neXt issue in the Fall/Winter Perspective, our annual state of the industry edition, we take stock of pertinent issues facing our profession and shaping its future. We explore the notion of risk through the lens of an emerging field: digital design and fabrication. Due to greater availability of fabrication equipment and digital design software, more of us are incor porating designbuild services into our businesses. With the new freedom that technology allows comes the responsibility to protect firms from new risks. Who is responsible when a design fails? How can designers grow their relationships with fabricators and collaborators while protecting intellectual property? What are the benefits and risks of educationalcorporate collaborations? interior design criticism is another area of exploration. Who are the industry’s top thinkers, what are they saying, and how can it sharpen our practice? the increasing importance of mentorship is another hotbutton topic. What are the benefits, where and how are young practitioners finding guidance. some of the profession’s top names generate a shortlist of nextgeneration designers on the rise. And continuing our new “What clients Want” series, we sit down with corporate csuite figures to investigate their desires, goals, and impressions of the value designers bring to the table. aDvERTISERS IN THIS ISSuE Chatham university Haworth Inc. IIDa IIDa – College of fellows IIDa – Healthcare Interior Design Competition IIDEx/NeoCon Canada Interface Juxtaform KI Inc. fine Design @ NeoCon National Terrazzo & Mosaic association Sherwin-Williams Skyline Design Sloan valve Co. university of Nebraska-Lincoln 13 7 27 9 35 45 Cv2 55 Cv4 21 Cv3 2 11 5 50http://www.juxtaform.com http://www.juxtaform.com