The Strand

After posting a plea for help, the Strand bookstore receives 25,000 online orders.

Local bookstores have seen better days. According to recent data from the American Booksellers Association, more than one independent bookstore has closed every week since the pandemic began. And after Nancy Bass Wyden, the owner of the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan, crunched her September sales numbers and realized sales were down a staggering 70 percent compared to 2019, she feared the New York institution may suffer a similar fate. Wyden posted a call for help on Instagram this past Friday, and loyal readers turned out: The store received a record 25,000 online orders within 48 hours.

Article from Surface Magazine

C3 Contract

Deep in the throes of Covid I've noticed a kind of splintering of the collections that I represent. Collections shift and change and I think it's time to separate a little. I will be pursuing two avenues of business going forward. I feel that high-end residential design will be a growing segment due to Covid. People are spending more time at home and many are actively moving out of the urban centers and those new homes will need designing. I also think that, due to Covid, commercial interiors will be addressing new needs and requirements. With that, I am launching C3 Contract and will be representing products and designs that assist the commercial side of the market. C3 Design will be the repository of the artisan designs and C3 Contract will be for the commercial side of design.

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Studio BK + Atelier BK - New Collections

Announcement:

Recent addition to C3 Design LLC is a wonderful artist from Chicago. Bozena Kapcia creates beautiful, bespoke wallcoverings working with plaster on wallpaper as well as canvas. With more than 20 years experience working on large & small scale installations as a faux finisher and designing her own wallpaper line, she is always looking for innovative techniques to create new concepts in wall decor. 

Canvas is the newest line I created, and can be installed at small or large scale, up to 10′ x 15′ panels. This sturdy medium creates a layered depth in the finishes along with an enigmatic, attractive leather-like feel.

Broken Metal Silver

Broken Metal Silver

LMNOP May Workshop: Managing Client Expectations During a Crisis

Managing Client Expectations During a Crisis

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This month's workshop will focus on how to manage client expectations during a crisis: Maintaining transparency and communication without speculation, resiliency facing delays and market changes outside of one's control, and protecting and future-proofing your interests. We'll also take a look at historic economic downturns - what we can learn from them?

Jennifer Graham

Perkins + Will

Associate Principal, Senior Project Manager, with over twenty five years of experience in the commercial interior design and architecture niche with a concentration on operational strategy, leadership and project delivery & execution. Jennifer brings superior negotiation skills and the needed balance of management, technical & emotional quotient skill to each situation. Experience spans from New York City projects, to national and international clientele. Jennifer is skilled at understanding how local conditions impact a client's project objectives and provides ongoing client relationship management, maturity, and assurances.

Katie Devlin

Mace North America

Versatile architect, resourceful and creative individual with experience in all areas of pre-design, architecture, interior design, consultant coordination, construction and project close out.
Portfolio of work includes corporate headquarters for many Fortune 500 companies, technology and broadcast centers, public and private sector offices and health care and education facilities. President of Canstruction© New York Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that organizes and manages the annual design-build competition where architects, engineers, contractors, and students compete to create and build sculptures entirely made of canned food, which is then donated to City Harvest. 

Please join us on Tuesday, May 26th at 6:30 PM on Zoom.  When you register you will be sent the Meeting ID. 

Please click here to register - space is limited!

Modern Metal Designs: Baritone Finish

Brass is hot right now, but it can be pricey.  Modern Metal offers a new collection of brass powder coat colors.  We call it Brass-ish.  These brass finishes offer a high style look at a friendly price point.  We are huge fans of this powder coat option - it is durable, retains color & gloss, and even has UV stability.

Shown here Modern Metal patterns: Square Squared, Moroccan & Marshmallow in powder coat Baritone

Shown here Modern Metal patterns: Square Squared, Moroccan & Marshmallow in powder coat Baritone

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IIDA NY Design Camp

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DESIGN CAMP: DESIGN WITH A FRIEND

Marbling Workshop
Led by Shaw Contract's design director Susan Smilek.

Register your child and a friend to join us for this interactive and creative workshop! (Parents do not need to register)

Participants will be introduced to the creative and technical process behind making carpet collections. They will get to design their own works of art through marbling on paper and ceramics.

Ages: 9 - 12 years old

Drop off is optional. Parents/guardians are welcome to interact with the workshop alongside their child.

Speaker:

Susan SmilekDesign DirectorShaw Contract

Susan Smilek

Design Director

Shaw Contract

Register

Saturday, March 7th

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shaw Contract Showroom
853 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
 Tickets: FREE(limited space available)