VMS

JANUARY 31, 2023

Swooping shaped lighting fixtures are bringing a soft edge to retail and restaurant interiors this year, creating balance in relation to angular and digital features. When it comes to colors, organic shades and pastels abound. Milky glass is becoming a mainstay, allowing light to glow through the glass. LS Lighting Corp.

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Focal Point Light Outdoor Color 79

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Capturing the Spirit of Christmas Retailers turn to their windows to capture and amplify this spirit as the streets are adorned in twinkling lights and carol melodies fill the air. The twinkling lights, whimsical decorations, and thematic narratives contribute to a shared experience that extends beyond individual store boundaries.

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All Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Design elements such as biophilic features, minimalist aesthetics, adjustable lighting and sound, and flexible furniture choices are vital in creating spaces that allow neurodivergent employees to control their sensory experience and empower them to work effectively. Example of phone rooms. Image courtesy of Elsy Studios.

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Strategy Design Layout Circulation 89

Design Wanted

APRIL 25, 2021

They aim to balance the interplay of space, light, and elements in their work, creating objects and installations that spark our imagination. Idalene Rapp, on the other hand, is a textile designer born into a German/American family of artists in Munich who has a playful and colorful approach to design.

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Space Art Balance Architecture 105

All Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A space’s impact on the senses should be considered as early as possible in the design phase, and inform decisions from the acoustic strategy, right through to lighting choices. To design truly people-centred workspaces, you have to maintain a delicate balance of varying priorities, tastes and needs.

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Space Design Light Color 56

All Work

MARCH 1, 2022

Integrating colors and textures, incorporating plants, maximising outdoor views, and creating space for connection and leisure amenities: all of these concepts, and more, can influence the well-being of a space. Benefits of Color and Nature. The color green is said to enhance mood and relieve stress. Photo Credit: Metagenics.

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Design Outdoor Color Unity 63

Design Wanted

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“For me, it’s all about becoming completely absorbed in the making of something—that’s why I do what I do, it’s all about moving my headspace somewhere else and becoming caught up in an activity that is all about balance, problem-solving, and visual storytelling.”.

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