2018 Spring – Knoll Awards 2

Best Connection to Real-World Application: Triple You Design Triple You Design makes direct connections to actual people and how they work, integrating elements of human-centered design into their thought process.This type of thinking will win projects.  Clients and users always want to feel that the designer is really considering how, what, when and where.  Triple … Read more

2018 Spring – Knoll Awards 1

Because of the high quality of the semifinalist entries in this pilot competition, the Knoll judges awarded each team a prize for a specific aspect of the design package. Best Marketing Package: Pic-Tur-Esque Pic-Tur-Esque best captures a marketing package that relates to Knoll.  Their deliverable is flawlessy executed.  The format, organization and clean lines are … Read more

2018 Spring – Presentations to Knoll

Last week three teams of semifinalists presented their completed designs to representatives of Knoll and Carolina Business Interiors in Raleigh.  The judges included (l to r) Scarlett Salter of Knoll, organizer of the competition, Meghan Ickes of CBI, Mary Haddad of Knoll, Charles Gustina of ECU (observing), and Cindy Suarez of Knoll.  Award to be … Read more

2018 Spring – Knoll Showroom – Final Design

The students finalized their planning, added furniture and finishes, and created rendered perspectives of the showroom in Revit.  Click the link below each thumbnail to access each team’s slideshow. After completion of their designs, students were required to create a walkthrough of their space within their Revit model.  The vimeo link below each thumbnail will … Read more

2018 Spring – Knoll Showroom – Schematics

The students have completed space planning exercises using Knoll’s Workplace Planning platform, as well as sketches of the workspaces, and furniture and finish palettes.  To view each team’s work, click the link below each thumbnail. It’s getting interesting!       Triple You-3202-2         Picturesque-3202-2         Urbane-3202-2        Aspyre-3202-2      … Read more

2018 Spring – Knoll Showroom in Chicago

Welcome to IDSN 3202 in our new interior design curriculum.  This semester, the students are working on a hypothetical project for Knoll Furniture in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart.  So far each student team has created the program for the project.       Triple You-3202-1    Pic-tur-esque-3202-1    Aspyre-3202-1     morPHH-3202-1            Maepop-3202-1