Hospitality Design - December 2017 - 6

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Q&A

with

judd lord
senior director of industrial design,
delta faucet company
How has technology changed the way
you develop products?

Ninety percent of the time, we're still starting off
with pencil and paper. But Cintiq® tablets, PTC®
Creo modeling software, and 3D printers have
changed how quickly we can get through the
process.
When you're not carving stuff by hand, you're
able to experiment much more quickly. You're
getting ideas out as fast as you can-building
them three-dimensionally within the computer,
then using that database to create and revise
prototypes with incredibly quick turnaround.

What current trends are you keeping
your eye on?

Pivotal™ Bath Collection

Two overarching trends have had a broad reach
for the last five or so years. Industrial chic is a
very welcoming, laid-back trend. It's a celebration
of how objects are put together. Open loft floor
plans, exposed beams, concrete, sheet metal-
there's not a lot of formality about it.
The other influential trend has been the
Mid-Century Modern movement, with fun colors
and organic shapes juxtaposed against crisper,
minimalistic lines and harder edges.
As a nation, our increasing acceptance of
the clean northern European aesthetic has
been driving us from the traditional toward the
contemporary. We're moving to the transitional
middle of the spectrum.

How is being environmentally friendly
changing the way you design products?

Obviously, our product line revolves around
water. And we're having to figure out
technologies that maintain or actually improve
the user experience while using less water.
H2Okinetic® Technology was a successful
attempt at doing that.
Government regulations have encouraged
builders to earn certifications for being ecofriendly. And having smart solutions such as
H2Okinetic® Technology gives us a leg up. The
builder can swap their showerheads out, meet
their certification in spades-and end users
won't even realize less water is being used. All
they'll know is that they're getting a greatfeeling shower.

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What is your company's philosophy?

As an overall entity, we hang our hat on
innovation and technology. We do a lot of
research on how people use water in their homes,
and our innovations flow from the insights we get
from that research. Ultimately, we want water to
transform how users feel throughout their days.

What do you look for in a good
partnership?

From a studio perspective, we work as a total unit
with our marketing group and our engineering
group. That triad forms the foundation of how all
our products get created, researched, and made.
We're the head of the spear. We'll get to a
certain point in our design, then pull in our
brethren to provide feedback. There's a lot of
great back and forth. And our engineering
department is phenomenal at maintaining
designs.

What's one thing people probably don't
know about your company?
Historically, Delta Faucet Company has earned
a reputation as a quality-driven, dependable
manufacturer. But we have a tremendous
aesthetic portfolio to go with that longevity. In
the last five years, every product suite we've
launched has been on the contemporary to
modern end of the spectrum. Being the head
of design, I may be biased-but I don't think
people realize what a cool, interesting portfolio
of products we actually have.


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Hospitality Design - December 2017
Contents
Online TOC
From the Editor
Behind the Design
CitySCENE: New York
CitySCENE: Miami
Perspectives
Sketchbook
Brand Identity: Hilton
5 Questions for Damon Rich
Products
Profile: Patrick Norguet
Art
Carpet
Bath
Textiles
Special Feature: Cultural Impact
Projects
The Hoxton, Paris
Kimpton De Witt
Hotel Henry
Ad Index
Back Space: Mary Alice Palmer
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Behind the Design
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - CitySCENE: New York
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - CitySCENE: Miami
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Perspectives
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Brand Identity: Hilton
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - 5 Questions for Damon Rich
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Products
Hospitality Design - December 2017 - 58
Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Profile: Patrick Norguet
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Art
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Carpet
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Bath
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Textiles
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Special Feature: Cultural Impact
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Projects
Hospitality Design - December 2017 - The Hoxton, Paris
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Kimpton De Witt
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Hotel Henry
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Ad Index
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Hospitality Design - December 2017 - Back Space: Mary Alice Palmer
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