Scavolini announces the opening of Scavolini UK, its brand-new English branch

Scavolini confirms its internationalization strategy by announcing the opening of the Scavolini UK branch in London. The goal of the new facility is on the one hand to enhance Scavolini product sales and brand presence across the U.K. thanks to specific initiatives, and on the other to develop the contract market by liaising with major…

May 11, 2015

Located in Calgary, The CORE shopping centre is the hub of downtown Calgary's elevated and enclosed pedestrian walking system the +15, making it Calgary's busiest shopping centre by traffic with over 250,000 visitors each week.

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Green to the CORE

Proof that the CORE (TD Square/Holt Renfrew) is taking green building to heart has been shown by the CaGBC granting the CORE shopping centre’s common areas LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interiors. “Having the CORE LEED Gold certified adds to our unique urban shopping experience, only available in Calgary’s downtown core,” states Regional Operations Manager,…

May 2, 2015

Ruth Asawa holding a form-within-form sculpture (1952). Photo by Imogen Cunningham

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New York City’s MAD celebrates women artists’ contributions to postwar visual culture

Continuing to Sept. 27, 2015, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) presents "Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury and Today," an exhibition that considers the notable contributions of women to modernism in postwar visual culture. In the 1950s and ’60s, an era when painting, sculpture and architecture were dominated by men, women…

May 1, 2015

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Toronto-based SGH Design Partners announces strategic advancements

Toronto's SGH Design Partners is pleased to announce significant business advances to its leadership, market expansion and growth. These changes will position the firm’s continued market leadership and exceptional client service. LEADERSHIP Firm leadership is in the hands of partners Monika Sarkisian and John Tanfield, with the recent retirement of Carol Smith and Tom May.…

April 28, 2015

GOOD WORKS Global Village volunteers help to build homes with local communities in Africa. Photo by Rick Tait

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Habitat for Humanity Canada will travel around the world in 80 days

Starting May 10, Habitat for Humanity Canada Global Village volunteers will embark on an 80-day circumnavigation of the globe, building homes and hope for families in Canada and abroad in recognition of Habitat for Humanity’s 10th anniversary of volunteer engagement, international housing work and community development projects. Navigating eastward, 16 volunteer teams will build homes…

April 27, 2015

"Enduring, not ultimate form" 60 years of design history in Essen - from "Industrieform" to Red Dot. A joint exhibition by Ruhr Museum and Red Dot Design Museum Essen

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Red Dot Award celebrates 60 years of design history

60 years of award-winning design – what began as “Permanent Show of Elegant Industrial Products” in 1955 has become the world’s largest exhibition of contemporary design: About 2,000 exhibits are presented in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen. Back then, like today, all of the exhibits were assessed by an independent jury and awarded for…

April 25, 2015

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Introducing KOMBI: a cool new concept in environmental urban transportation

Inspired by urban mobility issues in the world’s big cities and by citizens’ growing interest in more environmentally friendly transport options, industrial designers Charles Godbout and Luc Plante have reinterpreted the scooter to exploit its potential as an eco-friendly, efficient and fun way of getting around a city. Their research, done as part of their…

April 10, 2015

MIAMI NICE The new Lladr flagship store in the Miami Design District

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Lladr announces the opening of two new boutiques – one in Miami, the other in Beverly Hills

Lladró The Spanish artistic porcelain company, one of the most renowned and prestigious international brands, is proud to present its new flagship stores, one in the Miami Design District, the other at Two Rodeo Drive in the heart of Beverly Hills. With the opening of these two new stores, Lladró consolidates 20 years of strong presence…

April 9, 2015

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A taste of things to come at the May Design Series 2015

The May Design Series returns to London this year for its third edition with the theme ‘Curated for Business’ and will present international exhibitors as well as showcasing the best of new British design. A new feature this year will be a complimentary CPD-accredited seminar and conference programme. This will explore and debate the future…

April 7, 2015

"Bringing our own quartz line to the market furthers our ability to provide customers with a full spectrum of decorative surface options for any project they may embark upon," says Alison DeMartino, Wilsonart director of Marketing Communications

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Wilsonart debuts the Wilsonart Quartz collection

Versatile. Consistent. Translucent. Ambiguous, Hard, Shiny, Cool to the touch, Modern, Colourful. Resilient. What material has so many natural and manmade characteristics and equally captivates consumers and designers? Survey says: quartz, the doppelgänger of stone. This high-tech manmade material is equally suited for the home as it is for a hospital, hotel, office or resort.…

April 2, 2015