I had the pleasure of attending the Andreu World Sales Convention and 60th Anniversary Celebration in Valencia, Spain last month.

Andreu World's founder, Francisco Andreu Marti, warmly welcomed us to the Andreu World headquarters, showroom... his corporate family.

Jesus Llinares (CEO, Andreu World),  Francisco Andreu Marti (Founder, Andreu World)

The Mission of Andreu World is to create sustainable and innovative designs, provide durable furniture solutions that allow users to enjoy the spaces that people utilize in a smart and healthy way.

Raglan Collection

Throughout the factory and showroom you can see the vision and values embodied by each chair and table produced by Andreu World... state of the art manufacturing facilities, commitment to design, innovation, and well-made products.

Tradition...Integrity...Love for detail...

Zarina Collection...waiting for your specification!

Smile Bar tool...happy to get it's finish on!

Your order is shipping!

For more information about Andreu World, visit their page on this site or contact me.

Add texture to your walls easy with Soelberg Industries.  Choose from a variety of patterns and laminates to create a wow factory focal point on any wall of your interior space.  We cut to size so you only pay for material you need.  Contact me today for more information and samples.

Scalpello - Horizontal Orientation

Contract Magazine awards Skyline Design first place in the Architectural Glass category!  Congratulations Skyline Design!  Go to our website to see all the beautiful new collections. 

Skyline Design voted #1 in Architectural Glass

Keep track of where The Material Collective and your favorite manufactures will be this NeoCon.  Get showroom, party, and new introduction information here: NeoCon 2015 Informaition from The Material Collective

Have you noticed the beautiful new website from Andreu World?!  Easily build your specification and print images for your material boards.  Try it out today!

Pietra Natura Divider

Excting new dividers and textures to build on the Natura Collection from Soelberg Industries.

We had a wonderful evening with Tziporah Salamon as she shared her life stories through her amazing vintage clothing collection.  The committee did a wonderful job organizing the event, gathering sponsorships and raffle items, and selling tickeets to the event.  Thank you all for the support of our organization!

Mary Blanchard, Shannon Vance, Katie Byrnes

Thank you all for attending the NEWH/Arizona first Sundowner of 2015.  Held at The Henry, from Fox Restaurant Concepts, we had a great turnout at this centrally located hotspot. 

A translucent warp allows the tonal color combinations to shine and provides a subtle glimmer to the floor. See the entire Flow collection from BOLON including the new Bolon Studio shape - Scale.

Flow Tide

Flow features two designs – Shaded and Solid. In Shaded, choose from Coral, Stream, Alga or Shell and in Solid, from Pearl, Shore or Tide. The collection is available as rolls and tiles as well as in Bolon Studio – where it is our first collection to use a new tile shape we’ve called Scale. Soft and rounded, the organic design has a form reflecting the natural, glistening beauty within the ocean. To further enhance the collections aesthetic versatility, every article in the collection can be combined beautifully without adhering to strict pattern based laying or compromising design integrity.

Look beyond appearances and further beneath its hypnotic surface and Flow offers an exciting new innovation. The bottom layer of the collections backing is made of recycled material from our own onsite recycling plant – a process that results in the end product compromising up to 33% recycled material. In addition, like every other Bolon collection, Flow is phthalate free.

Wonderful new photography of product and installations all at your fingertips in this new catalog.  I will be delivering one to you soon!

Mary Blanchard, Shannon Vance, Joni Beals

NEWH/Arizona jump started this year with an evening for it's members.  Thank you to the board members who arranged a lovely evening!  Thank you to Bar Napkin Productions for hosting us.  We are excited to have you as new members!  We hope to see again at future NEWH/Arizona Events. 

Gorgeous new geometric patterns to add to our Solid Surface Collection... 

New Neutrals have been added to the Vitracolor color bank at Skyline Design.  Vitracolor is our innovative and eco-friendly back-painted glass incorporates vibrant color with the classic beauty of architectural glass. With low-VOC and water-based paint production processes, Skyline’s Vitracolor sustainably ensures a uniform coating for each glass panel and offers virtually unlimited color possibilities. Choose from our current inspired offerings or utilize Skyline’s exact color matching formula for vast design capabilities.  Email me to get your samples ordered today!

Skyline Design Merchandise Mart Showroom

The Alexander Girard Collection from Skyline Design, won Best of NeoCon Silver this summer.  

Ten graphic patterns now available rendered on glass in transparent, translucent, or opaque effects in both color and neutral options. 

Email me to initiate samples for your project! 

Solid Surface Texture Panels by Soelberg Industries are a non-porous, low maintenance texture solution that enables you to reach new textural heights in concept and design. A choice of 4 different patterns and 4 different colors in standard sheet sizes of 30" x 96" or 30" x 120", with the option of horizontal or vertical pattern direction, opens the way for individual expression. Create with Solid Surface.  Click here for more patterns and colors.

A few sneak peeks at what you will see at Neocon tomorrow...check back soon for more images of #NeoCon2014

Creative Plank System to 

Create Texture... 

   

The Piastra pattern is a surface system that is made up of a combination of 20 different sizes of mdf planks that are pressed in 3D laminate finishes. The varying sizes allow for an intricate arrangement of lines and depth creating a stunning layer of texture. The planks are available in any of our standard 3D laminate finishes or a combination of finishes to create greater contrast and variation.

Click Soelberg Industries - Piastra for more information or contact me to see this stunning product in person! 

Take a look at this successful collaboration with Office Space Design, The Material Collective, and Skyline Design architectural glass.  Sally Chavez, owner of Office Space Design, wanted a custom glass partition for the Cafe area of her project, O'Rielly Chevrolet dealership in Tucson.  

Cafe - O'Rielly Chevrolet Tucson  - photo courtesy of Office Space Design

Utilizing Skyline Design's unique AST Digital Glass Printing technique, Sally created an image of current and vintage Chevy car wheels and Skyline was able to print that image on glass.  To learn more about how the AST Digital Glass technique can help you convey branding and showcase creativity, visit the Skyline Design website:  Skyline Design: AST Digital Glass Printing





Visit the links below for More information on the O'Rielly Chevrolet Dealership makeover:

Longtime car dealer O'Rielly gets major makeover

O'Rielly Chevrolet: Facebook

Inspired by the calm, tranquil beauty of the forests, lakes and wide skies of their Swedish homeland, worldrenowned design company Bolon is proud to launch their new collection, ‘Silence’.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear a segment on the Diane Rehm Show last week regarding office design and its impact on productivity in the workplace. This discussion reminded me of an article I recently read about research Gensler has done on open-office work environments and it's toll on productivity and collaboration. 

BuzziSpace - Hoods and Cubes - Chicago Showroom

I've included links to both the NPR program and article below.  In summary...a balanced approach with a mix of work environments that promote different work modes (focused work, collaboration and learning) lead to a higher-performing workplace.

The Diane Rehm Show: Designing the Modern Office

ITEAM212: RESPECT THE BUBBLE! WORKERS NEED ROOM TO THINK – GENSLER STUDY REVEALS