Contract Magazine - March 2019 - 8

EDITORIAL

New spaces and products
for our time

This past Jan. 25, we kicked off the new year with our 40th annual
(and my first!) Interiors Awards Breakfast at Cipriani 42nd Street
in New York, during which we honored and celebrated our Designers
of the Year, Nina Etnier and Brad Sherman of New York-based
Float Studio, Legend recipient Clive Wilkinson of Clive Wilkinson
Architects in Los Angeles, as well as winning firms in 16 different
categories. The event was a huge success with nearly 600 attendees
joining us on a chilly Friday morning to celebrate and be inspired
by the work of some of the most talented designers in our industry
today. This year's judges selected winning projects that reflected
where interior design is going. We're already gearing up for next
year's edition, so keep your projects coming!
As we look toward the future of our industry, we have been
asking ourselves how the architecture and interiors field is changing
and evolving. In this issue, we've been tracking the many hybrid
spaces, mash-ups, and creative collaborations that have been popping
up across all sectors. Designers are collaborating with outside
partners and they are beginning to explore how joining forces, ideas,
and industries can make for exciting, forward-thinking creations.
We love our cover story image which features a rug made of recycled
sneakers by textile designer Simone Post in collaboration with I:CO,
a company which coordinates take-back programs with retail
partners to find uses for recycled materials. Mash-ups like this
are redefining the boundaries and continue to inspire and change
how we work, live, and play.
We are watching two emerging trends that we expect will
only continue to grow in popularity. The first, is the "outdoor office,"
in this case, a project by HLW who transformed a long-disused
courtyard into an outdoor oasis, complete with Wi-Fi, tons of greenery,
and a range of seating spaces for all types of work styles. The second
trend is new residential-influenced products for hospitality and
corporate environments-something we like to call "corporatality."
And finally, we feature two reports on customization-
an office full of custom-made pieces for Aviron Pictures in Hollywood,
designed by Felderman Keatinge & Associates, and a close look
at the unique corridor elements of Capital One's new Toronto office
building, customized by architectural fabricator Eventscape. Both
of these projects are exceptional examples of how a workspace
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can be truly elevated when its interiors are considered on a deeper,
more personal level. Nancy Keatinge, co-founder and partner of FKA,
says it best: "By the time you research existing product that matches
your brand, it's easier, and actually elevates the level of the design,
to create your own."
Awards Season
In other news, I want to take this opportunity to invite and encourage
you all to begin thinking about submitting your best projects and
products to our quickly approaching Inspirations Awards, celebrating
projects and practice-based initiatives which improve the quality
of life for those in need (the first deadline is April 12), as well as our
first-ever ICFF Constellation Awards-honoring excellence and
innovation in new products exhibited at ICFF. The competition is
open only to designers, manufacturers, and companies exhibiting
during ICFF 2019, and will be juried by seasoned architect and interior
design professionals (the first deadline is April 17). It's important
to recognize design excellence in our design community. Good
luck to all who enter!
Sincerely,
Paul Makovsky
Editor in Chief

MARCH 2019
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