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GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS

MONEY IS CREATED IN PROPORTION TO THE VELOCITY WITH WHICH IT MOVES FROM ONE LOCATION, BUSINESS OR PERSON TO ANOTHER LOCATION, BUSINESS OR PERSON.

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Chapter 13: Windows and Exterior Doors

Last week I spent the afternoon watching my doors and windows being fabri-cated and I am so excited I can scarcely contain myself! There is a company, right here in Phoenix that makes pretty darn good aluminum doors and windows. We discovered them two years ago during an historic house tour and resolved to use their products when the time came. fuLL sTory on Pg.21

Design Meets Los Angeles

“Design Meets Los Angeles” is more than just a catchy name for the AIA Los Angeles Interior Architecture Committee’s annual black tie event. The event has become one of the premiere A&D events, presented by members of the southern California A&D community.fuLL sTory on Pg.18

ASID-IL Design Excellence Awards

The fifth annual Celebration of Design Gala, October 3, was hosted by ASID-IL and i4design magazine at Chicago’s Chase Auditorium. Thirty-five Illinois-based interior designers and design teams received a Design Excellence Award. fuLL sTory on Pg.14

Hard times

As a result of the sudden current financial meltdown, changes to our coveted American way of life may be coming sooner than any environmentalist could have predicted; and I can’t help but wonder about the role of the Interior Designer in a substantially altered future.fuLL sTory on Pg.12

Best of Canada 2008

What would a neoCon show be without a jump-start event the night before. for IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 08, the event was Best of Canada, sponsored by Canadian InteriorsfuLL sTory on Pg. 3

Qdesign’s Intellectual Partners

on september 18, 2008, Qdesign introduced its Intellectual Partners; a team of independent, forward thinking and creative professionals from the furniture industry. Six months ago the firm invited these select professionals to work collectively to provide a compre¬hensive package of advanced product development, design, and service. fuLL sTory on Pg.8

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and sculpture are out, though if the piece transmogrifies into a product, it qualifies thereby. Which brings to mind that simple test, enunciated by Winnipeg ceramist Leonard Marcoe: “Art is what you p*&# at, craft is what you p*&# in.” [Ed.: And, of course, we always appreciate artists bringing the reality or their truth to our attention.]

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Best of Canada 2008by David Lasker

What would a neoCon show be without a jump-start event the night before. for IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 08, the event was Best of Canada, sponsored by Canadian Interiors. Canada, or course, is replete with competitions for interior designers, architects, product designers and landscape architects. But there is only one national super-competition, in the words of its sponsor: Best of Canada doesn’t check compet-itors’ credentials at the door. Whether ARIDO (Association of registered Interior Designers of ontario), RAIC (royal Architectural Institute of Canada) or indeed any or no alphabet soup follow one’s name, all interior designers, architects, interior architects, decorators, crafts persons and students based in Canada are welcome to enter.

The categories that may enter are similarly broad. Landscape architecture is in, which seems rather a stretch for an interior design competition [Ed.: To-day a stretch; tomorrow the norm.], the rationale being that the landscaped area extends the room so that the interior and exterior flow into one another. Art

KEVEN STEPHENS, INTERIOR DESIGNER, VANCOUVER; TREVOR KRUSE, HUDSON KRUSE, TORONTO; CAROL HUGHES, FIGURE3 DESIGN.

award as many projects as they feel merit the distinction. There is no Honourable Mention because it implies Horrible Mention.

The judges convened in May to con-sider 118 entries from across Canada. The panel comprised: >Manon Asselin, principal of Montreal-based atelier TAg (which stands for technique, architecture and graphisme, >Trevor Kruse, interior designer, To-ronto, Principal, Hudson Kruse>Diego Marin, President, Primavera furnishings>Joyce O’Keefe, Director of the school of Interior Design, International Acad-emy of Design and Technology>Davide Tonizzo, industrial designer >Christopher Wright, interior designer, Partner, figure3.

The awards cocktail party and cer-emony for this year’s installment, the 11th, took place, comme d’habitude, the evening before IIDEX/neoCon. The venue was the Design Exchange, that grey limestone grand old lady of Bay street (Toronto’s counterpart to Wall street), formerly the stock Exchange,

TORONTO INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM BURDIFILEK’S PAUL FILEK AND DIEGO BURDI WITH TEKNION’S FRANK DELFINO, PRESIDENT, CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.


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CALGARY-BASED COHOS EVAMY INTEGRATED DESIGN’S CAROL PARDU, INTERIOR DESIGNER; CRAIG APPLEGATH, ARCHITECT AND PARTNER; MICHELLE SIGURDSON, INTERIOR DESIGNER; DOUG MCCONNELL, ARCHITECT AND PARTNER; AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS MADELEINE SCHMIDTS AND MICHAEL PARKER.

which was renovated about 15 years ago as a design museum and confer-ence and party centre by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, who paid respect to the structure’s Art Deco magnificence.

reps from the evening’s sponsors ascended the podium to present the awards. Michael Keilhauer, President of his namesake seating company, delivered the evening’s best laugh line while accepting a prize for the Sguig Syncro task chairs. “I really like accepting product-design awards from steelcase.”

MICHAEL KEILHAUER; CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT, FIGURE3; AND SUE MADSEN, TEKNION.

11TH Annual Best Of Canada Design Winners:

Projects>Residential 132 Ledbury – reigo & Bauer, Torontoravine House – Drew Mandel Design, Torontoresidence at Evergreen gardens – Drew Mandel Design, Toronto

>OfficesBos Advertising Agency – rene Desjardins, MontrealCustomspace – Cohos Evamy, Edmonton

CUSTOMSPACE – COHOS EVAMY, EDMONTON

BOS ADVERTISING AGENCY – RENE DESJARDINS, MONTREAL


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TORONTO CORPORATE OFFICE – KPMB, TORONTO

UMBRA CONCEPT STORE – FIGURE3, TORONTO

AIR MILES REWARD PROGRAM – FIGURE3, TORONTO

>Offices con’dToronto Corporate Office – KPMB, TorontoAir Miles reward Program – figure3, Toronto

>RetailDavids Bloor Street – Burdifilek, TorontoCapezio – Burdifilek, Torontoumbra Concept store – figure3, TorontoEko/ yonge & Eglinton – Dialogue 38, Toronto>Presentation CentreEco suite – Kantelberg Design, TorontoBohemian Embassy – II By IV, Toronto


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SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE – COHOS EVAMY, EDMONTON

BRAMPTON SOCCER CENTRE - MACLENNAN

>HospitalityAlt Hotel – Viateur Michaud, Montrealnita Lake Lodge – BBA Design Consultants, Vancouverspring rolls sussex Centre – Dialogue 38, Torontospring rolls sheppard Centre – Dialogue 38, Toronto

>InstitutionalBrampton soccer Centre - MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, Torontoshaw Conference Centre – Cohos Evamy, EdmontonMixology Lab, Bar Tender Training, george Brown College – gow Hastings Architects, Toronto

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>Landscape urban garden room – Drew Mandel Design

>Productssaw Lamp – Matthew Kroeker Industrial Designer, Winnipegscripted Wall – Prototype Design Lab, TorontoBaby fish Tide LED Lighting Product – TyyZ, Torontosguig syncro Chair – Keilhauer, TorontoDistrict furniture systems – Teknion, Toronto10,000 Paper Crane Chandelier – Dialogue 38, Toronto n

David Lasker is associate editor of Canadian Interiors and vice-president of MarketLink Communications in Toronto. He can be reached at [email protected] SGUIG SYNCRO CHAIR – KEILHAUER, TORONTO

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on september 18, 2008, Qdesign introduced its Intellectual Partners; a team of independent, forward thinking and creative professionals from the furniture industry. six months ago the firm invited these select professionals to work collectively to provide a compre-hensive package of advanced product development, design, and service.

Through collaboration Qdesign says that, working with its collaboration team of Intellectual Partners, it is able to view projects from multiple perspectives:

research ergonomicsengineering manufacturingprototyping designbranding marketingenvironmental impacts.

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Qdesign’s Intellectual Partners

“By bringing this group together,” said Mark Stenftenagel, CEo and founder, Qdesign took the first steps in creating the leading comprehensive product design and service team in the country”

Qdesign (formerly QuickSilver Desgn), was founded by Mr. stenftenagel and Sal Graziano as a division of Whitney, Inc., Oakbrook, IL, in 1994. The firms has developed products for some of the leading furniture manufacturers. This year at neoCon 08, 9 new prod-ucts by Qdesign were introduced by 8 manufacturers:>A unique and innovative training table for Berco Inc>A full family of contemporary lounge seating for Campbell Contract>A companion to last years award- winning Berlin Lounge seating for David Edward BERCO

>Workplace solutions for HON>A modular European influenced case-goods grouping for Jofco that is designed to integrate with the DIrTT demountable wall system.

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I was unlucky enough to be graduat-ing from college and launching my interior design career in 2002, which was much more than the second year of the new millennium: it was the year after 9-11. of course, Interior Design school barely prepares one for the business of Interior Design itself, let alone the placement of our business in greater sphere of world events.

And so it was that I found myself job-searching for months on end in mid-2002. I continued toiling away at the smallest details of my cover letter and portfolio, blissfully unaware of the relationship between human disaster and economic downturn. Perhaps, I thought, it will increase my job prospects if I left justify the text and change the font…or, hmmm, maybe I should move these images millimeters to the upper right and turn up the translucency?

I obviously had too much time on my hands while waiting for the phone to ring.

Quite unfortunately, the news from Wall street over the last several weeks has brought 2002 back into vivid focus. In case your ears have been plugged, we seemed to be facing either 1) a mar-ket crash parallel with 1929 or worse, 2) an additional trillion dollars added to our national debt, or 3) all of the above. Even if the government’s bail-out plan works in the short term, it will only revive the same system that brought us here in the first place.

Doesn’t anyone remember that great Einstein quote about the inability to solve problems with the same thinking that created them?

As a result of this sudden financial meltdown, changes to our coveted American way of life may be coming sooner than any environmentalist could

Hard times call for…Interior Designers?by Laura smith

have predicted; and I can’t help but won-der about the role of the Interior Designer in a substantially altered future.

In states across the nation, legislation for the professionalization of interior de-sign has been curbed by governments, certain key strategic players (cough, cough, the AIA), and, of course, the complacency of interior designers themselves. If we can’t forge a legitimate profession in the eyes of outsiders, how much respect and understanding will we garner in a world of severely strapped resources?

And a much more important question: What knowledge and skills will we take into this brave new world? Much of we know about making interior design depends on a world where energy is cheap (and the u.s. dollar is decently buoyant). It may be time to start thinking about our profession in an entirely new context, and making moves to educate ourselves given that context.

In other words, the LEED-CI check-list isn’t going to be enough.

fortunately, designers are implicitly future-thinking professionals. In fact, our talents lie in the ability to envision a scenario that does not yet exist (even if it is simply the ladies bathroom on the 8th floor). Given that skill for visioning, now is not the time to bury our heads in the sand and fuss about adjacent pantone shades instead of the seri-ousness of our future. It is a time for thought and action.

We should start by fighting for legitimization of our profession in the public sphere. Again and again, we are given the role of aesthetician, and devalued for our contributions to areas such as strategic thinking or consider-ations of human health and comfort. These important contributions will not be recognized until we can transcend

from decorator to knowledge-worker in the eyes of the public.

We should also begin to organize laboratory-like think-tanks to envi-sion the future of our profession in a resource-starved world. This sugges-tion, of course, requires acceptance of the idea that a severe downshift in energy use may be necessary at some point in the near or distant future. In that event, what does the process of interior design look like? (Will we always be able to fly project designers to Dubai for a site visit?) What could the product look like? (Will we always be able to quarry and import Italian stone?) Answering these questions sooner rather than later could prove valuable for the looming (and certain to be painful) transition out of an oil-rich economy.

We will have a new president in 2009; and whether we left justify or right justify, the future is equally un-certain. Interior Design is not insulated from politics; and it is certainly not disconnected from the fate of fortune 500’s or that of the homeowners who can’t afford their mortgage. We must take the time to recognize these connected systems, and think about a different kind of future, one in which Interior Design is a vital and relevant field. If not, we may find our-selves with a surplus of time to solve such problems …while waiting for the phone to ring. n

Laura Smith is working towards a PhD in Architecture at the University of Michigan. Prior to graduate studies, she worked for 5 years in the interior design department of Perkins+Will/Eva Maddox Branded Environments in Chicago. She can be reached at [email protected].

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ASID-IL Design Excellence Awards

The fifth annual Celebration of Design Gala, october 3, was hosted by ASID-IL (The American society of Interior De-signers – Illinois Chapter) and i4design magazine at Chicago’s Chase Audito-rium. Thirty-five Illinois-based interior designers and design teams received a Design Excellence Award.

The awards residential, contract and product design categories included: green design, universal design, corporate, healthcare, kitchen and bath and more. A panel of interior design professionals from the georgia Chapter of AsID judged and selected category winners.

More than 250 guests attended the black-tie-optional, red-carpet event, which was open to all specialties of the design trade and featured a recep-tion with an open premium bar and cuisine stations, as well as the “Show of all Shows” produced by flashpoint Academy.

The winners are:Best of Show Margaret McCurry, AsID, IIDA, fAIA, Tigerman McCurry Architects Ltd. (residential over 3,000 square feet)

Contract Categories:>Contract Over 10,000 Square feetFirst Prize: Jaime Velez, AsID, IIDA, skidmore, owings & Merrill LLPHonorable Mention: Eva L. Maddox, fIIDA, Perkins + Will / Eva Maddox Branded Environments

>Contract Under 10,000 Square feetFirst Prize: nicholas J. Luzietti, AIA, IIDA, VoA Associates, Inc.Honorable Mention: John s. Burcher, AIA, IIDA, Destefano & Partners

MARGARET MCCURRY, BEST OF SHOW

MARGARET MCCURRY, BEST OF SHOW

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JAIME VELEz, FIRST PRIzE: CONTRACT OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET

EVA L. MADDOX, HONORABLE MENTION: CONTRACT OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET

NICHOLAS J. LUzIETTI, FIRST PRIzE: CONTRACT UNDER 10,000 SQUARE FEET

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>Contract Green DesignFirst Prize: TVs Interiors, Inc. team: Ingrid Christensen, IIDA, Marc Adelman, IIDA, Megan sather, Mike Hagen, Michele Dremmer and Ingrida MartinkasHonorable Mention: Mark Hirons, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP of oWP/P

>Retail: First Prize: Eva L. Maddox, IIDA, Perkins & Will / Eva Maddox Branded Environments Honorable Mention: Eva L. Maddox, IIDA, Perkins & Will / Eva Maddox Branded Environments

>HealthcareFirst Prize: Jennifer McDermott, IIDA, Perkins Eastman

>InstitutionalFirst Prize: Carlos Martinez, IIDA, genslerHonorable Mention: Carlos Martinez, IIDA, gensler; Barbara s. Pollack, IIDA, Barbara s. Pollack & Associates

>HospitalityFirst Prize: nicholas J. Luzietti, AIA, IIDA, VoA Associates, Inc.

JOHN S. BURCHER, HONORABLE MENTION: CONTRACT UNDER 10,000 SQUARE FEET

TVS INTERIORS, INC. TEAM, FIRST PRIzE: CONTRACT GREEN DESIGN

JENNIFER MCDERMOTT, FIRST PRIzE: HEALTHCARE

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Honorable Mention: David Kaufman and Tom segal, Kaufman segal Designresidential Categories

>Residential Over 3,000 Square FeetFirst Prize: Margaret McCurry, AsID, IIDA, fAIA of Tigerman McCurry Archi-tects Ltd.Honorable Mention: Kory Blosky, AsID of Hudson Home, Inc.; Barbara Ince, AsID & Jamie Myers, Allied Member, AsID of susan fredman Design group

>Residential Under 3,000 Square Feet First Prize: Janet McCann, AsID of McCann Associates, Inc.Honorable Mention: Kathy Hoffman, AsID of susan fredman Design group; Allyson Wilkovich, AsID of Constantine D. Vasilios & Associates

>Kitchen Over 200 Square FeetFirst Prize: susan fredman, AsID and Aimee nemeckay, Allied Member, AsID, susan fredman Design groupHonorable Mention: sarah Davis, Allied Member, AsID and susan fredman, AsID, susanfredman Design group Jase frederick, Al-lied Member, AsID, susan fredman Design group

>Kitchen Under 200 Square FeetFirst Prize: norma s. Zeiger, AsID, Entwine Interiors

>BathFirst Prize: norma s. Zeiger, AsID, Entwine Interiors

>Showcase RoomFirst Prize: Jessica Lagrange, Allied Member, AsID, Jessica Lagrange InteriorsHonorable Mention: Matt Lorenz, Allied Member, AsID, ML Design studio

>Singular Residential SpaceFirst Prize: Lonnie unger, AsID, susan fredman Design group

>Residential Universal DesignFirst Prize: Jennifer Mcgregor, IIDA and Hunter Kaiser, IIDA

>Tile DesignFirst Prize: John robert Wiltgen, IIDA, John robert Wiltgen Design Inc.

>Product Design – FurnishingsFirst Prize: Jaime Velez, AsID, IIDA, skidmore, owings & Merrill LLPHonorable Mention: Lee Weitzman, AsID Industry Partner, Lee Weitzman furniture; scott yerkey, Allied Member, AsID of scott Arthur yerkey furniture, Inc.

>FixturesFirst Prize: gregory Kay, Pure LightingHonorable Mention: John Lessick, AsID Industry Partner, Apex Wood floors

The presenting sponsor of the awards was Cosentino, the largest manufacturer of natural quartz surfaces in the world. gold-level sponsors were Coverings 2009 and oscar Isberian. Additional sponsors included Silestone, Flash-point Academy and 10 Cane Rum.

All winning entries will be published in a private-label magazine that will be mailed to AsID and IIDA members. This AsID magazine is distributed throughout the year at special events held by the AsID Illinois Chapter. Ad-ditionally, select first-place winners will be published in the november Design Awards Issue of i4design magazine. All winners will be posted online for review at www.i4designmedia.com.

for more information about AsID-IL, please visit www.asidillinois.com, or call the AsID Illinois Chapter head-quarters at 312-467-5080.

CARLOS MARTINEz, FIRST PRIzE: INSTITUTIONAL

BARBARA S. POLLACK, HONORABLE MENTION: INSTITUTIONAL

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Design Meets Los Angelesby steve francis

ERIN CHRISTY, KARA LUCAS & KAM KAMRAN

JOANNE HUANG & MICHAEL GOETz OF HOKSTEVE FRANCIS & NANCY KEATINGE

“Design Meets Los Angeles” is more than just a catchy name for the AIA Los Angeles Interior Architecture Committee’s annual black tie event. The event has become one of the premiere A&D events, presented by members of the southern California A&D community. The 11th annual DMLA event was held this year in the expansive Wallis Annenberg Build-ing at the California science Center in Los Angeles. A costumed fantasy in black and white celebrated the 1:2 AIA student Charrette competition winners and the 360th anniversary of the revels of the first Beaux Arts Ball in Paris, which in 1648 the L’ ECoLE national superieure Des Beaux Arts in Paris, encouraged freedom of expression while offering social equality for the disguised.

The evening began with a VIP sit-down dinner for around 100 leading designers and sponsors of the event. Being first in the room, I was joined at the table by Event Co-Chair Allard Kuijken, Minah Yeo and Eduardo

Melgar (Wirt Design) and Jack Poulin (Cannon Design). rounding out our table were committee members and sponsors Karen Rector, Bill Yount and Kathleen Neary.

A four piece band provided enter-tainment during the candlelite din-ner. The VIP crowd was the who’s who of the local design community including Barbara Dunn, Clay Pen-dergrast, Yvonne Colacion, Nancy Keatinge, Stanley Felderman, Pam Light, Jay Nordesten, Jeff Wirt, Nila Leiserowitz,and event co-chairs Aman-da Kaleps, Lacey Causseaux, Jeffrey Greenbaum and Walt Cousineau.

“The unique quality of the DMLA event,” said Allard Kuijken (Wirt De-sign group) “is that it brings together an amazing group of top designers, ar-chitects and everybody involved in the industry in a creative setting. The silent auction of artworks created by these very same people was a highlight of the evening, with proceeds will going to the student scholarships, sponsored by LAIAC. This year’s theme, Beaux

Arts Ball. spurred another burst of creativity, as attendees conjured an array of outfits and masks, adding to the festivity of the evening.”

“It was so great to see the costumes that people came up with,” said Lacey Causseaux (HoK). “it was a great deal of fun to see the results of our theme, “the Beaux Arts Ball, a costumed fantasy in black in white.” some came with simple dresses that they had dolled up with feathered accessories or a hand-held mask, while others tried to steal the show with head to toe costumes, make-up and the works.

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The range of styles certainly gave us all something to talk about: the guests were actually a great bit of the enter-tainment for the evening!”

This years student competition was held on March 22nd. The one day charrette was a contest of two member teams from the local design schools.

>First place winners Tai-Li Lee & omar ureta of East LA college received $10,000.

>Second place winners Courtney DeMott & Jeep Pringsulaka from Cal state Long Beach walked away with $6,000.

>Third place winners were Varden Hambardzumyan & Andrew Thomp-son, Pasadena City College winning $4,000.

A silent auction featured artwork of the theme Masquerade from Los Angeles Design firms of Aref, Cannon Design, Eric Owens Moss Architects, Felderman Keatinge, Fredrick Fisher + Partners, Gensler, HOK, IA Interior Ar-chitects, RTKL, Wirt Design Group and Wolcott. sponsors included 24 indi-vidual contractors, furniture and carpet companies and industry suppliers.

Reflecting back on the spring day in March, Amanda Kaleps said: “The 1:2 student Competition is an incred-ible event that invites 2 students from various schools to “design on the spot” over a 6 hour period using an old school box of tools. The results are silently judged by A&D industry lead-ers. The top 6 verbally present their designs to all at the event and the top 3 teams walk away with prize money totaling $23,000. This has become a huge event for the Los Angeles Interior

Architecture Committee and AIA is looking to emulate the Los Angeles model for other cities.”

After the VIP dinner we joined the large crowd of revelers in the main hall where acrobatic women and men from Dream World Cirque performed in the air to the amazement of the crowd. Photo opportunities were plentiful as patrons whisked out their cell phones for dazzling pictures of the creatively dressed crowd.

To view dozens of photos from the event, visit www.stevefrancis.com and click on Events. n

Steve Francis has been servicing the Southern California A&D community for over 20 years and founded his own rep group in 1998. He began his media career as a video journalist covering Neocon in 2001. You can reach Steve by email, [email protected]


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Chapter 13: Windows and Exterior Doorsby Kathleen Vick

Mapquest told me I was 21.67 miles from my house but I was actually in buy local by locals ecstasy. Last week I spent the afternoon watching my doors and windows being fabricated and I am so excited I can scarcely contain myself!

There is a company, right here in Phoenix that makes pretty darn good aluminum doors and windows: Western Windows (www.westernwin-dowsystems.com) and I am delighted as all get out to have made their acquaintance. We discovered them two years ago during an historic house tour (alas, the 50’s are considered historic here) and resolved to use their products when the time came. And the time has come.

Because they invite customers to come over to the plant, scott (the VP) called to tell me my order was about to go into production and asked if I’d like to have Ty give me a tour. Would I ever! I hopped in my car and high-tailed it over.

Western opened its doors in 1959 as a glass company; they perfected a method of making double pane, insu-lated glass for refrigerator doors. one thing led to the next and they decided to expand into fabricating windows and doors. All of their raw materials are made in the us: aluminum extru-

sions come from California, annealed glass (a PPg product) comes from California; tempered glass comes from another Phoenix company and the sealants come from Dow & gE.

Employees number just over 100 and tend to stay for quite a long time; in fact many of them are 20+ year folks. This speaks volumes about the quality of the management (and the product) as far as I am concerned. The atmosphere is casual and friendly, just a bunch of capable workers going about their business, working in small teams in a co-dependent fashion. Everything is “made from scratch” (its all custom; made to order; there are no “standards” here). They have an engineering department whose motto seems to be not a problem! I had the pleasure of seeing a massive curved sliding glass wall as evidence of their skill.

The manufacturing process begins with Ken who receives everything (and also manages the waste recycling). First: glass is cut, fit together and welded into airtight panels. Then it moves into the various departments: hinged doors, patio doors and windows where it is inserted into aluminum frames. next is hardware; followed by screens. I got to see Jason putting

the finishing touches on my windows; Chris was working on my patio doors and the mega 16’ four panel pocket door that will make my living room into an indoor/outdoor extravaganza. I introduce myself, shake everybody’s hands and thank them for their efforts; after all, how often does a person get to put a face to the products they have in their houses?

After finishing the tour of the plant, Ken showed me the row of dumpsters “out back”; each contains a specific type of waste material (glass, alumi-num, cardboard). Practically very scrap of Western’s waste gets recycled. A while back they were approached by CrI, a local recycling facility, who suggested a refuse partnership. now, with waste virtually nil, Western has cut their trash costs, CrI picks up free materials and everyone benefits.

My doors and windows are getting delivered next week; I never thought much about it before but I actually feel I have more of a bond with them after this experience and I am understand-ing one true benefit of buying local, made by locals. n

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PRODUCT INTRO>Carnegie introduced the Dance of Light Collection. Part of the Philosophy Col-lection, Dance of Light is a privacy fabric collection for healthcare and wellness environments. Created by Louise russell, a longtime proponent of mind/body con-nection healing, the collection is offered in three patterns: Blossom, Joy, and radiance.

>ErgoGenesis, Navasota, TX, introduced the 2600 Series chair. Known for the BodyBilt chair, the company’s newest series offers a mesh back with the contoured BodyBilt seatpan. All of the ergonomic advantages have been retained, yet allow for ample shoulder room and

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elbow movement that is lack-ing in other mesh back chairs. The hand constructed seat is made with soy-based Biofoam and the seatpan may be up-holstered in any fabric. www.ergogenesis.com

>The HON Company offers REPREVE, a 100% recycled fiber for two of its seat-ing fabrics. glo uses 44% REPREVE fiber and Charged uses 51%. These fabrics are available on more than 90% of Hon’s seating line includ-ing Versant, Cambia, Pillow-soft, Park Avenue, Alaris, and unanimous. rEPrEVE yarns, made by Unifi, are made from pre-consumer polyester fiber waste and post-consumer plastics, including PET water and soda bottles. rEPrEVE can be found in home and contract furnishings, apparel, leg wear and sewing thread, as well as other applications. www.Hon.com

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>National Office Furniture released its Swift modular lounge collection. swift offers versatile seating options with a wide selection in contrasting fabrics. swift lounges earned the sCs Indoor Advantage gold mark and the tables from the modular collection received sCs Indoor Advan-tage certification. NOTEWORTHY

>L. Paul Brayton made a gift of real estate to High Point University, High Point, NC. Mr. Brayton is the president of Paul Brayton Designs and a member of the univer-sity’s Board of Trustees. The property is a light industrial building with 76,800 sq. ft. and is valued at $2.3 million. Mr. Brayton is on the Board

of Directors of the Bernice nienenstock furniture Library and is the retired director of steelcase, Inc, retired presi-dent and founder of Brayton International and the retired president and CEo of steel-case Design Partnership.

>David Kutsunai was hon-ored at the inaugural Leaders Breakfast in Seattle, WA by IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter. Mr. Kutsunai is a Principal and Director of Design at the Seattle office of IA Interior Architects. He was recog-nized for his professional ac-complishments and contribu-tions to the seattle business and design communities. Mr. Kutsuani has over 20 years of experience as a design leader, specializing in directing the development of progressive workplace environments for global corporations. www.interiorarchitects.com

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>R. Wayne Stocks and Mark Tamaro were promoted at Thornton Tomasetti, Wash-ington, DC. Mr. stocks, who joined the company with the acquisition of James Madison Cutts in 2000 and currently manages the DC office, was named senior vice president/principal. Currently, Mr. stocks serves as principal in

charge on the Johns Hopkins Hospital new Clinical Building in Baltimore, and Al Ain Devel-opment and Abu Dhabi Marina Developments in the united Arab Emirates. Mr. Tamaro, appointed to principal, began at Thornton Tomasetti in new york and later joined James Madison Cutts. one of Mr. Tamaro’s most notable projects is the structural design of the recently completed Washington, D.C. nationals Baseball stadium. Mr. Tamaro serves as a board member of the ACE Mentor Program Washington, DC. Chapter, as well as a structural specialist on fEMA’s urban search & rescue Team for which he was a first responder to the Pentagon after the 9-11 attack. www.Thornton-Tomasetti.com

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>AVRPStudios, San Diego, CA, is expanding its practice to formalize the sustainable studio, AVRPGreen. Addition-ally, Tomasz Anielski, AIA will join Doug Austin, fAIA, Chris Veum, AAIA/IIDA and randy robbins, AIA as owners/Principals of AVrPstudios. richard Moren will oversee the company’s global projects group, RedEight.

>The Canyon of Heroes is the name of the location for NYC’s ticker-tape parades. Most of the route, in lower Broadway and the financial District, is lined with tall office buildings, affording a view of the parade for thousands of office workers and the jettisoning of shredded paper products onto the parade. While typical sports champi-onship parades have been showered with some 50 tons of confetti and shredded paper, the V-J Day parade marking the end of WWII was covered with 5,438 tons of paper, based on estimates provided by the new york City Department of sanitation. More than 200 black granite strips, embedded in the sidewalks along the Canyon of Heroes, list honorees of past ticker-tape parades.

>Charrette, French for “little cart,” dates back to the early days at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris. It was not unusual for student architects to continue working furiously, at the last minute, on the illustrations for their design presentations, even while riding in the school cart (“en charrette”) through the

streets of Paris en route to submit the projects to their professors. Hence, the term metamorphosed into the cur-rent design-related usage in conjunction with working right up until a deadline.

>Dauphin’s Riola and Conte chairs are up for an Inte-rior 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

>DeStefano + Partners leased the 32nd floor at 330 N. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL. Prime group realty Trust is collaborating with the firm in renovating the floor. The building is the largest and last

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building in north America de-signed by Mies va der rohe. Destefano + Partners signed a 10 year lease for the entire 33,267 sq. ft. floor, to begin in 2009. www.destefanoand-partners.com

>Dupler Office, Columbus, OH, introduced Allsteel’s Acuity chair to the area with a well-attended launch party. More than 200 guests and several Allsteel executives, including President Eugene sung attended the party, which celebrated Acuity’s Italian roots. “Dupler Office is proud to be the first office fur-niture dealer in the Midwest to introduce the Acuity chair,” said randy Dupler, co-found-er and co-owner of Dupler Office. “We feel the chair’s sleek look, performance and comfort will appeal to our clients and be a strong seller for us.” The event featured Italian food, libations and music, as well as giveaways of a Prada handbag and gucci loafers. guests also had the opportu-nity to express their feelings about the new Acuity chair on camera for a chance to win Allsteel’s Acuity “never sit still” youTube contest. Winners of the contest could receive a grand prize trip to salone del Mobile di Milano 2009 in Milan, Italy.

>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 connec-tion between the campus and downtown Lancaster, PA. The design included 50,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 100 units for students, transforming the College’s north side campus into a vibrant, mixed-use community where students, faculty, staff, and locals from the region live, shop, and dine. www.elkus-manfredi.com

>Haworth, Inc. opened its newest showroom in Seattle, WA. Located at 2211 Elliot Avenue, the Haworth space showcases the company’s products and presents new ideas in sustainable design and organic workspaces. The 2,600 sq. ft. showroom, on the first floor of the World Trade Center East building has two-story, 180 degree windows to view seattle’s waterfront. Designed by Ha-worth’s interior design team, the space is constructed with moveable walls, raised access floors and modular furniture, all reused from Haworth’s Chicago showroom. http://www.Haworth.com

>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. Teneo products are designed for a variety of configurations. The

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core products include single islands, side-by-side islands, presentation units, wall units, individual storage, and sur-faces. www.sparkawards.com http://www.hermanmiller.com

>Herman Miller was named “Corporation of the Year” by the Michigan Minority Busi-ness Development Council (MMBDC). finalists for the award included steelcase, Inc., and Xerox Corporation. Herman Miller was recog-nized at the MMBDC’s annual awards dinner on october 8, 2008.

>Humanscale opened its first Asian showroom in Hong Kong. Sales figures show that 23% of the company’s total sales were international. The showroom on the 24th floor of the Kinwick Centre highlights the company’s ergonomic seating and office tools which work together to promote healthy and comfortable work environments for computer users. Industry neighbors include steelcase, HoK, and the American Institute of Architects.

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>Humanscale’s Switch Mouse was highlighted by New York Time’s technology reporter John R. Quain. The award-winning switch Mouse is lauded for its unique, health-conscious design. switch Mouse is about 30% larger than a typical mouse. The size is intended to prevent wrist injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome by incorpo-rating a built-in palm rest and encouraging users to move the mouse with arm motions rath-er than the more vulnerable wrist muscles. http://www.ny-times.com/2008/10/09/tech-nology/personaltech/09mouse.html?em

>IFMA announced the 2008 class of IFMA Fellows. The new class will be honored during the association’s Awards of Excellence banquet on october 17 at World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo in Dallas, TX. Being named an IfMA fellow is the highest honor the association can bestow on a member. To date, 75 other facility professionals have received the distinction. The newest members are:- Bruce Kenneth Forbes, founder, president and CEo of ArCHIBus: Mr. forbes’s vision for the future of the industry led to the creation of the world’s first Computer Aided facility Management solution in 1976.- Jon Eldon Martens, facilities operations division man-ager for sonoma County, CA, general services and founder and president of JEMCor: Mr. Martens was one of the founders of the associa-tion’s Recognized Certificate Program.- W.Kirtley Miller Jr, program/project consultant at Himes Associates and program man-ager for the facility manage-ment certificate program at george Mason university: Mr. Miller led the planning team that provided emergency work locations for 2,300 displaced employees and created a long range plan for permanent work locations after the sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Michael K. Schley, founder and CEo of fM:systems: As chair of the Task force on CAD Layer guidelines and the IfMA Task group on Area Measurement standards,

Mr. schley’s leadership has resulted in two essential stan-dards critical to the profes-sion. To learn more about the IfMA fellows program, or for a complete list of fellows, visit www.ifma.org/about_ifma/ifma_fellows.cfm.

>InformeDesign released a study titled Architects’ Con-ceptions of the Human Body. The study, by Rob Imrie, investigated to what extent and with what consequences contemporary architects and architectural educators consider the human body in design process and instruc-tion. subjects for the study were architectural course directors and tutors from five u.K. architectural schools, practicing architects primar-ily from London, and officials from affiliated institutions. The key conclusions were:- Architectural curriculum rarely incorporated material about the interrelationships between design and the human body.- Architects in practice seldom considered the human body as an expressed or implied reference for design.- Practicing architects con-sistently used the size of their own bodies as a reference for understanding the human body and frequently over-looked body differences- Architectural drawings and photographs often did not include a human body

Our guess is that no one is surprised by these findings, which, or course, is another reason why we need interior designers.


InformeDesign also released a study on “Factors Affecting the Development of Flexible Workplace Facilities” by Mo-hammad A. Hassanain. The study explored design factors contributing to successful flexible office workspaces. Mr. Hassanain concluded:- understanding strategies that result in successful work-spaces will aid building pro-fessionals in creating facilities that meet present and future organizational needs.- Office design has evolved as new management strategies have emerged. - Change in the office envi-ronment has occurred due to external changes and internal pressures. http://www.infor-medesign.umn.edu/

>KI and D2 Solutions col-laborated with Iberdrola for its new office in Philadel-phia, PA. Iberdrola, a private energy group with headquar-ters in Madrid, spain, used KI’s genius architectural walls to create a space plan featur-ing a combination of worksta-tions, offices and conference rooms. genius walls were designed to accommodate exacting specifications while maintaining ease of installa-tion. http://www.ki.com

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>The Moroso Showroom is exhibiting the works of Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien. “Myth and Material” will be on display until october 18 at 146 greene street, nyC. The colorful installation explores the influence of Indian visual culture on their work and will include three furniture col-lections for Moroso: Charpoy, My Beautiful Backside and Principessa. Additionally, new rugs and mirrors slated for future manufacture will be previewed.

>Perkins+Will is one of the winners of the 2008 American Society for Training & Develop-ment (ASTD) BEST Award. Established in 1993, the awards recognize organiza-tions that have demonstrated enterprise-wide success as a result of employee learning and development. Perkins+Will is among 40 organizations from around the world to receive an AsTD BEsT Award. All winners are recognized in a special section of the october 2008 issue of Training + Development (T+D), AsTD,’s monthly maga-zine. www.perkinswill.com

>Q-Tran will partner with Illuminations, Inc for further lighting expansion. The light-ing sales agency will cover southeastern PA, southern nJ, and Delaware. Illumina-tions, Inc. is a commercial lighting sales agency that works with the specifica-tion community, including lighting designers, architects, engineers and distributors. The firm also offers Q-Tran’s Q-scape for landscape light-

ing applications. Illumina-tions, Inc. is based at 5062 West Chester Pike in new-town square, PA. http://www.illuminationsinc.com

>Teknion Corporation will be a sponsor for the Ap-plied Brilliance Conference. Applied Brilliance 2008 takes place October 14-16 at the sagamore Hotel, 110 saga-more rd, Bolton Landing, ny. The two-day event promotes creativity and innovation, and sparks collaboration among guests and world-class thought leader speakers. To develop young industry talent, Teknion is offering Junior Fel-lows Sponsorships to bring ar-chitects and designers under the age of 35 to the confer-ence. other industry sponsors include Haworth, The Mohawk group, shaw Contract group and steelcase.

>Teknion has three products that are part of the Good Design Show in Athens, Greece. The District modular furniture system, Marketplace worktable and Metrix task chair received good Design Awards and are on display alongside the best new international designs at the Contemporary space Athens, 46-48 Megalou Vassiliou, considered Europe’s newest and boldest center for new architecture, art and indus-trial design. This is the first time the good Design show has been organized outside the united states since it founders took the exhibition to Milan in 1957. The District furniture system and Mar-ketplace worktable are new

approaches that respond to trends toward smaller spaces, more collaboration and team-work, and a new generation of workers. The Metrix task chair, designed by Wolfgang Deisig, promotes movement, good posture and is easy to use. www.teknion.com

>Vista System International says it offers a better solu-tion against vandalism. The design team at Vista system modified the side channel on its extrusions to add a special mechanism designed to grip and hold the insert in place. The improvement adds anoth-er layer of protection against vandals who pull the sign out of its frame, often a problem when signs are within reach of a crowd. http://www.vista-system.com

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RE-SITED>Rob Dahlke joined Allsteel Inc. as a Business Develop-ment Manager. He will work on generating sales oppor-tunities with the government and post-secondary markets for the greater Charlotte, nC, area. Mr. Dahlke has over 13 years of experience in the contract office furniture in-dustry on both the dealer and manufacturer levels. for the past seven years, he was the


owner of rITE solutions Inc. http:www.allsteeloffice.com

>G. Frank Mills joined Ellerbe Becket in its Dallas, TX office. He will serve as Senior Project Manager. Mr. Mills has 35 years of experi-ence in architecture, project and program management. Previously he worked as Director of operations for an architectural practice in Ar-lington, TX where he worked primarily in the medical and higher education field. Mr. Mills also served as a staff architect with Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas and was national director of design & construction for American Healthcare Management, Inc. http://www.ellerbebecket.com/

>Hope Roadcap was hired as Vice President of Business Development for WorkPlace Furnishings, Cincinnati, OH. Ms. roadcap comes to WPf from The Phillips group, Middletown, PA, where she served most recently as Director of sales and Design. As Vice President of Business Development, Ms. roadcap will work with members to blend the WPf offering with their current business model to grow sales and profits. www.workplacefurn.com

ENVIRONMENT>ASID certified interior designers design commercial space with energy efficiency and the reduction of energy costs as a primary goal. They employ a strategy of efficiency and convenient conservation, including the use of low watt-age LED Lamps to lower en-

ergy consumption and extend the life of the lamp for up to 30,000 hrs/ lamp (as long as 5 years). Motion sensors that turn lights on and off when certain spaces are in use, dimming controls that extend the lamp-life saves time, money, and resources by reducing the number of burnt out lamps and the cost of new bulbs. AsID interior design-ers are trained to coordinate these and many other tools to achieve maximum energy effi-ciency and conservation while maximizing the functionality and aesthetics of the space.

>Dell Inc., Round Rock, TX, is switching to mercury-free light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. starting in mid-December, two-thirds of its Latitude E family of notebooks will be delivered with mercury-free LED back-lighting as a standard feature. In addition to the Latitude E4200, E4300, E6400, E6400 ATg and E6500, Dell also will be shipping LED backlighting as a standard display for its Precision M2400 and M4400 mobile workstations. http://www.Dell.com

>A Green Practices 2008 Survey shows that more facility professionals are taking a strategic approach to green practices. facility managers are increasingly following a master plan when implementing sustainable practices and are tying their efforts to measurable goals and business strategy. It also shows that while recycling and energy conservation initiatives are being practiced by the vast majority of facility

practitioners, financial chal-lenges still present the biggest impediment to going green. The IfMA survey, based on 573 professionals from around the world, showed that only 17% of the respon-dents are implementing green building concepts using a master plan. That however, is an increase of 9% over similar data from 2002. Those who are not using any green strategies fell from 16% to 5%. results of the new survey will be presented at the World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo on Wednesday, oct. 15.

PROJECTS>Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects completed the de-sign of El Diario’s new office space. El Diario, the leading Spanish language newspaper in New York, moved to 1 MetroTech. gKV developed a design plan maximizing the use of the space, creating a productive environment allowing for group interac-tion, private meeting space and permeation of natural light. The 24,000 sq. ft. of-fice space is designed for a media company on the verge of moving from paper-based to digital distribution. http://www.gkvarchitects.com

>Kasian was selected to lead the design of the Federal Building and Centennial Plaza project in Edmonton, Canada. The existing land-mark building, unoccupied since 1989, will undergo a contemporary transforma-tion to give it new purpose and reconnect it with the city. The design will focus on

preservation and sustainabil-ity. The project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2011. www.kasian.com

EVENTS>David Obitz will participate in the 2008 Multifamily Executive Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. obitz, a principal with KTGY Group, will speak on “Born Again: Cost-Effective Ways to revive stale Apartment stock.” Mr. obitz will discuss many proven and efficient ways to update the rental market. The lecture, part of the confer-ence program, “Beyond the Crossroads,” is at the Bellagio Hotel on Monday, October 13, 1:30-2:30 pm. www.ktgy.com

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>The Arch School Exhibition will open October 18. The fourth annual exhibition, at the Center for Architecture, 536 La guardia Place, nyC, features the most promising student work coming out of 14 of the country’s best archi-tecture and design schools. The participating schools are: The City College of new york, Columbia university, The Cooper union for the


Advancement of science and Art, Cornell university, new Jersey Institute of Technol-ogy, new york Institute of Technology, Parsons The new school for Design, Pratt Institute, Princeton univer-sity, rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, syracuse university, university at Buffalo (suny), university of Pennsylvania, and yale university. other related events for october 18 are: - student resource fair, 12-4 pm- Deans, Directors and student Debates, 4-6 pm- The opening Party, 6-8 pm http://www.aiany.org/calendar/

>Art Miami returns to the Miami Arts District Decem-ber 3-7, 2008. The 19th edi-tion of the fair and will feature more than 115 art galleries, with works by European, American and Asian artists in a selection of art, special ex-hibitions, curatorial projects, outdoors sculptures and video installations. Blackrock, an investment management firm, will be the fair’s main spon-sor. As a key supporter of Art Miami, BlackRock will host several VIP events during the run of the fair, including one, which will serve as a preview for clients and art enthusiasts on Tuesday, December 2. Art Miami also formed a partner-ship with Sundari Foundation, a Miami based public charity dedicated to education and social inclusion of homeless women and children. Entitled Heart Miami, it will highlight the spiritual “heart of art” and the profound ways in which art has the capacity to touch

and uplift those most in need. http://www.art-miami.com

>ASHRAE and IFMA will sign a memorandum of understanding on October 16, 2:30 pm. With build-ings accounting for 40% of primary energy use in devel-oped nations, it is becoming increasingly important to find ways to build and operate them in an energy efficient manner. In recognition of this, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the International Facility Management Association are entering into an agreement that increases cooperation between the two groups. The memorandum of understand-ing, to be signed at IfMA’s World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo, will call for sharing resources and collaborating on projects, publications, sustainability research and educational offerings. AsHrAE and IfMA will also work together on leg-islative and regulatory issues through their Washington, DC. offices. www.ifma.org www.ashrae.org.

>Häfele Chicago Showroom is hosting a traveling exhibit, “Rising From Ashes: Furni-ture from Lost Trees.” The Emerald Ash Borer beetle is expected to kill 96,000 ash trees and nearly one-fifth of all city street trees in Chicago. A group of furniture design-ers, artisans, and educators want to show the commu-nity how to make use of the wood from these trees. The collection will be on view at

the Häfele showroom, 154 W. Hubbard street, Chicago, IL, until nov. 7. on october 20, 6-7:00 pm, there will be discussion panel on the Ash tree and its wood followed by bidding on a child’s rocking chair made from wood re-claimed from fallen Ash trees. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Great West Town Training Partnership. www.gwtp.org

>The New Practices New York 2008 Competition win-ners will present and discuss their work on October 15. The symposium, at the Center for Architecture, 536 La guar-dia Place, nyC, 6-8 pm, looks at how the these projects are altering the landscape for architectural practice in new york. The discussion will be moderated by Olympia Kazi, Institute for urban Design. http://www.aiany.org/calendar/

>The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will pres-ent “Fashioning Felt.” The exhibition runs from March 6-Sept. 7, 2009 in the first floor galleries of the museum, located at 91st street at fifth Ave., nyC. “fashioning felt” is a comprehensive overview of the varied uses of felt in contemporary design and will feature more than 70 felt works in fashion, archi-tecture, product design and home furnishings. organized by Susan Brown, assistant curator in the Textiles Depart-ment, the exhibition will show historic examples of felts, showcase innovations in handmade felts, present the issue of sustainability through

the re-use of waste wool and felt and explore the recent adoption of felt by architects and designers, from gaetano Pesce to Tom Dixon. http://www.cooperhewitt.org

>TEAM 7 will celebrate the opening of its flagship Miami showroom on November 8. To celebrate the arrival of Sustainable Style, a cocktail party and presentation will be held at the Buena Vista Building, 180 nE 39th street, Miami, fL, from 7:30-10:00 pm. A presentation on south florida sustainable Interiors will be made at 8:00. rsVP to mailto:[email protected]

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large, complex accounts, develop multi-level relationships within leading design firms and lead the development and execution of sales plans to achieve corporate objectives. you will also join a team of motivated profession-als who value not only success but also personal growth and satisfaction.

Qualified individuals will have a track record of success in sales management, coupled with a

minimum of five to ten years sales experience, preferably in the high end contract market. strong relationships with the design community are imperative. The position reports to the Vice President of sales. Travel is ap-proximately 3-4 nights per month.

We offer an excellent work environment and competitive compensation and benefits.Apply online: www.hnicareers.com/hbf

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We expect to begin seeing the benefit of the price increase on the top line in the second quarter of this year. our non-north American net sales were down by 4.4 percent. The decline in net sales outside of north America is primarily due to the timing of some large projects in the uK and Japan.

Orders grew in the first quarter by 10.6 percent over the same period in fiscal 2008 and are a highlight for the quarter. We believe that the price increase made effec-tive at the beginning of August 2008 pulled ahead orders of approximately $35 million for the quarter. orders grew in our north American and non-north-American business segments even after removing the pull-ahead effect of the price increase. In total, north American orders grew by 8.9 percent and non-north American orders grew by 9.6 per-cent compared to the first quarter in the prior year. Orders within our “other” category posted year-over-year growth of 79.2 percent.

operating earnings were another highlight for the quarter. At 11.8 percent of net sales, operating earnings improved 90 basis points compared to 10.9 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Our foresight in the second quarter of last year when we realigned our resources, coupled with our steadfast resolve to manage expenses has served to improve our operating results.

We continue to see the benefits of the restructuring ac-tions we implemented in the second quarter last year. This coupled with the capital structure changes announced in fiscal 2008 has contributed to an increase in earnings per share of 11.1 percent to $0.60 per share over the same pe-riod last year. The Accelerated share repurchase program (Asr) we announced last year coupled with the shares we repurchased prior to the Asr has reduced our average share count by 10 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quar-ter of fiscal 2008. We retired an additional 2.1 million shares when the Asr program was completed in September, subsequent to the end of our first quarter. These additional shares will further reduce our average shares outstanding beginning in our second quarter of fiscal 2009.

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>Herman Miller 10Q, 1st Qtr Ended 8.30.08 - Extract: Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that affected the company’s finan-cial condition, earnings and cash flow during the periods included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. References to “Notes” are to the foot-note disclosures included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Discussion of Current Business Conditions

At the beginning of our first fiscal quarter of 2009, we transitioned one owned dealership to independent status. This will affect the comparisons for quarterly and full-year reporting throughout the new fiscal year. Net sales, orders, and operating expenses are lower as a result. our acquisi-tion of Brandrud in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 partially offsets this comparison for the current quarter.

In our first quarter of fiscal 2009, net sales were modestly lower than the prior year; however, we experienced signifi-cant growth in orders, operating earnings, and earnings per share. our relentless pursuit of innovative solutions coupled with our strategy to diversify into new and emerging markets both at home and abroad, enabled us to continue our earnings growth in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Coming off a fiscal year marked with several challenges and uncertainties, we continued on the path to control operat-ing expenses and demonstrated our resolve to success-fully manage our business through a turbulent economic environment that is not unique to Herman Miller.

our top line of $479.1 million for the quarter is down 2.6 percent from the same period last year, when we reported net sales of $491.7 million. This decline is primarily driven by a challenging U.S. office furniture market and the owned dealership transition. Minimizing the decline in north America was significant growth in our healthcare business as well as growth in Canada and Mexico. At the beginning of August 2008, we implemented a general price increase.

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INDUSTRY STOCK TABLE

10.3.08 10.3.08 12.28.07 9.28.07 6.29.07 3.30.07 12.29.06 %/YrHi %/50-DayMA

ChromC 1.0 1.5 4.9 4.7 7.5 9.6 8.6 -82% -53%

CompX 4.8 5.3 14.8 19.6 18.5 16.1 20.2 -77% -24%

HMiller 18.7 22.9 28.8 27.1 31.6 33.5 36.4 -45% -28%

HNI 19.6 23.4 35.7 36.0 41.0 45.9 44.4 -56% -19%

Inscape 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.5 4.2 3.0 -24% 12%

Interface 7.6 9.6 17.5 18.1 18.9 16.0 14.2 -62% -35%

Kimball 7.4 9.1 14.0 11.4 14.0 19.3 24.3 -52% -28%

Knoll 10.5 13.5 16.6 17.7 22.4 23.8 22.0 -45% -32%

Leggett 17.7 20.0 18.7 19.2 22.1 22.7 23.9 -28% -19%

Mohawk 49.0 58.7 75.5 81.3 100.8 82.1 74.9 -44% -27%

OffDepot 2.9 4.8 14.4 20.6 30.3 35.1 38.2 -87% -53%

Staples 16.4 20.0 22.6 21.5 23.7 25.8 26.7 -38% -28%

Steelcase 8.8 10.4 15.3 18.0 18.5 19.9 18.2 -54% -17%

20-20 Tech 2.5 2.9 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.8 5.9 N/A% N/A%

UntdStat 37.1 44.7 47.4 55.5 66.6 59.9 46.7 -39% -22%

USG 20.1 21.9 36.6 37.6 49.0 46.7 54.8 -50% -24%

Virco 3.1 3.4 5.9 7.8 - 6.8 7.8 -78% -21%

SUM 231 275 379 406 476 474 470 - -

DJIndust 8,451 10,325 13,339 13,895 13,408 12,354 12,463 - -

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