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Le Meridien’s Strategy to Remake the Hotel
Fast Company | May 2008 - In 2006 Eva Ziegler, senior VP of Le Meridien, recruited Jerome Sans, co-founder of Palais de Tokyo, to become Le Meridien's first cultural curator. "My role is to create unique experiences for the guest that stimulate all five senses," Sans says. His primary mission has been to court LM100's cast of artists -- painters, designers, and architects -- to transform more than 50 aspects of the hotel. (more)
Kevin Deevey's Backyard Home Office
Treehugger | May 8, 2008 - It is a simple, modern design with commercial aluminum window frames, dark exterior plywood and a bit of corrugated metal. (more)
Hospital Buildings Can Heal According to First Comprehensive Report on Impact of Physical Environment on Child Patients
PR Newswire | May 8, 2008 - Based on a scientific review of 320 evidence-based design studies in the academic literature that apply to the field of pediatrics, the report concludes that the physical environment of health care settings affects the clinical, physiological, psychosocial and safety outcomes among child patients and families. (more)
Bare Luxury Condos Bolster Interior Design Business
South Florida Business Journal - May 2, 2008 - Caribbean developers now worried that wealthy buyers wouldn't want to hassle with installing floors, cabinets, countertops and fixtures in their pricey - but empty - units. So, the developers came up with a solution: hire designers to create buildout packages and offer them as a value-added service to buyers. (more)
Maison EvolutiV by Olgga
Inhabitat | May 9, 2008 - This wood container prefab from Olgga Architects was turning heads at Salon Europeen du Bois in Grenoble last month. At just 70 square meters (about 753 square feet), this energy efficient abode is made of two prefabricated modules perched one on top of the other. (more)
Product News
Ayres Trundle Bed by Argington
Inhabitat | May 8, 2008 - Named after one of the world’s most treasured natural wonders, Argington’s new Ayres Twin Bed tucks in your little treasures with the sleek signature style of this next generation minded furniture maker. Presenting at BKLYN Designs this weekend, the Ayres Twin Bed upholds this sustainably-grounded company’s commitment to beautifully crafted children’s furniture made with the earth in mind. (more)