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Crain's New York Business
A tenant that recently moved to Hudson Yards enjoyed all the amenities of a state-of-the-art office, including high ceilings, giant windows and an open layout that allowed more employees to work in less square footage and, in theory, better collaborate.
But something was off.
Using technology from an emerging field focused on optimizing offices for efficiency and productivity, the firm discovered its employees didn't have enough time to work privately on their tasks and were too often bumping into colleagues in common areas and conversing.
"They went to an open-layout design with their new office, but they found it had unintended consequences," said Gregg Carman, executive vice president and head of global commercial operations at Humanyze, which developed the software that analyzed the space and provided the data. "So they put in some new design features to promote the behavior they wanted and to achieve maximum productivity."
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South China Morning Post
Everyone enjoys the services and amenities provided by a luxury hotel—but what if they were available to you at home?
That's the idea behind branded residences, homes which are usually located on the same site as a hotel, or even inside the hotel itself.
Branded residences are luxury residential developments offered for sale by hotel brands such as Marriott—the hotel operator with the largest slice of the market—and non-hotel brands like YOO, a company formed by designer Philippe Starck and international property entrepreneur John Hitchcox to develop design-focused homes with hotel-style services and amenities.
The residences offer buyers use of the hotel's facilities, or in YOO's case, provide similar facilities within a stand-alone development.
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Dezeen
Dezeen's Eleanor Gibson spoke to a panel of experts about how hospitality and travel design is changing in this panel discussion filmed by Dezeen for the Radical Innovation Award.
On the panel was Radical Innovation Award founder John Hardy, architect Danny Forster, Craft House Consulting founder Yvette Jong and James Woods from WeWork.
The panel explored the ways in which sustainability, co-living and emerging technologies are changing the way hospitality spaces are designed.
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Acrovyn Wall Panels are the answer to the industry's need for a custom, easily installed wall panel system. A reimagined offering of functional and aesthetic improvements allows for use of Acrovyn Wall Panels in a variety of spaces with protective and decorative needs. From our solid color offering to our Chameleon™ simulated patterns and Acrovyn by Design®, interior environments have visual freedom when it comes to design possibilities.
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Dexigner
HGA recently completed the interior design for Sleep Number's new 14,000 SF SleepIQ LABS space located at 111 N. Market Street in San Jose, CA. The space combines design insight with engineering ingenuity, as the interdisciplinary design team from HGA's Minneapolis and San Jose offices collaborated with Sleep Number's branding team to envision a vibrant space that is all about a good night's sleep.
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American Biltrite
Today, stair treads are more than just a material used to avoid slippage; they have become an integral part of the overall design statement.
Recognizing this need, American Biltrite offers a complete stair tread system that delivers on the promise of color and design, safety, and durability, as well as ease of maintenance.
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CityLab
The last 50 years of landscape architecture and environmental planning belong to Ian McHarg. In theory and practice, no designer has done more to stoke the public imagination or reshape the professions around the environment.
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The Globe and Mail
London-based architectural studio Nudes, Fracktal Works, an Indian 3D Printer manufacturer, and Folds Design Studios have installed a fully 3-D printed sculpture at the Mumbai International Airport. Named "Jhada," the installation spans over 8 feet high and 6 feet in breadth and comprises of 61 individual FFF pieces assembled onto a metal structural column. This model is said to represent the potential of scale and digital fabrication which has yet to be explored fully in the country.
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TravelPulse
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. recently re-opened its David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—home to the museum's collection of dinosaur fossils and its latest exhibit, "Deep Time."
The historic hall has finally been restored to its former 1910, Beaux Arts Gallery design by EwingCole—an award-winning architecture, engineering and interior design firm based in Philadelphia.
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Architectural Digest via Yahoo News
Earlier this year, Sabrina Alfin of San Francisco–based residential interior design studio Sabrina Alfin Interiors got out-shopped by a client. Her proposal for a project included a European-made light fixture that the aforementioned client went on to source on Google Images and purchase without telling her, for some $150 less than she could get it for her net trade price. Alfin was not pleased. As would be the case for any designer dealing with a customer going around or above their creative decisions and playing their role—or trying to.
It's an awkward situation, of course. Telling a client to back off isn't easy—and could backfire as far as possible leads and future collaborations go. Handling things graciously is also tricky. But, as Alfin learned, there are a few ways to protect your work.
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IIDA
The summer issue of Perspective is now available in print and on the IIDA website. Read what recent IIDA Titan Award winner Liz Ogbu, founder of Studio O, has to say about intentionally eliminating injustice through design in the special "Powered by Design" feature.
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It’s in our genes. Our heritage. Ultimately our very being. And Boss Design’s DNA has been the inspiration for our latest luxury executive chair. The DNA lounge chair takes our core values of innovation and quality to produce four distinct levels of comfort. Quite simply, it’s the most accomplished range of upholstery we have ever produced.
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Interior Design
On Sunday, June 9, the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) awarded Interior Design with the Silver Founders Award, a first-of-its-kind acknowledgment created in honor of the Association's 25th anniversary. The award recognizes Interior Design's seminal early support of the IIDA and its commitment to supporting the continued vitality of the commercial design industry. The award was conferred on to the magazine at the 2019 IIDA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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Our Chicago showroom is filled with a curated collection of products, upholsteries, textures, and comfort-inducing accessories. This warm, welcoming space will inspire you to design the workspace you desire and deserve. Showcase your genuine self by creating an adaptable workspace that enhances physical and emotional wellness.
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Forbes
A study from Captivate found that during the summer, workplace productivity goes down 20 percent. Additionally, attendance dips (by 19 percent), project turnaround times increase (by 13 percent), and people are more distracted, with 45 percent reporting they grapple with distractions. Needless to say, that's not good for business.
The good news is that as a leader, there are ways to keep yourself—and your employees—at maximum productivity throughout the dog days of summer. Here are six ways to start.
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The Globe and Mail
There's long been a notion that toiling for hours and hours in the office is the hallmark of a good worker.
But it's becoming clear that working smarter trumps working harder in all sorts of ways, and flexibility is key.
International, national and provincial research shows that working flex hours, a four-day week and telecommuting can improve your finances, your health and your impact on the environment.
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Expand your scope or work with laboratory design projects! Partner with the lab furniture experts at Formaspace, serving market since 1981. As a leading American-made laboratory furniture manufacturer, they can help you leverage your interior design vision, knowledge, and experience to successfully bid on sophisticated lab projects.
Click here to view through recent lab design projects
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Motley Fool
The job market, at least in some professions, has gotten very competitive. Workers in in-demand fields can afford to be picky. Even entry-level positions in retail have become harder to fill, as the number of job openings has exceeded the number of people looking for work.
That creates some major challenges for small-business owners. It can be hard not just to attract the people you need, but sometimes it's difficult to even bring in candidates.
To be competitive and land the people you need, it's important to remove pain points in the hiring process. That might mean making some small sacrifices, but it should make it easier to land the staff required to operate your business.
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Fast Company
Employees often look forward to summer as the time to slow down and schedule some time away from work. For employers, however, the work must still get done, and summer's dip in productivity can create a challenge. Making the season work for both employee and employer can mean compromise and communication.
"Recruitment and retention start with knowing what employees want," says Michael Steinitz, senior executive director of Accountemps, a temporary accounting and financial staffing solution provider. "It's important to listen to learn what motivates them the most without sacrificing productivity. It's also important to know your market—especially what your competition is doing."
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