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Jim Toole is a FLOS frosh. In June 2014, he joined the Italian manufacturer as VP of its decade-old architectural lighting arm. Toole was trained as an industrial designer and says he made the leap (from Cooper Lighting) for FLOS’s product line — “they’re creating the most interesting designs and working on the most interesting…
With environmental concerns propelling a concerted drive toward more sustainable construction proces ses, notable instances of designers utilizing salvaged materials in new and inventive ways have proliferated over the last decade. The upcycling phenomenon has long been big business in industrial design, with luxury furniture showrooms such as Espasso illustrating that the textured patina of reclaimed…
LIGHTFAIR International, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show , took place in New York City last week, featuring over 500 exhibitors in categories presenting their latest innovations on the show floor of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. But these products don’t just exist in exhibitor booths (or against solid-color backdrops): the…
The Architizer A+Awards 2015 Gala is just around the corner! With the kickoff of NYCxDesign this wee kend, the “Oscars of Architecture” is two days away, and the star-studded event is all but guaranteed to be a highlight of this week’s design festivities. Now in its third year, the definitive architecture awards program culminates with the…
“Seven is my lucky number; it was on my soapbox derby as a kid,” quipped Joseph Farrell, AIA, during the opening celebration of the Center for Architecture Sarasota (CFAS). This was not just an offhand comment from one of the building’s original designers who was pointing up at the seven-foot sculpted overhangs brightened by a…
Urban marketplaces have thrived for centuries: from the Agora of ancient Greece to the Forum in Rome , people have flocked to public gathering spaces looking not only to buy and sell all manner of goods, but also — significantly — to socialize with their fellow citizens. Markets, in all their many forms, are vibrant communal…
Suh Architects won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice and Popular Choice, for the Sport and Recreation & #8211; Stadium/Arena Category with JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS FC CLUBHOUSE. This stadium’s overall orientation and horizontal structure seeks to embrace the rolling the hills of the countryside as a therapeutic element for professional athletes. Your name: Eulho SuhFirm name: SUH…
Sourcing BuzziSpace products is like filling an office with clouds. The Antwerp- and High Point, N.C .-based manufacturer’s BuzziBlox Penta interior panels absorb different wavelengths of sound into a thick layer of foam. Its felt-like BuzziBooth serves as a silent, freestanding retreat from the open interior. And the suspended BuzziGrid buffers noise from above. In addition…
It’s Pronounced “NYC by Design”: NYCxDesign kicked off this morning — in Brooklyn, no less — a nd will run for the next 11 days, through Tuesday, May 19. The citywide design festival includes tentpole events such as ICFF, Wanted Design, Collective Design, Sight Unseen OFFSITE, and BKLYN Designs, as well as Frieze Art Fair and…