The Seating Stones series currently comprises six individual elements, each designed with specific characteristics for use, but which when grouped enable a wide variety of configurations. Photo by Hans Georg Esch

For Walter Knoll, Ben van Berkel / UNStudio designs a series of Seating Stones

Ben van Berkel / UNStudio launched the Seating Stones series for Walter Knoll at Orgatec 2014 in Cologne. The series is designed to encourage active participation and personalization in the space creation of the contemporary office environment. Offering a variety of workspace types has become imperative in the contemporary work environment. While individual workstations remain…

November 3, 2014

Keilhauer's success in waste diversion is just one part of the company's Big-Time Corporate Goal; Closed Loop Manufacturing

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Recognized for environmental initiatives, Keilhauer wins RCO Gold

Keilhauer’s continued sustainability efforts have been recognized by the Recycling Council of Ontario with a Gold award in the IC&I Category. The RCO (Recycling Council of Ontario) held its annual awards gala on Thurs., Oct. 23, 2014. Keilhauer was a finalist and ultimately awarded Gold in the category of IC&I (Industrial, Commercial and Institutional facilities).…

October 31, 2014

Open Space offers a colourful platform for retail and communication with additional value

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Dsseldorf-based Kplus Konzept wins first prize in the German Interior Architecture Awards

The German Interior Architecture Awards 2014 were given out last week, during Cologne's Orgatec trade show. First prize went to Kplus Konzept for its project Open Space, realized in 2013 in the basement of the shopping mall Köln Arcaden with the client Mfi Development. With the prize, which is awarded only every four years, the…

October 29, 2014

The photographic elements of the installation create a false deep-woods environment through the use of high fidelity nature photography

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Bulthaup Toronto and MADE jointly present “Simulacra” exhibition by Christina Zeidler

The latest exhibition at Bulthaup Toronto is Christina Zeidler's “Simulacra” - an on-going exploration of the poetic possibilities of the simulated image to evoke emotion. The photographic elements of the installation create a false deep-woods environment through the use of high fidelity nature photography. This technique quotes photographic nature wallpaper, a cliché of tacky design and simulated…

October 28, 2014

The RAIC is Canada's national voice for architects and architecture and advocates for excellence in the built environment

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RAIC announces a new partnership with Kollectif, Quebec’s leading architecture-based website

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Kollectif, Quebec’s leading architecture-based website. The RAIC is Canada’s national voice for architects and architecture and advocates for excellence in the built environment. Partnering with Kollectif is a logical connection between two entities who play an active role in promoting…

October 23, 2014

The form of Allstar - designed by Konstantin Grcic - is emblematic and appealing. It seems as though this chair has always existed, which inspires a feeling of trust and security

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At Cologne’s Orgatec exhibition, Vitra demonstrates how products can shape individual office environments

At the Orgatec office furniture fair (running through Oct. 25), Vitra is presenting several "workstyle" installations to demonstrate how products can shape individual office environments. Integrated in these settings, visitors to the fair will find new products by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Konstantin Grcic, Alberto Meda and Jasper Morrison, as well as a…

October 23, 2014

Acoustiblok sound-deadening material was used because it dramatically reduces the sound transmissions through cinema walls, ceilings and floors

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Acoustiblok creates state-of-the-art acoustics for first-of-its-kind cinema complex

Tampa, Florida-based Acoustiblok, Inc. recently completed an innovative international project for a ground-breaking cinema complex in Beirut, Lebanon. Cinemacity, as it is called, is an enormous complex - over 300,000 square feet - in the heart of the city. Getting the acoustics right was paramount on the project. Shawn Saathoff, VP of Acoustiblok, was the…

October 23, 2014

The Haworth 2014 Orgatec booth (Hall 9 booth B50) explores the craft of space-making

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Haworth investigates the art of space-making at Orgatec in Cologne

Everyone handles the same task differently and focusses on different features – personal preferences, organizational culture and location are only some of the influencing factors when creating workspaces. That is why spaces look so different even though the nature of the task might be quite similar. The Haworth 2014 Orgatec booth (Hall 9 booth B50)…

October 22, 2014

Says Andrew Frontini, design director and principal, Perkins+Will, "This building is going to be celebration of life on an urban campus. The design expresses connectivity and interaction at every scale and its form will promote the fluid interaction of urban space with the space of living and learning"

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Perkins+Will’s design for Ryerson’s Church Street Development in Toronto is unveiled

Ryerson University president Sheldon Levy yesterday shared the design of a new mixed-use building known as the Church Street Development (CSD), which will be built just north of Dundas Street East. Designed by the internationally acclaimed architectural firm Perkins+Will, the dramatic building will transform the streetscape of Church while providing the Ryerson community with an…

October 22, 2014

More than 18,000 people were present at the showing over four days - in other words, 600 people per hour

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Milano Design Film Festival travels at 600 km/h

The 2nd edition of Milano Design Film Festival ends with a great success. More than 18,000 people were present at the showing over four days - in other words, 600 people per hour. Visitors exceeded all positive expectations of the organizers Antonella Dedini and Silvia Robertazzi. A program of 73 films, four workshops and a…

October 22, 2014