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Design Community

ASID New England Chapter Magazine

Issue Number 23 Fall 2013

NEW ENGLAND

Design Community

ASID New England Chapter Magazine

Issue Number 23 Fall 2013

ON THE COVER: The Dirtt on the MFS Project See page 8

Table of

Contents NEW ENGLAND

FEATURES The Dirtt on the MFS Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ASID NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OFFICE 1 Design Center Place, Suite 544 Boston, MA 02210-2313 Tel: (617) 261-3995 Fax: (617)261-7591 ASIDNewEngland@gmail.com www.asidne.org

CHAPTER NEWS President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Board Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Volunteers Needed!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ASID NATIONAL 608 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington DC 20002-6006 Tel: (202) 546-3480 Fax: (202) 546-3240 Toll free: (800) 610-ASID (2743) asid@asid.org • www.asid.org

Art Walk and Member Celebration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The City of Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Summer Cruise on the Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

EDITORIAL STAFF Beverly Ferguson, Allied ASID, Editor

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR

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Design Community magazine is published quarterly for the ASID New England Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers by DSA Publishing & Design, Inc. Editorial content and the Design Community magazine are controlled and owned by the New England Chapter of ASID. Reproduction of this publication in whole, in part, in any form is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the New England Chapter of ASID.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Mary Beth Haggerty, Allied ASID (978) 499-7780 mbh@DrawingRoomInteriorDesign.com President-Elect Jeanne Finnerty, ASID (617) 241-2255 jeanne@finnertydesign.com Financial Director Cheryl Morrison, Allied ASID (978) 927-2005 cheryl@morrisonremodeling.com Communications Director Molly McGinness, ASID (508) 524-5087 molly@mollymcginniss.com Professional Development Director Jill Janasiewicz, Allied ASID jillj1@verizon.net Emerging Professionals Director Eric Haydel, Allied ASID (617) 562-6027 emhdesigninc@gmail.com Membership Director Sheryll Strohl-Hammett, ASID (617) 469-6880 sheryllhammett@comcast.net Director At Large John Trifone, ASID Industry Partner (617) 241-2255 John@mitchellgoldboston.com Student Representative Jordan Mills, Student ASID jordanlynnmills@gmail.com

Hello Fellow Members!

The summer is coming to a close, just when it seems to have just started! It is funny how this is corresponds to my year as president of our chapter here in New England. I feel as though it had just begun and now I am ending my term. Time flies when you are truly having fun!

This year, I have been fully supported by my Board of Directors, Nina our Executive Administrator, Committee Members(you all rock) with their countless hours of volunteerism and dedication. You are so fortunate, as members, to have such a dynamic team, working on providing you with member benefits in networking events, cultural events, CEU’s, the Business Conference, the Annual Gala, the Annual Meeting and the Design Completion! Whew! That is a lot of value! Are YOU taking advantage of your membership? That is the piece of personal responsibility we just are not able to provide!

Becoming involved in our Chapter has provided me with resources in my fellow colleagues, owning my firm, they have become my “Board of Directors” I have met countless friends and found wonderful sources in our Industry Partners. I recently gave a talk with Eric Haydel at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and this is pretty much what I conveyed to the students!

Join a professional membership, but you must make the most of it! Come to our events, showcase your work in our design competition, learn about our IP’s products! You will be surprised at all the other wonderful benefits that come in friendships made and in increasing your value as a designer, design student, educator and Industry Partner.

So mark your calendars for the Design Competition, the Business Conference, and the Gala just to name a few or volunteer for Career Day and Real World Design Week, where you can pass on your love of design and knowledge. We would love to see you there!

On a final note, I would like to thank you all for your support this past year! I have truly been touched by the friendships and dedication. I look forward to serving on our National Chapter Service Team starting October 1st where I will continue to laugh, make friends and enjoy my ASID membership.

I look forward to seeing you all at some of our events this coming year!

Warmly,

Mary Beth Haggerty, Allied ASID ASID New England Chapter President 2012/2013

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Board Messages Jeanne Finnerty, ASID

Sheryll Strohl-Hammett, ASID

President-Elect

Director of Membership

Recently, a “small kitchen” project of mine was admired on the web. They were inspired to write to me for a new plan for their own kitchen. I am in the business of design services, not selling design plans, but, I had to ask, “Where do you live?” They responded: “I live in Ireland, and my home is in Lithuania”. Ok!? Why don’t we talk about how I can help. I love a challenge…geographic or otherwise. I can now bear witness to the global economy. Who knows where it will go, but, I know the journey will be entertaining.

When the incoming board journeyed to Los Angeles for the Chapter Leadership Conference in June, we came up with a one-word concept for the upcoming year, “connectedness”. Our new CEO, Randy Fiser, spends 75% of his time on the road. He travels to meet and talk to all the building industry organizations, NKBA, IIDA, DFA, BOMA, AIA…the list goes on. ASID understands that interior design professionals need to be part of the conversation of all the building industry organizations. We are all under the same umbrella with similar goals.

The ASIDNE board of director’s and committees are looking forward to connecting with one another other, with all of our members, and with our entire design community. Come to an event and share in the conversation with us.

When this magazine is in your hands Summer of 2013 will be over. We on your New England Chapter of ASID’s Board of Directors will be embarking on a new year. (The Board’s year runs from October 1 through September 30.) We’ve had an exciting summer that has provided us with great memories. We’ve worked hard for you and have been gratified by our success.

For me one of the highlights of this past summer was organizing and planning a big special event for June, the Membership Month. My co--chair in this endeavor was the Emerging Professional Affairs Chair to the Board, Eric Haydel. His energy is infectious and together we made a terrific team. Our Art Walk and Member Celebration June 6 was a success. So much so that we had many requests to repeat it next June.

In case you missed it three of our Industry partners and ten art galleries in the first four blocks of Newbury Street participated. The evening was spirited and inspiring ending with a Member Celebration at MITCHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS’ Boston flagship showroom with food, fun, drinks, laughter, chatter, old friends, new friends. (Please read about it in the article in this issue.) Be sure to join us next year!

As they say in Lithuania, Iki pasimatymo!

Jill Janasiewicz, Allied ASID Director of Professional Development

Cheryl Morrison, Allied ASID Director of Finance It has been a pleasure to serve on the board for the last five years: first as your membership director and then as your finance director.

I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with many of our members and cherish those experiences.

Although we have had a number of financial challenges thrown at us from National this year, the major one being the reinstating of the CLC conference for board members, we have done remarkably well. Due to your support by attending our events and good fiscal management by the board we are still maintaining a decent balance in our checking account and have not as yet dipped into our rainy day fund. If you keep up your support of the events that we bring you, I’m sure that our chapter will continue to thrive.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Business Conference in November.

I hope that you all have enjoyed your summer. It goes by so quickly. As we prepare for fall, we here are preparing for two key events.

The first one is the Design Competition Awards on September 19th. The entries are in and now we cannot wait to see all the interiors that were entered. I was fortunate enough to sit on the committee and the ladies who have organized this event are amazing and I hope that you will plan on celebrating our industry and fellow designers. Along with the Design Awards, we are combining the event with the DSS (Distinguished Speaker Series).

This year Angela Merola will be the speaker. Some of you may have heard her back in 2010 and she is back with a new series. Also this is the last of the series as National has decided to retire the program.

We are preparing for I on Business Fall Conference scheduled for October 24th. This is a great opportunity to receive your needed CEU credits before the end of the year. I know that IDCEC has sent out the notice about the December 31st deadline. So mark your calendar for the event and network, see new products, learn a few things and earn some credits.

I hope to see you at both events. As always, feel free to contact me with any suggestions on topics you would like to learn about.

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Molly McGinness, ASID

Jordan Mills, Student ASID

Director of Communications

Student Representative to the Board

Thank you to everyone who has been getting involved with our social media; likes, tweets and comments are great. The Communications Committee is looking for people to help the chapter increase our involvement with social media and writing for our newsletter.

If you have a favorite social media outlet, consider helping the chapter in that area. Please let me know if you would like to get involved with the communications for our chapter. You can email me at molly@mollymcginness.com. Exciting events are planned for this fall, don’t miss the Designer Competition Awards ceremony on September 19th and the I on Design Business Conference on October 24th!

Here comes another start of a school year bound to be packed with opportunities! In September, we'll be celebrating our Excellence in Design Awards which is sure to be a fete! In October, students will have the opportunity to attend our area's annual Career Day. November, we'll be craving for Thanksgiving break, and by December, we'll be readying for finals!

A little more on Career Day, I hope all students who are able can attend this year. The day's central idea is "Design for a Lifetime" with a strong focus on health and wellness. The date is October 18 and the place is the Boston Design Center so mark your calendars now!

Cheers to everyone and may this be your best semester yet!

Eric Haydel, Allied ASID Emerging Professional Affairs Chair Are you using your ASID Membership to its fullest abilities?

This Fall I challenge you to dust off that tweed jacket and get to networking with ASIDNE Designers, Industry Partners and other Emerging Professionals.

As your EP Chair I am working hard to develop many opportunities to get you more involved, you are the future of our Interior Design Industry and your voice and participation matter!

Three must attend events this fall: GoPro NYC October 4th and 5th, I on Business Fall Conference at the Renaissance Seaport Boston on October 24th, and The Emerging Professionals Fall Mixer in November.

Most importantly, did you know that the national website has a job database for you to post and look for jobs all over the country? It’s a great resource and its’ access is included in your membership.

Keep current with our events on the asidne.org website or email me to get involved in the EP committee to help plan events at haydel.eric@yahoo.com.

See you all in “Tweed” this fall!

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The Dirtt on the MFS Project

By Jeanne Finnerty, ASID For the past thirteen years, Larry Ryan, ASID, has had a unique job for an interior designer. He is an in-house designer for a mutual fund company, MFS Investments.

A recent renovation project is the foremost of his career: 310,000 square feet for the headquarters in Boston’s Back Bay, plus, 46,000 square feet of workspace around the globe including Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Brazil, and Toronto. I sat down with Larry to ask him about it.

JF: What were the goals your company had for the overall design of the project?

LR: It began with three words, flexibility, mobility, and, adjustability. We wanted to create an open environment with full glass offices to make the most of natural light. We thought about the future of the space, and how it will be used in five years, ten years. The current trend of open office space is not our culture.

Privacy panels were essential, as well as a versatile system for expansion and contraction of offices and workstations.

JF: Are the glass offices throughout the space? Did you have any executives/managers who did not want a glass office?

LR: The concept for full glass offices was our plan from the beginning. We installed “DIRTT “ a year before the build-out so that the employees could really see and feel the new office space. It is very different from our former office. Management was involved and supported us every step of the way. In fact, all of our executives have full glass walls too.

JF: What is “DIRTT”?

LR: It is a demountable wall system –-or a prefabricated wall solution- that is manufactured in Calgary Canada. It stands for “do it right this time”.

Our units have a real wood veneer applied to a metal frame. It is a great product that makes our space completely flexible. I can't say enough about it!

JF: Communication is so critical on a design project...how many people/ companies were on the project team?

LR: We had a great team, beginning with Strategic Workspaces who represents DIRTT, Fox, CBT Architects and our long time contractors Structure Tone. We also had numerous consultants helping us along as well. Our MFS team was consisted of me and Bob Landrigan along with a handful of internal IT folks who helped coordinate AV, networking and communications.

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JF: What was the most challenging part of this project?

LR: The Audio Visual and dealing with changes during the process, and how to integrate high performance technology into the design, space, and furniture.We have over 80 conference rooms with custom tables and two interactive smart boards. Each table was custom made by Datesweiser. The design was a collaborative effort but Datesweiser was so helpful in creating these tables. They all have built-in microphones and speakers.

JF: Now that it is complete, would you change anything about the process or any elements of the design if you could do it all again?

LR: We did mock-ups of three wall systems. Looking back, I think I should have listened to my intuition and moved forward with DIRTT and not done the other mock-ups. It was very time consuming and costly to install three options.

JF: You have a great, unique job, are the sole in-house designer at MFS? LR: I am the only in-house interior designer in the company. At times we do work in conjunction with architects here and around the world. My

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Art Walk and Member Celebration

By Sheryll Strohl--Hammett, ASID

and Dartmouth Streets and on a sunny spring

For the second time June was designated as

and pitch the idea. To our delight the owners

Membership Month. The purpose of

and directors of all ten wanted to be on the Art

Membership Month is to celebrate all our

Walk. They were enthusiastic, supportive, and

members, meet our newest members, thank

were suggesting ways to fete the attendees. We

Industry Partners, congratulate Emerging

were thrilled! So after much organizing and

Professionals and introduce our chapter to

planning June 6 arrived with excited attendees.

afternoon we visited each to introduce ourselves

potential members.

The art galleries were each so wonderful and The big event organized for this goal was an

so diverse. As one seasoned designer and

Art Walk and Member Celebration on June

long time ASID member commented that art

6, 2013 in Boston. Mother Nature gave us a beautiful early summer evening

galleries had seemed intimidating to her until that evening. I agree because

and the forecast rain didn’t begin until the festivities had concluded.

in the weeks prior to the event as I got to know the galleries and their owners and directors I came to find that they are passionate about their art and artists.

The first stop on the Art Walk was Industry Partner Thos. Moser’s beautiful

Having visitors with whom to share the art and their knowledge is exciting

Arlington Street showroom. In keeping with the spirit of the walk managers

and gratifying.

Christopher Eramo and Jackie Meuse featured the watercolors of Kimberly Meuse. Members and friends picked up their name badges, maps, and bottles

At the end of the Art Walk everyone met at the MITCHELL GOLD+ BOB

of water there. Then it was off to visit ten participating art galleries in the first

WILLIAMS gorgeous Back Bay flagship showroom. Greg Sweeney, the MG+BW

four blocks of Newbury Street. Three of the galleries are located in the building

Director of Marketing and John Trifone, the Director of Sales (and also the

Adler. There the store manager Rachel Grossman created a party atmosphere

Director--At--Large on the ASIDNE Board of Directors) generously hosted

with champagne and treats.

cious food and drinks and created a comfortable environment for all to enjoy

at 129 Newbury Street which is also the location of Industry Partner Jonathan

a networking reception in celebration of our members. They catered deli-

with much spirit.

When Eric Haydel, the Emerging Professional Affairs Chair on the New England Chapter of ASID’s Board of Directors first proposed the Art Walk I

To MICHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS Boston, as well as Thos. Moser

thought the idea had tremendous appeal. Anyone we told of our idea thought

and Jonathan Adler on behalf of the New England Chapter of ASID we sincerely

so as well. We just didn’t know how willing the art galleries would be to partic-

thank you for your generous contributions to this event and for being ASID

ipate. Eric and I identified ten galleries on Newbury Street between Arlington

Industry Partners.

To the following art galleries we give you heartfelt appreciation for making

Opportunity Knocks!

the Art Walk possible:

Barbara Krakow Gallery ASID New England Newsletter is in need of an editor. This is a great

Newbury Fine Arts Galerie d’Orsay Gallery NAGA

position for someone who is a vibrant part of the ASID community, who

Martin Lawrence Gallery

enjoys socializing, and who loves to be in the heart of it all.

Axelle Fine Arts Lanoue Fine Art

You will be a valuable asset to the membership at large and to the ASID

Beth Urdang Gallery

Board of Directors. It is a very gratifying position and a marvelous oppor-

Arden Gallery

tunity to get to know your fellow ASID members.

Iris Gallery of Fine Art Photography

Please enquire to: beverly@reflectivedesigner.com To all those who attended, thank you for your high spirits and to all who missed the great fun of this evening we plan to do it again. See you next summer.

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The City of Angels

By Jeanne Finnerty, ASID

“Please come to LA to live forever. Sing it with me. California life alone is just too hard to build. I live in a house that looks out over the ocean…”

The incoming board traveled to the 2013 Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC) in early summer.

The conference took place in downtown Los

Angeles during Dwell on

weekend shared an educational conference and a trade show celebrating

Design. Our new partner

modern design.

for this event, Dwell Media, did not disappoint. The long

The focus of the conference was leadership training. Prior to our arrival we all filled out the Clifton Strengths Finder to prepare for our weekend and to “discover what makes us stand out”. Upon arrival, we met an amazing woman by the name of Dr. Marjorie Barlow. Marj lead us through an enlightening lecture on life and the power of positivity. As

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we understand where our individual strengths lie, we can use them effectively in our new roles on the

modern traditional transitional

board of directors. We all left with Marj’s book, The Possible Woman Steps Up. A great read.

Dwell on Design was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There were an astounding 400 exhibitors and 2000 products on display in the 200,000 square foot space. We visited with many of our long-time Industry Partners, such as FLOR, Legrand, and Hansgrohe, and some new ones as well, like Big Ass Fans! I ran into an old friend, Sophie Cox, ASID. Sophie and I crossed paths when she was an intern at Heather G. Wells, Ltd. She has since passed the NCIDQ, become a professional member of ASID and is the Communications Director for the Montana chapter - go Sophie!

The annual ASID Awards Gala, Celebration, was an elegant event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. For movie buffs, this hotel was one of the original locations for the Academy Awards – the last one, in 1942. The glamorous stars of the thirties and forties, pictured in the enormous black and white photographs were displayed in the lobby. We walked the original “red carpet” into the building. It was quite a scene. An impressive group of dedicated and talented designers across the country were honored in a festive 1920’s themed ceremony. Our national president, Barbara Marini, was eloquent and poised as the master of ceremonies. All the awardees and projects are listed on the national website – check them out.

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LA can’t be you kind of town…

LA is my kind of town for a conference! And, we all came back ready to work together next year!

16 Charles Street Needham, MA 02494 781.455.0505 info@kpowers.com www.kpowers.com

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Summer Cruise on the Charles Once again the New England Chapters of ASID and IFDA gathered together on the Charles Rive Cruiseline for a fun evening of networking. Though the weather was rather misty, we managed to cruise along the Charles with flair. It was wonderful to see our IFDA friends and meet many new ones in ASID as well. A handful of students from the BAC and NESAD joined us for the evening as well.

Great time with Industry Partners, designers and students!

Event

Calendar September 19

Design Competition 4 pm - 9 pm

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Day on the Hill 10 am - 2 pm

October 8

Board of Director meeting 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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Career Day 9 am - 4 pm

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Annual Business Conference 11 am - 6 pm

November

Carpet • Area Rugs Stair Runners Family Owned & Operated Since 1928

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Board of Director meeting 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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Administrators' Training Washington DC

TBA

Architectural Tour/ Networking event

December 10

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Board of Director meeting 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

January 14

Board of Director meeting 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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