Grace Jeffers discusses the Fusión Wood Panels collection from Architectural Systems, Inc.
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Guest blogger Molly Klimas gives a sneak peak into the keynote speech by famed product designer Ayse Birsel for the 5th annual CET Designer User Conference in Las Vegas from Oct. 24-25, put on by Configura.
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Cassie Welch, winner of the I Like Design Competition 2011/2012, reflects on her experiences this summer with Gresham, Smith and Partners and Nashville, Tennessee!
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I&S was honored to be asked to partner with Mannignton Commercial in their new, highly original and brave venture: Design Local
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We here at I&S recently conducted a survey of thousands of design professionals to wrap our heads around the role that social media plays in your day-to-day operations (or if at all). The results were both surprising and telling.
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Debbie delivers an uncharacteristically inspirational message, all thanks to the one and only David Rockwell.
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In the wake of the Olympics there is always a surge of excitement about sports. We are all inspired by the athletes’ world-record-breaking performances and passion, their success at making their own marks on history. What we don’t often realize is how the clothing they wear, the equipment they use and the very stadium they compete in are contributing to their outstanding performances.
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In 1998 I was lucky enough to be visiting the Wilsonart Laminate company in Temple, Texas. It was lunchtime and one of the executive assistants said “They are gutting the founders house today. You should take her over there. There’s lots of old laminate, it’s a real hoot!”...
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We had the pleasure of speaking with Werner Franz, architect and co-founder of Plajer & Franz Studio, about the firm's work on Puma's ambitious redesign of its stores in London, Amsterdam and Munich. With over a decade of experience on international retail projects around the world, we were eager to get his thoughts on the broader trends in retail design, and what the future of retail will look like.
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This question comes from Caroline Alder, an art director in the film industry. She writes: “I am presently working on a period short film (mid 50s). The house we will be filming in has a lot of white wood veneer wall panels (see attached pictures). I am confident that wood veneer existed in that period but I question the white one.”
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