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Creative Design, Smart Budget

We have all experienced the feeling of satisfaction that comes from finding a great deal on a product we love, or the thrill of building something all ourselves. The idea of “luxury for less money” holds an allure most of us can’t resist, so when it comes to applying the same idea to our interior solutions for our clients, the same opportunities are out there – probably now more than ever. officeinsight contributor Jacqueline Barr, of Ted Moudis Associates, outlines simple strategies for achieving high design at lower costs.

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NYC Students Design Lighting for Luxo at IIDA New York’s Design This! Challenge

It’s time again for IIDA New York’s Design This! Challenge, one of the most exciting student design competitions of the year. This year’s challenge focused on lighting design – a category of design work that operates within its own very exclusive set of complexities. Esteemed lighting company Luxo presented a task lighting design brief to the students, who then collaborated to finalize design concepts and present to a panel of judges. The winning concept will travel to Luxo for potential development.

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Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Spring Cleaning

The popular press fills with articles about spring cleaning every year as soon as we reset our clocks. Often, the push to clean up at home spontaneously extends to freshening up the office. Cleaning up at work can clear out random bits of stuff that are keeping people from working well, literally; it keeps the visual complexity of our workplace at just the right levels for us to do our best work.

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In the beer garden at media company Initiative, Ted Moudis Associates applied graffiti over a cost effective stone veneer. Photography: by Magda Biernat

We have all experienced the feeling of satisfaction that comes from finding a great deal on a product we love, or the thrill of building something all ourselves. The idea of “luxury for less money” holds an allure most of us can’t resist, so when it comes to applying the same idea to our interior solutions for clients, the same opportunities are out there – probably now more than ever.

Highly creative or rich spaces can be attained with some very simple ideas and solutions, which help lower budgets, maintain schedules and satisfy clients. As a result, there exists an increasing demand for today’s designers to create spaces with more affordable options, while simultaneously producing the same atmosphere or aesthetic they would achieve by utilizing higher-priced materials and products.

Below, we’ll look at several cost effective and creative solutions that interior designers and architects can use to transform a variety of office environments.

Simplifying Materials to Minimize CostsCareful material selection is the single most important

factor in determining a project’s final cost. Name any

surface, including flooring, walls and ceilings, and you can find a cost effective alternative to higher-priced ma-terials. Examples include concrete, green walls, weath-ered wood and characterful graffiti. For the beer garden Ted Moudis Associates designed at its Initiative project, we wanted the look of a rooftop space that had just been “discovered.”

We applied weathered graffiti on one of the main walls to create the impression it had been there a long time. We applied the graffiti over a very cost effective stone ve-neer, and also used sheetrock ledges rather than custom furniture in the agency’s sunken team rooms to create the “ribbon effect” we wanted.

Veneer wallcovering comes at a cost almost half that of millwork-veneered panels, which also require more labor to create and install. Yet, it can provide the sophisticated look of minimal, refreshing bleached oak or a richer, more established cherry or walnut. We utilized this effect at Initiative Chicago in a number of locations, including the ceiling in reception and the main presentation room, to create a warm, laid back and more organic environment.

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Solid wood floors bring character and warmth to a space, but usually at a steep price. At Initiative Chicago, we used a white “wood look” porcelain tile flooring installed at angles to achieve the look of real white washed wood. This provided the residential and more casual look we were aiming for. Simulated wood vinyl flooring has also claimed a large niche in the market, and with its “hand carved” textures and varying widths, it is also a fantastic solution for spaces with more sensitive acoustical requirements.

For flooring, pattern is key in ex-panding visual energy and movement, especially in large floorplates and open areas. At Initiative New York, we

maximized our flooring opportunities by using a variety of low-cost but high impact materials. Examples include the installation of pebbled floors in sections of the beer garden, which pay homage to the nearby Herald Square, and a variety of faux antique rugs at the Grandstand.

Playing with Wall Art and WallcoveringWhen designing a space, we are

always looking for impactful new ways to be creative with wall branding ele-ments. For our BPN Chicago project, we used brilliantly hued film on clear glass entry doors, allowing for a brand-ing opportunity and a booming glow in an otherwise crisp reception area of white floor tile and gray walls – at

a lower cost than tinted glass. At RW Pressprich & Co., we laminated a semi transparent and sepia toned image to a glass wall between the pantry and trading area, with the image harking back to the company’s Wall Street beginnings.

Color is also a designer’s best friend. A blue wall costs no more than a white one, so when it comes to adding depth and richness to spaces for zero cost, it’s our go-to solution. A warm grey can transform an otherwise vanilla space into a sophisticated and elegant volume, and a bright lime green can call out a brand and invigo-rate a space.

For nonprofit organizations that don’t typically have a large budget, color can

At Initiative Chicago, TMA used a white “wood look” porcelain tile flooring installed at angles to achieve the look of real white washed wood, providing a more casual, residential look. Photography: by Magda Biernat

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serve as the key branding element. At Chicago Scholars’ new headquarters in Chicago, we used a bright orange to provide a welcoming atmosphere to students.

Success is in the DetailsAccessories play an enormous role

in shaping an office environment, and there are a number of cost effective options. For our work at Compass, a fast-growing residential brokerage firm in New York City, we used the client’s existing books and arranged them by color to create a bold focal point in a neutral-colored lounge. The TMA team also created the impression of large chandeliers throughout the office by clustering smaller globe lights together, rather than purchasing more expen-sive fixtures.

At RW Pressprich & Co., Ted Moudis Associates laminated a semi transparent and sepia toned image to a glass wall between the pantry and trad-ing area. The chosen image harks back to the company’s Wall Street beginnings. Photography: by Jay Rosenblatt

For nonprofit organizations that don’t typically have a large budget, color can serve as the key branding ele-ment. At Chicago Scholars’ new headquarters in Chicago, the design team used a bright orange to provide a welcoming atmosphere to students. Photography: by Brent Gollnick

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element of our design strategy at Initiative. We created custom art from existing materials, which helped to drive down costs. Since the office is free-address and no employees have assigned desks, the “Culture Wall” in the central lounge offers a space for everyone to share photos and im-ages with their colleagues. Crafted of string, the informal structure adds an art gallery atmosphere to the office. In keeping with the artistic theme, stacking empty kegs at the entrance to the company’s beer garden was an inexpensive way to brand the space. And in the boardroom, we created a dramatic effect by dripping paint down the wall. In the open library at Compass, a fast-growing NYC residential brokerage firm, Ted Moudis As-

sociates uses the client’s existing books and arranges them by color to create a bold focal point in a neutral-colored lounge. Photography: by Brent Gollnick

At full-service media agency BPN’s Chicago office, colorful faucet spigots serve as a piece of art, but also have a practical purpose, doubling as a place for the staff to hang their jackets. Photography: by Brent Gollnick

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Chicago office, colorful faucet spigots serve as a piece of art, but also have a practical purpose, doubling as a place for the staff to hang their jackets. Similarly, NSA Media in Illinois chose to use colorfully painted boat cleats mounted on the wall for the same pur-pose. These solutions are less expen-sive than building a dedicated drywall and millwork enclosed coat closet and deliver added character and whimsy to the space.

Achieving “luxury for less” is certain-ly possible for interior designers. With an open mind and creative partners, the perfect vision – one that matches your client’s budget, schedule and culture – is waiting to be uncovered. n

With more than 20 years of experi-ence in interior design, Jacqueline Barr has established a reputation for creating dynamic environments for a wide selection of corporate, financial, legal and retail clients throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

As design principal, Jacqueline is responsible for the design direc-tion of all of Ted Moudis Associates’ projects and provides overall creative direction for the design team. Her experience in workplace design, combined with a strong background in planning and trend awareness and practices, assures that Ted Moudis Associates obtains the most innova-tive and practical results for clients and creates spaces that surpass their expectations.

BPN Chicago. Photography: by Brent Gollnick

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Sketching at IIDA NY’s Design This! Student Challenge. Photography: by Steve Y. Gardner Creative, www.steveygardnercreative.com

It’s time again for IIDA New York’s Design This! Challenge, one of the most exciting student design competitions of the year.

At the event, students from four Manhattan design schools – NYSID, Parsons The New School for Design, FIT and Pratt Institute – are presented with a design brief they must complete within one hour. After being divided into small teams at the beginning of the event, each student group must complete the design brief, receiving two “advice breaks” with industry professional mentors, and must then present its final design to a panel of judges.

Now in its sixth year, the Design This! Challenge is an ex-tension of IIDA New York’s Speed Mentoring event, and was created to foster active design mentorship between students and industry professionals. This competition is so much fun because it zeroes in on speed, design agility and clarity, and close collaboration with people the participants have only just met. The competition places emphasis on the students

sketching their designs with basic pencils, rather than relying on higher-tech tools. And it’s spicy – students find out what they’ll be designing no sooner than arriving at the event!

NYC Students Design Lighting for Luxo at IIDA New York’s Design This! Challengeby Mallory Jindra

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This year’s challenge was unique in the sense that it involved lighting design – a category of design work that operates within its own very exclusive set of complexities. Esteemed lighting company Luxo presented the following abstract to challenge participants:

“Design a single or dual arm desk top LED task light with features that will excite Millennials and Gen Z in the workplace and explain why. Remem-ber to include your final and concept images and be prepared to speak about your process with the judges.

“While considering your design, please keep the following points in mind…

1. Luxo is famous for timeless design from the mid-century L-1 to the contemporary 360.

2. We’re looking for a design that includes features that will excite Mil-lennials and Gen Z.

3. A task light can be more than a light source. A smartphone is so much more than a phone.”

Sketching

Mentoring

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events“Some of the students were un-

dergrads in their first year, and many hadn’t even taken a full lighting course of study,” said Doug Benway, national sales manager for Luxo. “We wanted them to focus on their design catering to their own generation. We’re look-ing to these students for features and functions that their generation will want, and I wanted their minds com-pletely unfettered by the thought that, ‘Oh, you can’t do it that way.’”

Maria Claudia Narvaez, a second year grad student working on her thesis at Parsons, participated in the challenge without knowing her team-mates ahead of time, and without any prior studio focus in lighting.

“In that sense, that gives you a little freedom,” said Ms. Narvaez. “You don’t know the conventional rules.”

The challenge beckoned no shortage of fantastical, imaginative lighting con-cepts from the students. One team’s

design even featured a lamp head that could be turned to project video onto the wall of a dorm room or other space.

Sketching

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Each group finalizes its design con-cepts after completing two 10-minute face-to-face mentoring sessions, much in the same vein as Project Runway’s fa-mous Tim Gunn critiques. After that, the group must nail a five-minute presenta-tion that not only discloses the design, but also reveals the story behind the concept and the group’s design process.

The judging panel – Mr. Benway of Luxo; Lance Amato, director at Vocon and past-president of IIDA New York Chapter; and Peter Jensen, design director at G3 – selected a design that combined the best of functional inge-nuity, beauty and imagination.

While we’d love to show officein-sight readers the final lighting design concepts, IIDA New York is intent on protecting the students’ work in case future opportunities come about for their designs. Mr. Benway will take Judging

Presenting

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eventsthe winning task light concept back to Luxo for further research, and will find out within a few short months if the company will be able to produce it.

“The judges all agreed that the win-ning design was beautiful, but not so out of the realm of reality of being us-able, and ultimately, manufacturable,” said Mr. Benway. “I’ve spent the past six years travelling all over and doing

task lighting, and I was truly amazed at the work the students came up with.

“So many of the teams had a strong design concept, and I was so im-pressed by how they met the require-ments, but then moved far beyond that in many ways.”

Congrats to the winning student team, which included Maria Claudia Narvaez, of Parsons; Yu-Hsiang Fu,

of NYSID; and Sri Keerthi Rayala, of NYSID.

“I found it very inspiring that it was an event where we just got to hang out and design things together,” said Ms. Narvaez. “Coincidences like that hap-pen – when you have great chemistry and can come up with an amazing idea. I think it’s beautiful that design can make that happen.” n

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The popular press fills with articles about spring cleaning every year as soon as we reset our clocks. It’s as if getting home from work when it’s still light outside gives people a few extra minutes every day to notice the dust bunnies threatening to overrun their home and motivates them to eradicate the fuzzy friends with whom they’ve spent the winter.

Often, the push to clean up at home spontaneously extends to freshening up the office, which is generally a good thing. Cleaning up at work can clear out random bits of stuff that are keep-ing people from working well, literally. Stacks of papers and magazines, which still exist even in our “low-paper” age, can fill chairs and tabletops, preventing their productive use, for example.

When where we work is messy, the image our office projects is at odds with the one we want to share with the world. Who, individually or as an organization, wants to be sending the message that they’re disorganized, particularly in the spring when college graduates are interviewing for jobs?

Also, when there are loads and

loads of stuff around, it’s hard for us and our visitors to pick out the items we’ve personalized our workspaces with – the pictures and tchotchkes that silently convey what we’re proudest of about ourselves. We really need these messages to know what’s important to others, and understanding who we work with has repercussions way beyond choosing topics for small talk. Through the objects people add to their work ar-eas, we learn things such as how casual or formal our colleagues prefer to be, for example. And that, in turn, influences how far we stand or sit from them – all of which we calculate subconsciously.

Cleaning up also keeps the visual complexity of our workplace at just the right levels for us to do our best work. Moderate visual complexity is best, and that, hopefully, is what results when we make our offices spic and span. If you need a refresher on what “moderate visual complexity” looks like, take a peak at the large common rooms at the Willson Hospice House by Perkins and Will (http://perkinswill.com/work/willson-hospice-house.html); they’re moderately complex visually.

An environment that’s stark is as unde-sirable as one that has too much going on; it’s not the sort of place where we’d have felt comfortable in our early days as a species, and it is definitely an un-nerving place for us to be now.

Spring cleaning is a good time to slightly tweak our worlds. We find com-fort in being in a familiar space, and spaces can be familiar without being exactly the same forever. Every spring, change a secondary accent color, rearrange the artworks or furniture, switch out some plants – these sorts of adjustments make somewhere we’ve spent lots of time seem like a pleasant place to be, again.

Spring cleaning at the office is just as important as it is at home. When we spruce things up at work, we confirm our goals and values and create just the right conditions to boost our pro-fessional performance. n

Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive sci-entist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesigncon-nections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest re-search findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psycho-logical Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychol-ogy for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwith-science.com) and can be reached at sallyaugustin@designwithscience.com.

Spring Cleaningby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.

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r-d connectionRESEARCH-DESIGN CONNECTIONGetting to High Impact Solutionsby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.

Sarah Kaplan, a senior fellow at Wharton’s Mack Institute, studies inno-vation. She reports that, “We have this idea out in the world that…bringing distant and diverse knowledge together is the way to get creative insights, and that’s certainly true. However, what we discovered is that there’s an equally important process of the deep dive, of deep knowledge in one domain…brainstorming is not enough without

the deep knowledge development that you would need in a particular domain to understand what the issues are so that you can break away from existing ways of thinking…we have to under-stand an area deeply enough in order to be able to identify the key problems, challenges or anomalies in the field. Once you have those insights, coming together in this process of combining different ideas makes a lot of sense. But if you just go straight for combi-nation and diverse teams, you may be missing out on the highest impact ideas because you haven’t done what I consider to be the pre-work, which allows you to have that in-depth insight into innovation.”

Sarah Kaplan. 2016. “Are You Brainstorming the Right Way for Inno-vation?” Knowledge @ Wharton, http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/brainstorming-right-way-innovation/

Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive sci-entist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesigncon-nections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest re-search findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psycho-logical Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychol-ogy for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwith-science.com) and can be reached at sallyaugustin@designwithscience.com.

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officenewswirePRODUCT INTROS>BenQ America Corp.’s new WiT lamp was designed especially for onscreen reading. It features what the company says is the world’s first curved LED head, which illuminates a 150% wider area than basic lamps and intrinsically reduces glare and reflection from both surfaces and screens. The lamp is equipped with adjustable color temperature controls and an ambient light sensor, plus flexible three-dimen-sional positioning and fluid 45-degree tilting and swivel-ing. WiT’s smart ambient light sensor automatically detects environmental brightness to intuitively adjust the lighting to more comfortable levels for users reading onscreen mate-rial, and users can further fine-tune brightness and color temperature between 2700K and 5700K using a digital dimming knob. Read More

>Cerno and ICRAVE col-laborated to release LICHT, stylized LI©HT, a new light-ing collection comprised of two pendant lights, Ignis and Imber. The collection is a culmination of a rigor-ous design process by two progressive studios practic-ing in distinct disciplines; Cerno is an industrial design and manufacturing com-pany innovating modern LED lighting fixtures and furniture in Southern California, and ICRAVE is a global innovation and design studio based in New York City that reimagines built and digital environments for award-winning hospital-ity, airport, workplace and healthcare projects. The two companies began collaborat-ing in 2013, creating custom fixtures for the Cameron Mitchell-owned Ocean Prime in Beverly Hills. The Ignis and Imber pendants, the first product debuts from ICRAVE LIGHTING, are composed of natural materials and con-structed in a minimal yet ex-pressive assembly. The Ignis’ wood frame, with a detailed three legged support, holds the shade, perched atop. The shade of its sister design, Imber, appears to have slid down the frame, creating

a clean continuous line at its bottom and exposing more frame at its top. Both pendants will be provided in a wide range of finish options—from distressed brass to glossy white shades and from walnut to maple wood frames. They are fully dimmable with either LED or incandescent light sources, and are avail-able in two sizes: 24-inch and 17-inch shades. Read More

>Koleksiyon introduced Tube, a new, forward-thinking storage solution designed by Studio Kairos. Tube offers a fresh take on the way we store documents and display both personal and work items. Flipping the traditional filing cabinet on its head, the main element in

Tube is a single box—meant to resemble a tube— that acts as a building block. Architects and designers can build upon the initial box and add more pieces to create ordered compositions or even abstract installations. Tube’s modular cabinets stack up, and can be interchanged to have the doors open up, fold down, or offer pull-out draw-ers. With endless combina-tions, no project looks alike—adding a sculptural element to any office space. Multiple layout options can create al-ternative volumes and spaces for storage and display, while stacking can provide flexible, non-permanent divisions of workspaces. Tube is of-fered in three wood veneer finishes and five lacquered colors including: white, black, mustard, turquoise and dark grey. Designers can mix and match colors within the unit to coordinate with other furniture. Tube’s stacking shape allows for alcoves, where workers can place plants, lamps, picture frames, or other office decor. Read More

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>Maharam Design Stu-dio’s new Cursive and Brim indoor/outdoor textiles offer crisp, graphic designs at a bold scale. Cursive arose from an interest in adding a large-scale organic pattern to Maharam’s offering of indoor/outdoor wovens. With its con-tinuous loops of parallel lines and tonal coloration, Cursive achieves a balance between fluidity and complexity. An allover design, the entwin-ing pattern allows the eye to travel seamlessly across the textile. Brim, on the other hand, is characterized by its clean, architectural attributes. An unusual application of color introduces rhythm and movement to vertical columns of evenly stacked bars in a palette of earthy neutrals with a variety of soft brights. As performance-based products, Cursive and Brim are woven of solution-dyed fibers, offer-ing a high degree of color- and lightfastness and ease of cleanability. Both textiles are Greenguard and Greenguard Gold Certified. Read More

NOTEWORTHY>Bill Hellmuth, AIA, took over as HOK’s chief ex-ecutive officer on Apr. 19, with longtime CEO Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, moving to chairman. Mr. Hellmuth, who is based in the firm’s Washington, DC studio, has been HOK’s president since 2005. His promotion to CEO signals a renewed emphasis on design thinking and in-novation across HOK. For the first time since 1990, when Gyo Obata stepped down to assume the role of chairman, the firm is being led by a design principal. Mr. Hell-muth will continue in his role as HOK’s firm-wide president and design principal. “Design excellence will define our fu-ture,” said Hellmuth. “I joined HOK in 1991 for the oppor-tunity to be part of a practice that had the opportunity to do the best design work of its time. We’re now creating design solutions that address some of the world’s greatest challenges. We’ll continue broadening the scope of our creativity and problem solving and using design thinking to strengthen our design culture.

This will continue to attract the best people and clients to HOK.” Read More

>KI’s CEO, Dick Resch wrote an op-ed, “Bringing College to the Workplace,” which has been featured in several na-tional publications. “The job market is finally looking up for college students,” he wrote. “This year, employers expect to hire 11% more new college graduates than in 2015. More than four in ten employers described the job market as ‘very good’ or better for this crop of graduates.

“Yet most employers struggle to integrate young hires into the workplace. The difference between the working environ-ment of a college student and an entry-level employee is enormous.

“This disconnect can be costly. Unhappy workers tend to be unproductive and are more likely to leave. That forces companies to spend more on recruiting — and harms their reputations.

“Employers can meet the needs of these young workers by going ‘back to school’ — and incorporating design ele-ments from college campuses into their work environments.

Doing so will help them at-tract young talent and, by boosting worker productivity, enhance the company bottom line.” Read More

>ASID announced the winners of the 2016 ASID Student Chapter Awards. Presented annually, the awards recognize the most outstanding student members, chapters, and faculty advisors who promote the ASID student member experience as an en-riching learning tool for future interior designers. Award re-cipients will receive recognition during the State of the Society address at the annual Chapter Leadership Conference Jul. 16 in Minneapolis.

-Student Chapter of the Year: Colorado State University

-ASID Student Chapter Leader of the Year: Jeremy Clark, Student ASID, Auburn University

-Student Chapter Faculty Ad-visor of the Year: Gera King, ASID, Scottsdale Community College

-Student Chapter Event of the Year: Stage Off, Scottsdale Community College Read More

Maharam: Cursive (L) and Brim (R)Bill Hellmuth

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officenewswire>The ASID Illinois Chapter is now accepting entries for the 13th annual Interior Design Excellence Award Competi-tion. In celebration of ASID IL’s 40th Anniversary, this year’s program will highlight the “Design Heroes” that have influenced the art, craft and history of local commer-cial and residential design by creating inspiring and beauti-ful spaces. All ASID Profes-sional Members, Allied Mem-bers, Associate Members, Industry Partner Members, ASID Student Chapter Mem-bers and IIDA Members, as well as non-members of ASID or IIDA who are registered interior designers in the state of Illinois, are eligible and encouraged to participate. Winners will be announced at the ASID-IL annual awards program, Celebration of Design, on Sep. 16. Deadline for entries is Friday, Jun. 24 at 5:00 p.m. Read More

>Christopher Guy and International Market Centers are collaborating on a new 20,000sf building in High Point, NC – the first High Point Market-specific con-struction from the ground up since 2005. Located downtown at 129 S. Ham-ilton, directly adjacent to IHFC and Showplace, the state-of-the-art contemporary structure will feature two floors and an exterior infinity pool encircling the property. It is scheduled for completion in 2017, which is also the 10th year anniversary of CG. “With so many industry changes in recent years, some inevitable questions were raised about

the future role of High Point Market,” said Christopher Guy Harrison. “As far as we’re concerned, based on reputa-tion and sales, High Point is—and will remain—the epicenter of the North Ameri-can furniture industry, and it remains one of our most important showrooms for CG Americas. I am extremely honored to design a new CG showroom on such a fabulous site. It is a rare and extraor-dinary opportunity in which we fully share the incredible vision of IMC in their con-tinuous development of the Market.” Read More

>Del Conca USA, subsidiary of Del Conca Group based in Italy, is doubling its porce-lain tile production capacity from 32 to 65 million sf per year. It opened its U.S. plant, located in Loudon County, TN, only two years ago, and market demand has proven even higher than anticipated. Expansion of the 320,000sf facility to 430,000sf will also include new equipment, representing a total invest-ment of $30 million. About 40 new employees, all American nationals, will be hired for the new production lines, in addition to the 85 currently employed. The new lines will expand the range of sizes and styles manufactured with the production of large formats and tiles of increased thickness, especially due2, the collection for outdoor installations which is pro-duced in 20mm thickness and has been very successful in the U.S. “We have already signed contracts with our

suppliers and once again the technology will be entirely Italian – making it a perfect combination of Italian and American talent,” said Del Conca Group CEO Enzo Don-ald Mularoni, who made the announcement at the Cover-ings trade show in Chicago last week. Read More

>IIDA New York Chapter has joined forces with The Interior Designers for Legis-lation in New York (IDLNY) to launch a letter writing campaign. The campaign aims to convince legislators to help protect the rights of interior designers in New York State, and move forward bills vital to advancing the profes-sion. These include stamp and seal legislation, which allows qualified interior de-signers to literally stamp and seal construction documents for submission to local of-ficials for approval. Currently, despite years of experience and qualifications, interior de-signers cannot pull permits to start construction on a project

or submit technical drawings to local building jurisdictions for building permits. Instead, their work has to be approved and submitted by an archi-tect or engineer — even if the work is for nonstructural interior spaces. Read More

>IIDA Illinois Chapter hon-ored 13 winners Apr. 7 in the 4th annual RED Awards at the Chicago Cultural Center. The chapter reported that 81 submissions were entered in the competition and 300 design community members attended the event. Read More

>OFM launched the OFM Of-fice Throwback Contest, in-viting office workers around the country to share the old-est item in their office. “Just like at home, the stuff in your office tends to accumulate,”

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officenewswiresaid Blake Zalcberg, chief operating officer of OFM. “It could be an old piece of equipment that no one uses anymore, or it could be just something that’s endured the times. We’re always looking to the future of the workplace, but sometimes it’s fun to stop and look at the past.”

The contest runs through May 31 on Instagram. OFM is ask-ing participants to take a pho-to of the oldest item in their office and upload it to Insta-gram with a brief description and “#myofficethrowback @ofminc” in the caption . OFM will then select one winner in each of three categories: 1) Oldest; 2) Most Unusual, and; 3) Best All-Around Photo. Winners will each receive two modular stools from OFM’s Jupiter, Hex or Quin series in the color of their choice. Read More

>Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon® launched an international architecture and design competition called Hostels for Hope. Co-hosted by the American Cancer Society, the George W. Bush Institute, HKS, Inc., Southern Method-ist University, and T-MARC Tanzania, the competition aims to find new ways of constructing “homes-away-from-home” communities for women cancer patients in Tanzania. Tanzania has some of the highest rates of cervi-cal and breast cancer in the world, yet currently only one hospital in the country of 49 million has specialized ser-vices to treat them. Women who travel long distances to receive care but lack the funds to pay for long-term lodging, or those who do not have family or friends near the hospital with whom they can stay during treatment, face the prospect of having to camp in the facility’s hallways or even outside. As a result,

many women choose to stay home and die rather than seek cancer treatment.

The Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI), based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, treats close to 10,000 women each year for cervical and breast cancer, 60% of whom live faraway. A second cancer hospital is scheduled to open in 2016 at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) in Mwanza, the nation’s second-largest city, on the shores of Lake Victoria. The competition seeks cre-ative methods, fresh thinking, sustainable materials, and resourceful ingenuity to con-struct two wellness hostels, one on the grounds of ORCI, and the other on the grounds of BMC. Since traditional construction methods are financially prohibitive, Hostels for Hope seeks inventive, aesthetically pleasing, and cost-effective alternatives.

The competition is aimed at both students and profes-sionals, and participants may compete in teams or as individuals. Design submis-sions may be for one or both of the hostels, or concepts may be for a prototype adaptable to either location. Winners will be awarded cash prizes, along with a chance

to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new hostels if the chosen design is built. Read More

>Prentiss Wickline Archi-tects and Balance Associates Architects have merged to form Prentiss + Balance + Wickline. Long time Prentiss partner, Dan Wickline, serves as the principal of the newly merged firm, which will have its headquarters in Seattle. Terms of the private merger are not disclosed. Collectively, the two firms have amassed more than 50 years of award-winning experience in business, an impressive staff of architects and designers, and have had their commer-cial and residential designed projects featured on broad-cast and print media na-tionwide. The newly merged firm already has more than 40 projects underway and is combining new tools and insights to allow for greater efficiencies and design perspectives. “The merger allows us to fill gaps each firm had and expand our individual networks to cover the nation,” said Mr. Wickline. “Our design style, corporate culture, and approach to the future are in such lockstep the transition has been

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officenewswireseamless. This merger allows us to accelerate growth, but more importantly allows us to deepen our skill sets and insights, providing our clients more expertise.” Read More

>Vanerum Stelter, LLC and Temple, TX-based MooreCo Inc. have joined forces. This exclusive alliance aims to offer the most comprehensive offering of educational and commercial furniture, visual communications tools and technology products available. Leveraging the strengths of both companies and expand-ing the combined vision for the future, it will allow for full featured solutions and create targeted opportunities for cus-tomers of both companies. “One of our greatest assets has always been our people, and by joining forces we have augmented the quality of that asset,” said Jim Meier, General Manager of Vanerum Stelter. “With our new ar-rangement, you can rely on the same personal working relationships that you have had in the past and you can depend on the product qual-ity that you are accustomed to. In addition, our combined networks will have many more options when specifying and making purchasing decisions to meet clients’ needs.”

Greg Moore, CEO of MooreCo, Inc. adds “The alliance will ensure a more comprehen-sive infrastructure with faster response times. We look forward to an exciting and successful rollout and are confident that this will be a smooth and seamless transi-tion for all”. Read More

RE-SITED>JoMarie Battle joined Luna Textiles as VP of Sales. Ms. Battle has more than 33 years of experience in contract in-teriors. Twenty of those years have focused on the market-ing and sales of contract textiles. Luna Textiles cited her background in design and project management, as well as strong creative thinking, interpersonal, and organiza-tional skills as a “perfect fit” for her new position. Read More

>Brian C. Dunn joined Hansgrohe North America as Director of Sales, Global Projects (GP). He will be re-sponsible for driving the com-pany’s direction and man-agement of all sales for the Hansgrohe and Axor brands, including market competitive-ness, pricing, distribution, and GP channel strategy. The announcement comes as Hansgrohe N.A. is celebrat-ing its 20th anniversary in the state of Georgia, where it has enjoyed increasing success exporting its U.S.-assembled, German-engineered products to overseas markets. Mr. Dunn has more than 15 years

of experience in sales and is well-versed in the architecture and design community, hav-ing held leadership positions at J&J Flooring, Mohawk, Leggett and Platt, and Grohe America. He is a veteran of the US Navy, where he served as supervisor of staff. Read More

>Enrique Vela, AIA, IIDA joined Rottet Studio’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Vela is relocating as an Associate Principal from the firm’s New York studio. He has more than 15 years of design and project management experi-ence. Prior to Rottet Studio, he worked at ICRAVE Design and Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Read More

ENVIRONMENT>Humanscale will be com-mitting to the International Living Future Institute’s 2016 Living Product Chal-lenge with its Float sit/stand desk and Diffrient Smart task chair. The only contract furniture brand to participate in the challenge, this repre-sents a significant undertaking on behalf of the manufacturer and signals a message to the industry that a net positive impact is not only an impor-tant and achievable aim for the brand, but something the industry as a whole should be working towards. While taking on only a part of the Challenge is an option, Humanscale is demonstrating their commit-ment to the cause by pledging to complete the Challenge in its entirety. Addressing design and construction methods, the Living Product Challenge encourages participating companies to manufacture products using processes powered only by renewable energy and within the water balance of the places they are made. Drawing on the ideas of biomimicry and biophilia, the Challenge asserts that Liv-ing Products create habitats, build soil, improve quality of life and provide inspiration for personal, political and economic change.

In order for the Float desk and Smart chair to achieve certification, an auditor will assess whether the products meet a total of twenty impera-tives, including Net Positive Material Health, Red List, Responsible Industry, and Inspiration and Education,

Jo Marie Battle

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officenewswireacross seven performance categories. The performance categories address Place, Water, Energy, Health and Happiness, Materials, Equity and Beauty. Humanscale’s manufacturing site will also be visited and assessed, and the life cycle of each product will be analyzed. Certified products will need to be reviewed every two years in order to maintain their status.

“Humanscale chose to aim for a net positive impact a number of years ago, and we’ve been making changes and commit-ments to support this goal ever since,” said the company’s Sustainability Officer, Jane Abernethy. “When we first made the decision to take on the Living Product Challenge, we got together as a team to go over all of the imperatives and assess what we’re already doing well and where we need to make improvements. We were pleased to discover that we were actually well on our way there. The Living Product Challenge has given us a ro-bust framework for measuring our progress, and seeing when we achieve a quantifiable net positive impact.” Read More

>Interface. Inc., as part of its observance of Earth Day 2016, once again is sponsor-ing the 30×30 Nature Chal-lenge from the David Suzuki Foundation. In this challenge, participants commit to spend 30 minutes outside every day for 30 days in May. The goal is to bring people closer to nature and develop healthy new habits. Read More

>The International Living Future Institute, celebrat-ing ten years of the Living Building Challenge and the Living Future unconference, released its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan. “Through this plan, we will grow as a hub for visionary programs and con-tinue to lead the path toward a future that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologi-

cally restorative,” ILFI stated. “The Living Future Network of volunteers is continuing to grow, and our new strategic plan is also a call to action.” Read More

>Staples Business Advan-tage teamed up with Davies Office and IRN to offer cus-tomers the ability to reuse and recycle office furniture.

Davies Office is a leading pro-vider of high quality remanu-factured office furniture solu-tions, taking older furniture assets and transforming them to look and perform just like brand new furniture, at a frac-tion of the cost. Staples Busi-ness Advantage customers will now be able to capitalize on innovative product banking and exchange programs and source high quality remanu-

Humanscale Living Product Challenge Diffrient Smart task chair and Float sit stand desk

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officenewswirefactured furniture instead of keeping their old assets in storage or sending them to a landfill. The benefits include updating office workplaces cost effectively, earning credit toward green building standards like LEED, and receiving detailed reporting quantifying the environmental benefits.

IRN works with a variety of organizations includ-ing universities, public and independent schools, healthcare corporations and government agencies to place their surplus furniture assets for reuse. It then matches those assets with U.S. and worldwide charities to find the best use for them socially and environmentally, at a cost that is less than throwing the assets away.

Also in celebration of Earth Week, Staples Business Advantage promoted ad-ditional eco-friendly services that it offers, including tech recycling and green products. “It’s critical that we rethink our approach to sustain-ability in workplaces,” said Mark Buckley, vice president, environmental affairs, Staples, Inc. “Supporting furniture remanufacturing and reuse helps our customers’ bottom line and the planet. Com-bined with our comprehensive recycling programs and eco-friendly cleaning solutions, Staples Business Advantage has the solutions our custom-ers need to support greener and healthier buildings.” Read More

PROJECTS>Kimball Office, in partner-ship with the Philadelphia 76ers, recently announced plans for the Sixers Innova-tion Lab Crafted by Kimball. The Lab will be housed inside of a state-of-the-art Training Complex, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016.

“The only way we can keep pace with accelerating change and drive innovation is to be very strategic with our partnerships and focus on creating synergy that’s diffi-cult to duplicate,” stated Mike Wagner, President of Kimball Office. The Sixers and Kimball Office have amassed an im-pressive group of partners to help guide the entrepreneurs who will occupy the Lab, including leadership from The Wharton School of the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania, Tech-stars, Nextstage Capital and Dreamit Ventures. “Besides our association with these world class partners, and be-ing a founding member of the Lab, we plan to use this space as a sandbox to gather data and gain insight into (what we believe is) the ultimate workplace environment,” added Mr. Wagner. “This will be our proving ground to help

build out a smart eco-system that truly optimizes effective-ness in today’s high energy workplace.”

“The leadership of the 76ers are well known for their willingness to think differently, challenge norms and disrupt for success,” stated Wendy Murray, Director of Market-ing for Kimball Office. “We share these same values, and we’re proud to be part of the first-of-its-kind, breakthrough B2B partnership in the sports entertainment industry.”

Philadelphia 76ers CEO Scott O’Neil said, “Included in this effort, we have some of the world’s most brilliant, innovative, and sought-after minds in the media, sports, technology, finance, and consumer world. Now we can truly say that we are building an organization that will be best-in-class in both basket-ball operations and business, as we shift the paradigm of what sports innovation, partnerships, and community engagement can be.”

The Innovation Lab is intended to be the ulti-mate representation for the workplace of the future. The smart interiors will seamlessly connect people with space, enabling more effectiveness

of the people who occupy the space, including the advisors who will provide consulting and mentoring to the entre-preneurs who are selected for the program. Applications to participate in the Sixers Inno-vation Lab Crafted by Kimball will be accepted between April 15 and September 30, 2016. Read More

EVENTS>DIFFA/Chicago is gear-ing up for its 28th annual black-tie fete – The 2016 DIFFA/Chicago Illumination Gala scheduled for Jun. 11. As the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, The Illumination Gala will feature an evening of enlightenment dedicated to the cause of eradicating HIV/AIDS. To be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel – Magnifi-cent Mile, The Illumination Gala is set to inspire attend-ees as it dedicates its efforts to bringing much needed funds to Chicago-area service agencies that provide care and education to those af-fected by HIV/AIDS. Recog-nized as the social kickoff for NeoCon, hundreds of industry leaders and design enthusi-asts are expected to attend. Plans call for an evening of elegant dining, creative cocktails, dancing and star-studded performances from one of Chicago’s most loved and sought-after event bands – The Ken Arlen Evolution Orchestra.

The Illumination Gala will also feature a series of inspiring

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presentations as well as its highly anticipated live auction and raffle, featuring exclusive and rarely available experi-ences and offerings. The evening’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Rob Garofalo, M.D., M.P.H., who practices with a focus on pediatrics and adolescent care at North-western University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie’s Children’s Hospital. Dr. Garo-falo will present his own story about HIV/AIDS and the prom-ising updates he is seeing. Gala co-chairs are Mary Jo Fasan of Jo Chicago, Jeremy T. Davis of Steelcase and Brigg Klein of Neiman-Marcus.

Event sponsors include Herman Miller as Legacy Benefactor and The Design Center at the Merchandise Mart as Sustaining Benefac-tor. Steelcase will serve as this year’s Presenting Sponsor. Contract Magazine will return as the event’s National Media Sponsor. Modern Luxury/Interiors Chicago will be the Gala’s local media spon-sor. Host sponsors include Shaw Contract Group, Arlen Music Productions and Event Creative. The gala Cocktail Sponsor is Mesirow Financial. Wystar Design will serve as the Brand Design & Sponsor. Proceeds from the Gala go to

Chicago-area service agencies providing assistance, educa-tion and outreach to those living with HIV/AIDS. This year, ten agencies received Excellence in Care grants from the organization in ad-dition to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Fellowship. Read More

>IIDA is now accepting submissions to the IIDA/Con-tract Magazine Showroom and Booth Design Competi-tion at NeoCon 2016. This competition honors originality of design, visual impact, ef-fective use of materials, and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in showrooms and booths at NeoCon. It is open to exhibitors at NeoCon 2016, scheduled for June 13-15 in Chicago. Entries will be judged by a panel of industry professionals. Winners of the IIDA/Contract Magazine Showroom and Booth Design Competition will be celebrated at NeoCon and featured on the IIDA website and the Contract magazine website at contractdesign.com. The deadline to enter is Monday, June 6 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Read More

>IIDA Illinois Chapter up-coming events include:

-The 2016 IIDA IL Leaders Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 14, 7:00-10:00 a.m. at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago. The Chicago Leaders Breakfast celebrates design’s impor-tance in the global market place by featuring a key-note speaker to encourage new ideas and recognizing one city-selected honoree who has made significant contributions to the design industry. This year, the Lead-ership Award of Excellence Honoree is Eileen Jones, IIDA AIGA, SEGD, LEED AP ID+C, Principal & Branded Environments Global Prac-tice Leader at Perkins+Will. Keynote Speaker is Polly LaBarreAuthor, Mavericks at Work Founding Member, Fast Company Magazine Co-Founder/Editorial Director, The Management Innovation eXchange.

-A Professional Develop-ment event, “Specifying Paint: Tools & Technologies for Commercial Projects” this Thursday, April 28, Noon-1:00 p.m. at Heartland Bank and Trust Company, 200 West College Avenue, 4th Floor, Normal, IL. This course will explore color, sheen, product type, project certification, special proper-

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ties, environmental standards, and other key considerations for selecting coatings for com-mercial projects.

-The IIDA IL Fun(d) Run on Saturday, May 7, 7:00-10:00 a.m. at Busse Woods, Grove #29, Elk Grove, IL. This event raises fun(d)s for the IIDA Illinois Chapter Educa-tion Fund.

-Artiture on Saturday, Jun. 25, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity of McLean County. To be held 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Epiphany Farms Restaurant in Bloomington, IL, it is open to the public and features a silent auction of one-of-a-kind items created by artists.

-The 12th Annual USGBC-Illinois and IIDA-Illinois Boat Cruise on Tuesday, Aug. 16. More details to be announced soon. Read More

>International Living Future Institute will hold its Liv-ing Future unConference in Seattle May 11-13. The Living Future unConference is the industry’s go-to event for leaders in sustainable and regenerative design. Join us in Seattle for the most cutting-edge unConference to date as we celebrate a decade of Truth + Transparency.

-ILFI has also issued a Call for Innovators to present at the 2016 Living Product Expo Sep. 13–15 in Pitts-burgh. The Living Product Expo is the preeminent space

to reimagine the design and construction of products that function as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world. The deadline for submission of speaker proposals is Tuesday, May 17, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Read More

>Interprint will host its internationally renowned, immersive design experi-ence known as Furniture Days for the first time in North America May 18-Jul. 29 in The Berkshires, MA. Furniture Days is an annual workshop, tied together this year with the theme “On Focus” and designed to share insight, inspiration, and ex-citement about design trends. Created by the global décor printing company Interprint, the event has grown from a one-stop experience at its flagship location in Arnsberg, Germany to a global event traveling to Russia, China,

Brazil, and next month to the U.S. for the final leg of the world tour. For its inaugural appearance in North America, attendees will experience an adaptation of the workshop that is geographically relevant to this part of the world. Bill Hines, Co-Managing Director of Interprint in Pittsfield, MA, said On Focus will illustrate the different ways we experi-ence various spaces, from living rooms to restaurants to offices.

“The On Focus theme was devised to illustrate that time is increasingly taken for grant-ed in our fast-pace, global society,” he said. “Through this experience-based model, it highlights a need for envi-ronments that champion life’s otherwise fleeting moments, and also explores how surface design contributes effectively to these environments.”

Starting the clock at midnight, On Focus will condense a 24-hour day into six stations of immersive moments, ex-ploring new types of surface designs amid illustrative time stories. Peter Garlington, Design Director at Interprint, explained that décors that Interprint has identified as rising trends will also be woven throughout the space:

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grey shades and yellow ac-cent colors, for instance, are among this year’s examples. Read More

>Registration for the SUR-TEX® 2016 Conference Program is now open, with education sessions for de-signers, manufacturers and retailers. SURTEX, May 15-17 at NYC’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, is North America’s premier exposition and conference for the selling and licensing of original art and design. The three days of programming will be bro-ken down into three distinct educational tracks: Essentials; Advanced Strategies; and Business Enhancements. Design and licensing experts will address a wide variety of categories, and share their business expertise. Read More

>SURTEX® announced four international art students as finalists in the 2016 designext Competition. To compete in the designext Competition, design students were asked to create six origi-nal surface designs inspired by “Tribal in Art Deco”. Their designs were to be applied to the surface of products and presented as a collection from one of the following four categories: Wear, Work, Live and Play. Nearly 80 submis-sions were received from schools across the globe. A panel of judges reviewed the submissions during NY Now in February and selected the four finalists who will receive a trip to SURTEX in May, where a panel of design experts and industry leaders will review each of the four finalist winners’ booth presen-tation and portfolio in order to determine the Grand Prize winner. The submissions will be judged based on the fol-lowing criteria: surface design development (i.e. hand-drawn and/or computer-generated),

creativity, style and use of color and pattern, potential for viability in the marketplace and presentation of overall concept and surface designs.

The 2016 designext finalists are:

-Anne Tsaprazis, a Fiber Design major currently pursu-ing her BFA at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. Ms. Tsaprazis develops prints and patterns through collage and hand-rendered illustration. Concepts that fuel her work vary from contem-porary culture, folklore, and creative intuition.

-Carolina Perrino, currently a senior in the Fibers program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, Ms. Perrino begins every design with a painting then translates the work digitally into a design to share with the world.

-Kera Allen, a 23-year-old mother and student, living in Manchester, U.K., and currently in her second year, studying Textile and Surface Pattern design at the Univer-sity of Bolton.

-Mirta Rotondo, an entrepre-neur and freelance web and graphic designer from Rome, Italy, now living in San Fran-cisco completing her BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University.

The four final designs will be on display in the designext booth at SURTEX for the duration of the show May 15-17 at NYC’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. On Monday, May 17, one of the students will be desig-nated by designext judges as the grand-prize winner and awarded a $1,000 prize. Read More

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businessRAYMOND JAMES BRIEF 4.22.16HNI: Adj. EPS/Sales Beat; 2016 Guidance Raised; “Modest” Market Improvement

Analysts: Budd Bugatch, Bobby Griffin, David Vargas

>We reaffirm our Outperform rating on HNI, following the company’s solid 1Q16 results and ahead of management’s Friday morning conference call. 1Q16 GAAP EPS were $0.26. Excluding ~$2.9 million in restructuring/transition charges, HNI’s $0.31 normalized EPS (non-GAAP) beat our $0.18 estimate, the $0.17 consensus estimate, and management’s $0.16-0.21 guidance. Total sales decreased 4.3% y/y to ~$501 million, beating both our ~$494 million estimate and ~$495 million consensus. Excluding a small office furniture acquisi-tion, sales decreased 5.2%, in-line with management’s down 3-7% guidance.

>Irrespective of the y/y revenue decline, normalized EPS re-sults beat our model at the operating income line by ~$0.11, as a better-than-modeled gross margin (~$0.13 benefit) was partially offset by a slightly higher-than-expected SG&A expense ratio (~$0.01 drag). Adjusted gross margin improved ~197 bp y/y to 37.4%, nicely above our 35.7% estimate. The year-over-year gross margin expansion was driven by strong op-erating performance, on-going cost reductions, favorable mate-rial cost and better price realization, partially offset by lower volume. Adjusted SG&A ratio increased ~73 bp y/y to 33.0%

(vs. our 32.7% estimate), driven by lower volume and higher incentive based compensation, partially offset by “broad based cost reductions”. Despite the y/y revenue decline, adjusted operating income grew 32.5% to $22.4 million (4.5% of sales), illustrating HNI’s lean manufacturing discipline and manage-ment’s laser sharp focus on cost reductions.

>Office furniture segment sales decreased 4.9% y/y to $387.3 million (above our $378.9 million estimate), with de-clines in both the supplies and contract channels. Organically, sales declined 6.1% y/y. Despite the revenue miss, normal-ized office segment operating income increased 6.2% y/y to $23.0 million (5.9% of sales), above our $15.4 million (4.1% of sales) estimate. Cost management actions, greater price realization and strong operating performance drove the profit-ability improvement.

>Hearth sales declined 2.0 % y/y to $113.7 million, versus our $114.9 million estimate. The revenue decline was driven by lower retail pellet sales, partially offset by growth in the new construction channel. Biomass/pellet comparisons should begin to ease as 2016 unfolds. Normalized Hearth EBIT in-creased from $12.5 million (10.8% of sales) in 1Q15 to $13.8 million (12.1% of sales) in 1Q16, above our $12.1 million (10.5% of sales) estimate.

>Corporate overhead (excluding interest expense) was $14.3 million (2.9% of sales), versus $17.2 million (3.3% of sales) in 1Q15 and our $13.1 million estimate (2.6% of sales).

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Inscape 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 -19.8% 0.3%

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business>HNI guided 2Q16 revenues to be down 4-7% (including the impact of acquisitions and divestitures), implying $528-545 million, compared to our $544.5 million estimate and the $533 million consensus. In addition, management expects 2Q16 adjusted EPS to be in the range of $0.54-0.59, compared to our $0.46 estimate and the $0.49 consensus. Lastly, manage-ment raised FY16 adjusted EPS to $2.40-2.70 versus $2.20-2.60, previously.

>Despite a challenging economy and weak overall industry growth, HNI still delivered double-digit earnings growth, illus-trating management’s ability to flex its cost structure during a sluggish industry environment. In addition, in the release, CEO Askren cited “signs of modest market improvement”. Recall, HNI’s management had a more bearish outlook over the last few quarters versus its direct office furniture peers. We will have additional commentary and refreshed estimates following management’s 11:00 a.m. (ET) conference call.

RAYMOND JAMES BRIEF 4.22.16Knoll: Another Solid Quarter: 1Q16 Sales & EPS Beat Esti-mates

Analysts: Budd Bugatch, Bobby Griffin, David Vargas

>We reaffirm our Outperform rating on KNL, following Knoll’s strong 1Q16 earnings report and ahead of management’s Friday morning conference call.

>After Thursday’s market close, Knoll reported 1Q16 GAAP EPS of $0.36, nicely ahead of our $0.32 estimate and the $0.31 consensus. 1Q15 diluted GAAP EPS of $0.36 included a $0.09 per share foreign exchange gain related to the settle-ment of an intercompany receivable. This year’s 1Q16 results included a foreign exchange loss of $0.03 per share (~$2.6 million before tax). Impressively, total sales increased 6.8% year-over-year to $284.6 million, also above our $278 million estimate and the $272 million consensus.

>At the operating line, GAAP operating income beat our estimate by $0.07, driven by higher than modeled revenue (~$0.01 benefit), better-than-expected gross margin (~$0.03 benefit), and a lower than modeled SG&A ratio (~$0.03 ben-efit).

>1Q16 gross margin improved 210 basis points y/y to 37.9% from 35.8% last year. The year-over-year improvement in gross margin was driven by improved operating efficiencies and better fixed-cost absorption from higher sales volume predomi-nantly in Knoll’s office furniture segment. SG&A increased from $73.0 million (27.4% of sales) last year to $75.9 million (26.7% of sales) in 1Q16. The increase in operating expense

was driven by increased marketing costs, additional headcount, and higher incentive accruals. Below the line, a $2.6 million foreign exchange loss was an approximately $0.03 drag.

>Office segment sales increased 10.5% year-over-year to $185.3 million (on top of 14.8% growth in the prior year), handsomely above our $173.4 million estimate. The strong y/y sales growth was driven by recent product introductions, including height-adjustable tables and storage products, as well as growth in the Knoll’s core Systems portfolio. More impor-tantly, office furniture operating income increased 129% year-over-year to $16.6 million (above our $10.2 million esti-mate), while operating margin expanded to 9.0% from 4.3% last year. The ~$18 million in y/y revenue growth yield a ~53% contribution margin.

>Sales for Knoll’s Studio segment increased 1.9% y/y to $71.5 million, below our $74.8 million estimate. The increase was driven primarily by Holly Hunt, partially offset by com-mercial project weakness in Europe. Studio operating income was roughly flat year-over-year at $9.0 million (12.6% of sales), slightly below our $10 million estimate (13.3% of sales).

>Covering segment sales declined 2.8% y/y to $27.8 million, below our $29.7 million estimate. Year-over-year growth in Spinneybeck | FilzFelt sales were offset by weakness at Knoll-Textiles. Segment operating income increased 1.8% y/y to $6.2 million (22.4% of sales), slightly below our $6.4 million (21.4% of sales) estimate.

>We will have additional comments and updated estimates following management’s 10 a.m. (ET) conference call.

BUSINESS AFFAIRS>The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the March Architecture Billings Index was 51.9, up from the mark of 50.3 in the previous month. The new projects inquiry index was 58.1, down from a reading of 59.5 the previous month, and the design contracts index was 51.8, up only slightly from 51.7 in February.

“The first quarter was somewhat disappointing in terms of the growth of design activity, but fortunately expanded a bit enter-ing the traditionally busy spring season,” said AIA Chief Econo-mist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD. “The Midwest is lagging behind the other regions, but otherwise business conditions are generally healthy across the country. As the institutional market has cooled somewhat after a surge in design activity a year ago, the multi-family sector is reaccelerating at a healthy pace.”

The regional three-month ABI average was highest in the South (52.4), followed by the Northeast (51.0), West (50.4), and

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businessMidwest (49.8). By sector, multi-family residential averaged the highest score (55.7), folowed by commercial/industrial (51.8), mixed practice (50.0), and institutional (48.0). http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB108769

>HNI Corp. on Apr. 21 reported its first-quarter fiscal 2016 results (dollars in millions except EPS):

3 Mos. Ended 4.2.16 4.4.15 %Ch.Net Sales $501.0 $523.5 -4.3%Gross Profit $185.7 $184.5 0.7%SG&A $165.1 $168.7 -2.1%Op. Income $19.5 $15.4 26.6%Net Inc. $11.8 $8.5 38.8%EPS (dil.) $0.26 $0.19 36.8%

Compared to prior year quarter, the acquisition of a small office furniture company increased sales $4.7 million. On an organic basis, sales decreased 5.2%.

“We delivered very strong results which exceeded our expecta-tions for the first quarter,” said HNI Corp. Chairman, President, and CEO Stan Askren. “Operating margins increased in both our office furniture and hearth products segments driven by strong operational execution. We continue to compete well in our markets and are focused on driving long-term shareholder value.”

Non-GAAP gross margin increased 190 basis points compared to prior year, attributed to strong operational performance, favorable material costs, and price realization, partially offset by lower volume.

Selling and administrative expenses, as a percentage of sales, increased 80 basis points due to the impacts of lower volume and higher incentive based compensation partially offset by broad based cost reductions.

HNI recorded $2.9 million of restructuring and transition costs in connection with previously announced closures and struc-tural realignment. First quarter 2015 included $1.5 million of restructuring and transition costs.

Office Furniture (dollars in millions):

3 Mos. Ended 4.2.16 4.4.15 %Ch.Net Sales $387.3 $407.4 -4.9%Op. Income $21.3 $20.2 5.7%

Compared to prior year quarter, an acquisition increased sales $4.7 million. On an organic basis, sales decreased 6.1%. Sales for the quarter decreased in both the supplies-driven and contract channels.

First quarter non-GAAP operating profit increased $1.3 million or 6.1%. Strong operational performance, favorable material costs, price realization, and cost reductions were partially offset

by lower volume and higher incentive based compensation.

Hearth Products (dollars in millions):

3 Mos. Ended 4.2.16 4.4.15 %Ch.Net Sales $113.7 $116.0 -2.0%Op. Income $12.6 $12.5 0.5%

Growth in the new construction channel was offset by the continued decline in the retail pellet channel. For the quarter, non-GAAP operating profit increased $1.3 million or 10.1%. Strong operational performance, favorable material costs, price realization, and cost reductions were partially offset by lower volume and higher incentive based compensation.

Outlook

“I am very pleased with our strong performance in the first quarter,” said Mr. Askren. “We are seeing signs of modest market improvement. We continue to compete well. We are confident the investments we are making in our business will continue to generate strong returns for our shareholders. I am excited about our ability to deliver long-term profitable growth.”

HNI estimates sales to be down 4% to 7% in the second quar-ter over the same period in the prior year, including the impacts of acquisitions and divestitures. Non-GAAP earnings per share are anticipated to be in the range of $0.54 to $0.59 for the second quarter and $2.40 to $2.70 for the full year, which excludes restructuring and transition costs.

The full text of HNI’s 1Q16 earnings release, including all tables, plus a webcast replay of its Apr. 22 conference call, including slides, is available at www.hnicorp.com (under Investor Information – Webcasts). A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, Apr. 28, 10:59 p.m. (Central) at 1-855-859-2056 or 1-404-537-3406 – Confer-ence ID 74118145. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98627&p=irol-news

>Knoll, Inc. released its first-quarter 2016 financial results on Apr. 21 (dollars in millions except EPS):

3 Mos Ended 3.31.16 3.31.15 %Ch.Net Sales $284.6 $266.5 6.8%Gross Profit $107.7 $95.3 13.0%Op. Exp. $75.9 $73.0 4.0%Op. Profit $31.8 $22.3 42.8%Net Inc. $17.3 $17.4 -0.6%EPS (dil.) $0.36 $0.36 -

While earnings per share were the same in both 1Q15 and 1Q16, Knoll noted that 2015 included a foreign exchange gain of $0.09 per share related to the settlement of an intercom-pany receivable, and 2016 included a foreign exchange loss of $0.03 per share.

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business“We are pleased to be reporting a strong start to 2016 with better than industry growth, and significant margin and operat-ing profit expansion,” commented CEO Andrew Cogan. “We are playing a different game than others to whom we are often compared and executing that strategy well. We are looking forward to a very exciting NeoCon trade show this coming June where we are launching an innovative new vision for what we are calling the Immersive Workplace along with exciting intro-ductions across all our varied businesses.”

Gross margin improved to 37.9% in 1Q16 from 35.8% in 1Q15. This improvement was driven mainly by the Office seg-ment, where operating efficiencies and improved fixed-cost leverage from higher volumes were favorable.

The increase in operating expenses was attributed to the increased costs from strategic marketing initiatives, additional headcount, and higher incentive accruals related to increased profitability.

Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $7.0 million compared to $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2015. During the first quarter of 2016, the company paid a quarterly dividend of $7.2 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to a quarterly dividend of $5.7 million, or $0.12 per share, in the first quarter of 2015.

“This quarter marks our fifth consecutive quarter of operating margin growth,” noted SVP and CFO noted Craig B. Spray. “Our operational improvements are taking root and position us to take full advantage of fixed cost leverage going forward.”

Business Segment Results (dollars in millions):

3 Mos Ended 3.31.16 3.31.15 %Ch.Office Net Sales $185.4 $167.7 10.6% Op. Profit $16.6 $7.2 130.6%Studio Net Sales $71.5 $70.2 1.9% Op. Profit $9.0 $9.0 -Coverings Net Sales $27.8 $28.6 -2.8% Op. Profit $6.2 $6.1 1.6%

(The Office segment serves corporate, government, healthcare, retail and other customers in the U.S. and Canada providing a portfolio of office furnishing solutions including office systems, seating, storage, tables, desks, and KnollExtra® ergonomic ac-cessories. The Office segment also includes international sales of Knoll’s North American office products. The Studio segment includes KnollStudio®; Knoll Europe, which sells primarily Knoll Studio products, Richard Schultz® Design, and HOLLY HUNT®. The Coverings segment includes KnollTextiles®, Spinneybeck®, Edelman® Leather, and Filzfelt®. These businesses serve a wide range of customers offering high quality textiles and leather.)

Knoll reported that the sales increase in the Office segment was led by recent introductions in complementary products includ-ing height-adjustable tables and storage products, as well as solid growth in the company’s core Systems portfolio.

The sales increase in the Studio segment was primarily driven by HOLLY HUNT, partially offset by weakness in large com-mercial projects in Europe. Looking ahead, Mr. Cogan added that during the quarter “orders were up nicely across all our Studio segment businesses, from KnollStudio to Knoll Europe to HOLLY HUNT, as we benefitted from increased marketing efforts and new product introductions, and as a result we are well-positioned heading into Q2.”

In the Coverings segment, continued year-over-year growth in Spinneybeck | FilzFelt sales was offset by weakness at Knoll-Textiles. “With 22.4% operating margins, Coverings continues to generate meaningful profits for our overall enterprise,” noted Mr. Cogan. “In the quarter, over 35% of our sales and ap-proximately 50% of our profits came from outside our North America Office segment.”

Commenting on workplace trends, in which traditional boundar-ies between residential and contract are blurring and clients are allocating more of their furniture budgets to ancillary spaces and architectural elements, Mr. Cogan explained that “Knoll has identified immersive planning as a new approach that blurs the lines between traditional assigned and unassigned space, en-hancing interaction and a sense of hospitality at every exchange. In short, immersive planning targets group-based workspace where the actions of the people themselves define the space. To target this opportunity, this coming June at our NeoCon trade show, we will be previewing a dramatic and extensive collection called Rockwell Unscripted by the world-renowned designer David Rockwell. Rockwell Unscripted encompasses over seven categories of products with over 25 different individual offerings, leveraging David Rockwell’s innovative approach to hospitality environment and public space and inspired by the award-win-ning designs for theater entertainment. It’s a collection meant to adapt to the spontaneous choreography of the workday. It is an all-encompassing vision that leverages our design heritage and existing capabilities to go after a significant greater share of both our clients and dealer spend.”

The full text of Knoll’s 1Q16 earnings release, including all tables, and a webcast replay of the company’s Apr. 22 confer-ence call, including presentation slides, may be accessed at www.knoll.com; go to “About Knoll” and click on “Investor Relations.” In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available through Feb. 19 by dialing 888 286-8010. Interna-tional replay: 617 801-6888 (Passcode: 983 649 13). http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome

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business>USG Corp. on Apr. 21 reported its 2016 first-quarter results (dollars in millions except EPS):

3 Mos. Ended 3.31.16 3.31.15 %Ch.Net Sales $970 $909 6.7%Gross Profit $195 $153 27.5%SG&A $71 $77 7.8%Op. Profit $127 $76 67.1%Net Income $67 $24 179.2%EPS (dil.) $0.46 $0.16 187.5%

“We’re off to a strong start in 2016, with arguably the best quarter we’ve had in almost a decade,” said James S. Metcalf, Chairman, President, and CEO. “We realized significant operat-ing margin expansion in all of our US operations, led by our Ceilings business which turned in an all-time record quarter.”

USG’s Gypsum segment generated $111 million of operating profit in the first quarter of 2016. On an adjusted basis, operat-ing profit of $108 million in the Gypsum segment improved by $40 million over the first quarter of 2015, led by the US Gypsum business which realized 520 basis points of improved operating margins to 19%. Wallboard products provided $24 million of this improvement, and surfaces and substrates drove a record $12 million of incremental profit. Wallboard volumes were up 20% while wallboard price was down roughly 2% on differences in mix and the timing of price increases

The Ceilings segment earned $29 million of operating profit in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $21 million in the first

quarter of 2015. Stronger pricing in tile products, and improved volumes and lower costs in all ceilings products drove first quarter margins up 620 basis points to 22.7%, the best in the history of the US Ceilings business.

The Distribution segment earned $11 million of operating profit in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $4 million in the first quarter of 2015. Operating margins improved 190 basis points to 3.1%, with same store sales and wallboard volumes increas-ing 9% and 12%, respectively.

The USG Boral business generated $7 million of equity method income in the first quarter of 2016, down $1 million from the first quarter of 2015 due to the unfavorable impact of foreign currency.

“We’ve started off 2016 by generating positive momentum that we can build on the rest of the year,” Mr. Metcalf said. “We’ll advance our Plan to Win throughout 2016 by strengthening our core businesses, diversifying our earnings, and differentiating USG through innovation.”

The full text of USG’s 1Q16 earnings release, including all tables, along with a replay of the company’s Apr. 21 webcast, is available on the USG website, www.usg.com, in the Investor Relations section. In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available until Friday, May 6, at 1-888-843-7419 (1-630-652-3042 for international callers); pass code 42125066. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=115117&p=irol-news&nyo=0

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