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10 Design Lessons You Can Learn From Scandinavian Interiors

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Scandinavian design is modern and minimalist with plenty of natural views. Image Source: Jeffers Design Group. You may be surprised to hear that the beauty of the Scandinavian design movement wasn’t fully recognized until the 1950′s. What can we learn from these simple, yet unique European designs?

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NeoCon Preview: Intros target contract market

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Chicago— NeoCon 2022 takes place here this week at the Merchandise Mart to showcase the latest in commercial design across industry categories. Following is a preview of some of the new product innovations set to launch today at NeoCon 2022. Of design or words, of cinema or technology. AHF Contract: Expressive Ideas.

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The Aalto – Life of an Architect Holiday Cocktail

Life of an Architect

I didn’t really come up with this year’s cocktail on my own as I spent the last few weekends reverse engineering a cocktail I had while on my recent trip to Helsinki, Finland. The same thing is true of my perfectly recreated version here … have a great time but be responsible as you celebrate Finland’s greatest son.

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]

Life of an Architect

You can get smaller sizes of this exact lightbox, but the larger is best for an architect who likes to sketch, draw or design in a non-digital format. But I prefer the larger sets as they offer a bit more time to assemble and provide more detail to the finished product. This is also a fairly portable item because it is so thin.

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Architects and their Deserted Island Music | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Erasure – The Innocents Another album I remember getting me through Grad School was Erasure “The innocents” Grad school by night, car audio consultant and system designer by day to put myself through school. Feel free to list your own Deserted Island Albums in the comments below – I’m always looking for something new.