In this month of twinkling lights and hoopla, it’s time to honor the inventor of the artificial Christmas tree, C . mirrorAn achievement preceded by his previous life as a radio announcer and decorated bomber pilot in World War II. Or, read on for the latest announcements crossing the BOH News Desk.
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Sotheby’s 2021 sales exceeded $7.3 billion, art newspaper reports, marking the highest year-end total in the company’s 277-year history — and there are still more than 20 auctions left before the new year. That volume far exceeds what it is in 2020 – this year’s numbers are 68 percent higher than last year’s $5 billion. The increase can be attributed to both the influx of new buyers and the increase in online sales; Nearly 39 percent of buyers and 44 percent of bidders were new to Sotheby’s this year, while 92 percent of this year’s total bids were placed online.
Named Rhode Island School of Design Crystal Williams As its eighteenth president after the last retirement of the outgoing president Roseanne SomersonIn the new position, Williams will become the first black president in the foundation’s history. Currently, she is Boston University Vice President and Associate Director for Community and Inclusion, and will take up the new position in April 2022. As an educator, Williams is known for her commitment to developing initiatives around diversity, equality, and inclusion—a legacy that she plans to continue in her new job. “I got into this research because I believe in the value of art and design to elevate and amplify the human experience, and to tell who we were and who we can become,” Williams said. interior design.
Danish furniture company Fritz Hansen has bought fellow Danish furniture company Skagerak, seas reports. Following the acquisition, Fritz Hansen will add outdoor furniture to its existing portfolio of furniture, lighting and accessories, picking up pieces such as the Skagerak range of indoor and outdoor furniture Lilium, which was designed in collaboration with the Danish architect. with your neighbor EngelsBIG Corporation.
Garrett Leather Corporation, a privately owned distributor of Italian upholstery leather, has acquired New York-based Mohawk River Leather Works. The Mohawk will continue to operate under its current name with its founders Sicilian atmosphere And Bob Hujon Stay on top of the company. For Garrett Leather, purchase will allow the distributor to offer a greater selection of coordinating colors and textures with fewer lead times.
After 75 years in operation, Wisconsin-based WG&R Furniture has decided to transfer ownership to its employees, Today’s Furniture reports. The family-run company, which employs 280 workers and has showrooms across the state, will move to an employee stock ownership plan, with the CEO Jim Green continue in his current job. WG&R is the latest in a series of industry players who have made the same move, such as Whitewood Furniture, Kentwood Office Furniture, Norwalk Furniture and KI Furniture all have made the transition in recent years.
Travel Startup AvantStay has announced the completion of a $160 million Series B funding round, Take Crunch reports. The company’s platform facilitates the decoration and leasing process of high-end homes used for vacations and short-term stays, and its revenue has grown tenfold over the past two years with the number of properties increasing to more than 1,000. With the new capital, the company plans to further expand and further develop its technology to include more property rental business.
Ein Moore & Giles crap tray As the new president of the company, while the outgoing president Saket Wood He will remain with the company in his role as CEO. Betty joined Moore & Giles in 1994 and has worked for the company in a variety of roles over the years, most recently as Executive Vice President. Coming from 25 years of collaboration, Petty will join Wood in taking the company into its next era. “To look forward, you must first look back. I have learned from some of their best — Sackett Wood and Don Giles — and I thank them for all they have done for me personally, and most importantly, what they have done for this company,” Betty said in a statement. which I have had to lead Moore & Giles as they continue to grow in all aspects of the business.”
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Juniper e-commerce marketplace has announced the launch of JuniperCredit in January 2022, which will provide eligible buyers with a baseline of up to $250,000 per company for JuniperMarket purchases on standard Net 60 terms, giving buyers 60 days to pay for purchases. Buyers will have the ability to manage a single line of credit across multiple sellers through the B2B e-commerce platform.
Bzaar’s tech-backed online marketplace was launched with the completion of a $4 million seed funding round, making its debut as an ‘online showroom for India’. The platform, geared towards small-to-medium sized retailers, offers more than 15,000 SKUs across the textile, home, fashion and jewelry sectors, with a particular focus on artisans and small-scale producers across Southeast Asia – including those that are community focused and women-led. Brands like Jaipur Rugs, Amoliconcepts, and Eyda Home.
To celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building reopens with Gallery Futures, featuring artist and architect Sochi Reddy Architecture and design firm Reddymade has launched a light and artificial intelligence installation called Me + You. For the project, take advantage of Reddy Livia Lo, principal and co-founder of architectural lighting design firm Reveal Design Group, to join her team in creating a cloud of spotlights, glowing acrylic rods, gates and LED panels located in the 90-foot-high rotunda. Visitors are encouraged to approach the LED Gate and talk about their vision of the future in one word. Through artificial intelligence technology, the piece translates the feelings and tone of a word into a kinetic mandala of color and light, and combines them with an added display of the “collective future” for all visitors.
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Over the past two decades, cute roland, the creator of the American doll empire, has completed massive renovations across the city of Aurora, New York – a project that some have compared to a “township-sized dollhouse”. to CurbAnd Cleo Chang Dive into the mission, which includes Roland buying the city’s dilapidated main street buildings and renovating them in various historic styles of her choosing.
The Eames Lounge Chair is an enduring symbol of mid-century style, a coveted accent piece in homes with different design schemes – but what’s the story behind the seat? to Beautiful houseAnd Hadley Keeler Traces the origins of the chair all the way back to Charles and Ray EamesHis early years at Cranbrook Academy of Art then explore the piece’s manufacturing process and, perhaps most importantly, explain how the original Eames chair was discovered in the wild.
Precarious working conditions, long working hours, and low wages are common for architects in training. to Al Mohandes NewspaperAnd Jessica Myers It makes the case for unionization as a tool for tackling the problem—and makes clear that the biggest obstacle is to challenge the prevailing mindset among architecture workers that the upper-middle-class position conveyed by the profession means that its members are not qualified to think of themselves as workers. New York times He also took a look at this issue, focusing on recent unionization efforts among employees at New York-based SHoP Architects, known for their work at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as a case study amid a growing wave of labor regulation in the industry.
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The 2021 Outstanding Presentation Award, given at the Trade Show News Network’s annual gala, was awarded to the Chief Customer and Marketing Officer of International Market Centers. Dorothy Belshaw. Belshaw was honored for her efforts in spearheading the creation of IMC protocols together with COVID safety, which she developed through a combination of client research, local and state guidelines, and input from a leading epidemiologist.
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Pritzker Prize-winning British architect Richard Rogers at the age of 88 years old The New York Times reports, leaving behind a legacy in the world of design to reshape museums, monuments, and institutions as accessible centers of social and cultural connection. Rogers’ architectural accomplishments include the Millennium Dome in London, the Lloyd’s Building in London, and the Center Pompidou in Paris, which he designed as a “place for all people”. The spirit has extended to his private practice, Rogers Stirk Harbor + Partners, where 160 employees share in the company’s profits, a percentage of which is donated to charity. One critic wrote: “He wanted urbanism to be a positive force – he had worked all his life to make cities urban places, not mere clusters of separate buildings.” Paul Goldberger to times.
Homepage photo: Sochi Reddy’s installation of light and artificial intelligence titled I + You | Courtesy of Smithsonian
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