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Press Releases
Building materials & lighting
31 May 2005
Ithemba panels from the Varia 05 collection encase tribal beadwork in environmentally friendly EcoResin, a plastic formulated with 40 percent recycled content that may be used outdoors with the addition of a UV protector.
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Trading up
01 May 2005
Specifying sustainable materials is still harder than it should be. Deborah Grossberg looks at the problems involved, and the best ways to go about going green.
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A natural angle
01 May 2005
So now that you've made the most of your backyard's natural surroundings, there's no reason why outdoor treasures can't be incorporated inside your home. Bringing in decorative elements such as potted flowers, driftwood, rocks, or shells can add a warm, earthy feeling to any indoor space.
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Green incentive
01 May 2005
For the interior designer of the New York Environmental Defense offices, sustainability is a pragmatic choice.
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A great divide
01 April 2005
By using storage to create the wall between workstations, Allsteel's Reach Integrated Storage System redefines open plan.
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Eight firms expose the nuts and bolts behind their projects.
01 March 2005
Eight firms expose the nuts and bolts behind their projects. "Many manufacturers are willing to work with designers for more eco-friendly products. For example, we asked Objectile to make their cut wood panels out of Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood, which is not a standard, and they have been most accommodating."
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Bon voyage
01 February 2005
Scott Kester and Architecture create a ship-shape plan for San Francisco supper club Frisson. With its expansive rotunda and circular dining room, San Francisco restaurant Frisson could have graced an early-20th-century ocean liner.
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It's not easy being green
06 January 2005
Specifying sustainable materials is still harder than it should be. Deborah Grossberg looks at the problems involved, and the best ways to go about going green.
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Product reports 2004
01 December 2004
How do you recognize a well-designed product? The seminal designer Charles Eames once said, "The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in 10 years?"
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Cream of the crop -- Some of 2004's best new products
01 December 2004
Innovation award, NeoCon; Best new Material, International Contemporary Furniture Fair. At ICFF, the company launched its k_now series, a furniture collection introduced by the makers of Varia, an EcoResin panel system capable of a variety of colors, textures and levels of translucency
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Designer's choice -- 20 great designers select 20 great products
01 November 2004
HD's Platinum Circle is comprised of designers, architects, owners, and purchasers who have contributed a career's worth of excellence to the hospitality industry.
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Floor-a and fauna
01 October 2004
Varia EcoResin panels bring the outdoors to your indoor booth. The translucent panels, made of eco-friendly polyester resin, contain colored, textured, and natural inlays, like silk strands, fossil leaves, and flower petals.
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Counter poise
01 October 2004
From synthetic to stone, these countertops are the design community's latest options.
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Behind the red door
01 October 2004
For nearly a century, the Elizabeth Arden brand has been defined by red-the color of the door to the cosmetics pioneer's first shop, which opened in New York in 1910. Today, the scarlet-accented interior at the city's new Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon and Spa is the work of Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Interiors.
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NeoCon anew
01 September 2004
Cautious optimism and a sense of regeneration enlivened the world's biggest contract furniture fair. "The buzz is back," said a Steelcase representative as she steered her way through a packed showroom.
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Very young project
01 September 2004
Innovative materials and processes, projects, designers, manufacturers, workshops and young web sites that we discovered in New York during design week.
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10 sensational surfacing products
01 September 2004
Designed by Claire Kahn, 3-form's Strata collection features multi-dimensional patterns that are inspired by modern architecture.
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The new bamboo
01 September 2004
The planet's quickest-growing grass is fast taking over the design world. No, the background screen isn't from the set of Jungle Boy-or even a retro tiki party! Bamboo Forest bendable panels from Phillip Jeffries, just the ticket for bringing the outdoors in, are perfect for walls flat or wavy.
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Home cooking
06 August 2004
Our recipe for a cool summer kitchen begins with these stylish supplies. Sleek Surfacing. Beautiful backsplashes are just one of the many uses for 3-Form's EcoResin polyester panels.
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Tat Ming wallpaper
01 August 2004
An Interview with Alex Yue, General Manager, Tat Ming Wallpaper. If someone suggested that the value of your property would increase by 10-15% if the walls were covered with paper instead of paint, would you do it?
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Product showcase NeoCon recap
01 August 2004
Product Showcase NeoCon Recap. 3form EcoResin is a specially-formulate polyester resin which is both environmentally friendly and high-performing.
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Dreams become reality at ICFF
01 August 2004
Dreams Become Reality at ICFF. Furniture production is changing rapidly as new materials, raw materials costs and environmental demands continue to exert their influence.
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Point and counterpoint
04 July 2004
"Search for beauty (but) betray beauty without hesitation." This year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair was a heady mix of contrasts and contradictions creating a dynamic not previously experienced in the show's 16-year history.
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Innovative photic material
01 July 2004
The fantastic image arisen from the mixture of rays, pattern, colours and texture is much alluring to our eyes. Suppliers continue to discover nouvelle materials in order to achieve innovative effect.
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