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Category Archives: Contract interiors
the difficult color
There is more to green than meets the eye. It is a color whose history makes a notable irony of green’s contemporary meaning and application. Green has vexed artists and colorists for centuries. All this was nicely encapsulated in a … Continue reading
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Posted in Color, Contract interiors, Industry, Opinion
Tagged color, color application, color history, color story, color theory, green
allsaints we are not
“Is this where I buy my post-apocalypse, anti-zombie wardrobe?” It seemed a logical question, standing there amongst salesclerks draped in black leather, urban-directional clothing on steel racks and columns sheathed in riveted plating.
Asked of a particularly deft salesclerk, he managed … Continue reading
extra color, hold the salt
“I’m not good with color.” Whenever I hear someone say that, I wonder what this person eats. Growing up, if I heard it once, I heard it a thousand times, “We eat with our eyes first.” Our food was supposed … Continue reading
five features needed in sit-stand furniture
“If there is one hot thing in this industry right now, it has to be sit-stand desks.” In making that comment recently, this editor of a well-respected publication acknowledges the interest in sit-stand has grown faster than anyone expected. Or … Continue reading
what would calvin klein say?
Calvin Klein spoke at a university-sponsored event in my hometown the other night, so I decided to drop in and see what he had to say. Mr. Klein led a rapt audience through his career from 1968 to 2006. He … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Brand, Contract interiors, Opinion
Tagged Calvin Klein, commercial interiors, communications marketing
a solid case for selling online
Selling office furniture online is an idea whose time may have come, even if it is not a topic of energetic conversation. Perhaps a checkered past is to blame. It was tried in the early years of the Internet and … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Brand, Contract interiors, Industry
Tagged Coalesse, Laura Van Slyke, Luke Rumley, Steelcase, Steelcase Store, Turnstone
four months in review
Since March of this year, I have been on a journey of conversations and ideas. Not that I have traveled all that much, but the journey has been a succession of interviews for three projects that have happily filled my … Continue reading
of march and neocon rising
If months of the year had feelings, some of them might indulge dark resentments toward March. Seems that March has something for everyone where celebrations, events and holidays are concerned. Maybe the less fortunate months have reasons to be resentful. … Continue reading
Posted in Brand, Contract interiors, Industry, Publicity, Shows
Tagged Kasey Madden, Merchandise Mart, MMPI, myneocon, NeoCon 2012, neocon checklist, Sara O'Hare