OM Seating wows with OM5 Active™ Nest, a dynamic nesting and stacking chair that delights with a subtle, articulating chair top. Effortlessly functional while playfully stylish, Active Nest arrives ready to perform in today’s hybrid work spaces. And it comes with green credentials, as OM’s first product launch after earning a LEVEL® 2 rating from BIFMA’s sustainability certification program for furniture.
SOLON, OH, OCTOBER 18, 2023 — Tarkett, a global leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions, is refreshing its high-performing, premium Contour LVT offerings with two new design collections: Collaborative and Mindful Maker. Like most Contour abstract designs, the collections are manufactured with the company’s high-definition digital printing capabilities, affording crisper visual details, longer pattern repeats and ample opportunities to tailor designs with a customer’s own signature touches.
[Bloomfield, CT: July 19, 2023] Lesro Industries announces the launch of a new product line called Chat. Uncomplicated in its design, Chat has the flexibility to provide guests with comfort and stability while enhancing the aesthetic of any space.. Chat is a fully welded steel tube product line offering models such as a standard, armless, oversize, and benches with matching occasional tables. Chairs come with the option of upholstered seats and backs, polypropylene seats and backs, or a combination of both materials. Its sturdy steel construction allows for 300 and 400lb. weight bearing capacities.
CHICAGO – NeoCon Expo – July 18, 2023 — Mannington Commercial a leading manufacturer of commercial flooring products crafted with purpose, is introducing the New Composition Collection at this year’s NeoCon. Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract art and his groundbreaking Composition series, the imaginative modular and broadloom carpet collection transforms flooring design into artistic play, crafting harmonious spaces that are engaging, creative and warm.
SOLON, OH, JULY 11, 2023 — Tarkett launched this month a new website for its commercial business in North America, featuring added functionalities and streamlined design. A global leader in the flooring industry, the new website prioritizes beautiful imagery and design inspiration for commercial interiors, based on feedback the company received directly from its customers.
July 5, 2023 - It is with deep sadness that Learning By Design Magazine received notice of the passing of Peter A. Gisolfi. Peter, founded in1976 Peter Gisolfi Associates, Architects and Landscape Architects (Hastings on Hudson, NY) was "an architect, landscape architect, and teacher whose primary focus was to shape places—usually groups of buildings connected by open space.
DLR Group’s Higher Education sector continues its mission to better understand the needs and issues important to colleges and universities through its Evolution of Campus research study. What began as a listening exercise to understand the point of view of our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic has blossomed into a burgeoning and in-depth belief system and framework for our Higher Education sector.
June 14, 2023 - Stantec, a global integrated design firm, has appointed Léo Lejeune to lead the education sector for its global Buildings practice. He will oversee design and engineering services for PreK-12, higher education, and student housing projects, leading the firm’s strategy for sector-wide growth. As global education sector leader, Lejeune offers more than 25 years of education facility design expertise. He connects thought leadership throughout the firm to ensure design excellence and innovation is at the forefront.
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The US Department of Education has posted notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Supporting America's School Infrastructure (SASI) Grant Program. |
(LEBANON, NJ) May 2023 — Construction Specialties (CS) greets the spring season with five new patterns for its Acrovyn® and Acrovyn® by Design lines of interior wall coverings. Comprising 26 colorways grouped in three collections, the new patterns evoke tactile, whimsical and organic-inspired motifs, letting designers choose from among a highly coordinated palette of finishes for a seamless design experience. The new patterns are manufactured using durable Acrovyn®, which makes them ideal for use in high-traffic areas, wayfinding sections and healthcare settings where walls must be periodically cleaned or sanitized.
