It’s that time of the year and the results are in for the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Paint Satisfaction Study: Sherwin-Williams ranks highest in three segments, BEHR and Benjamin Moore rank highest in one each.
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Known as the Henry C. Werner House* at 1640 East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, the Woodland Manor renovation will integrate the latest in-home living, showcasing the technology that safely enables independent living as we age. The project will incorporate the latest designs and disruptions while honoring the existing eloquent details of the French Opera style mansion, originally built in 1914.
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In the summer of 2018, Aldine ISD unveiled its new Lou Vardeman School for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten students. Serving about 800 students each day, the new school was designed by Molina Walker Almaguer Architects, Inc. (MWA Architects), a Houston-based firm and one of the region’s leading designers of educational facilities. Aldine ISD and MWA Architects have worked closely on many of the district’s state-of-the-art buildings for a number of years and have utilized Zolatone coatings throughout many of them.
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Behr led all interior paint brands in three key factors of satisfaction: durability, in-store color displays and printed materials, and warranty/guarantee. The 2019 Paint Satisfaction Study was fielded in January of 2019 and is based on responses from 2,995 customers who purchased interior paint within the previous 12 months. In the study, BEHR interior paints received a score of 852 on a 1,000-point scale, as well as a J.D. Power.com Power Circle Rating™ of 5, the highest rating, indicating it is ranked “Among the best” by study participants.
Read MoreThe American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) named the winners of the ASID Student Portfolio Competition as part of its SCALE National Student Summit held in New York earlier last month. Sponsored by Benjamin Moore, the competition generates the best collection of student design projects in the nation and selects winners and finalists based on conceptual thought, content and quality of submitted work, and the student’s ability to articulate their process. With over 230 engaged students in 2019, the jury selected 12 finalists and five winners.
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Generating an energy of anticipation for viewing, studying and experiencing all aspects of exciting, inspiring fashion and design at Forty Five Ten Hudson Yards, the architecture and interiors for the spaces feature precedent-setting utilization and engineering of material, including glass brick. A surreal-futuristic combination of elements continues the innovation with a unique combination of color and texture to establish an extraordinary and often whimsical exhibition space for the collections.
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After decades of close collaboration, the Benjamin Moore color specialists have partnered with The Alpha Workshops wallpaper artisans to create this special edition of 15 hand-painted wallpapers featuring Benjamin Moore premium paints including CENTURY®, Aura® and Studio Finishes®.
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The new patterns Saturn and Volans in the Celestial collection evoke a contemporary spin on familiar patterns and textures. The Saturn collection is a subtle, textured, striped wallcovering that echoes the iconic feature of the ringed planet. The Volans offering emulates the flying fish found in its namesake constellation with a light, embossed pattern. The two new additions to the Passport collection are Mod and a textured Mod Linen pattern that give designers new pairings of crisp, clean and hip designs that compliment and fill a space with style and rich, vibrant color.
Read MoreThe NYCCA’S are the leading construction awards in New York City, recognizing the highest standards of design innovation and development with the construction industry. The Interior Design of the Year Award recognizes the designers and teams who go above and beyond to set new standards and push boundaries to transform spaces in which New Yorkers live and work.
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A new state-of-the-art children’s surgery center recently opened on the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento. Designed by HGA, a multi-disciplinary design firm, the 20,000 square-foot center is one of many next steps in a multi-year, multi-phase seismic compliance masterplan for the hospital. “This was the perfect opportunity to create a new children’s surgery center that offered expanded services and created an environment to help improve patient care by providing a sense of calm for patients and families facing a very difficult situation,” said Greg Osecheck, principal in the Sacramento office of HGA. “Our design started with programming to optimize the number of ORs and prep and recovery bays, right sized for the CSC’s needs and future technology without sacrificing quality.”
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January/February 2019 PRISM featuring acoustics in education facility design, 2019 color trends in commercial spaces, window films, and healthcare facility projects: Inspira Medical Center and the Palos Health South Campus.
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