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Design Milk
From offices to pool houses to lighting collections, New York-based design and branding studio ICRAVE does it all. One of the company’s latest projects is the completion of the interiors for the Serafina Beach Hotel, a stylish property embodying the sun and surf culture in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In collaboration with San Juan-based LA Architects, ICRAVE stripped the building down and remodeled everything, including the building’s systems, facade, and pool deck areas. The team took inspiration from the views of the Atlantic Ocean and neighboring Laguna del Condado, as well as the trendy Condado district, to give the hotel its fresh new facelift.
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Interior Design
It all started with Shark Tank. Founded in 2012, Bouqs is an online florist giving new meaning to the oft-bandied phrase, farm to table. In this case, it’s flower farm to cocktail table — or maybe a desk. Streamlining operations to eschew middle men gives the grower partners greater revenue.
Uprooting Venice origins for its growing staff of 60, the firm relocated to a 14,000-square-foot brick and glass bow-truss building in Marina del Rey, California. Enviable for the bones, but with inherent challenges. Ultimately, they posed no sweat to Wolcott designer Andie Chang.
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SkB Architects has designed the new Holland America Group Headquarters in Seattle. The new HQ consolidates HAG's three brands — Holland America, Princess, and Seabourn — within a single facility in Seattle.
Holland America Group, originally founded in 1873 as a Dutch shipping line carrying both freight and passengers — and instrumental in transporting hundreds of thousands of immigrants to North America — is the embodiment of global travel. The spirit of adventure, an important part of the company's DNA, is reflected in the design of its headquarters; a setting that embraces creativity and the cross-pollination of ideas.
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No matter what market or environment you are designing for, Acrovyn by Design can reproduce virtually any image, message or color onto your walls without the concern of damage. Forge a new aesthetic with a selection of ready-to-print patterns, or customize with stunning graphics. Create something beautiful and protect it for years to come.
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Hospitality Design
The Okura Tokyo is set to replace the former Hotel Okura Tokyo in September 2019 with a unique blend of traditional and contemporary luxury. Leading the charge of the redesign is designer Yoshio Taniguchi, whose father Yoshiro Taniguchi crafted the Hotel Okura Tokyo’s iconic lobby.
The original Hotel Okura Tokyo opened in 1962. Legacy decorations from the original hotel will grace the new lobby of the Okura Prestige Tower, including hexagonal Okura Lantern ceiling lights, lacquered tables and chairs arranged like plum flowers, the world map and clock displaying global time zones, and standing paper lamps.
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Boutique Design
BHDM Design's redesign of the 135-room Shoreline Hotel Waikiki makes use of bold, neon colors in a “Nature Meets Neon” theme, a concept created by creative collective Army of Moon People.
The design, which includes a 26-foot-high white jungle wall art piece in the lobby, brings the Hawaiian landscape and sunsets indoors with an ultra-modern feel. The interior design of the hotel, which is managed by Filament Hospitality, blended with bold colors and patterns mixed with bright color palettes and contemporary shapes.
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As good as fixed-frame tables when the dual-locking caster breaks are engaged, as fluid as water when in motion.  Mini Mobile is a highly functional table system that can fit into any project, no matter what the size.
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Interior Design
Six years ago, William Chan won the President’s Design Award, Singapore’s top interior design accolade. It was for an apartment featuring a glossy black volume in the center of the floor plate containing a kitchen, bathrooms, and a bomb shelter. It was on the strength of this explosive project that first-time hotel investor Eighteen M approached Chan’s studio, Spacedge Designs, with the task of turning the decrepit Dragon Court Hotel in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood into stylish accommodations for urban-minded millennial travelers.
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IIDA
Submit your deserving healthcare designs to the IIDA Healthcare Design Awards by Thursday, Aug. 9. This competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces. Winning designs will be published on the IIDA website and featured to over 300,000 followers on IIDA social media channels.
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IIDA
Ensure you have a place to rest your head during an action-packed advocacy weekend and reserve your room at the LondonHouse Chicago by Aug. 22. The block of rooms are being held at a special rate for all IIDA Advocacy Symposium attendees until the deadline. You can make reservations online or by calling 844.571.1941. Use the group code: "DES" to book your reservation.
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Chain Store Age
One of the most debated causes of the recent retail closure epidemic is that of earlier over-expansion in the decades that preceded it. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, the number of shopping malls grew by over 300 percent from 1970 to 2016. As mall counts grew, so too did store counts for their specialty retail and department store tenants.
Many retailers (and their design or architecture partners) were challenged with quickly creating and replicating a physical brand experience that would literally allow them access to new markets.
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Design Milk
With the goal of going bicoastal, Japanese sneaker brand ASICS hired IA Interior Architects to design their new Boston-based, high-performance workspace, a space that also functions as showroom and a place to entice fresh talent to join their team. The ASICS Creation Studio gives nod to the brand’s Japanese heritage through natural materials and a minimalist aesthetic that spans the 22,000-square-foot headquarters.
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FUTURE Designs has created a bespoke lighting scheme for the interior of Bisley's new showroom in the heart of Clerkenwell. The stunning new space is multi-functional, used as an office, showroom and event space and an important chapter in the evolution of Bisley, showcasing its ability to provide a complete furniture solution for the contemporary workplace.
FUTURE Designs had to provide a scheme that would not only showcase Bisley's portfolio of first class workplace solutions but also provide the very best in workplace lighting designs, promoting wellness and comfort for Bisley's employees.
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Form follows function with  BuzziJet, an intentionally simple design based on the principles of geometric acoustics. Wide in diameter, this cylindrical design allows sound waves to bounce back-and-forth within the circular body, and in turn mitigates noise. Concealed inside the body, a powerful light source emits warm, pleasant light.
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Boutique Design
Atlanta-based architecture firm Cooper Carry is set to take the design lead for the 200-key Dream Atlanta, Buckhead. New York-based Dream Hotel Group partnered with local Cartel Properties on the development, which is set to open in 2021.
The new build, dual-tower hotel will find its home on the site of a shopping center on Roswell Rd. in the city’s Buckhead district. The development plans include 90 private residences, a spa, and five food and beverage outlets in addition to a 17,000 square foot rooftop pool bar and lounge.
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Inc.
A first impression is often built on appearance. And, sadly, this is especially true for women in business. For this reason, I recommend women create a neutral appearance, one that does not distract or detract from their authority. Opt for minimal accessories, clothing that is not too revealing, and a professional dress code — an appearance that says "listen to me," and not "look at me." Similarly, a strong physical "command presence" communicates you are in control. First, stand up straight, with feet slightly apart, chest open, shoulders back, and chin up.
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By Anne Rose
 The word "confront" has acquired such a negative connotation. When someone is described as confrontational, you think of an argumentative person, or a critical, whiny person. Someone who enjoys "picking a fight," or is a bully that enjoys beating others down. It doesn’t need to be that way. Confront only means to face head-on, directly, and unequivocally. This is often healthier than passive-aggressive actions that some managers take to avoid confronting unacceptable behavior.
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