AJK Design Studio Custom Registers & Vents

Annie Kantor knows a thing or two about pattern. After graduating at the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Textile Design in 1994, she began a career designing woven fabrics, most recently as the Head of the Custom Studio at Maharam. The Oakland-California based designer, whose company AJK Design Studio debuted at this year's ICFF in… Continue reading AJK Design Studio Custom Registers & Vents

Five Highlights from AIA Convention 2015

A few weeks ago I flew down to Atlanta to attend my first AIA Convention in several years. While I have attended major building product expos in the past year or so, AIA remains the best convention for catching up with architects as well as the building product manufacturers who are targeting them. The show, which drew roughly 17,000 attendees, took place… Continue reading Five Highlights from AIA Convention 2015

Tudelü Retractable Walls

  One of the most practical new building products on display during this month's ICFF, held at the Javits Center during the NYCxDesign festival, was a moveable wall system with the clever name of Tudelü. Designed and engineered in Brooklyn, Tudelü's retractable roll-up walls create privacy or more space at the touch of a remote-controlled… Continue reading Tudelü Retractable Walls