIRTT received OSHPD pre-approval certification for DIRTT Framed Glass and Face-mounted Tiled Walls. OSHPD is the Office of State-wide Health Planning and Development for California, responsible for ensuring all materials used in healthcare facilities comply with its code standards.
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1.21.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI helped to furnish the new Miriam B. and James J. Mulva Library at St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI. Responding to the challenge to focus on new trends in learning, blending the social and academic aspects and shifting towards more interactive communication, KI provided the flexible furniture that let it all happen. The library features gathering places for library patrons, more computer spaces, and 50% more materials storage.
1.21.10 | Toronto, ON | ARIDO will present What's Your Design Dilemma? consultations at the 2010 Interior Design Show (IDS-10) January 23 and 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. ARIDO members will provide free, 15-minute, one-to-one consultations for visitors to the show. The consultations will take place Saturday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., on a first come, first served basis.
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1.21.10 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. subsidiary, University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, will install mechanical systems at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Diego, CA. UMEC
will be responsible for all mechanical and plumbing systems at the Courthouse, which include courtrooms, judges’
chambers, government offices and public spaces.
UMEC will utilize BIM (Building Information Modeling) to facilitate
installation coordination.
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1.21.10 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign released new research summaries.
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1. 21.10 | Calhoun, GA | Shaw Contract introduced No Rules. The rules say you have to put down your carpet in a certain pattern. No Rules begs to differ. The high-performance cradle-to-cradle collection of carpet tile is designed to give you flexibility and freedom to do as you please. Tiles can be installed in any configuration you choose. Random is all the rage.
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1.21.10 | Toronto, Canada | Linda Bischoff joined Grand & Toy's interiors division as a Business Development Executive. Ms. Bischoff has over 20 years of industry experience, including ten years as an account manager representing manufacturers such as Steelcase, Herman Miller and Haworth.
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1.20.10 | Toronto, Canada | Teknion Corporation received three Good Design awards from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Teknion's Optos Curved Wall and W/R/S Wall Rail System were honored in the Furniture category, while the PolyBamboo Seating Fabric collection was recognized in the Textiles category.
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1.20.10 | Chicago, IL | Goettsch Partners received three design excellence awards at the 54th annual AIA Chicago Designight held at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom.
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1.20.10 | New York, NY | Skanska made a $50,000 donation to the United Nations to be used for its disaster relief efforts in Haiti.
1.20.10 | Holland, MI | Trendway will be represented by The Grace Group for Southern California. Kathryn Grace, principal, is educated in Interior Design and has been in the office furnishings industry for more than 20 years. Her most recent position was with Trendway as Western U.S. Sales Manager where she was responsible for 13 western states and 3 Canadian provinces.
1.20.10 | New York, NY | The James L. Lammie Leadership Scholarship at The City College received an endowment from Richard Ravitch, Lieutenant Governor of New York. The scholarship was created to honor Mr. Lammie, former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. The scholarship will be given annually, beginning in 2010, to a civil engineering student in The Grove School of Engineering who exemplifies outstanding scholastic and leadership potential in the field of civil engineering and public infrastructure support.
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1.20.10 | Farmingdale, NY | Lamar Lighting introduced an AVR series of advanced vandal resistant luminaires. The series is constructed of heavy gauge extruded aluminum with cast aluminum end caps and with parts that are powder coated in a matte white finish and a lens that is retained by recessed tamper resistant set screws.
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1.20.10 | Washington, DC | The Architecture Billings Index moved slightly higher last month, although the index remained below 50 for the 23rd consecutive month. The score in December was 43.4 compared with 42.8 in November. The December reading indicates a continued decline in demand for design services.
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1.20.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase Inc. donated $2,250 to Friends of TOMS, a non-profit organization providing shoes to children in impoverished areas. The donation followed a contest in which three teams were awarded a Steelcase Walkstation Fitness Office, a height adjustable workstation with built-in treadmill, to compete in a two-week long walk-a-thon for needy children. Steelcase based its donation on the 450 total miles walked by the three teams.
1.20.10 | New York, NY | Erin McDaniel and Kyoungmin Lee were the winners of the DIRTT • Mogens Smed Grant for the School of Visual Arts. The winners were selected based on their creative and effective use of ICE, a design specification software used by DIRTT. Lane Office sponsored the grant and competition to introduce designers to ICE, and to identify innovative ways to utilize the software.
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1.20.10 | New York, NY | The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC, will present Streamline Your Project and Practice Management From First Contact to Contract to Delivery, February 5, 9 am-12 pm. Umang Vasa and Sumit Virmani, Microsoft, will discuss how to have a unified Sales, Project Management and Billing Solution, and will share new insights on Project methodologies.
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1.20.10 | New York, NY | Allsteel Inc. added to its workplace series with its Stride Height-Adjustable Worksurface. The added sit-to-stand feature allows workers toadjust their desk surface height with the touch of a pneumatic lift that raises and lowers the desk surface vertically without extending out into the workspace. Stride is mounted directly onto the panel slot at any one-inch increment and requires no electricity.
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1.20.10 | Washington, DC | The U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved $514 million in subsidies under the Department of Agriculture's Biomass Crop Assistance Program. BCAP will divert the U.S. wood fiber supply from its current use inhigher value composite wood products such as furniture and cabinets to be used instead as fuel, resulting in a direct threat to all industries that rely on composite panel products. BIFMA and its members are asking that Congress immediately suspend the BCAP sothat USDA can amend the list of materials eligible for the subsidy byremoving materials destined for higher value products.
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1.19.10 | New York, NY | A Call for Entries for the 2010 METROPOLIS Next Generation Design Competition will conclude January 29, 2010. One Design Fix for the Future challenges entrants to create a design fix in the home, workplace, city, or any commercial application that can improve the future.
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1.19.10 | Calhoun, GA | Mannington Commercial, in collaboration with HOK, received a GOOD DESIGN award for the Create Collection. Create is a vinyl tile that uses geometry and texture to create a high performance floor. It meets FloorScore certification for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions, and contributes to LEED credits.
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1.19.10 | Calhoun, GA | Echo, a broadloom and modular carpet from Mannington Commercial was a winner in Ascend's Ultron 21st Annual Doc Awards competition. The competition honors the best contract interior designs and carpet product designs featuring Ultron fiber. Part of the Textural Reflections Collection, Echo is a tip-sheared pattern with a small-scale patten and an overlying grid.
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1.19.10 | High Point, NC | Davis Furniture Industries, Inc. introduced its new PRIME Chair Series. Designed by Prof. Thomas M. Furst, the chair has a wood frame in ribbed or smooth oak and beech veneers for seating comfort, and a waterfall front for ergonomic support. It is available in arm or armless styles and can be specified with seat pad or seat and back pad.
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1.19.10 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller, Inc. was named by Human
Resource Executive magazine to the "Most Admired for HR"
list of 50 global companies. It is the sole
representative from the furniture industry and the only Michigan-based
company to appear on the list. The Hay Group recalibrated its "Most
Admired Companies" list for FORTUNE magazine to create the "Most Admired for HR" list, which is based on
essential HR functions.
1.19.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Sarah Anne (Weller) Sciba became the first Michigan Art Education student to win the Higher Education Student Achievement Award from the National Art Education Association. Ms. Sciba was nominated for the national award after winning the Michigan Art Education Association Memorial Endowment Art Educator Scholarship Award.
1.19.10 | Toronto, Canada | Allermuir will be represented by TRG Agents, Ltd. (The Reeves Group) in Toronto, Canada. TRG Agents include: Jeff Reeves, Principal Rep, Amy Reeves, Principal Rep, and Martin Plummer, Associate Rep.
1.19.10 | New York, NY | AIA New York issued a Call for Entries for the Design Awards. For the first time, the Design Awards submissions process is completely digital. Online submissions will close at 6:00 pm on Friday, February 5. Work submitted in the Architecture and Interiors categories must be completed. In the Urban Design Category, work may be in any state of process or completion.
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1.19.10 | Northridge, CA | Ware Malcomb, Los Angeles, CA, announced that the renovation of the Harman International campus has been completed. Ware Malcomb provided interior design services for the office and manufacturing building for improved space utilization and sharing across the company's automotive, consumer and professional divisions.
1.19.10 | Spring Lake, MI | izzy+ will relocate its product manufacturing by the end of 2010. As part of its parent company JSJ Corporation's continuing effort to leverage business resources for growth, izzy, Fixtures Furniture and ABCO brands of izzy+ will be manufactured in Florence, AL, and Seating products under the izzy, HÅG, Harter and Zoom Seating brand names will be manufactured in Middlebury, IN. JSJ Corporation's Dake business, Grand Haven, MI, will assume responsibility of the manufacturing operations in Spring Lake.
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