Fall Update

Winning streak
We were delighted to receive a 2021 Design Excellence Award from the American Society of Interior Designers: New York Upstate/Canada East for Crown Lobby. Adding to its numerous accolades to date, the lobby repositioning project — with its towering, biophilic screen — won first place in the “Out of the Box” category. In workplace, the woodsy offices of tech firm Volaris took home an honourable mention. Studio founder Inger Bartlett and designer Katrina Clancy accepted a trophy at a ceremony held at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
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Reading material
Our founder Inger Bartlett continues to explore the future of offices for Work Design Magazine. In her latest article, “Inviting Nature into the Workplace” the designer shares ideas for creating calming and humane work environments guided by the natural world. Writes Bartlett, "Biophilic design has been shown to reduce stress, improve cognitive functioning, boost productivity, and support creativity and wellbeing at the office." What's not to love?
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Food for thought
With Thanksgiving around the corner, our studio is once again making a contribution to the Scott Mission in order to provide warm meals to our neighbours in need over the holidays. The charity has given comfort and hope to Toronto's most vulnerable residents since 1941.
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