Italy's iconic homeware design firms try to tough it out through recession business analysis Nov 8, 2009
Online Edition Powered By IOL. November 08, 2009 Edition 1. (Business Report, South Africa)
Designer debuts OMAP boards for Android Nov 6, 2009
The relatively small design firm is not selling the boards directly, but using them to attract contract design business. The board "is close to a pre-production unit for engineering validation and test, so some people might be able to use and license this design," Herbert said. (EETimes)
Lexington design firm earns award for kitchen remodel Nov 6, 2009
The award-winning project is located in Newton. Thu Nov 05, 2009, 04:44 PM EST. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Stimulus project nearly complete Nov 5, 2009
Two additional projects that do not have construction monies yet secured will be soon going out for advertising seeking qualified design firms. The first is the North Oregon Street second phase, which will connect North Oregon Street from Mallards Corner to where Northwest Washington Boulevard will be realigned. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
MakeMusic, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results Nov 5, 2009
In addition, we engaged an interactive design firm to assist our efforts in improving the SmartMusic user interface. Our objective is to make the SmartMusic experience more intuitive, engaging, rewarding and social. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Area architects deal with job cuts by forming a network Nov 5, 2009
Some North Texas architecture and interior design firms have closed; others have slashed their staffs by 30% or more as projects have been canceled or indefinitely shelved ... So far, he shows 19 large and midsize architecture and interior design firms that have shed 1,100 positions since the industry s peak in mid-2008. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
High-definition equals high sales for wearable video camera Nov 4, 2009
Then he read an article about a successful design firm in nearby Portland, Ore. Ziba Design, and pushed to become a client. (USA Today -- Tech)
UICA Press Release - NoshNight Featuring Acclaimed Designer Nov 3, 2009
Thomas Overthun is Senior Practice Lead in Consumer Experience Design at the renowned international design firm IDEO. Overthun has designed in the areas of contract furniture and seating, kitchen tools and appliances, personal care, sports products and electronics. Overthun s clients have included Cisco, Steelcase, Zyliss Switzerland, Oral B, P&G, Audible, National Panasonic, and Selle Royal. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Prep Schools Leading The Way When It Comes To Going Green Nov 3, 2009
So the school turned to a San Francisco design firm, Project Frog, which has established a reputation in California and Hawaii for delivering highly efficient, modular school buildings, and was eager to prove that its technology could work in the colder Northeast. The building under construction at Watkinson has three, 1,280-square-foot classrooms that will be heated and cooled by a combination of solar and geothermal systems. (FOX61, CT)
County reconsidering plans for shelter, officer building (72) Nov 3, 2009
While a proposal from a Kansas City design firm and a Seguin builder to construct an 11,256-square-foot animal control facility at Joshua Springs Park rve near Welfare was on the courts agenda for action Monday, no vote was taken as commissioners continued to discuss design details related to windows, walls, heating and air conditioning. While the exact price of the facility will not be known until those decisions are made, the cost is expected to be about 900,000. (Boerne Star, TX)
Weaver and Tidwell to go by Weaver Nov 3, 2009
Brand strategy and design firm Greenfield Belser worked with Weaver to develop its new name, brand strategy and logo redesign. Weaver is the sixth largest accounting form in North Texas, according to the Dallas Business Journal s Book of Lists. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Changing Tehran Nov 3, 2009
Wherever the capital moves to, and for whatever reasons, the government will have some other important considerations to take into account if creating a capital from scratch, says Andrew Jones of the engineering, planning and architectural design firm AECOM.. One of the things about a new capital is that it tends to insulate the government from the pressures and influences of the big city. (BBC News -- Africa)
Committee Recommends Hiring Planning Firm Nov 1, 2009
Aldermen have debated the use of SWT, hiring a local design firm to develop a plan, or use a drawing submitted to the city by engineering firm Cochran ... SWT, which has met with a city committee, is a design firm that will work with URS to develop the city's comprehensive plan. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Cats outta the box Nov 1, 2009
The New York City design firm ModProducts has devised ModKat, the first litter box to acknowledge a cat s love of jumping onto things ... The New York City design firm ModProducts has devised ModKat, the first litter box to acknowledge a cat s love of jumping onto things. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Odds Oct 31, 2009
Part of Tom Niemeier's strategy for his St. Louis-based architectural design firm Space included circumscribing its growth. Matt Carlin says the success of his staffing provider Resource Options in Needham, Mass. (BusinessWeek)
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Discussion : Design firm readies UW development plan ... Design firm readies UW development plan. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Portland firm chosen for mall upgrade Oct 31, 2009
Out-of-state team members include ELS Architects of Portland and The Olin Studio landscape architecture and urban design firm of Philadelphia. Most Read Stories. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Campaign taps new donors to top $62 million 2009 goal Oct 31, 2009
The campaign also offered incentives for companies to increase donations, including a forum led by P&G executives for marketing and design firms. It also included a "virtual kick-off" for the campaign and final results were sent out via Twitter. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Rackspace to host Extreme Makeover site Oct 31, 2009
Web design firm Cybernautic hired The Rackspace Cloud, the cloud-computing division of (NYSE: RAX), to host the Web site for the reality television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Cybernautic hired The Rackspace Cloud to keep its 200 client sites up and running, including the newly built site for Brady Homes, the builder featured in Oct. 25 s episode. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Design firm readies UW development plan Oct 31, 2009
LARAMIE -- University of Wyoming staff and employees of the design firm MIG will present a draft long-range development plan for the school to trustees next month. MIG consultant and partner Dan Iacofano said the final approval stage will likely come in January. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Real Deals: Aurora's Blackstone CC sold Oct 31, 2009
Morrish also helped design the in Castle Rock with Jack Nicklaus design firm, and later teamed with ex-pro Tom Weiskopf on more than 20 projects, including in Scottsdale, Ariz. Morrish, who graduated from , now runs Ltd. with his son, Carter Morrish. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Feltus | Hawkins Design brings architects eye to interior design Oct 30, 2009
They listened to us, and that s not normally how it happens with design firms, he said ... Clients have included Healthways, where the design firm recently completed a corporate headquarters, and. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Managing maternity Oct 29, 2009
Carlingford-based Leah Beattie, who keeps accounts for the design firm that her husband founded, Jimmyweb, has one child, Julian, 3, and is eight months pregnant with a second. Leah, 34, denies that motherhood is a crippling indulgence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
People on the Move: Oct. 26 Oct 29, 2009
Verdon most recently served as marketing and business development leader for , a national design firm. Her career includes significant experience in both the Philadelphia and D.C. markets. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Gardening to lift spirits Oct 28, 2009
Rochelle Greayer who owns a landscape design firm in Harvard, planted a Hope in Bloom garden this spring that was featured on WCVB s Chronicle. Greayer met Hershon a couple of years ago, and was recently asked if she would install a garden for Kimm DelGizzi, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in January. (Beacon Villager, MA)
American Specialty Health and Healthyroads Honored at 39th Annual Creativity Awards Oct 27, 2009
This year, judges from some of the United States' most prestigious design firms evaluated the work produced by their peers and students. The 39th Annual Creativity Awards received thousands of entries from 37 countries and 37 U.S. states. (Primezone Releases)
Study details economic impact of arena Oct 27, 2009
The study was compiled by LLC, an urban planning and design firm created by former Downtown Development Corp. executive director Barry Alberts. It examines the period from 2007 to the present and projects into 2010. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Play4Brew Web Site Re-Launches Oct 26, 2009
com, the official Web site of Gophers head coach Tim Brewster, will re-launch on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a complete redesign by Minneapolis-based design firm TST Media. The site will provide viewers with an indepth look at all aspects of the Gophers football program using some of the latest innovations in web design. (IlliniBoard.com)
Letters for Saturday, October 24, 2009 Oct 25, 2009
The design firm, and the technology heavy in the stage of development is asserted to make a third generation product. It now may leave Oregon because it can t find the financing to build the plant. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Stylish second acts Oct 25, 2009
Linda Meyers, who worked as an art director for a decade before the pair cofounded their design firm five years ago, did the graphic design and collaborated on the eccentric projects, which include seating, lighting, storage, tables, and decorative accessories. Some of the projects are super easy, says John. (Boston Globe)
JOHN M. VALENTINO: Health reform vital to Valley business Oct 23, 2009
John M. Valentino is co-owner of Truxell and Valentino Landscape Development Inc., a landscape contracting and design firm based in Clovis. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Hometta offers architects a chance for a modern approach to creating a house Oct 22, 2009
The house plans, created by 24 design firms from around the world - including three from Boston - are now on view through Nov. 6 in the exhibit Welcome Hometta at Pinkcomma gallery in the South End. They emphasize affordability, sustainability, and style. (Boston Globe)
Port MacKenzie expansion to increase jobs Oct 21, 2009
The borough-submitted figures include an estimated 500 jobs with CH2M Hill, the Denver-based program-management, construction and design firm that last year bought Anchorage oil-field contractor Veco Corp.. Those employees would be building modules for use in the oil field. (Anchorage Daily News)
World-renowned graphic artist to speak for Golden Mean series Oct 21, 2009
He and the design firm Unimark aimed to solve the confusion underground travelers were experiencing by creating a unified, legible set of signs and maps. Cookie Caloia, an assistant professor of design and a committee member, personally invited Vignelli to be a part of the series. (Daily Orange, NY)
Dwight Eubank's Publicist Helps to Deliver on the Much Anticipated Season Finale of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Oct 21, 2009
ATLANTA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenn Bean of VIPDistinct, a leading event production and design firm, made his television debut on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta on October 8, 2009 and will reappear on the much anticipated season finale on Thursday, October 22, 2009. While it is clear that many of the fans have a love-hate relationship with the ladies, it is a shameless addiction that has lured television audiences around the world. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* All lifestyles great and small Oct 21, 2009
In just six years, Booday () has expanded from a small graphic design firm to a lifestyle brand with its own magazine, clothing and accessories line, and a store and cafe near Zhongshan MRT Station (sB). But the companys philosophy is about taking life one step at a time. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Toluca Editions: 6 Projects Oct 21, 2009
The case was conceived by the Tokyo based design firm NENDO, using a laser prototyping technology that transforms polyamide particles into a hard mold based on 3D CAD data. Founded by young architect Oki Sato in 2002, NENDO has received more than 30 design awards, their iconic "cabbage chair" made of paper waste generated by the fabrication of Issey Miyake's Pleats Please, is currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Architects chosen for new Sacramento courthouse Oct 17, 2009
HOK is an international design firm founded in 1955 by George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum. Most Read Stories. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Disney debuts do-it-yourself thrill ride Oct 16, 2009
Shawn McCoy, vice-president of marketing and business development at Jack Rouse Associates, another amusement-park design firm, said this desire for interactivity in amusement parks takes its cues from video games. "There's also a definite need to compete with video games or the gaming industry -- where [players] have control over all of the elements, from the environment to the players' movement," he said, noting that museums and zoos also are taking notice of the trend. (CNN -- Travel)
HOPE IN BLOOM: Gardeners help women with breast cancer Oct 16, 2009
Rochelle Greayer who owns a landscape design firm in Harvard, planted a Hope in Bloom garden this spring that was featured on WCVB s Chronicle. Greayer met Hershon a couple of years ago, and was recently asked if she would install a garden for Kimm DelGizzi of Framingham, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in January. (Bolton Common, MA)
Batavia hospital starts $20M expansion Oct 16, 2009
Architect on the project is , a Rochester-based design firm; while construction firm of record is of Batavia. Completion is expected in January 2011. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Building backs Bulls with colored lights Oct 16, 2009
Tampa-based entertainment lighting and design firm Inc. installed the energy-saving LED lights on the 36-floor, 527,000-square-foot downtown Tampa tower in December 2008. The LED lights replaced fluorescent lights that had to be changed manually for colored lighting displays, a job that required six people and four hours, said Danielle Justo Sherwin, Bay Stage spokeswoman. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Village Green Recommendation Delayed Oct 16, 2009
Six landscape design firms have submitted proposals to transform the unoccupied 7. 3 acres from an unmaintained wooded area into a community park that incorporates an open lawn. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Goulds opens Olive Branch location Oct 16, 2009
Design firm Glennys Cowles Designs and architect Tim Garrett of created the contemporary look of the Olive Branch facility. Gould s also operates five day spas and nine full-service hair salons in the greater Memphis area. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
GardenHood; new exotic plant center for Grant Park Oct 15, 2009
McMullin also owns design firm New Moon Gardens and also grows and sells through Very Good Plants. Other owners include Melodie McDanal, a landscape architect and former manager of Habersham Gardens known for her splashy container gardens; and attorney Valerie Barton, who left behind a legal career to launch GardenHood. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Q&A: What Venture Partner Philip Schlein Looks for in a Business Plan Oct 15, 2009
If a plan looked like a design firm put it together, I'd get nervous, unless it came from a very aesthetic business, which we usually don't invest in anyway. What is a good length for a business plan. (The Clarion-Ledger)
7 questions for Oprah' designer Nate Berkus Oct 15, 2009
Nate Berkus is a self-taught decorator who in 1995 at age 24 began his own design firm, Nate Berkus Associates (based in Chicago). Clients have included Wolfgang Puck's Spago, Barneys New York and W hotels. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Deupree Cottages now open Oct 14, 2009
Avoiding a hospital-like environment was central in the design of the cottages, said Allen Hale, with the architectural, engineering and design firm , which has offices in Roanoke, Va. and Charlotte, N.C. Even the exteriors were made to blend in. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Novelist Sherrie Flick recalls something of her bakery days at Ceres in Portsmouth, N.H. Oct 14, 2009
For now the various characters in that book work in a design firm, a TV news station, and a fine arts museum. But there s lots of potential for food and cocktail scenes, she says. (Boston Globe)
Medicom Is Making It on Its Own Oct 13, 2009
The new emphasis makes Medicom more like IDEO, Continuum, or Smart Design firms that also design medical devices for big clients. The big difference: Medicom has direct access to its former parent company's renowned research, enabling it to move faster and incorporate , such as Bluetooth capability, in the new Littmann stethoscopes. (BusinessWeek)
Blessing of the animals Oct 11, 2009
Imaginary Lines, a design firm located in Terrell, will take and provide free family portraits with pets, and Judy McWhorter, author of Devotions for God Lovers, to be released early next year, will be on hand with her dogs to discuss pet spirituality and to pray, along with the Good Shepherd Prayer Team, for those who may have ill pets or have recently lost pets. D.J. Mike Lewis will be spinning animal-themed songs during the festivities. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
KZF closes on new HQ Oct 10, 2009
The Cincinnati-based architecture, engineering and design firm is moving its headquarters to the 1915-era building. It s on the eastern edge of the downtown business district. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
HOPE IN BLOOM Oct 9, 2009
By Julia Quinn-Szcesuil/Correspondent. Thu Oct 08, 2009, 09:00 AM EDT. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Web site offers guide to Underground Railroad Oct 6, 2009
Thanks in part to a federal grant and years of information gathered by experts and historians, a local design firm has put together a drivable tour of the dozens of Underground Railroad sites in Auburn and Cayuga County. The tours are part of a new Web site called Following the Freedom Trail, which offers maps and explanations of almost 40 local people and places that were part of the famous network that went from the southern United States to Canada. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
In radical change-up, P&G streamlines brand promotion Oct 5, 2009
It is very hard to take the competing interests of the agencies and get them to work as one, said Tim Coffey CEO of the design firm , downtown. It wouldn t surprise me if they re able to make it work for them, but it is fraught with challenge, he said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Some firms find banks willing to lend again Oct 4, 2009
After several years of heady growth that enabled the Tempe-based company to become one of the fastest-growing and most technologically sophisticated graphic and design firms in the Southwest, Bluemedia hit a rough patch last year, in the depths of the recession. Although it didn't miss any debt payments, the firm - which has been honored by the Phoenix and Tempe chambers of commerce, the American Marketing Association and other groups - did fall short on some of the debt-covenant ratios or... (AZCentral -- Business)
Cars, bikes can coexist in vibrant cities Oct 4, 2009
Daniel Parolek is the founder of Opticos Design Inc., an architecture and urban design firm committed to creating and reinforcing walkable, sustainable places. He is the co-author of "Form-Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers." Contact us at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Chicago Dodged An Olympic Bullet Oct 4, 2009
400,000 -- nearly $1 million-- paid to top design firm Wolff Olins, which took more than a year to produce it. Which gets to the big problem behind the games: money. (Slate)
Freds opens new prototype store in Bartlett, Tenn. Oct 3, 2009
Watt International, a Toronto-based design firm, designed Fred s new signage. The company used customer research to design the new store, according to chief executive officer Bruce A. Efird. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
St. Regis Princeville opens on Kauai Oct 2, 2009
Hotel design firm WATG and Honolulu-based Group 70 helped redesign the hotel, which features 252 rooms, including 51 premium ocean-view suites, a spa, Prince and Makai championship golf courses and Kauai Grill. Guest rooms at St. Regis Princeville range from $360 to $1,150 a night, depending on the season. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Economics hurting Kentucky's part of 4-laning U.S. 641 South Oct 2, 2009
It's my understanding that we have money in the six-year road plan for design and we have been negotiating with a design firm to do that work. It has been held up for a while, Todd said. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Julie Michelle develops photo hobby into career Oct 2, 2009
When Julie Michelle lost her job at an interior design firm in April, she decided to redesign her career. With a camera. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A hobby develops into a career Oct 2, 2009
When Julie Michelle lost her job at an interior design firm in April, she decided to redesign her career ... Julie Michelle develops photo hobby into career Articles When Julie Michelle lost her job at an interior design firm in April, she decided to redesign her career. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Who'll Be The Broncos' Top Pick? Oct 1, 2009
The program, which was produced by marketing and design firm Magner Sanborn, was funded by a 2009-10 NCAA Women's Basketball Marketing Grant. The West Coast Conference was one of only 18 recipients of the grant program, which dedicated approximately $750,000 nationally to increase awareness, exposure and increase attendance of women's basketball. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Airport urged to expand service Oct 1, 2009
Moving forward, the first step will be consolidating three separate designs into one coherent plan, said Bob Morcom of TSP, the design firm working on the project. The airport had originally planned to add only the security lanes, but the project has evolved and expanded over time. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
