Interiors

BrandEd Acquires Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

NEW YORK and LONDON, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BrandEd, the leading provider of experiential and professional education offered in partnership with premier brands, announced today that they have acquired the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design. In addition, BrandEd will explore launching additional education programs in existing and new locations in association with other brands under the aegis of Condé Nast such as Vogue, Wired, Architectural Digest, and The World of Interiors.

Key Points: 
  • "We will build on the current platform established by the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design by launching new courses in fashion, business and media across new geographies and demographics.
  • "BrandEd will help expand that commitment, connecting Condé Nast's best-in-class community of talent with current and aspiring students in fashion, design, business, media and technology.
  • With the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design, BrandEd aims to replicate this pattern of success by expanding course offerings and enhancing the value of experiences offered across its campuses.
  • Established in April 2013 and based in London, Madrid and Mexico City, the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design provides a world-class fashion education across numerous areas including styling, journalism, marketing, branding, graphic design, PR, and digital strategy.

Gomedia Satcom releases the 2022 Financial Report with strong growth in revenues and investments - net profits increasing at 1.59 M€

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Monday, March 27, 2023

CATANIA, Italy, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gomedia Satcom, a Satellite Service Provider based in Italy, with its own infrastructures and license, and high-speed secure services targeted to Government Customers, presented the 2022 Financial Report, showing revenues growing to 5.2 M€ (+61%), net profits at 1.59 M€ (+22%) and total investments at 6.98 M€ (+288%).

Key Points: 
  • CATANIA, Italy, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gomedia Satcom, a Satellite Service Provider based in Italy, with its own infrastructures and license, and high-speed secure services targeted to Government Customers, presented the 2022 Financial Report, showing revenues growing to 5.2 M€ (+61%), net profits at 1.59 M€ (+22%) and total investments at 6.98 M€ (+288%).
  • Main customers of Gomedia are almost all the Italian Public Administrations including Presidency of Council of Ministers, Ministry of Interiors, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation.
  • Gomedia bases its exclusive high security broadband Govsatcom services on the Etna Teleport under development in Catania, the largest (50.000 sqm area) Govsatcom Teleport in Europe entirely designed with tier-4 standard solutions.
  • In 2022 Gomedia started as well the development of a new Govsatcom Teleport in Rieti, both  Teleports are backed by Invitalia (Ministry of Made in Italy) financing.

EQS-News: Fourth exit in 2023: Mutares portfolio company Ganter Group sells French subsidiary to Malvaux Group

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Munich, 3 March 2023 – Ganter Construction & Interiors GmbH (GCI), a general contractor and expert in high-quality interior design and shop fitting and since 2021 a 100% holding of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650), has successfully sold its French subsidiary to Malvaux Group.

Key Points: 
  • Munich, 3 March 2023 – Ganter Construction & Interiors GmbH (GCI), a general contractor and expert in high-quality interior design and shop fitting and since 2021 a 100% holding of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650), has successfully sold its French subsidiary to Malvaux Group.
  • The company, based in Saint Nazaire, France, focuses primarily on Cruise ship interiors (public spaces) as well as furniture and fixtures.
  • Johannes Laumann, CIO of Mutares, comments: “We are very happy about the pleasing development of Ganter.
  • As the portfolio grows, so do consulting revenues, which together with portfolio dividends and exit proceeds accrue to the Mutares Holding.

Ankrom Moisan Interiors visionary Karen Bowery will retire, turn leadership reign over to Alissa Brandt and Leah Wheary Brown

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Karen Bowery, Executive Vice President and Director of Interiors of Ankrom Moisan Architects, having forged the path for interior designers since 1978, will retire from the firm and her role in The Society on February 28, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Bowery launched the Interiors group at Ankrom Moisan when the firm was first founded in 1983.
  • Along with her leadership role with Ankrom Moisan, in 2016, Bowery launched The Society to focus exclusively on interior design for the hospitality industry.
  • "What Karen created with her dedication and hard work is unparalleled," says Dave Heater, Ankrom Moisan president.
  • Bowery will turn over leadership of Ankrom Moisan's Interiors group to Alissa Brandt and Leah Wheary Brown, who have worked alongside her for 22 and 19 years, respectively.

Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY Awarded Best of Houzz 2023

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY has won a "Best of Houzz" award for Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, including the all-in-one software solution for industry professionals. The successful full service residential design build & interiors firm was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors of New York, NY has won a "Best of Houzz" award for Customer Service on Houzz ®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, including the all-in-one software solution for industry professionals.
  • The successful full service residential design build & interiors firm was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
  • Best of Houzz awards are given annually, in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography.
  • The Best of Houzz awards provide a distinctive mark of credibility for homeowners looking for pros on Houzz.

Internationally Acclaimed Designer Paul Mathieu Introduces LIBRE Chair Collection

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

With LIBRE, Mathieu returns to the chair, one of the forms that has defined his award-winning collections.

Key Points: 
  • With LIBRE, Mathieu returns to the chair, one of the forms that has defined his award-winning collections.
  • His cast bronze Aria dining chair, awarded Best of Year by Interior Design Magazine, remains a signature piece within a collection that has expanded into lighting, tables and case goods.
  • The LIBRE chair collection, which follows the Grace floor lamp and the award-winning Dee collections at Ralph Pucci, is sculpted with a proprietary blend of plasterglass and fiberglass-resin.
  • According to Mathieu, LIBRE began with a sketch and then evolved into the three-dimensional.

ZA+D Promotes Weikel and Popkin to Principals of the Firm

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ZA+D, a full-service architectural firm servicing projects across 7 States with over 750,000 SF of new construction projects currently in design has announced the promotions of Hannah Weikel and Forrest Popkin to Principals. Hannah was formerly Vice President and Director of Interiors, Forrest was formerly a Senior Project Manager.

Key Points: 
  • They will now have more active roles in the business decisions day to day, directing firm management.
  • Weikel and Popkin will be integral in the long-term planning for the firm, both in seeing how to meet the current mission of the company while pursing ways to adapt and grow the portfolio of projects.
  • Weikel, who has been with the firm since 2003, graduated from Longwood University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture.
  • Popkin, who was strategically hired to the firm in 2020, earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The University of Maryland.

Franklin Center Celebrates Its New Campus and New Name

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Franklin Center , Minnesotas only comprehensive education and services center for those on the autism spectrum or with other neurodiversities, celebrates its new campus and new name with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 28.

Key Points: 
  • Franklin Center , Minnesotas only comprehensive education and services center for those on the autism spectrum or with other neurodiversities, celebrates its new campus and new name with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 28.
  • Others present include Franklin Center administrators, student, key donors, chamber of commerce representatives, Mayor Shep Harris, and Golden Valley city council members.
  • Franklin Center has dreamed of owning a building for many years, creating a space specially designed for the neurodiverse population it serves.
  • In order to fund the acquisition and development of the new campus in Golden Valley, Franklin Center launched a capital campaign in June 2021 with a goal to raise $10M.

NEW YORK CITY CELEBRATES OPENING OF TIN BUILDING BY JEAN-GEORGES AS THE SEAPORT WELCOMES CITY'S NEW CULINARY MARKETPLACE AND GLOBAL DESTINATION

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) and Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten celebrated the opening yesterday of the Tin Building by Jean-Georges—a 53,000-square-foot culinary marketplace at Pier 17 at the Seaport on the site of the former Fulton Fish Market—which features an extensive offering of international food experiences at an iconic New York City waterfront location.

Key Points: 
  • The opening of the reconstructed Tin Building at its historic Seaport location marks a major milestone in the revitalization of the Lower Manhattan neighborhood and creates a destination unlike any other in the city.
  • "New York City and our central business districts are coming back, thanks in part to creative new projects like this one," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
  • The Tin Building will not only create jobs, but also attract New Yorkers and touristshelping to keep this neighborhood vibrant for years to come.
  • The Tin Building by Jean-Georges is an exciting new 53,000-square-foot culinary destination located at Pier 17 at the Seaport on the former site of the Fulton Fish Market.

Thermador Announces 2022 Diversity in Design Pipeline Scholarship Recipients

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thermador , the iconic American luxury home appliance brand, has announced the 2022 student scholarship recipients of its second annual Diversity in Design Pipeline initiative, which launched last year in partnership with the Interior Design Society (IDS) to empower a new generation of design talent from underrepresented communities.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thermador , the iconic American luxury home appliance brand, has announced the 2022 student scholarship recipients of its second annual Diversity in Design Pipeline initiative, which launched last year in partnership with the Interior Design Society (IDS) to empower a new generation of design talent from underrepresented communities.
  • Entering our second year of our Diversity in Design Pipeline program, Thermador is honored to connect with a new class of exceptional design students, said Beatriz Sandoval, Head of Brand Marketing for Thermador.
  • For more information about the Diversity in Design Pipeline Initiative, please visit: https://www.thermador.com/us/build-and-design/diversity-in-design .
  • The Interior Design Society (IDS) is one of the country's largest design organizations dedicated to serving the residential interior design industry.