News Category: Design

  • Sherwin-Williams Unveils 2024 Color of the Year
    10.10.2023Anne Holden

    Sherwin-Williams Unveils 2024 Color of the Year

    September 21, 2023 | i+s Magazine Now that we have your mouth-watering, we aren’t just showing you a beautiful pastry. In fact, renowned French pastry chef Dominique Ansel created the first-ever vegan cronut for New York City that was inspired …

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  • Balancing Act
    09.26.2023Anne Holden

    Balancing Act

    By Jolene Mudri | September/October 2023 Issue | MCD Magazine Durability and maintenance top the list of concerns for designers specifying flooring within healthcare environments. There are multiple intertwined variables to balance – material health, embodied carbon reduction, cost, longevity, …

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  • Spec’d to Stay
    09.12.2023Anne Holden

    Spec’d to Stay

    By Amy Nichols & Lyndsee Johnson | July/August 2023 Issue | MCD Magazine As the healthcare industry enters the post-pandemic era, the design focus has shifted to enhancing the patient’s overall experience, while also maintaining an increased level of infection …

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  • Baker Miller Pink: The Power of Color in the Built Environment Podcast
    08.29.2023Anne Holden

    Baker Miller Pink: The Power of Color in the Built Environment Podcast

    By Robert Nieminen | August 15, 2023 | i+s Magazine As we touched on in our blog last week, the Color of the Year announcements are here from all of the main paint players in the industry. We wanted to …

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  • 2024 Colors of the Year we know so far
    08.22.2023Anne Holden

    2024 Colors of the Year we know so far

    Although we are still 31 days away from the actual start of fall and the weather hasn’t prepared anyone for the crisp air in the coming months, Pantone and our favorite paint brands are here to get us ready for …

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  • Using Experiential Design To Improve The Patient Experience
    08.15.2023Anne Holden

    Using Experiential Design To Improve The Patient Experience

    By D. Villella | August 8, 2023 | HCD Magazine What do you think of when you hear the words “experiential design”? You may not know what that is, but you’ve probably seen it. Experience design looks beyond the function …

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  • Remaking Place: The Future of Design Work
    07.25.2023Anne Holden

    Remaking Place: The Future of Design Work

    By Cheryl S. Durst | May/June 2023 Issue | i+S Magazine The findings from this year’s IIDA Industry Roundtable served up profound insights on how to design for the post-pandemic employee. Earlier this year, attendees at IIDA’s celebrated Industry Roundtable …

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  • Four Acoustics Experts Sound Off on Specifying for the Post-Pandemic Workplace
    07.19.2023Anne Holden

    Four Acoustics Experts Sound Off on Specifying for the Post-Pandemic Workplace

    By AnnMarie Martin | May/June 2023 Issue | i+S Magazine Acoustics are very important in any design concept. If you hear a sound, then you are interacting with acoustics. They set the tone for the space not only from a …

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  • Lighting the Way: Creating Supportive Healing Environments through Lighting Trends & Research
    05.02.2023Anne Holden

    Lighting the Way: Creating Supportive Healing Environments through Lighting Trends & Research

    By Karen Murphy | March/April 2023 Issue | MCD Magazine The coronavirus pandemic has focused attention on three aspects of healthcare facility design: disinfection/infection isolation, flexibility, and telemedicine. And the following explores how lighting design for healthcare facilities plays a …

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  • ASID Predicts the Year’s Top 5 Sustainability Trends
    04.25.2023Anne Holden

    ASID Predicts the Year’s Top 5 Sustainability Trends

    April 11, 2023 | Lindsey Koren | Interiors + Sources Magazine With the spring season comes a reawakening of new life around us and an appreciation for our Earth. Although we recognize Earth Day in April, the rise of sustainability …

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