Two of the industries hit hardest by COVID-19 were travel and hospitality. With hotels making up a large percentage of the overall hospitality market, the two go hand in hand. Now, thanks to vaccine availability and over a year of social distancing, these markets are finally making a comeback. But they aren’t coming back quite the same as you may remember.

Professor Emeritus Stphen R. Kellert of Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies sets out five conditions for the effective practice of biophilic design, with each underscoring what is—and is not— biophilic design.

Innovation and attention to detail are evident throughout the Four Seasons Hotel Boston and Private Residences.

We’re delighted to announce that www.thegooddesignstudio.com has a fierce new homepage. It’s officially impossible to visit the new site and not know that ASSA ABLOY is a force for Good Design, an innovative thought leader, and a stand-alone resource for differentiating Decorative Door, Frame and Hardware Solutions.

Raise a glass and join the celebration! The ASSA ABLOY “Finish Strong” exhibit will showcase our stunning, new Champagne, Titanium, Rose Gold, Carbon, and Dark Bronze PVD custom finishes, as well as our distinctive oxidized silver, brass and copper plated custom finishes. Take-home samples will be available for your vision boards. 

We have A LOT going on at the show this year that you won’t want to miss. Door hardware solutions that not only provide premiere security for healthcare, hospitality, education and office spaces, but also provide the ‘WOW factor’ to tell occupants they are in a special space!

I’ve been wondering: who typically selects the commercial doors and hardware for the projects you’re working on? I really want to know. In fact, I’ve been asking this question in the Architectural Practices and End User Organizations I’ve visited across the U.S.

Based on the responses I’ve gotten, I can tell you who’s not typically selecting commercial doors and hardware: Designers.

Let the countdown begin! One week til the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. It’s a “Super Bowl” for Good Design, and something my colleagues and I look forward to every year.

The use of color in healthcare settings has evolved over the last five years, influenced by a variety of factors, including global design trends, consumer research, patient satisfaction studies and market drivers from other segments. When it comes to healthcare facilities, we’re seeing less of the stereotypical institutional colors, and more healthcare systems that are influenced by residential design, as well as taking color cues from the hospitality and commercial markets.

Day two of NeoCon East 2017 is here and I was finally able to sneak away from our ASSA ABLOY Mobile Showroom to cruise the show floor. I blogged previously about the importance of NeoCon East as a means for collaborating and sharing ideas with our architectural and interior design “inspirers.” But there are LOTS of ways to be inspired at this show, and that includes by other manufacturers.  Great as it is to be ASSA ABLOY, it’s not all about us!

Looking back on the first day of NeoCon East 2017, my biggest takeaway is a feeling of overwhelming gratitude to the building, design and construction professionals who stopped by the ASSA ABLOY Mobile Showroom.

At NeoCon East 2017, ASSA ABLOY is highlighting a number of door and hardware products that tip otherwise commodity solutions in favor of “the inspirers” of good design. Products that take the necessary and make them look extraordinary. Products that give that “aha!” moment.

Nothing is more distracting to young students than joyful playground sounds or the energy and excitement of kids laughing and chattering down a hallway. Passing conversations, random shouts, even just shuffling footsteps are often all it takes to disrupt a classroom.

Architects, designers and end-users alike agree that all-glass doors are fantastic. Glass doors allow for clear views and natural light, and they help showcase the very best in modern design. And when treated properly, glass doors provide for good sound control and noise reduction — but they also present many unique challenges.

Certainly, the attitudes and preferences of tomorrow’s senior population may be very different than the generation we currently serve. Yet the clinical needs will remain constant. As the U.S. population ages, the design of our inpatient facilities will need to accommodate the needs and desires of the elderly more than any other age group.

Noise can cripple an environment, so acousticians are using immersive sound technology to more accurately predict and prevent a barrage of distractions.

The range of occupancy types on a campus and the variety of door openings needed to meet the requirements of each space can vary greatly. Setting aside a campus's ongoing requirements for door openings that meet life safety and security codes, provide access control, and are thermally efficient, there are many special door opening attributes to be considered.

Aesthetics are playing a greater role in commercial environments than ever before and interior designers have greater influence on what's being built. ASSA ABLOY provides a broad array of decorative door hardware solutions which enables design professionals to incorporate their aesthetic vision into any door opening.