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 DEDON’s
SPA, PHOENIX, ZOFA Win Design Excellence Awards
Three DEDON designs received Hospitality Design & International
Interior Design Association Awards at the HD Expo, May 14-17
in Las Vegas, during the Annual Platinum Circle Awards Gala.
The judges honored DEDON’s SPA Recliner XXL, the ZOFA
Lounge Chair XXL, and the PHOENIX Armchair for excellence
in seating design. SPA was designed by Richard Frinier to
have an Asian/Zen appeal. The PHOENIX has a holistic design
created by Nicolas Thomkins, and ZOFA, from the designer duo
Harry & Camila, has a straight-forward modular design.
Steven Holl Architects Celebrates Three Project Milestones
In Scandinavia
From May 26-30, Steven Holl, Principal of Steven Holl Architects,
and his associates attended three events to celebrate their
successful work in Norway (May 26), Finland (May 28) and Denmark
(May 30).
The trip began May 26 at the future site of the Knut Hamsun
Center in Norway. Commissioned to honor the Norwegian writer
Knut Hamsun, Holl attended the groundbreaking ceremony for
the structure, which will include exhibition areas, a library
and reading room, a café and an auditorium designed
to reflect and revitalize Hamsun’s writing.
Next, Holl attended the celebration for the 10th anniversary
of Kiasma, the Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art in Finland
on May 28. The concept of Kiasma involves the building intertwining
with the geometry of the city and landscape, which are reflected
in the shape of the building. The rooms are rectangular with
one wall curved, which allows for a clean yet dramatic backdrop
for the exhibition of contemporary art.
Finally, Holl and colleagues launched the construction of
the Herning Center of the Arts in Herning, Denmark on May
30. The Herning Center of the Arts unites three distinct cultural
institutions: The Herning Art Museum, the MidWest Ensemble
and the Socle du Monday. The new center is intended to be
a forum combining visual art and music. Steven Holl Architects’
design fuses landscape and architecture in a one-level building.
The project will include permanent and temporary exhibition
galleries, a 150-seat auditorium, music rehearsal rooms, a
restaurant, a media library and administrative offices.
Bishop Honored As Hospitality Design Talent
Toby Bishop, a designer at luxury hospitality design firm
ForrestPerkins, has been named a “Boutique 18 New Design
Talent.” This honor marks the third consecutive year
a ForrestPerkins designer has received such a distinction.
Bishop had instrumental roles in ForrestPerkins’ projects
for The Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, The Ritz-Carlton in
Marina del Rey, California, and The St. Regis in Houston,
Texas. Bishop’s talent for historical restoration has
gained him recognition throughout the industry as a leader
in boutique design. In addition to being named to “Boutique
18,” Bishop recently received the 2008 New Design Professional
Scholarship for the HD Expo and Conference in Las Vegas.
National Design Awards Winners Announced
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National
Design Museum has announced the winners and finalists for
the 2008 National Design Awards. The program honors outstanding
achievement in design across a variety of disciplines. The
Award recipients will be recognized at a gala dinner October
23, at Cooper-Hewitt in New York City.
The 2008 Award winners are:
- Lifetime Achievment: Charles Harrison, an industrial designer
for Sears, Roebuck & Company where he created 750 products.
- Corporate Achievement: Google, the Internet search engine
utilizing design as a strategic tool in its products and
services. Finalist: JetBlue and OXO International.
- Design Mind: Michael Bierut, partner in the design firm
Pentagram, recognized for his writing and graphic design.
Finalists: Bruce Nussbaum and Michael Sorkin.
- Architecture Design: Tom Kundig, a partner in the Seattle-based
firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Kundig’s
projects integrate architecture and landscape, with meticulous
attention to detail using material often left in their natural
state. Finalists: LOT-EK and Weiss/Manfredi.
- Communications Design: Scott Stowell, owner of Open, a
New York-based design studio working across a range of media.
Finalists: Stephen Doyle and Prologue Films.
Fashion Design: Ralph Rucci, designer of his own women’s
fashion line, Chado Ralph Rucci. Finalists: Thom Browne
and Zac Posen.
- Interior Design: Rockwell Group, an architecture and design
firm specializing in cultural, hospitality, retail, product
and set design. Finalists: Deborah Berke & Partners,
and Diane Lewis.
- Landscape Design: Olin Partnership, a Philadelphia-based
landscape architecture and design firm with projects encompassing
public parks, educational and cultural institutions, and
mixed-use urban development. Finalists: Gustafson Guthrie
Nichol and Stoss Landscape Urbanism.
- Product Design: Antenna Design, a deisgn firm honored
for its work that blurs the lines between installation and
product often incorporating new media and interactive, engaging
elements. Finalists: Boym Partners and Karim Rashid.
Tom Kundig’s architectural work, including
this rolling structure, will be honored in October by the
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
InformeDesign Releases Implications
About Design For People With Neurological Disorders
Human factors that designers
should consider when designing environments that will be used
by individuals with neurological disorders is the topic of
the latest issue of Implications, a monthly research
newsletter about design and human behavior published by InformeDesign.
This information is of special importance to designers who
create health care environments and other spaces frequently
used by children and the elderly.
There is a growing body of evidence linking
conditions such as asthma, autism and Alzheimer’s disease
to exposure to certain environmental attributes, such as heavy
metals and chemicals. Reducing additional exposure to harmful
substances through the use of natural products with simple
ingredients is one way that designers can positively affect
the health of these at-risk populations. Designers should
also familiarize themselves with the ways in which various
disorders can affect how an individual experiences a space.
While some disorders cause individuals to be overly sensitive
to environmental stimuli, for other cases they may barely
respond to environmental stimuli. Implications describes a
number of factors that designers should consider in assessing
how the environment might affect the occupant.
To view or download a copy of Implications,
visit www.informedesign.umn.edu.
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Culture Foundation Of Broward County Announces
Moretti Award Winners
The Cultural Foundation of Broward
County recently named architectural designer Margi Nothard
and the Florida Youth Orchestra as co-winners of the 2008
Moretti Award for Artistic Achievement. They will be honored
at the 19th Annual
ArtServe Encore Award Luncheon on Friday, May 16, at Pier
66 in Fort Launderdale. The Moretti Award recognizes outstanding
artistic achievement by an individual or group in any creative
discipline of the art.
Margi Nothard, named a “Top Designer Under
40 in South Florida” by the Arango Foundation, is the
president, founding partner and design principal of Glavovic
Studios Inc., in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Her most recent projects
include Young at Art and Broward County Children’s Museum
and Reading Room, the architectural and site design for the
ArtsPark at Young Circle, for which she has received this
year’s Moretti Award.
The Cultural Foundation of
Broward County will honor
designer Margi Nothard for ArtsPark at Young Circle.
Since 1988, the Florida Youth
Orchestra has provided classical music education for young
musicians ages 6–19. Under the direction and guidance
of its Music Director Thomas Sleeper, the orchestras and ensembles
perform for thousands of concert-goers each year in addition
to regular appearances on local and national television and
radio broadcasts.
Steven Holl Architects Wins Three AIA NY 2008
Awards
Steven Holl Architects has been
awarded three awards for the 2008 Design and Building Type
Awards from the American Institute of Architects New York
Chapter (AIA NY). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas
City, completed in June 2007, won the Architecture Honor Award.
Previously the addition to The Nelson-Atkins Museum was honored
with several other prestigious awards including the 2008 AIA
Institute Honor Award, the New Built Award by LEAF London,
the AIA Central States Award for Excellence in Architecture,
the AIA Kansas Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture
and five AIA Kansas City Awards for Craftsmanship.
For the first time this year, AIA NY established
an additional set of awards to recognize quality and advancement
in the specialized design fields of Educational Facility Design,
Sustainable Design and Urban Design, collectively known as
“The Building Type Awards.” The NYU Department
of Philosophy in New York (completed in September 2007) won
the Educational Facility Design category, and the Linked Hybrid
in Beijing (expected to be completed in 2008) won a prize
for its Sustainable Design.
Steven Holl’s NYU Department
of Philosophy building
won the AIA NY award for excellence in Educational Facility
Design.
NOVA To Exhibit At HD Expo
During the HD Expo, May 15-17
at the Sands in Las Vegas, NOVA will showcase its expanded
product lines and services developed to meet the needs of
the hospitality market. Located in booth #7239, NOVA will
bring to market its wall décor, lighting, accent furniture
and sculptures in modern wood, metal and glass fabrications.
Also during the HD Expo, NOVA designers will be on hand to
discuss current styles, as well as future introductions, customizing
potential and product development capabilities. For more information,
visit www.novalamps.com.
In addition to lighting, NOVA
will display wall art introductions for the
hospitality market. The category is a relatively new expansion
for NOVA,
which is developing more product lines to become a lifestyle
brand.
Electrolux To Unveil New Appliance Designs
At K/BIS
Electrolux has invited attendees
of the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, April 11-13 at Chicago’s
McCormick Place, to a gourmet breakfast as the company unveils
its latest collection of appliances from the Electrolux Interior
Design Kitchen Design Competition. Held April 11 from 8-9
a.m. in the Electrolux booth, #S4860, the event is open to
all buyers.
Lalique Completes Las Vegas
Hotel Project |
Lalique,
a glass and crystal design firm, has completed work
at The Palazzo, Las Vegas’ newest resort, hotel
and casino. Columns of The Palazzo’s main casino
room are finished with Lalique crystal panels. Modeled
in Lalique’s signature satin finish, the pattern
of laurel branches, leaves and flowers are arranged
vertically in groups of three, the laurel panels are
accented by Oak leaf wall sconces that provide a focal
point to the elegant crystals. The company’s products
are produced in Alsace, France using methods perfected
by Lalique craftsmen nearly 100 years ago. Lalique recently
added its glistening ornaments to The Venetian, sister
hotel of The Palazzo. |
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Guests
will cash in while surrounded by style thanks to the
crystal décor from Lalique in The Palazzo. |
ASID Honors The Design Industry’s Finest
At Annual Conference
The American Society of Interior
Designers (ASID) honored the design industry’s most
influential and inspiring individuals at a formal award ceremony
during INTERIORS 08: The ASID Conference on Design. Winners
were nominated and chosen by a committee for their contributions
to society at large and to the advancement of design on an
international scale. This year’s winners were:
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Designer of Distinction: Nila Leiserowitz,
FASID, managing director of Gensler’s in Santa Monica,
CA.
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Design for Humanity: Marianne Cusato of
Katrina Cottages.
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Educator of Distinction: Denise Guerin,
Ph.D., FIDEC, ASID, IIDA, University of Minnesota and
InformeDesign.
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Product Prize (individual): Rose Tarlow,
ASID, owner of Rose Tarlow: Melrose House.
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Product Prize (corporate): Carnegie Fabrics.
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Patron’s Prize: Susan Szenasy, editor-in-chief,
Metropolis magazine.
ASID Members Serve The Community And Environment
During INTERIORS 08: The ASID
Conference, March 13-16, in New Orleans, members of the American
Society of Interior Designers (ASID) gave back to the community
by conducting an all-day youth workshop for area students
ages 14-24. Design professionals exposed participants to the
design process and career paths as they coach teams in a hands-on
design competition. The aspiring designers and artists designed
several spaces including a dorm room and an art classroom,
and ASID member designers worked with the students on the
design concepts, space planning and building of the large
models.
Meanwhile, during a press conference, ASID and
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the first
green residential remodeling guidelines, REGREEN. Organized
into the ten most common remodeling projects, the REGREEN
Guidelines were created to provide professionals and homeowners
with resources and tools to green their home remodeling projects.
The guidelines can be applied to a variety of projects, from
remodeling a kitchen to executing a full-scale renovation.
To access the guidelines visit www.regreenprogram.org.
Steven Holl Architects To Design Waterfront
Toronto District Energy Centre
Waterfront Toronto has announced
the selection of Steven Holl Architects (SHA) to design the
3,500-square-meter District Energy Centre in the West Don
Lands, which will provide centralized heating and cooling
to the first new waterfront neighborhoods of Toronto. Construction
is expected to begin by the end of 2008 and culminate at the
beginning of 2010.
Waterfront Toronto is a 2,000-acre area of primarily
publicly owned land, making it one of the greatest urban development
opportunities currently underway in North America. As part
of its mandate to make Toronto a global leader in sustainable
development, Waterfront Toronto has committed to meeting all
of the heating and cooling demands of its new waterfront neighborhoods
through a centralized district energy system. SHA was selected
for the District Energy Centre because of its design ability
and its philosophy that sustainable building and site development
is fundamental to innovative and imaginative design.
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