There’s a lot going on in my studio this spring and plenty to be excited about. I’ve been developing a new concept called BOXSEE. It’s a collection of up and coming surface materials from the built environment positioned for manufacturers, product development and marketing teams who may have access to global and cultural trends but may not have visibility to surface materials that reside in vast libraries of the architecture and design realm.
As a seasoned color, materials and finish (CMF) designer, I am fortunate to have long standing relationships with many wonderful vendors. I am privy, not only to their latest and greatest, but I learn about technical aspects of how something is developed, as well as the market forces that inspire new products and solutions. A significant part of my career is devoted to trend reporting and I have seen first hand how the A & D market has become a trend driver, reaching far beyond the interiors realm.
While BOXSEE is pulled from the built environment, it is initially taking off in other markets interested in gaining tangible access to new and innovative developments in markets different from their own. Customers are using BOXSEE to influence or justify their own design direction and to demonstrate a broader understanding of the A & D market to their internal teams as well as customers.