Designed wih modular components and an intelligant rail system, Inscape's Tisch can be easily reconfigured as workplace needs change and evolve.

Inscape gold

Inscape Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative workplace solutions, announced its Tisch table-based system has been honored with a Gold ADEX award. ADEX stands for Awards for Design Excellence and is the largest and most prestigious awards program for product design of furniture, fixtures and finishes marketed to the design trade. Design…

April 1, 2010

News

Electrolux invites Canadian students to enter global competition

Electrolux, one of the world's leading producers of household appliances, has announced the launch of its eighth annual Design Lab competition : The 2nd Space Age . The challenge will seek creative solutions to use space more effectively to help reduce global impact. Electrolux is once again inviting Canadian undergraduate…

March 4, 2010

Lea Ceramiche's new Milan showroom is an open window to a company that, through its stoneware creations, has continually redefined ceramic tile.

News

Lea Ceramiche in Milan

Lea Ceramiche has chosen Milan as the location of its first showroom. The project revolves around an innovative concept – a space that is not simply a room in which to present products, but an area that encourages interaction, designed to offer space for meetings, reflection and experimentation. The project was coordinated by Diego Grandi,…

February 10, 2010

News

Blu Dot & Urban Mode & the IDS

Blu Dot and Urban Mode will be partnering to participate in this year’s Interior Design Show in Toronto, Jan. 21-24. Urban Mode has been working with Blu Dot for over 10 years and is the Dot Spot retailer in Toronto. Together they will be furnishing one of five 100-square-foot “Sheds” inspired by the trend of…

January 12, 2010

Designed with modular components and an intelligent rail system, Tisch can be easily reconfigured as workplace needs change and evolve.

News

GOOD for Tisch

Inscape's Tisch table-based system has been honored with a GOOD DESIGN award (conferred annually by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies). Tisch is a European-designed table-based system that combines elegant simplicity and exceptional flexibility for desking, benching and conferencing applications. Designed…

January 11, 2010

The Pampille garden umbrella, designed by Lucille Roybier, has a unique double valance in two different colours.

News

Fashion for the garden

Sywawa, the renowned Belgian parasol maker, combines the flashy world of design and haute couture and the respectable world of garden umbrellas. In this way, the Bruges-based company aims to breathe new life into a stuffy, traditional product. The Pampille is the latest creation from the Sywawa collection. Lucille Roybier, who lives and works in…

December 14, 2009

Haworth's System 59 office seating ws among the new product introductions at an organic workspace event in Essen, Germany.

News

Haworth in Germany

Haworth, Inc. celebrated new product introductions at an organic workspace event in Essen, Germany on October 19th and 20th. The event celebrated new product introductions of System 59 office seating, the Kiron desking system, and a new colour and materials collection, as well as European introductions of the Very multi-task chair and LIM light. Haworth…

October 30, 2009

Southwest's new Green Plane features InterfaceFLOR carpets.

News

Southwest debuts “Green Plane”

Southwest Airlines has announced, at its annual Media Day, a “green plane,” an innovative idea that marries efficiency, environmentally responsible products, Customer comfort, and reduced waste and weight. This plane, a Boeing 737-700, will serve as a test environment for new environmentally responsible materials and Customer comfort products. It is a flying testament to the airline’s…

October 27, 2009

News

InterfaceFLOR-ing with David Suzuki

Claude Ouimet, senior vice-president and general manager of InterfaceFLOR Canada and Latin America, has been appointed to the David Suzuki Foundation’s National Business Advisory Council. In his role, Ouimet will advise the Suzuki Foundation on how it can best bring its environmental policy expertise and creativity to the private sector. “It is both a privilege…

August 27, 2009

News

Shaw Down Under

Shaw Commercial Division announces the creation of Shaw Contract Group Australia, the exclusive distributor and sales organization for Shaw commercial products in Australia. This announcement is the result of Shaw’s acquisition of Purchasing Solutions, its assets and employees. Shaw Commercial’s expanded presence in Australia and New Zealand increases the level of service available for…

August 24, 2009