A Minute with Ira Joe: Jarring the World Tandus: The Marfa

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Tandus: The Marfa Experience
Fly into the West Texas town of El Paso, get a car and head directly southeast for a little over 3 hours and, if you are lucky, you may run into Marfa,
TX, population about 2,400, in the middle of nowhere and nothing but a big
clear Texas sky and only a few drops of rain.
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ICFF 2009
ICFF is a treasure trove of great and innovative design, and despite what
might have been a slightly thinned crowd on some days, this year’s show
was no different and in some ways exceeded previous shows, as is its
custom.
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Metropolis Conference at ICFF
Lofty yet down-to-earth. Such was the all-day program Metropolis magazine
assembled for the Monday of the ICFF show. With her well-selected, wellpaced program, editor Susan Szenasy kept an audience of maybe 80-100
people attentive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Inscape Scala
At NeoCon 08, Inscape introduced Scala and Planna. Each of these introductions have expanded in a very meaningful way the company’s vocabulary of general office furnishings for open plan designs. The Scala line was
officially launched in November.
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IIDA-Northern California: Designer’s Culinary Challenge
CITED:
“THE TIME IS NOW,
THE PLACE IS HERE.
STAY IN THE PRESENT.
YOU CAN DO NOTHING
TO CHANGE THE PAST,
AND THE FUTURE
WILL NEVER COME
EXACTLY AS YOU PLAN
OR HOPE FOR.”
—DAN MILLMAN
Interior designers and architects traded their workstations for chef’s aprons
at the Sixth Annual Designer’s Culinary Challenge. The signature philanthropic event for the IIDA’s Northern California Chapter was held on May
14th at the Milpitas headquarters of corporate sponsor One Workplace.
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A Minute with Ira Joe: Jarring the World
The mayonnaise container. I didn’t think it could do anything more remarkable than contain mayonnaise. Then, along came my sojourn in Mrs. Currie’s fifth grade. It was the same time of year in which we now find ourselves.
May warming at the nearness of June.
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"The best little festival I've ever attended"
Randall Roberts, LA Weekly
Tandus: The Marfa Experience
by Brad Powell
Fly into the West Texas town of El Paso
(at the western tip of Texas, by the
Mexico/New Mexico border, for those
who only know the song), get a car
and head directly southeast for a little
over 3 hours and, if you are lucky, you
may run into Marfa, TX, population
about 2,400, in the middle of nowhere
and nothing but a big clear Texas sky
and only a few drops of rain and occasional underground water away from
a desert. Or, you might choose to fly
into Midland, TX, pick up some Tony
Lama boots in neighboring Odessa –
and yes, you may need them – head
southwest on Route 20, turning east
on Route 10, and swing a right on TX17 toward Ft. Davis – stopping to pick
up a copy of the West Texas Weekly
– and on to Marfa. “You’ll find a yucca
here and there, and maybe a few cactus,” said Terry Mowers – of Suzanne
Tick, Inc., Tuva Looms and, with his
wife, Suzanne Tick, the creative team
(creative director and design director,
respectively) of Tandus.
Well, so far, I was tempted to re-read
Lonesome Dove, but I was not itching
to jump on an airplane to get beaten
down by a lot of sunlight, dodging
rattlesnakes and watching tumbleweeds . . . ah, tumbling, but there was
more. And surely there must be, because Jon Otis, Pratt Design professor
and designer (http://www.object-inc.
com), and his wife Diane Barnes, HBF,
have a house there (Windmill Retreat,
http://www.vrbo.com/144026), and I’m
pretty sure that Ms. Barnes is not there
just to kick dust at prairie dogs.
Marfa (Russian for Martha), by its
name – said to have been named after
a minor character in The Brothers
Karamazov or another Dostoyevsky
novel – signals right up front that
something may be going on there
other than cattle ranching, which does
represent a good part of the local
economy. And, indeed, this prairie
town does seem to be an international
destination for those with a bent toward the arts, and perhaps a developing desire to cleanse the mind and
spirit of the overweening attitude of
modern civilization. The gliding is said
to be world-class; then there are the
Marfa Ghost Lights, usually seen near
U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of
Marfa. This apparently natural phenomenon appears as brightly glowing
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basketball-sized spheres floating above
the ground, or sometimes high in the
air; colors are usually white, yellow, orange or red, but may be green or blue.
The spheres may move horizontally but,
at other times, shoot about rapidly, in
pairs or groups. Quite a display and,
as the locals might note, Marfa is a
heck of a lot closer than traveling to
the northern Canadian Islands and the
North Magnetic Pole to see the Aurora
Borealis.
The artist Donald Judd was influential in moving Marfa to its present
position as a small-town art mecca,
sort of like Nantucket, but with real art
and without all the water and cod fish.
“I think Judd’s big frustration with his
work,” said Ms. Tick, “was how museums cram so much work into a small
space that is difficult to get a complete
sense of a single piece. He became
very frustrated seeing his work that
way. Perhaps it was the nature of his
art, or because he was a purist, but he
considered the display of his work an
important part of the art. Marfa offered
the opportunity to display his work as
PRADA MARFA
MAIN STREET MARFA
he wanted it to be seen.”
“Jon and Diane introduced us to
Marfa,” said Ms. Tick, “and we are
so happy they did. In turn, we have
picked Marfa as a tour destination for
some of Tandus’s A&D gatherings. The
setting for Judd’s work, and of others
he admired – the art, architecture and
landscape – is itself an artistic creation.
. . . to further the understanding
and appreciation of the big vision,
that everything can work together and
it is remarkable when it does.
“He bought the old Fort Russell,”
said Mr. Mower, “and converted large
artillery sheds into small museums.”
The sheds, with new semi-circular
metal roofs, essentially a Quonset Hut
on top of a roofless building, provide
the setting for Judd’s works as well
as those of Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, John Wesley and Carl Andre.
(See, Donald Judd: Architecture in
Marfa, Texas by Urs Peter Flueckiger,
available online only, www.springer.
com.) Then Mr. Judd bought many
other buildings in town and renovated
them.
The ambition of the Tandus destination trips and of the Tandus creative
team goes far beyond the experience
of additional art museums. Creativity is based upon the experiences of
the creator, and it is essential that
their body of knowledge continuously
expand. When you think about the
interesting ways of using light, Marfa
provides a natural environment where
Donald Judd created new possibilities.
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“What we saw and what we wanted
to share with the design community,”
said Ms. Tick, “was a clear demonstration of the great value added
when the exterior and interior play
with one another as part of the overall
design. One aspect of this is the different visions created by light as it
flows through the space throughout
the day. Donald Judd achieved that in
all of his buildings.”
The point of going to a place like
Marfa with architects and designers
whose profession is to build the environments in which we live, said Ms.
Tick, “is to see an alternative lifestyle,
a new way of looking at space vis-àvis outside and inside and to see how
light can play within the environment.
There’s nothing like walking in to the
shed with Judd’s fifty milled aluminum boxes and seeing the light reflect off of them, seeing them become
transparent in certain areas, and
seeing how the window structures he
built into the brick change everything.
The importance of the relationships
between light and material, solid and
transparent, become obvious.”
There are many photos of the
Marfa area and the Judd museums
there, now curated and managed by
the Chianti Foundation (named after
the nearby Chianti Mountains), which
Mr. Judd set up. But, nothing can replace the actual physical experience.
CAROLYN BAROSS’S BOOTS FROM TONY LAMA
DAVID KUTSUNAI, GLEN HUSSMANN, PAUL MAKOVSKY, SUZANNE TICK, SALLY ANN THOMAS,
RUSTY JOYCE, WAYNE BRAUN, SHANNON RANKIN, TERRY MOWERS, CAROLYN BAROSS, THE CHINATI FOUNDATION ARTILLERY SHEDS CONTAINING ALUMINUM MILLED BOXES
And so, at the end of April this year,
Glenn Hussman, president and CEO
of Tandus, and Rusty Joyce, Tandus,
with their creative team, gathered a
small group of designers and a scribe
for Marfa.destination 09. The group
included:
>Carolyn BaRoss, Perkins + Will, NY
>Wayne Braun, PDR Corporation,
Houston, TX
>Paul Makovsky, Metropolis magazine, NY
>Kyle Gaffney, SKB, Seattle, WA
>David Kutsunai, IA, Seattle, WA
>Shannon Rankin, SKB, Seattle, WA
>Sallyann Thomas, Steffian Bradley,
Boston, MA
The previous year the group numbered 30, but there was not adequate
room in the inn on this occasion.
This year’s two and one-half days
in Marfa included tours of the Judd
Foundation, the Chianti Foundation,
the Chamberlain Building & Gallery,
local artist studios and the Marfa Film
Festival, not something to laugh at:
hits of the ’50s such as Giant and
Last Movie Show were both filmed
there, with stars such as Elizabeth
Taylor and James Dean staying at the
Thunderbird. O.K., so you are laughing; how can that compare with Twilight or Angels & Demons, let alone
Harry Potter, you say. Well, other
films done locally were No Country for
Old Men and There Will Be Blood, a
great film with thoroughly obnoxious
music.
Get this – something for the over
60s – the final night of the Tandus
tour was spent at an ersatz drivein theater showing the Last Picture
Show (Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd - 1971) with
author Larry McMurtry in attendance.
Talk about nostalgia: drive-ins were
the height of teenaged entertainment
and frolic for kids in the ’50s (50
cents and a speaker to hang in your
window). “At ten o’clock we drove out
into a field,” said Ms Tick. “McMurtry
was there, and spoke. You felt like
you were in the movie. An architect
from Harvard has been asked to design a permanent outdoor screen and
the rest of the accessory buildings.
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That’s just one of the projects under
way. Lannan Foundation of Santa
Fe, NM, runs a writers-in-residence
program in Marfa, and a gallery space
called the Ballroom offers art, theater,
performance art, music and film.
Prada of Marfa is another art gallery
on the Marfa outskirts, put together by
Prada and the town.
With all of the nearby cattle ranching, Marfa is certainly not a one-horse
town, and apparently not all of the
sidewalks are rolled up at sunset. The
town has one each of a bank, bookshop, coffee shop, laundry, newspaper
(The Big Bend Sentinal), pizza shop,
and radio station. Better yet, there
are no bowling alleys, chain stores, or
traffic lights. The food is good, I’m told.
Cochineal serves modern American
cuisine with a West Texan influence
and a lot of local ingredients: lettuce
from the greenhouse in back, herbs
from the front yard, the Alice Waters
sort of thing. The Pizza Foundation is
in a renovated garage and is said to
have the best NY thin-style pizza for
hundreds of miles, and even those
who are not turned on by it seem to
like the vibes. The Brown Recluse is
said to have good breakfasts and to be
a great place to hang out, and hang
DAVID KUTSUNAI, SALLY ANN THOMAS AT THE JUDD BLOCK
ARTILLERY SHED
out you probably will, given the service
reports. Maiya’s is, according to a
local, “Hands down, the most beautiful dining space in Far West Texas.”
Don’t expect fresh food for cheap,
however, when you are in the middle
of nowhere.
“My long-term plan,” said Ms. Tick,
“is to find a group of like-minded
people who want to retire in this great
environment with its dedication to
the arts. There’s also a wonderful
mix with the ranchers, the Mexican
Americans and the transplants. The
ranchers sort of look at us like we’re
all weirdoes, but deep down they sort
of understand what’s going on and
they’re O.K. with it. The development
that started with Donald Judd is not
about putting in subdivisions and
AT THE PRINTMAKERS, DONALD JUDD PRINTS ON THE RIGHT
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taking their land; it’s about reusing
and preserving what’s there, and
the town is thriving. Why not build a
great community of people that can
share this experience.”
Ms. Tick and Mr. Mower assure us
that you don’t have to be Buddhist
to like the Marfa experience. On the
other hand, “the emptiness about
the place, the barrenness, allows
you to slow down, just totally slow
down. And a whole other thought
process emerges that you don’t realize you have until you’ve totally rid
yourself of all of the material stuff
you think you need. You can just
think a little more clearly. It’s a very
interesting experience when you are
not controlled by time, by having to
be somewhere, or by having to do
something.”
The Marfa.destination is just part
of the cultural change pursued by
Ms. Tick and Mr. Mowers when they,
as independent contractors, were
hired as the Tandus creative team
three years ago. “It’s all part of becoming involved, part of relationship
building through exploration, a learning collaboration,” said Ms. Tick.
JUDD FOUNDATION
JUDD FOUNDATION
DAVID KUTSUNAI AND KYLE GAFFNEY AT DAN FLAVIN INSTALLATION AT CHINATI FOUNDATION
SUZANNE TICK AND TERRY MOWER BEHIND THE LIGHTS AT THE FLAVIN INSTALLATION AT THE
CHIANTI FOUNDATION
DIANE BARNES AND JON OTIS
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Tandus is the umbrella brand name
for the former C&A, Monterey and
Crossley floorcovering brands. “Tandus
is now a collection of four different
product categories comprising wovens,
broadloom, power bond (which is a
six-foot roll goods), and tile,” said Ms.
Tick. “This is a foundation of what one
needs to design for the floor plane.
Originally the Tick-Mower team
was hired to maintain the position of
the Monterey brand, but after a short
period, the team was asked to oversee
all of the brands. “This has had a huge
impact in the way they look at themselves as a company and the way the
A&D community looks at them,” said
Ms. Tick.
“We’ve brought a real design vision to
the company,” said Mr. Mowers. “We’ve
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TERRY MOWERS, SALLY ANN THOMAS, CAROLYN BAROSS, SHANNON RANKIN, DAVID KUTSUNAI
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just begun our second 3-year contract.
When we arrived, C&A was known for
its bread and butter products and its
big presence in education, but not as
a design leader. Technically they’re the
best: C&A was the first to make carpet
tile, in 1967, and the first to recycle tile,
in 1994. Very few know that, primarily
because the company sold carpet from
the back, from the performance story.
The face of the carpet was utilitarian,
but it had the best performance story
in the market. Tandus now has a much
stronger connection with its customers
and the design community. The people
there feel as though they’re providing a
service and providing a necessary finish
for the built environment, not just making carpet.”
“We’ve refined the Tandus offering
so that it has an entire collection of
materials that can be used together,”
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said Ms. Tick. “Companies often introduce a product that designers want
to use, but there’s nothing else in the
line that coordinates with it. With our
Tandus collections, everything flows
together. This enables the company to
build stronger relationships with the
design community. We did this when I
was design director with KnollTextiles:
“the integrated interior, a blending
of panel fabric, drapery, upholstery,
wall covering and the Imago material I
developed. It all worked together.”
This holistic approach is why
Ms. Tick and Mr. Mower developed
the Marfa.destination concept with
Tandus. The thought was to bring a
group of people together to further the
understanding and appreciation of the
big vision, that everything can work
together and it is remarkable when it
does.
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ICFF 2009
by Jean Lin
ICFF is a treasure trove of great and
innovative design, and despite what
might have been a slightly thinned
crowd on some days, this year’s show
was no different and in some ways
exceeded previous shows, as is its custom. As a testament to the resilience
of a tight-knit industry, exhibitors were
optimistic, attendees were enthusiastic
and product quality, high.
This truly and international show,
and at ICFF 09 Japan, England, Italy
and Spain led the way with iSaloni,
Made in Spain, The British European
Design Group, and in some ways most
notably, Japan by Design setting the
pace. For us, the Japanese Pavilion
set the standard of what a rod-andcurtain event can be in terms of overall
design. Set in an space adjacent to the
main hall, Japan by Design brought
not only design, but Japanese culture
to New York City’s Javits Center. The
ITOKI DESIGN
space used a single theme, and had a
quality of serenity, through music and
visual presentation, that contrasted
sharply with the rest of the show and
the over-stimulation sought after by
most shows. There was very little
product to dwell upon – other than
products by Nakamura (developer of
Teknion’s Contessa chair) and a wood
dining chair by Hiroshima in the style
of Wegner – but that was not a disappointment in light of its overall beauty.
This year’s Editor’s Choice Awards
celebrated utility with the occasional
nod towards luxury, and honored a
student booth that worked on Design
for a Dollar. But almost all the school
exhibits deserve special mention; with
the future of American design resting
on their shoulders, the future seems
bright.
Here are some of our favorites from
the show.
ICFF
>Itoki Design. Outside the Japan by
Design villa, Itoki Japan, a Japanese
contract furnishings power house
launched Itoki Design, its American
subsidiary that is headed by industrial
designer Jeff Miller. Avoiding costly
and time consuming overseas shipping, Itoki Design’s collection is manufactured in America, and designed in
New York.
Throughout its 100 years of existence, Itoki has been highly regarded
because of its success in balancing
good design with price sensitivity, but
its focus has been almost entirely on
the domestic Japanese market. The
new Itoki Design collection follows the
parent company’s model of quality
production and great design, while
adding its own distinctive personality. The collection is a cross-cultural
endeavor encompassing a blending of
Japanese know-how, European design
philosophy and American manufacturing. Favorite pieces include the
sleek DP chair and CC table, both
have clean lines and a no-nonsense
aesthetic.
>Rhode Island School of Design. In
Immaterializing Material, a fall 2008
studio course taught by Assistant
Professor Lothar Windels, students
each chose to work with a single
material of their choice. The materials
were not necessarily associated with
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furniture, and also not necessarily as
structural as wood or metal. A hands-on
investigation with their chosen material
gave each student an understanding of
its properties and performance as they
prepared to use it to develop a piece of
furniture or another product. The resulting works include a chair made entirely
of 3Form’s Varia EcoResin, by Jennifer
Tran, a vegetable tanned leather stool
by Isao Takezawa, and more.
>Trove. Last year was a breakout year
for the wallcovering company and Trove
is building on the momentum with
a number of gorgeous new natureinspired patterns including Alar, which
features angel wings held by delicate
strings and hooks. Trove is also broadening its product line to carpeting and
lamps.
The Trove booth incorporated its
comprehensive line of pendant lighting,
featuring shades printed with Trove’s
trademark patterns. Drums, cylinders, and other shapes are offered in
a variety of sizes. Lining the floor was
the new photographic dyed carpeting.
Crafted using continuous-filament fibers
and available in Nylon or a Nylon/Wool
blend, the carpets can be produced
as wall-to-wall carpets, and can bring
a warm and unique feel to commercial
applications.
>Bernhardt Design. Bernhardt’s
sprawling open space featured all new
introductions to its Global Edition
line. Pieces showcased were by Mark
Thorpe, Suzanne Trocme, Fredrickson
Stallard and Harry and Claudia Washington. Mr. and Ms. Washington’s Calibra served as bookends to the space,
and with its elegantly sculpted polished
leg as one of the first things you notice
of the couch. “We had to create a small
piece of jewelry that became a visual
focal point,” says Mr. Washington. “The
floating body of the piece is so large
that we needed a very striking leg to
keep the piece visually balanced and
make it work.” A bit like a – Bernhardt’s
words, not mine – ballerina pig.
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>Pratt. Pratt’s Department of Industrial
Design’s student-generated theme
titled Design for a Dollar challenged
graduate and undergraduate students to create furniture, lighting and
tabletop designs for the cost of one
dollar. Students were encouraged to
develop their own unique response to
the problem while showing proof that
their piece could be made for the cost
of one dollar. The successful designs
included The Drip Plate by Catherine
Merrick – made by melting wax on
an existing plate, purchased from a
thrift store, and sandblasting away the
exposed areas. The Sleeve lamp by
Sara Ebert is a lampshade made from
a thrift store sweater and a discarded
apple juice bottle. And the Lag Stool
by Li-Rong Liao was created by rolling
and gluing expired magazines.
>Coalesse. This year marked the first
ICFF for Coalesse, which featured
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office. Previewed at NeoCon last year,
the handsome wood line rethinks the
home-like office (or the home office)
with lounge and work space melding into one and plenty of fine details
like shelves that can be used to stack
paper or hold storage trays to become
makeshift drawers.
Designed by American designers
Otto Williams and Jess Sorel of WilliamsSorel – and OEM produced by
one of the country’s finest woodcraft
manufacturers – the Denizen collection focuses on adaptability to the way
people live and work. Denizen pieces
can be easily configured to accommodate the needs of modern home
and office workspaces. Each piece
has several possible functions with a
warm look that can fit in both home
and office.
Taking a leaf from Frank Duffy’s
(DEGW) latest publication, The City
JAPAN BY DESIGN
and Work, the more efficient use of
city buildings may breed a new kind
of mixed use, one where the work/live
experience spreads far beyond the
traditional consultant working at home.
If so, Coalesse may be further ahead of
the curve than it now realizes.
>Council. Council is maybe one of the
coolest American design companies
and this year it introduced two pieces:
the Divis table by Mike and Maaike,
and powder-coated steel Drake Chair
by One & Co. The Divis table might be
what pushed them over the edge to
win the Editor’s Choice for best furniture, as its large faux cracks simulate
real wood splits, and make for a beautiful and clever piece of furniture.
>Japan by Design. Kansei is a Japanese word that suggests a spiritual and
physical value that can be perceived
through the five senses. The Kansei
exhibition at the Japan by Design side-
show, adjacent to the main show floor,
was theme-based around kansei and
was intended to increase awareness of
kansei value as an important element
as it relates to design. The circular stations each encompassed a theme and
a product display that revolved around
that theme. The pavilion proved to
be a great get-away from the bright
lights of the main show; the lights were
dimmed and Japanese music played
softly in the background. The room
had a pleasant whisper that turned
into a soothing hum, and the products,
which included well-known manufacturers such as Nakamura, Seiko,
TOTO and MUJI, as well as lesserknown companies such as Nussha, a
brand of Japanese lacquer-ware, were
flanked by several more familiar styled
furniture booths with Japanese companies including Sunnin, Hiyoshiya
and Teko Design.
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The 2009 ICFF Editors Awards
were bestowed on best-of-show products in a total of 16 categories. The
awards ceremony took place at the
ICFF Exhibitors Reception on Sunday.
This year’s ICFF Editors Awards Committee:
>Anniina Koivu of Abitare
>Rita Catinella Orrell of Architectural
Record
>Catherine Osborne of Azure
>Stefano Casciani of Domus
>Sam Grawe of Dwell
>Karen D. Singh of Interior Design
>Gilda Bojardi of Interni
>Chantal Hamaide of Intramuros
>Susan S. Szenasy of Metropolis
>Arlene Hirst of Metropolitan Home.
The winners circle:
Body of Work: Duravit, Booth 1904
New Designer: Misewell, Booth 961
Craftsmanship: Jaime Hayon for Baccarat, Booth 2016
Furniture: Council, Inc., Booth 1708
Seating : Magis spa, Booth 1410
Carpet and Flooring: Gan/Gandia
Blasco USA, Inc.’s Mangas Carpet by
Patricia Urquiola, Booths 904/908
Lighting: Pablo, Booth 2010
Outdoor Furniture: Vitra, Inc.’s Vegetal
Chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec,
Booth 1704
Materials: Coverings, Etc.’s Ecocoverings, Booth 1348
Wall Coverings: Tracy Kendall Wallpaper, Booth 2302
Accessories: ModKat’s Litter Box,
Booth 841
Textiles: Anne Kyyro Quinn, Booth
2247
Kitchen and Bath: Matteo Thun for
Rapsel spa, Booth 1414
Multiple Production: IKEA’s PS 2009,
Booth 2132
Design School: Pratt Institute, Booth
1174
Booth: German Design Council (Rat
fur Formgebung), Booth 1220
While officeinsight’s Brad Powell
is quite self-effacing when it comes
to design and style, he too added his
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own editor’s choices. His first goes to
the presentations of the ICFF Studio
by Bernhardt Design, a collection
of booths in the far end of the large
hall presenting Bernhardt’s pick of
small or new designs throughout the
world. Within this select and notable
area, he was especially taken by the
new LED task lamp by Luximo, that,
in his usual modesty, Mr. Powell
proclaims surpasses anything he has
seen in this category. (Joerg Stu-
dent, Frank Shum, Sunnyvale, CA, T:
415.318.9427, info@luximoled.com)
“Pablo does great work,” said Mr.
Powell. “His Brazo for Haworth justly
won Best of Competition in the Best
of NeoCon competition a couple
of years ago. But building on the
shoulders of Brazo, Luximo has gone
farther.” Finally, Mr Powell liked the
utility of the Chilliwich booth. “It was
all utility; there is something there for
the less is more folks.”
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ICFF, as most know, is not only a
show, but an event. We didn’t have
much of an opportunity to visit many
of the off-site events, but we did stop
by Vitra in the meat packing district,
To save time, we took a taxi, but
both it and Artemide provided free
bus and van service to the Javits.
Vitra, like Coalesse, but many years
its precursor, has many products
equally fitting for office or home.
At its upstairs showroom/office on
9th Avenue, country manager Josef
Kaiser showed us the current set of
the company’s home/office vignettes,
which will be touring the country.
Then it was downstairs to see what
the Parson architecture, interior
design, lighting design, and product
design students had wrought, using
only Vitra furniture, Artemidi lighting,
some accessories, and, well an interesting assortment of accessories. The
winner, interestingly enough, was an
enclosed space with Vitra Heart Cone
chair and Alcove sofa in red, and
stacks and a ceiling of books of all
kinds. The winning team will travel to
Lessac, France, to participate in the
famed Boisbuchet design workshop.
And so we say goodbye to another ICFF, in the midst of one of
the most trying times our industry,
and country has seen in decades.
Am I starting to sound like a broken
record? Sorry, but it’s impossible
to ignore the state of the economy,
also impossible to ignore the mind
set of the design industry. Resilient,
determined and optmistic, with the
smartest companies using this period
to strengthen their cores. With sights
set on NeoCon next month, officeinsight hopes that these trends of optimism continue to spread and carry
the us all through the year.
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Metropolis Conference at ICFF
by John Morris Dixon
Lofty yet down-to-earth. Such was the
all-day program Metropolis magazine
assembled for the Monday of the ICFF
show. With her well-selected, wellpaced program, editor Susan Szenasy
kept an audience of maybe 80-100
people attentive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(notwithstanding the challenge of simple plastic chairs, clearly not designed
for such extended use).
Metropolis editor Susan Szenasy
presided energetically, with a parade of
presenters addressing the announced
subject, Design Entrepreneurs: INNOVATE. A dedicated spokesperson for
sustainability, Szenasy focused the program largely on innovative approaches
to green design, supported by some
lively approaches to entrepreneurship.
IDEA PAINT ENTREPRENEURS WITH SUSAN SZENASY (LEFT)
The day-long program started with a
talk firmly anchored to the world of interior design products. James Ludwig,
Steelcase’s vice president for global
design delivered the second annual
Horace Havemeyer III Keynote Address, cosponsored by the Metropolis
(of which Horace is founder/publisher),
ASID, and the New York Education Legacy Fund. Ludwig shared wide-ranging
perceptions about how he steers his
company’s design efforts – thoughts
that could apply to just about any
company in the industry. He talked, for
instance, about the virtues of real-life
observation of workplace behavior over
surveys or focus groups, about meeting “latent and emerging” needs rather
than just established ones. He observed
that access to knowledge is now trumping accumulation of knowledge. And
– along with lots of other wisdom – he
spoke about the changing role of the
“workplace,” which is no longer fixed,
about the distinction between being “at
work” and being “on work.”
In a sharp change of pace, the
next speaker was Jonathan Marvel of
Rogers Marvel Architects, who talked
engagingly about the childhood summers he spent with great-uncle Bucky
Fuller and the wisdom Fuller still offers
us about economy of design means
and about the future of our planet. Marvel’s brief remarks launched a series
of filmed messages by Fuller that were
interspersed among the whole day’s
presentations.
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Next, Peter Yost, director of residential services for Building Green (www.
buildinggreen.com), offered insight
from research into the technology of
house building and how it is likely
to change in the coming decades.
While residential design is a subject of
relevance for Metropolis and for ICFF,
many of his observations would apply
to buildings of other types – not to
mention touching the audience where
they (literally) live. He cited the extent
to which the home is increasingly also
the workplace, at least much of the
time. He delineated the ideal of the
house that “floats,” that survives without external water or power inputs. He
predicted that the typical living space
will have to get smaller and more
efficient, that we may have to supply
heating and cooling to individuals,
rather than spaces, and that houses
will have “dashboards” indicating
energy use moment-by-moment.
While prescribing ways to make the
single-family house more efficient, Yost
sees multifamily residential as clearly
more efficient, and points out that the
same energy-saving and self-sufficiency he advocates for single-family can
be obtained even more readily when
units are aggregated. He predicts
that the single-family house, once the
American dream, will be seen as an
inefficient, time-consuming nightmare
– as it already is by many. And we
need to seriously reconsider the design
of multifamily residential for a variety of
demographic groups.
After lunch break, the conference
resumed in high gear, with a jampacked, fast-paced presentation by
Anna Dyson, director of the intensely
innovative Center for Architecture
Science and Ecology (CASE), a joint
effort of the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Studies by CASE involve scientists,
engineers, designers, economists, and
social theorists, all focused on revising
energy demands – through technol-
ogy, marketplace economics, human
behavior, and other forces. Today’s
once-inconceivable computation capacities make many of CASE’s studies
possible.
Among the many devices being
studied under CASE sponsorship
are “dynamic façade technologies,”
in which incoming light would be
automatically altered and redirected
depending on conditions. Other strategies under study: the use of dessicants
in hot humid climates to yield potable
water while dehumidifying air; indoor
hydroponic systems for air purification and reduction in energy demand;
wind power generation in the building
envelope, using techniques to amplify
air flow. Applications of such advanced
concepts are already being planned for
university buildings at Syracuse and
at Guelph, Ontario, as well as at the
Fashion Institute of Technology in New
York and a major urban development
in Pusan, Korea. (See www.case.rpi.
edu)
Coming from another technological
frontier, Richard Wool of the University of Delaware delineated a possible
future for bio-based polymers and
composites. New products now being
developed can revolutionize the palette
of materials available for architecture,
interior design, industrial design, and
electronics. Materials now dependent
on petroleum, often giving off toxic
fumes, are being steadily replaced by
those using oils and fibers from plant
life. At Q & A time, Szenasy raised the
question shared by many in the audience: Will the raw materials for these
new substances compete with food
production for precious agricultural
acreage, as we’ve found with the recent expansion of bio-fuels? Wool gave
some assurance that these promising
new materials could be made from
material that is now wasted – otherwise
useless stalks, pods, leaves, chips, etc.
Backing off a few steps from the
frontiers of research to the world of
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manufactured products, the program
next presented Henrik Otto, senior
vice president for global design at
Electrolux. Most of his presentation
involved the intriguing prototypes
honored in the company’s annual
worldwide industrial design competition. Among this year’s appealing ideas
identified by Electrolux jurors were a
lunchbox that keeps food chilled with
power generated by the motion of
carrying it, a laundry basket that turns
into a washing machine when it senses
it is full; a refrigerator for dormitories
or other shared residences that is
composed of modular lockers for each
individual.
The program then moved on to different types of innovators, individuals
and teams who have launched new
businesses based on design innovation – in this case two different product
launches applicable to interior design.
The team of Jeff Avalon, Josh Goscha, and Morgan Newman founded
their enterprise, IdeaPaint, in a dorm
at Babson College. Their ingenious,
strictly practical coating can convert
any surface into a whiteboard; instead
of installing a whiteboard, customers
can simply slather on IdeaPaint. They
report that one buyer applied it to the
interior of its elevators, allowing staff to
sketch and leave notes as they rode.
A more conventional product, with
an unconventional origin and agenda,
was represented by designer-entrepreneur Eve Blossom of Lulan Artisans.
A two-year stint in Hanoi impressed
her with the extraordinary skills of rural
weavers and their vulnerability in an
industrializing world. She was appalled
that the young women who could carrying this tradition forward all too often
migrated to cities, where they ended
up in degrading situations. While fully
respecting the non-profit organizations
working to support local crafts, she
saw the need for a for-profit cooperative to knowledgeably serve worldwide
markets. Lulan now organizes the
design, production, and marketing of
silks, cottons, and linens produced in
several Southeast Asian nations and
India – many examples displayed at
Lulan’s ICFF booth.
As the day’s 4-to-5-pm finale, Szenasy presented the winner and some
runners-up in the magazine’s 2009
Next Generation design competition. This year’s top entry, submitted
by three young French designers
and engineers, Wind-It, would install
wind generators in existing electrical
transmission towers. Their scheme
ingeniously sidesteps the opposition to
the placing of wind generators in the
landscape by getting additional use out
of towers the public already lives with,
while generating new power directly
under the cables of the existing grid.
Two of the three inventive designers
(Nicola Delon, Raphael Menart, and
Julien Choppin) were present to explain their scheme with Gallic charm.
One runner-up directly applicable to
interiors of all kinds is the Air Flow(er).
Invented by Andrew Payne, a 29year-old architectural designer, this
very clever, inexpensive, and durable
device uses the long-established thermocouple principle to open and close
diffusers in individual spaces, with no
need for power, wiring, or electronic
controls. Another design team honored
by the magazine, Shinyun Kang and
Jung Tak, have proposed the Ubicycle, essentially a system of rental bikes
that commuters could use to connect
home to mass transportation and mass
transportation to workplaces, thus
greatly reducing demand for commuting by car and increasing the usefulness of public transport.
At 5 pm, we all came away impressed with more than a day-full of
seriously innovative ideas and reallife examples. In the hands of these
speakers – ranging from the young to
the very young – the future of design
and fabrication appears to be in very
competent, creative hands.
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Inscape Scala
Inscape was not the first of the major
systems companies to carefully eye
the mid-priced market, but this small
company has been an important contributor in some areas of this highly
competitive market. While some
new contract furniture companies
have shied away from the dangerous
waters of systems area over the past
decade, Inscape walked in with a
single and descriptively named line,
Platform, correctly anticipating the
desire for flexible, modular package
that could be configured as desired
from a single consistent product line.
Since then, it has expanded its offering with Storwal, designed by Studios
Architecture and building on the
company’s leading Office Specialty
storage line.
At NeoCon 08, Inscape introduced
Scala and Planna. Each of these
introductions have expanded in a
very meaningful way the company’s
vocabulary of general office furnishing for open plan designs. Scala won
a Best of NeoCon Silver award, as
well as a Silver Innovation award at
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada. The line was
officially launched in November.
“We saw potential for growth in
the larger mid-end market,” said
Inscape’s Sharad Mathur, VP Marketing, “but we didn’t want just another
panel system aimed at the mid-priced
market. We wanted to stand out from
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the rest of the products in the category and offer more.”
Scala’s 2.5” thin panels create a
slim profile and an overall light-scale
impression, which is definitely where
this year’s wealth of cross-category
offerings are going. With thinner panels and tiles that measure up to 96”
wide, Scala, says Inscape, “provides
a residential fit and feel with the
strength of steel to provide functionality and durability.” As we would
expect from Inscape, it has ensured
that planning flexibility is an integral
feature of Scala, enabling designers
to use the line to respond to evolving work styles of today’s knowledge
workers.
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Inscape does not spend a fortune selecting esoteric names for its
products, but, refreshingly, opts for a
simple descriptive reference. Accordingly, Scala is so named because
it is scalable and suitable for work
environments ranging from open to
closed spaces, panel to storage-based
and contract to residential aesthetic.
Scala integrates with Inscape’s Planna
casegood system and Storwal, providing even greater design flexibility and
diversity.
Scala has an interesting design origin, and perhaps from an unexpected
source. As the story goes, a group of
Inscape executives were brainstorming while examining the prototype for
a floor-to-ceiling wall. Peter Brunelle,
CEO and president, who apparently
does more than managing and financial reviews, had a minor epiphany:
“What would happen if we flipped the
wall on its side to create a long, linear
furniture system?” The what is now
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Scala, proving once again that when
the president has an idea, it is a good
idea to pay close attention.
“Inscape has a reputation for offering highly functional products in the
high end category,” said Mr. Brunelle.
“With Scala we’ve conceived a system
with an architectural look and built-in
flexibility that offers infinite functional
and aesthetic possibilities for the midpriced category.”
Scala is GREENGUARD certified,
and the company said, “To minimize
impact on our environment, we have
maximized the use of recyclable materials in the production of Scala. Fully
recyclable steel and MDF are utilized
where possible and product is being
manufactured under one roof.”
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“Since its introduction at NeoCon
08,” said Mr. Mathur, “the response to
Scala has been very positive. Designers love the simplicity and minimal elegance of Scala – a product that is both
beautiful and functional – something
they’re not used to in the mid-market
category. Scala offers aesthetics, function and value that is timely during the
current economic climate.”
Inscape is holding a series of events
to further introduce Scala to the design
community in major cities across North
America. Launch events have been
held in Chicago and Los Angeles with
more planned in the next few months.
The events are designed to enable
designers to kick the tires and to see
some of Scala’s design possibilities.
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IIDA-Northern California: Designer’s Culinary Challenge
by Mary E. Tressel
Interior designers and architects
traded their workstations for chef’s
aprons at the Sixth Annual Designer’s Culinary Challenge. The
signature philanthropic event for
the International Interior Design
Association’s Northern California
Chapter, Silicon Valley City Center,
was held on May 14th at the Milpitas
headquarters of corporate sponsor
One Workplace. Nearly $1,100 was
raised for the Marine Mammal Center to assist it rehabilitation of marine
mammals and to advance environmental education.
Corporate design and vendor teams
made the most of the event’s theme,
Make a Meal, Save a Seal, and cre-
ated educational and light-hearted
displays. The food masterpieces were
judged on their merits in the categories of “Taste, Presentation, and Closest to Theme.” The three local judges
were: San Jose State Design professor Brian Kimura, professional chef
Nina Scheller, and Marine Mammal
Center Senior Development Officer
Alexandra Sangmeister.
The participating teams included
One Workplace Sidemark
Steinberg Arch. Anderson Brule
Arch.
Gensler-San Jose Gensler-San Ramon
AP+I Design
Steelcase
Teknion
Reel Grobman & Assoc.
National
RMW
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The contestants’ excitement was
palpable when the winners were
proclaimed.
Gensler-San Jose took home the
Presentation and People’s Choice
awards and the team erupted in loud
cheers and group hugs with each
announcement. Gensler’s entry was
entitled, Take A Bite Out Of Pollution, and guests were invited to do
just that. As the Exxon Valdez Oil Bites
(chocolate marble cheesecake), Old
Tires (Ghirardelli chocolate donuts)
and Trash Bags (truffle mochis) were
devoured, a clean ocean scene teaming with healthy seals was revealed
underneath the glass serving tray. A
display sign read, “Each piece of pollution you collect from our oceans and
beaches helps us get closer to blue
waters.”
For the second year in a row, AP+I
took home the Theme prize. Entitled,
Trash…Globally Ravishing, the firm’s
entry of tropical shrimp canapés was
served next to a unique ice sculpture.
Pieces of trash, including plastic bags,
soda pop lids and food waste, were
frozen into milk carton-sized blocks
of ice and pieced together with large
dowels. As the ice melted throughout
the evening, the bits of trash were
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unveiled, driving home the need to
eliminate pollution in our waterways.
Finally, the Taste prize went to RMW
architecture & interiors. A big winner
with the Leaning Tower of Cheesecake two years ago, RMW wowed the
crowd with savory Chicken-of-the-Sea
Lettuce Wraps in 2009. The freerange organic chicken salad with seaweed garnish was served in reused,
recyclable cans. All unused cans of
chicken that served as the entry’s
backdrop were slated for donation to a
local food bank.
The grand raffle prize was an
exclusive invitation for two to attend a
private release of healthy, rehabilitated
seals at Pebble Beach. Ali Lapidus,
a future marine biologist and teen
daughter of IIDA-NC Silicon Valley City
Center President Kathleen Lapidus,
was thrilled to take home the top prize.
Event co-chairs Lynda Bisbee and
Susan Quinton of One Workplace
enjoyed another year of bringing their
labor of love to fruition. The 2009 Designer’s Culinary Challenge presented
delicious food, a unique networking
experience, and great teambuilding
opportunities for all those who participated. To learn more, please visit:
www.iida-nc.org.
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A Minute with Ira Joe: Jarring the World
by Ira Joe Fisher
The mayonnaise container. I didn’t
think it could do anything more
remarkable than contain mayonnaise.
Then, along came my sojourn in Mrs.
Currie’s fifth grade. It was the same
time of year in which we now find ourselves. May warming at the nearness
of June. The leaves finally and fully
formed, unwrinkled, undrooping and
giving shade to the grass and ground
below. It was time to go into the woods.
Mrs. Currie had a cabin on a little
pond at the end of an endless dirt
road five miles from the center of our
village. Other cabins ringed the pond
and to go there in the heat of summer
was special, enchanting. Jumping from
the dock into the water made a cooling
splash that still rouses in my memory.
Mrs. Curie’s gift to us scholars as the
academic year neared its finish was a
picnic at her little cabin.
The modest resort was called “The
Rod-and-Gun Club.” And one had to
be a member or an invited guest. I
never saw a rod or a gun. A few row
boats, Adirondack chairs painted calm
red, dogs running or sleeping (nothing
in between). And inner tubes. They
were a great fun of summer. Black
rubber with the protruding air nozzle
that scraped the sides of a generation
of giddy swimmers. You don’t see inner tubes anymore. They’re gone. The
way of army surplus pup-tents and
Clark bars and Deputy Dog cartoons.
And I miss them. Now that the scars
on my ribs have long healed.
And I miss the huge cafeteria-sized
mayonnaise jar. There were twentythree jars on yellow bus number-five
that lumbered from Little Valley School
to Mrs. Curie’s Rod-and-Gun cabin
that May day way back when every
rock ‘n’ roller who ever lived was still
living. Twenty-three mayonnaise jars
for twenty-three fifth graders on the
outing. The jars rattled and we fifthgraders fidgeted as the bus dusted the
dirt road. The girls giggled and blinked
in the sunlight flickering through the
leaves and bus windows. We boys
exulted in loud voices – trying to make
them deeper – about the deer and
panthers we knew to be prowling the
woods.
As we disembussed, each of us was
handed a mayonnaise jar. Glittering.
Clear. And nearly the size of the fifth
grader who cradled it. We bounded
into the flower-flecked garden of Mrs.
Currie’s cabin. To feast on hot dogs
and Queeno orange soda and rhubarb
sauce. Marshmallows and pretzels and
chips. The girls fed the visiting dogs.
We boys fed us boys. To this day, I love
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a burned and blackened hot dog as
much as I love rain thrumming on the
roof or checking a baseball card to see
how many homers Yogi Berra popped
in 1957 (24). There was no swimming
that day. The pond shuddered at the
thought of twenty-three fifth graders
roiling its roily waters …and we’d have
had to wait the obligatory hour after
downing the frankfurters, chips and
Queeno for it to be safe to swim. No,
this was a visit to the woods, not the
shore. So we stayed dry. And high,
nevertheless, in the joy of sunlight and
pickle relish. And though it wasn’t a
swim, magic still came after lunch: the
expedition. To transform our mayonnaise jars into terrariums. Or terraria, if
you’re reading this in Rome.
Mrs. Currie led us into the woods and
guided us with our little plastic scoops
to fill the bottom half of the mayonnaise
jar with the black, loamy earth sponging beneath our feet, beneath the trees.
Into that dirt we poked the roots of a
variety of growing treasures: false indigo and blue false indigo to wild blue
lupine to common lupine (mine was
a most egalitarian terrarium), purple
giant hyssop (causing me to consider
the fifty-first Psalm), slender vetch and
cow vetch (we were in dairy country,
after all), common skullcap, smaller
skullcap and the ominous mad-dog
skullcap, there was a blue toadflax
and a ghostly toadstool (which always
seemed something of interest to a
toad’s physician), forget-me-nots and
a couple of gentians, and a here-andthere astor …from bushy to showy to
bog. It was a botanical banquet.
I also found a tiny tree frog, named
him “Lester,” and placed him gently on
the floor of this verdant neighborhoodin-a-jar. With the dirt and plants and
Lester ensconced, I covered the jar’s
mouth – as urged by Mrs. Currie –
with Saran Wrap secured by rubber
bands. The plastic wrap was the key.
Photosynthesis kicked in. Sunlight and
the inherent moisture cycled around
that little universe as it does in the
wider world. Through the slow summer, evaporation from the plants and
loam would culminate in condensation on the underside of the Saran
Wrap. Drops formed and joined and
enlarged. Then, gravity would cause
the water to fall – to rain – back down
on the square-foot of real estate below,
bathing plants and dirt and Lester.
“Wow,” I thought back then. “Wow,” I
still think today.
Every day I pondered the sweet
scene. The plants. The rain. Lester.
As summer began in earnest Lester
seemed to grow listless. When I noticed him fashioning a rope and noose
from the tendrils of miniature fern, I
opened the Saran Wrap lid and liberated my tree frog. He was never really
mine. He was never really “Lester.” He
was a tree frog. And belonged in the
woods. In the trees. “Wow,” I thought
back then. “Wow,” I still think today.
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>Cumberland Furniture
expanded its Designers
Speak West Coast series
with the Mulholland Lounge
Chair, designed by Brian
Graham. Mr. Graham’s design
is a study in contrasts, much
as the twisting Mulholland
Drive in Los Angeles, CA.
The chair is thick and thin,
straight and curved, hard and
soft. The scale of the design
offers generous proportions
elegant materials, yet is spare
and the detailing minimal.
The chair is constructed with
stainless steel that is available
polished, brushed, or in statuary bronze, and the base is
made with maple solids. www.
cumberlandfurniture.com
>Mannington Commercial
launched Premium Rubber
flooring tiles, wall base,
stair treads and finishing
accessories for commercial interiors projects. The
premium rubber tiles come
in classic round, simple
square or sculptured texture
profiles, in solid colors or
with nondirectional comple-
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mentary flecks throughout.
For full color integration
across a project, Mannington created the Sync
coordinated color palette:
25 colors that are uniform
across the full product
line and coordinate with
Mannington VCT. Headlining the wall base offering
is Edge Effect, sculptured
rubber wall base, chair
rail and quarter round that
simulate milled and painted
wood. http://manningtoncommercial.com
NOTEWORTHY
>Chris Kennedy, son of the
late Robert F. Kennedy and
current president of Merchandise Mart Properties,
Inc., plans to run for the
Illinois U.S. Senate seat,
formerly held by President
Barack Obama. The seat is
currently occupied by Democrat, Roland Burris. Mr.
Kennedy has his MBA from
Northwestern University
and has held his position as
president of The Merchandise Mart since 2000. The
Mart was previously owned
by the Kennedy family for
50 years.
>20-20 Technologies
Inc. announced that its
client, S.P. Richards,
launched a new version
of its Design Made Easy
furniture space-planning
and sales visualization
tool built upon the 20-20
Virtual Planner. The Design
Made Easy website will
allow S.P. Richards dealers
to create a virtual layout
of their clients’ workspace
with 2D or 3D views that
rotate and zoom in or out
of rooms and products.
>Bentley Prince Street was
recognized as a Champion
healthy worksite by the
California Department of
Public Health’s (CDPH)
Network for a Healthy California program. The company was acknowledged
for its wellness initiatives
and its partnership with the
CDPH Network for a Healthy
California - Los Angeles
Region Worksite Program.
Some of Bentley Prince
Street’s health and wellness
programs include:
- An on-site 3,000 sq. ft.
professionally-equipped
gym/workout facility for all
associates staffed with fulltime personal trainers
- Individual nutrition/fitness/
wellness plans for each
associate by professional
health coaches
- On-line health/wellness
programs that can be accessed from an associate’s
home computer
- Daily stretch sessions,
at-work walking club, and
ongoing health/wellness
lectures
www.2020Technologies.com
www.bentleyprincestreet.com
>Bret Ackerman was
promoted to Executive Vice
President of Indiana Furniture. Previously, Mr. Ackerman was Vice President of
Finance and CFO, a position
he held for 12 years. Mr.
Ackerman will be responsible for day to day operations
of Indiana Furniture. http://
www.indianafurniture.com
CHRIS KENNEDY
BRET ACKERMAN
>Antarctica is the driest
place on earth. Parts of
the continent have seen no
rain for two million years.
Antarctica’s average annual
rainfall is about one inch
of rain a year, but 2% of it,
known as the Dry Valleys,
is free of ice and snow and
it never rains there at all.
The next driest place in the
world is the Atacama Desert
in Chile. In some areas,
no rain has fallen for four
hundred years.
>BULBRITE, Moonachie,
NJ, unveiled its new
catalog with over 200
new products. The fullcolor publication includes
a new line of LED Solutions
featuring chandelier bulbs,
globes, candles, step Lights
and many other types for
residential, commercial,
and specification applications. BULBRITE also
included “Bulb Basics” for
information on how each
light source performs, plus
a glossary of terms and
complete specifications for
select lamping types. http://
www.bulbrite.com
>The Construction Industry Round Table and the
Architecture, Construction
and Engineering Mentor Program of America
announced the winners of
the 3rd Design Competition. Students in ACE, a
high school, after-school
mentoring program for the
integrated construction
industry, were given the task
of designing a hypothetical
modular education pavilion,
a cultural arts/theater center, a London 2012 Olympic
Stadium or a redesign of
the White House. First place
was awarded to the ACE
New York City “Team 8” for
its Cullian III London 2012
Olympic Stadium. Second
place was awarded to the
ACE Nashville program
for its Modular Education
Pavilion and third place was
awarded to ACE of Hawaii
for its Pacific Performing
Arts Center. http://www.
acementor.org
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>IDLNY (Interior Designers
for Legislation, New York),
extended its appreciation
to James Lothrop, President, and Judy Girod, Secretary, for their service as
officers and as members
to the organization as the
two stepped down. Susan
H. Arann was confirmed
as Secretary and William
Spink, formerly a President
of IDLNY, was confirmed as
Interim president, pending
the identification and installation of a new president.
IDLNY also welcomed
Kati Curtis, Baani Singh,
Christopher Cyphers, and
William Spink to the board.
http://www.idlny.org/
>The Interior Design Protection Council announced
plans to hold a public rally
May 27 in Tallahassee to
protest Florida’s interior
design practice law. The
demonstration coincides
with the filing of a lawsuit
by the Institute for Justice
on behalf of several small
business entrepreneurs
who say that their “basic
Constitutional rights have
been violated by the most
restrictive interior design law in the country.”
http://idpcinfo.wordpress.
com/2009/05/21/floridainterior-designers-the-waitis-over/
>J+J/Invision was selected
as the winner of the 2009
Georgia Family Business
of the Year. Sponsored by
Georgia Trend magazine,
the company was selected
by Cox Family Enterprise
Center at Kennesaw State
University in the large company category. The 52 year
old company was chosen
for its commitment to its
employees, its company
history, and environmental
efforts. The company is
led by David Jolly, president and COO, Jim Jolly,
Chairman of the board of
Directors, and Jim Bethel,
CEO and Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors.www.
jj-invision.com.
devastated four years ago
by Hurricane Katrina. The
rebuilt, colorful 28,000
sq. ft. facility celebrated it
reopening with a broadcast
live from Good Morning
America. GMA anchor Robin Roberts, a Pass Christian
native, led viewers on a
tour of the building, which
included a gymnasium
named for her family. All of
the furniture was supplied
by KI, which included Strive
seating, Intellect Wave
chairs, Athens cafe tables
and more. The facility was
rebuilt through a grant received from the country of
Qatar. Since the hurricane,
the Boys and Girls Clubs
have raised over $13 million to rebuild three other
clubs in the Gulf Coast.
The Pass Christian facility
will be used as a model for
these three projects. KI will
provide design expertise
and furniture for those
facilities as well. http://www.
ki.com
>KI provided design work
and furniture for the
Boy & Girls Club of Pass
Christian, MI, which was
KI BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PASS CHRISTIAN, MI
>KI hosted the first of
several planned, “Night of
Universal Tastes” events
KNOLL TEMPE, AZ
at its Chicago’s West Loop
Studio. More than 50 attendees listened to awardwinning designers Dan
Cramer and Paul James as
they discussed the importance of universality in
design. They also learned
about trends in textiles from
Pallas Textiles’ vice president and general manager,
David White. Samples of
the Pallas Collections were
on display as well as the
Arissa Collection, the industry’s first universal seating
solution. www.kihealthcare.
com.
>Knoll will open a new
showroom in the art
and financial district of
Tempe, AZ. The showroom
is located on the top floor
of a mixed-use building
along a 43-acre waterfront
site in downtown Tempe.
At approximately 6,500
sq. ft. with 25 foot high
ceilings, the showroom is
70% larger than its previous space for enhanced
product displays of office
furnishings, textiles, leather
and accessories. Knoll
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Phoenix will follow a set of
principles established by
Florence Knoll in the 1940s
that incorporate light, open
spaces furnished with
elegant woven fabrics, furniture grouped for informal
conversation and brightly
colored wall panels. Knoll
Phoenix is seeking LEED
Certification for Commercial
Interiors. http://www.knoll.
com
>LEO A DALY, Washington, DC, received a Silver
Award in the Commercial
over 100,000 sq. ft. from
the Mid-Atlantic Chapter
of International Interior
Design Association. The
firm received the award for
its design of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology
headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The 123,000 sq.
ft. headquarters feature a
custom-designed glass-enclosed staircase, a high-tech
conference center, lobby
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space, flexible work areas,
quiet and active zones.
Different colors were used
on each floor and glass was
used throughout the interior,
including hallway walls and
office doors, to allow for a
feeling of openness. www.
leoadaly.com
>Mancini Duffy’s New York
University Hayden Dining
Hall project was named
one of New York’s Top 10
Projects of 2009. Selected
by the Greater New York
Construction Users Council, the firm will be honored
at The 2009 Chairman’s Reception, June 16. The 5,500
sq. ft. multi-purpose dining
facility, located on the
school’s Washington Square
campus, was updated with
new floor and wall finishes, lighting, and custom
furniture. Mancini Duffy
also updated the majority of
the existing electrical and
mechanical services, bring-
ing the facility up to current
NYC building code. http://
www.manciniduffy.com
>Mancini Duffy received
an IDP Firm Award from
the Intern Development
Program Advisory Committee (IDPAC). The award
will be in effect from 2009
– 2012. The IDPAC partners
are American Institute of
Architects, National Council
of Architectural Registration
Boards, American Institute
of Architecture Students,
Association of the Collegiate
Schools of Architecture,
and the Society for Design
Administration. IDP is a
profession-wide, comprehensive training program
that is focused on the
professional development
of architectural interns. “We
are delighted to be recognized for our commitment to
the Internship Development
Program,” says Tony Schirripa, AIA, Chairman and
CEO of Mancini Duffy. “Our
dedicated team of interns
and mentors have done an
outstanding job of providing
an exemplary environment
for interns pursuing licensure and we will continue
to enthusiastically support
their efforts.” Mr. Schirripa
is also First Vice President
/ President-Elect of the AIA
New York Chapter. Mark
Behm, LEED® AP, Assoc.
AIA, the IDP Auxiliary Coordinator for Mancini Duffy,
also serves as the IDP
Chapter Coordinator for the
AIA New York Chapter and
is Co-Chair of the Professional Practice Committee
AIA New York Chapter.
>The Mohawk Group, in
sponsorship with Interior Design magazine and
the International Interior
Design Association continues its free seminarstyle workshop series for
displaced architects and
designers. Responding to
the overwhelming feedback,
The Mohawk Group is extending Re:work beyond its
next two scheduled cities,
Dallas (May 27) and Chicago (June 25), to include
additional locales in Seattle,
Portland, Washington, DC,
and Phoenix. Dates will be
announced and posted to
the Re:Work registration
site. The Mohawk Group is
also working to develop a
Re:work webinar series. To
date, more than 500 architects and designers have
registered for the Re:work
events. www.themohawkgroup.com/rework
>Steelcase announced the
winners of its 2009 Greener by Design contest May
19 in San Francisco. Students were invited to submit
ideas for products, services,
and business ventures with
social and/or environmental
benefit, and winners were
selected based on originality
and creativity, use of core
environmental sustainability principles, and clear
evidence of social value.
The winners included Dave
Berger from Cooper Union
for an affordable solarpowered lighting system;
John Dreher and Mike
Norelli from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
for an energy monitoring
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system; and Edgar Rudberg from the University
of Minnesota for a community rainwater collection
system. http://www.steelcase.com/na/2009_greener_by_design_sustain_News.
aspx?f=38276
>Urban Green Council is
the newly adopted name of
the New York chapter of the
U.S. Green Building Council. Reasons for the switch
include:
- focusing on sustainability
with site-specific, local solutions, specifically, for the
New York metropolitan area.
Urban Green also is intent
on creating models for other
cities.
- finding a name that
suggests a place where
people meet. The Urban
Green council will offer
educational events, tours,
technical round tables and
will launch Urban Green
Expo in the fall http://www.
urbangreencouncil.org
RE-SITED
>John D. Albers joined
the Minneapolis office
of LEO A DALY as senior
project manager. In this
role, he will be responsible
for leading the efforts and
managing progress for various healthcare projects.
ENVIRONMENT
>Gunlocke received the
Rochester Business Journal Environmental Leadership Award. The 2009
recipients were recognized
in four categories: alternative energy, environmental
innovation, recycling and
reuse and resource reduction. Gunlocke was honored
in the category of Resource
Reduction for its manufacturing processes and business practices that reduced
or improved efficiency in
the amount of raw materials
and natural resources used.
Gunlocke’s furniture also
help businesses achieve
LEED points by incorporating recycled content,
regional materials, certified
wood and rapidly renewable
materials into its products.
www.gunlocke.com
>Knoll’s Environmental,
Health & Safety annual
Report for 2008 summarizes the company’s
sustainable practices.
The report features articles
focusing on three key environmental areas:
- Climate Change - Knoll
meets and exceeds the
Clinton global Initiative, is
ahead of schedule in greenhouse gas reductions, and
its East Greenville facility is
a beta site for wireless control energy saving system
- Third-party certification Knoll’s Chicago sale office
and three Knoll showrooms
achieved LEED certification. Knoll also was a Gold
Sponsor of the USGBC
International Greenbuild
Conference & Expo
- Knoll as a Beta testing site for Environmentally Responsible Materials,
Products and Processes
http://www.knoll.com
PROJECTS
>Bendheim provided specialty architectural glass
for the Ermenegildo Zegna
Flagship store in NYC.
The store was designed by
architect Peter Marino who
used Ermenegildo Zegna’s
woven-goods history and
its wool mills in the Italian
Alps to create a design that
resembles a loom in action.
Bendheim’s safety-laminated glass, featured in the
central stair, gives a sense
of movement to the naturethemed mural behind it. The
vertical pattern of the glass
draws customers upward to
further explore the store’s
upper floors. Bendheim’s
geometric pattern glass is
part of a collection of linear
textured glasses that offers
daylighting properties in a
broad range of privacy options. http://www.bendheim.
com/architectural/geometricGlass.htm.
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EVENTS
>AIANY will hold its
142nd Annual Meeting on
Tuesday, June 2, 6-8:00
pm. Chapter business will
include the election of
the 2010 Chapter Board
leadership and members
for elective committees,
and voting on proposed
bylaw amendments. The
accomplishments of the
design community will also
be celebrated. The meeting
will be held at the Center for
Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC. http://www.
aiany.org/calendar/
>Acuity Brands will host a
LEED for New Construction
Technical Review Workshop
on June 15, 8:30-5:00
pm. The course will be held
in the Acuity Brand showroom at 5 Penn Plaza, 24th
floor, NYC. Led by Andy
Hathaway, attendees will
hear case studies and be
given exercises to reinforce
their learning of LEED and
USGBC regulations. The
course is intended for those
who have already registered
to take the LEED NC v2.2
exam before June 30th,
2009. http://www.usgbc.org/
>Bovis Lend Lease will
host 1st Wednesday Technical Roundtable: Daylighting and Light Control.
Panelist for the event on
Wednesday, June 3, 8-9
am, 200 Park Avenue, 9th
floor, NYC, are Davidson
Norris and Faith Baum.
The discussion will focus
on lighting and light control
and the complexity that is
encountered when trying
to coordinate a system that
includes controlling daylight
as well as interior lighting.
http://www.usgbc.org/
>The Bronx Library Center
will lead a tour and discussion on June 9, 5-7 pm.
The Center received LEED
NC Silver Certification and
is the first publicly funded
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Design/Build Chairs, for students entering grades 9-12
- August 3-7, Studio IV:
Pop-Art & Architecture, for
students entering grade 3-6
- August 10-14, Studio V:
Secret Places, for students
entering grades 3-6
For further information and
to register:
http://www.cfafoundation.org/
index.php?section=summercamp
>The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place,
NYC, will offer week-long
studio classes throughout
the summer. The programs
are intended to reinforce a
connection between design
and the community through
walking tours, museum visits,
and art and design projects.
Each studio class runs from
9-4:00 pm and is limited to
18 students. The fee for each
studio week is $400, but
scholarships are available.
- July 6-10, Studio I: Secret
Places, for students entering
grades 7-9.
- July 13-17, Studio II: Calling SoHo, for students entering grades 7-9
- July 27-31, Studio III:
>The European Facility
Management Conference
will be held June 16-17 at
the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A joint venture between
EuroFM and the International Facility Management
Association, EFMC 2009
will offer strategies for
today’s global economy
and analyze the business
processes, best practices,
and technology and energy
management trends affecting the built environment.
The event will feature
keynote presentations from
Slovenian Cultural Ambassador Miha Pogacnik and
Dutch information industry
trend watcher Rob Creem-
building in the five boroughs of NYC and the first
branch in the New York
Public Library System to
be LEED certified. Located
at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd,
Bronx, NY, the discussion will focus on a public
client’s perspective on the
benefits and challenges of
sustainable design for public construction. http://www.
www.officeinsight.com
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24 East Avenue (#1299)
New Canaan, CT 06840
ers. A highlight of the
conference will be the “FM
Debate of the Year.” Host
Magnus Kuchler, partner at
Ernst & Young AB, Sweden,
will take attendees through
an analysis of the pros and
cons of facility management outsourcing. www.
efmc2009.com.
>Hospitality Design
magazine will hold its
fifth annual Hospitality
Design Awards on June 5,
6:30-9:30 pm. The event,
honoring architecture and
design firms in thirteen categories, will take place at
the Hudson Theatre at the
Millennium Broadway Hotel, 145 West 44th Street,
NYC. The program received
nearly 400 submissions
in categories ranging from
Luxury/Upscale Hotel to
Student Project. The “Best
of Show” award will be
announced at the end of
the ceremony to the top
hospitality design project of
the year. All recipients also
are featured in the 2009
May/June issue of Hospitality Design magazine.
For tickets and a complete
Bradford J. Powell
brad@officeinsight.com
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list of winners, visit: www.
hdmag.com
>TOTO USA will host a
presentation by Robert
Glennon on his book,
Unquenchable: America’s
Water Crisis and What To
Do About It. Mr. Glennon
is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public
Policy in the Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Mr. Glennon offers a controversial
approach to the water crisis
currently facing America.
He argues that our flagrant
misuse of water, from
gigantic swimming pools
to water-guzzling toilets to
unprofitable crops, should
be brought under control
through market forces. He
proposes the development
of government-regulated
water markets to transfer water from dead-end
farming to cities, industry,
and the environment.
Mr. Glennon’s presentation takes place, May 28,
11:45-1:30 at the TOTO
USA showroom, 25 Mercer
Street, NYC. http://www.
usgbc.org/
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>Architectural Record highlighted three lighting projects in
its May issue. In New York City, daylight is the primary means
of illumination for the new 22,500-sq. ft. offices of the Cofra
Group and its venture capital company Good Energies. In
addition to using transparent and translucent glass walls and
a variety of lighting types including fluorescent, halogen, and
LED, architects Perkins+Will enlisted the help of Horton Lees
Brogden Lighting Design to install a system of light sensors
that control dimmers on ceiling and wall fixtures as well as
mechanisms that automatically raise and lower window shades.
In Dallas, color-changing LEDs grab the attention of motorists
who pass the new Dallas Center for Architecture. And in Madrid, light is used in combination with special divider panels to
create ambiance and highlight specific areas in the new offices
and showroom of Spanish furniture manufacturer Ofita. More
details and slide shows of each project can be viewed at http://
archrecord.construction.com/projects/lighting/thisMonth.asp
>British law firm Eversheds LLP’s new London headquarters,
showcased at a recent CoreNet New York event, employs
architecture, design, and technology that “could prove to be
potentially revolutionary,” reported GlobeSt.com in a May 22
feature. The seven-floor, 163,000 sq.-ft. building uses an openplan, flexible workplace design with a wide array of environment-friendly details ranging from chilled beam air conditioning
and intelligent lighting to a green roof with bird nesting boxes
and insect habitats. Electronic “pink noise” throughout the
building muffles conversations, and “sleep pods” for napping
are one of many employee amenities. http://www.globest.com/
news/1416_1416/newyork/178844-1.html
>Computer Guidance Corporation will hold its 2009 Customer Focus User Group Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, on July
20-24, 2009. Computer Guidance Corporation is a developer
of financial and project management software solutions for
architecture, engineering, and construction companies, The
four-day event at the Phoenician Resort & Spa will be filled
with hands-on workshops, an Advisory Board meeting and over
10 guest speaker sessions addressing best practices, detailed
product functionality overviews, future product development
discussions, latest industry trends, and strategies for growth.
www.computerguidance.com
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A Minute with Ira Joe: Jarring the World Tandus: The Marfa

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