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pHoto: Meg Walton editorial Ingenuity Across the Board Inspiring, innovative interiors can be in any scale. In this issue, we portray where innovation happens—in workplaces and in a beautifully renovated United Nations (U.N.) chamber. Actually, all of the featured interiors in this issue are the result of extensive renovation or adaptive reuse. What’s old is new in spaces where creativity leads to results. In a Contract exclusive, James Ludwig, the vice president of global design for Steelcase, authors a feature (page 80) describing the Steelcase Innovation Center, a recently completed office for his designers, researchers, and creative staff. Designed by Steelcase in collaboration with Contract’s 2013 Designer of the Year Joey Shimoda, the innovation center is a synthesis of, as Ludwig points out, “strategy, brand, and culture.” Ludwig shares with our readers how careful consideration of the ways his team works—and will work in the future—was put into the design for the space, a former warehouse and manufacturing facility. Now, the creative brain trust of Steelcase is back on the company’s main Grand Rapids campus, and the light-filled workplace is a clear example of ingenuity put into practice. “Innovation is an intrinsically social endeavor,” Ludwig writes, “and in order to be successful, people need people, access to tools and technology, and places that bring these elements together.” The interiors of three small offices in this issue further underscore the need for these elements—particularly people and company culture—to come together in artful, meaningful ways. The offices of Giant Pixel (page 86), Sierra Pacific Constructors (page 98), and the architecture and design firm Concrete (page 92), all modestly scaled, demonstrate that one design does not fit all, and that culture is absolutely a driver for innovative office interiors. Our 2011 Designer of the Year, Studio O+A, led by Primo Orpilla and Verda Alexander, created a new office for software company Giant Pixel in a lofty space in the South of Market district in San Francisco. Beauty is in the simplicity of this office, where the bones of the existing space form a backdrop for the interior interventions by Studio O+A. In Southern California, Sierra Pacific Constructors is known for quality craftsmanship in the construction of modern residences and other interiors. So it was no surprise that the company’s own office by 22 Shubin + Donaldson Architects is a prime example of handsome, modern interior detailing. For the Dutch architecture and design firm Concrete, its own new office is a reflection of both place and people. Located in a historic residential structure in the heart of Amsterdam, the firm’s workplace feels as much like a home as it does a workplace. Changes to the building were minimal, but finely selected furnishings and artwork are the elements that truly make the space. The staff of Concrete, known for their innovative interiors and graphics, feel right at home in an office where creativity flows. In this issue, we are also pleased to showcase the renovation of the U.N. Trusteeship Council Chamber (page 102) by Danish design firm Salto & Sigsgaard. Finn Juhl’s midcentury modern hall, which was altered from its original design over the years, has been rejuvenated with a restoration of key original interior elements including lighting fixtures and other objects originally specified by Juhl. And the introduction of new pieces, including a brand new Council Chair by the Danish duo Kasper Salto and Thomas Sigsgaard (page 112), breathes new life into the chamber and honors Juhl’s all-encompassing design. an honorary member of iida As we went to press with this issue, I was informed that I was being named an honorary member of IIDA. The honorary membership distinction, bestowed for life, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the design profession. My sincere thanks go to the IIDA board of directors for this honor. I have focused my career on writing, editing, and publishing quality content for design professionals. This recognition underscores the importance of that work across content platforms. I look forward to continuing to be a champion for designers as editor of Contract. Sincerely, John Czarnecki, assoc. aia, Hon. iida editor in Chief contractdesign.com june 2013 http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - June 2013

Contract - June 2013
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Making the Decision to Respond to an RFP
Exhibition: HD Expo 2013
Product Focus: Suzanne Tick Joins Forces with Teknion
Product Focus: Rattan in the Round
NeoCon® preview
Trailblazing Project Delivery
Steelcase Innovation Center
Giant Pixel
Concrete
Sierra Pacific Constructors
United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber
Designers Select: Seating
Sources
Ad Index
Detail: A Chair so Comfortable it Just Might Contribute to World Peace

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