The North American office of Koelnmesse has issued tips and travel information for those planning on attending the biannual Orgatec show, to be held October 21-25, in Cologne, Germany. FLIGHTS Book flights early, as the best rates are available when booking before early September. Economy class tickets from the East Coast should start at $800.…
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present the fourth exhibition in the National Design Triennial series in spring 2010. "Why Design Now?" will be on view from May 14, 2010, through Jan. 9, 2011, and will explore the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields of design from architecture and product design…
The Allsteel/Gunlocke Resource Centre, located in the historic 1899 Toronto Carpet Factory Boiler House, has earned LEED Canada for Commercial Interiors (CI) Gold Certification. The showroom is only the second facility in Toronto to earn the gold-level certification using the Canadian system, and represents the sixth LEED-certified showroom housing the two sister companies. …
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has granted seven Awards for Excellence and three Special Citations in the 2009 IES Illumination Awards program. The Awards program recognizes individuals for professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based on the individual merit of each entry. The Award of Excellence is presented for an exceptional…
This year has got off to a good start for Miele: 'Best brands' awards show how high the Miele brand is held in consumers' esteem. In the 'Best product brand' category, Miele was awarded first place. A further accolade followed in the form of a third place in the 'Best company brand' category. …