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OFS /Metropolis Present The Hotseat 3 Design Competition

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.14.08 | New York, NY | OFS and Metropolis present The Heat Is On. Finalists will win a trip to Santa Monica to present their designs at the OFS Santa Monica Showroom, opening February 5, 2009. Design criteria: incorporate wood in materials usage, environmentally conscious technologically relevant, sustainable, progressive, accessible & aesthetically pleasing. Deadline for submissions is December 29, 2008. Winning entry will be debuted by OFS at Neocon, June 15-17, 2009 with the designer receiving royalty fees.

Hum Sweeps BeST Design Awards 2008

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.14.08 | Jasper, IN | Hum. Minds at Work. received the highest honors at the 2008 BeST Design Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, celebrate the country's best achievements in product, interior and graphic design. Hum received Gold awards in the Furniture and Sustainable Product Design categories, as well as the Stringer Award for outstanding achievement among all category entries. Hum is manufactured and distributed in the United States by Kimball Office. Designed for collaborative workspaces, Hum uses four components to facilitate shifts between individual work and teams.

Two Dauphin Chairs Up For Award

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.10.08 | Ontario, Canada | Dauphin's Riola and Conte chairs are up for an Interior Design "Best of the Year Award". The company invites you to show your support for either chair by going online and voting at Interior Design: http://boyawards.interiordesign.net

Herman Miller's Teneo Storage Furniture Wins Spark Award

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.9.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller, Inc. received a Spark Award for the Teneo storage furniture collection. Designed by Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck, Teneo was recognized with Spark silver for the Storage Furniture and Systems category. The core products, for a variety of configurations, include single islands, side-by-side islands, presentation units, wall units, individual storage, and surfaces.

Elkus Manfredi Architects Win AS&U Award

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.8.08 | Boston, MA | Elkus Manfredi received an AS&U Design Award for College Row at Franklin & Marshall. The award winning project created a new main street for college students and established a connection between the campus and downtown Lancaster, PA. The design included retail space and 100 units for students.

Perkins+Will Receives A 2008 ASTD Best Award

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

10.7.08| Washington, DC | Perkins+Will was one of the winners of the 2008 American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) BEST Award. Established in 1993, the awards recognize organizations that have demonstrated enterprise-wide success as a result of employee learning and development. All winners are recognized in a special section of the October 2008 issue of Training + Development (T+D), ASTD's monthly magazine.