Tandus Flooring's Environmental Center, in Dalton, Georgia.

Tandus Flooring reaches a milestone

Tandus Flooring’s flooring reclamation and recycling service has eclipsed the 215 million pound milepost. Established in 1994, the company’s FLOOR program reclaims millions of square feet of used carpet and flooring on an annual basis and recycles the waste material at Tandus Flooring’s Environmental Center – the first reclamation and recycling facility in the world…

April 26, 2012

The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower takes its shape after the site's complex urban conditions aiming to optimize the conditions for its future inhabitants in the air as well as on the street level.

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A new gateway to Vancouver

The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower – by BIG + Westbank + Dialog + Cobalt + PFS + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson and local architect James Cheng – will mark the entry point to downtown Vancouver, forming a welcoming gateway to the city, while adding another unique structure to the Vancouver skyline. BIG’s proposal,…

April 13, 2012

For the OpenSpace shower, Duravit collaborated with Vienna-based EOOS to create a truly original shower concept: one that folds against the wall after use to create newly usable space.

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A Red Dot for Duravit

The OpenSpace shower by Duravit and EOOS has been honored with the coveted 2012 Red Dot Award for product design. This “Best of the Best” award distinguishes aesthetic designs and sustainable trends. Additionally, the Darling New and Onto ranges have each won a Good Design Award for 2011. The Good Design Award, run by the…

April 10, 2012

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Teknion in Atlanta

Teknion Corporation recently announced the official opening of its new 7,300-square-foot showroom in Atlantic Station, the largest urban redevelopment project in North America and home to Atlanta’s top design firms. “We took on a new L-shaped site – a cavernous space with soaring ceilings – in which we created interior architecture that celebrates the height…

March 15, 2012

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Durkan’s big news

Durkan, the hospitality brand of the Mohawk Group, continues to broaden its Merit Select collection to fit every need and price point. The company is launching two new Merit Select offerings that are certain to catch the eye of every hospitality designer. Both Headlines at 8 and News at 12 are extensions of Durkan’s best-selling Merit Select styles, with…

March 14, 2012

Linear House (Residential Wood Design award), on Salt Spring Island, has broad appeal, and was awarded high marks by the jury.

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B.C. Wood that really WORKS!

Leadership and innovation in wood use was celebrated last week at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, as more than 350 distinguished design and building professionals, including architects, engineers, project teams and industry sponsors and guests gathered to honour the nominees and winners of the 2012 Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards. The 8th annual awards…

March 12, 2012

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Cudos to Mayhew

Mayhew is celebrating 30 years in the GTA and kicking off the milestone anniversary as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies with Marcia Mayhew at the helm. Mayhew has a team of over 150 designers, workplace strategists, construction managers, ergonomists and product experts focused on workplace strategy. Their innovative and award-winning designs and…

February 29, 2012

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InterfaceFLOR accepts the Challenge

InterfaceFLOR has has aligned with “Architecture 2030” and is the first manufacturer to adopt the nonprofit organization’s 2030 Challenge for Products. The 2030 Challenge for Products initiative calls on the architecture, planning, design and building communities worldwide to specify, design and manufacture products that will meet a carbon footprint of 30% below the product…

February 17, 2012

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Knoll on a roll

Knoll, a leader in workplace and residential furnishings, recently announced its acquisition of wool design purveyor FilzFelt and its plans to acquire outdoor furniture company, Richard Schultz Design, Inc. (RSD) expanding Knoll's already vast portfolio. These new additions will further Knoll's renowned design legacy by continuing to add progressive and relevant products to their already extensive line…

February 10, 2012

Prospec now specializes in an aluminum/phenolic locker line, a phenolic/glass locker line and both phenolic and glass partition systems at its Sheffield, U.K. facility.

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Spec-Rite + Prospec

Spec-Rite Designs has signed an agreement with Prospec US naming Spec-Rite the exclusive, licensed U.S.-based fabrication, consolidation, sales and engineering partner covering all of North America. Spec-Rite is pleased to add the Marathon Locker, Marathon Club Locker, Marathon Partition and Cabrillant Partition product lines to its already impressive portfolio of branded products, which includes: Design-Tec…

January 23, 2012