Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
Kimball Hospitality, a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc. (KBAL) announced today the pending acquisition of the assets of D’style Inc. and its subsidiary Allan Copley Designs, headquartered in Chula Vista, CA.
What distinguishes the citizenM brand from other hotels is that they offer smartly designed accommodations with thoughtful, innovative technology at an affordable price.
But how do you decide what to retain and what to get rid of in such a beloved space, a space Cloepfil himself acknowledges is “one of the most beautiful rooms in New York?” The architect opted to maintain the spirit of the original restaurant while adding elements drawn from art and nature.
With physical and mental wellbeing a top priority for growing numbers of people, many don’t like to leave their healthy habits at home when they travel.
Combining world-class doctors, data-driven technology, artificial intelligence, and wearable sensors, a new San Francisco-based preventative healthcare start-up has set out to evolve the concept of the traditional doctor's office by incorporating design into the experience, upping the comfort level, and changing our approach to staying healthy.
From iPad ordering to robot concierges, technology is automating many aspects of dining and hotel experiences – and freeing up staff to provide more personalized service.
At CallisonRTKL, we design places where people live, work, eat, sleep, exercise, shop, vacation, receive medical care—the list goes on. No matter the type of space, ensuring that our designs are human-centric means understanding to what extent our designs can turn people off, or on.
Since opening its first property in Seattle in 1999, the Ace Hotel Group has steadily claimed strongholds in nine other major cities. The latest to join the ranks is Chicago, where the hotel stands within a newly constructed building – a first for the group.
This new “hostel-on-steroids,” which has yet to be named, will feature “super efficient spaces that are crazy flexible,” with a “very cool locally curated concept with a local partner in the food and beverage scene,.
The Marriott Marquis Chicago has made its debut in the city’s entertainment and convention district of McCormick Square.
Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart, the colossal art deco multi-use office building in the city’s downtown Loop, has just received a culinary update thanks to local group DMK Restaurants, which has opened Marshall’s Landing atop the Grand Stair on the second floor with views overlooking the Chicago River.
The Steve Jobs Theater rests on a hill outside the main ring of the Apple Park. The entry level is a 165 foot in diameter cylinder made from 20 foot tall glass and topped with a metallic carbon fiber roof.
The overlap of business and leisure typical of workplace culture at tech companies has undoubtedly influenced hospitality design
Some huge cultural shifts in the way people use the built environment are tearing across building typologies, geographies and demographics, and conversations at the proverbial watercooler reveal that designers at CallisonRTKL have taken note.
As humans, we are part of the natural world. We are hard wired to appreciate natural elements and analogues to nature. Clever designers are recognizing that biophilic design is an evidenced-based strategy for creating beautiful and economically viable hospitality environments.
Do you want to make your visit to NeoCon 2018 special. Then you might want to get your hotel reservations in today. David Rockwell and his team have designed a new 195-room hotel in Chicago that merges science and art in a new 21-storey building designed by Koo & Associates.
There has been a big shift in hospitality during the last five years. Public spaces in hotels, especially the lobby, are officially the front and center attraction. While they have always been the first thing guests see, there is a new focus. This relates to setting the stage for experience while simultaneously creating engaging spaces where people want to hang out, and importantly, spend money.
