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Interiors Industry Forecast: Focus on These 5 Shifts to Get Ahead in 2023
What do experts see shifting in the architecture and design industry this year? Explore the interior design trends coming in 2023.
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5 Foundational Shifts You Should Make Now To Avoid Falling Behind in 2023
What's next for the interior design industry? ThinkLab considers the shifts needed for designers to stay ahead in this 2 part series.
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CEU Courses Are Evolving: 3 Strategies Your Brand Should Try to Succeed
ThinkLab considers strategies brands can use to find success through CEU courses (continuing education) in an ever-evolving industry.
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New Research Reveals What Matters Most to Dealer Designers
ThinkLab breaks down new research revealing what matters most to dealer designers in the project process. Read on to get the scoop.
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DesignWire
Spotted! Top 10 Commercial Design Trends at NeoCon 2022
ThinkLab Trendspotters were at NeoCon again this year, scoping the show. Learn more about what they found here.
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DesignWire
Listen Up! SANDOW Design Group Launches Podcast Network, SURROUND
Kick back, turn up the volume, and peruse SURROUND, a new podcast network from SANDOW Design Group featuring the industry's go-to shows.
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DesignWire
Practical Ways to Connect and Engage in a Digital Realm
As part of ThinkLab’s 2022 hackathon, we turned to Professor Eddie Obeng for his ideas on how to connect. As our hackathon’s keynote speaker, Obeng presented practical new ways we can communicate and engage in the di
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ThinkLab Explains Why the Luxury Residential Sector is Due to Slow-Down
The luxury residential sector, a pandemic bright spot, is due for a slowdown. ThinkLab explains why.
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Cruz Garcia and Nathalie Frankowski Offer 5 Notes on the Future of Design
This month ThinkLab is pleased to welcome guest authors Cruz Garcia and Nathalie Frankowski as they invite us to (re)consider the role of architecture and design in the construction of a better future.
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10 Bold Predictions for the Interiors Industry in 2022
“The future isn’t radically different; it’s just radically closer,” said Jeff Stebar, principal at Perkins&Will, during our roundtable discussion with Interior Design Giants of Design. When you are planning a vac
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3 Ways to Thrive in the New Hybrid Work Era
If you’re following ThinkLab lately, you know we believe that hybrid work is here to stay. According to Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, 56 percent of the U.S. workforce has a job that is compatibl
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DesignWire
8 Resources to Prepare for the Future of the Design Industry
When we think about the future of design and its surrounding ecosystem, we often look at familiar topics starting to peek out over the horizon in the next five years or so — in other words, the near-term future. But w
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DesignWire
What Designers Need to Know About Supply Chain Disruption
In our conversations with designers across multiple sectors, we’ve heard repeatedly that the reselection process due to availability of product is one of the top issues right now. And while breaking the news to a clien
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DesignWire
The Future of Design: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
As part of ThinkLab’s current hackathon, focused on product specification in the phygital era, ThinkLab invited expertise from outside of the industry to help us explore technology, automation and how WE, as members of
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DesignWire
Creating Digital Equity in a Hybrid Workforce
Experts suggest that nine out of ten organizations are moving to hybrid, but as we learned in this podcast, hybrid is the hardest. As so many make the switch to a hybrid workforce, a multitude of new
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DesignWire
12 Design Industry Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
If you’re looking to be inspired by top creative minds, design podcasts might just be the perfect addition to your queue.
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Hackathons Aren’t Just for Tech Companies: Accelerating Positive Disruption in the Interiors Industry
In the past year we have seen paradigm shifts across all industries. Here’s the interesting thing: In many ways, the pandemic just accelerated changes that were already happening, especially in the interiors indust
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Do Generations Matter in Workplace Strategy? The Answer May Surprise You.
We’ve all heard the generational stereotypes and have likely been on the giving or receiving end of one. As return-to-office plans heat up (it’s June 2021 at time of publishing), surveys keep rolling out abou
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DesignWire
ThinkLab Launches Season 2 of Design Nerds Anonymous Podcast
Want to learn more about the evolution of the design industry? Last week, ThinkLab and SANDOW Design Group launched the second season of their podcast, Design Nerds Anonymous, hosted by ThinkLab founder and presiden
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DesignWire
How One A&D Firm Made the Most of the “Lost Year”
For one Chicago firm, a special project provided connection and inspiration in a disjointed year. But it also shaped its people’s values and aligned their purpose to serve the community through design.
