Ready, set, design! Cyncly is excited to announce it will soon be accepting submissions for its Global Inspiration Contest. Open to all Cyncly professional design customers around the world, this contest is a continuation of its Compusoft + 2020 brand’s competition. 

From traditional kitchen spaces to innovative hybrid offices, designs in multiple categories can be uploaded in any version of Cyncly’s 2020, Compusoft, Virtual Worlds or M3B software, and must be created using only Cyncly software. 

The submission window opens on April 11, 2023, with all participants asked to enter their designs for consideration by May 15, 2023. Winners in all categories will then be announced on June 7, 2023. 

Designers can enter as many times as they wish, but each submission must be unique, and participants are only eligible to win once.  

A panel of judges will determine the best design in each of these categories: 

• Cyncly – Any Space (using colors from the Cyncly palette)  
• Kitchen 
• Bathroom 
• Closet and organization 
• Educational and classroom 
• Flexible office space 

As well as having their design featured at trade shows around the world, winners in each category will receive a $750 Amazon gift card and promotion on social media and in an upcoming eBook. Runners-up will receive a $500 Amazon gift card and have their design featured on social media. 

A special Voters Choice award will also be decided based on a combination of votes from the public and input from Cyncly’s panel of judges. Along with the other prize winners, this designer will receive a grand prize $1,500 Amazon gift card. 

The panel of judges includes: 

• Colin O’Neil, Design PUGS 
• Alexandra Tseffos, DesignPOP 
• Emma Hedges, KBB Focus 
• Justin Sol, Kitchen Win 
• Elke Oechsner, SanitärJournal – TGA Contentbase 
• Laura Peidró – IM Cocinas & Baños 

For more information on the 2020 Global Design Contest, visit https://contest-cyncly.com/global-design-contest/ 

About Cyncly 

Cyncly transforms the way customisable products and spaces are imagined, designed, sold, made and managed. By bringing together the best brands in the industry, Cyncly connects designers, retailers and manufacturers to put consumers at the heart of their business. 

For more information, visit www.cyncly.com. 

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This year’s edition of Clerkenwell Design Week (23-25^th May 2023) will see a plethora of design secrets revealed at the festival’s dedicated talks programme: ‘Conversations at Clerkenwell’. The jam-packed schedule of eighteen talks across the three days is always a big attraction at the UK’s leading design festival.

The programme will open with Designer and Artist Morag Myerscough and highlights include: Soho Home’s Design Director James Patmore and Soho House’s interior designer Domhnall Nolan; British/Canadian designer Philippe Malouin; Design Council CEO Minnie Moll; Note Design Studio; Pantone; Doshi Levien’s Nipa Doshi and Pentagram’s Experience and Sound designer Yuri Suzuki.

Themes that will be explored include: ​ The meaning of ‘taste’, sound design, colour trends for 2024, defining Scandinavian design, communicating design circularity, diversity in design, Maximalism, and the future of wellness within the hospitality sector. The role design and designers play in the climate emergency will be explored throughout the programme and a ‘Sustainable Living’ series will see one talk each day dedicated specifically to the topic. ‘Conversations at Clerkenwell’ is curated by Brand Consultant Katie Richardson, will be housed in an AirClad structure and sponsored by RAK ceramics.

Throughout CDW there are hundreds of other talks, events and installations to explore ​ in showrooms and spaces all over EC1.

Grohe parent, LIXIL, was selected as a FY2023 Nadeshiko Brand by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Tokyo Stock Exchange. This is the seventh time that LIXIL has been selected.

LIXIL has been promoting comprehensive initiatives in areas of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). The evaluation is in recognition of this, and as a company that demonstrates excellence in advocating the empowerment of women in the workplace,

The selection criteria for the Nadeshiko Brands were even tighter than usual this year, placing a new level of criteria not only on the number of initiatives, but also on whether each company had established a system of advocating the empowerment of women in the workplace that was linked to its management strategy, and was implementing the initiatives in line with that strategy.

This year, 17 companies, including LIXIL, have been selected for the Nadeshiko Brands, which have been significantly reduced from approximately 50 companies in the past. LIXIL has introduced various measures in order to achieve its company-wide strategic D&I goals, which are to by 2030 achieve and equal the ratio of male and female directors and executive officers, and to increase the ratio of women in management positions to 30%. We have also set a regional goal for Japan of maintaining at least an equal ratio of male/female new graduate hires by 2030. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 53.8% of new hires were female. We are also promoting efforts to create and inclusive environment for all employees. This includes placing emphasis on D&I during all processes from when employees join the company to when they leave, working to correct gender imbalances in training and promotion processes, and strengthening connections between employees through global employee resource groups.

LIXIL President and CEO Kinya Seto commented as follows: “We are delighted to have received these positive evaluations from MSCI and other ESG index providers, reflecting the progress that LIXIL is making on our ESG commitments. To achieve long-term sustainable growth, it is crucial that we incorporate ESG into our business strategies, then grasp growth opportunities while appropriately dealing with risk. I believe this external recognition is a result of our progress in strengthening governance and addressing environmental and social issues, as well as our track record of communicating with stakeholders via transparent disclosure. LIXIL will continue to pursue its purpose of “making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere,” and strengthen our positive environmental and social impact, today and for future generations.”

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” an annual list of U.S. companies with outstanding workplace cultures according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. Hyatt has earned a spot on this list every year for the past decade.

“At Hyatt, we are committed to caring for our colleagues to be their best—and everything we do is through the lens of our purpose of care,” said Pete Sears, group president – Americas, Hyatt. “This recognition every year for the past decade is a testament to the tremendous ways our colleagues come together each and every day to lead with empathy, care and respect. As we continue our transformative growth as a company, we remain inspired by the resilience and dedication of our colleagues. There has truly never been a more exciting time to be a part of the Hyatt family.”

Hyatt continues to adapt and meet the evolving needs of its stakeholder groups through creating a culture rooted in care, belonging, and discovery, where colleagues are celebrated for who they are and can thrive in every stage of their career. Guided by its purpose of care and people first culture, the company differentiates itself through personalized experiences, wellbeing-focused programs and distinct benefits designed to support colleagues in being their best and authentic selves.                                                          

Deeply embedded across all areas of its business, World of Care brings Hyatt’s purpose of care to life through our actions in advancing care for the planet, people, and responsible business. As part of the company’s efforts in caring for people and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, Hyatt’s Change Starts Here commitments are focused on taking bold action to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by 2025 with actionable goals across three areas: who we employ, develop and advance; who we support; and who we buy from and work with.

The 2023 Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For” recognition adds to a growing list of workplace accolades Hyatt received in the past year, including:

• 2023 America’s Best Large Employers – Forbes
• 2023 World’s Most Admired Companies – Fortune
• 2023 America’s Most Innovative Companies – Fortune 
• 2023 America’s Best Employers for Diversity – Forbes 
• 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women – Newsweek 
• 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity – Newsweek 

Immediate Media has announced that New Designers will be returning to the Business Design Centre in Islington, London from June 28th – July 1st and July 5th – July 8th 2023. New Designers will once again bring together 3,000 creative graduates under one roof across multiple design disciplines, including ceramics, fashion, furniture design, graphic design, jewellery design, product design, textiles, illustration and animation to celebrate the most innovative and exciting emerging design talent. 

Founded in 1985, New Designers has helped launch the careers of some of the UK’s most prolific designers including Bethan Gray, Jay Osgerby, Stella McCartney and Lee Broom and for the last 38 years it has continued to provide a platform for graduates to present their visionary ideas to the public and industry professionals that are looking to source the most cutting-edge talent, crafts, and designs. 

ND SELECTS

ND Selects is a curated space at New Designers dedicated to shining a light on new businesses in the design industry. Visitors who attend the event ready to seek out the hottest design trends can expect to see products that have just made it to market. This area is always sought out by industry leaders who attend the show ready to commission or invest in the latest new products and by the design conscious public looking to buy direct from up and coming designers. 

Each exhibitor is hand-selected by a panel of industry experts for their innovative designs. For 2023 we are delighted to announce the curator for this year’s ND Selects, Louisa Pacifico, founder of Future Icons. Louisa selects makers and designers to represent and nurture through business consultancy and curated showcases. Most notably, she developed and managed the curated showcases for The Future of Craft at London Craft Week, gallery venues within the iconic Burlington Arcade in Mayfair.

ND AWARDS

This year’s event sees the return of the New Designers Awards Programme, the prestigious awards programme which sees some of the UK’s leading design brands including Hallmark, Joseph Joseph, Anglepoise, Tatty Devine and Habitat present accolades to the most creative and forward-thinking exhibitors. The 2023 show sees over 30 awards, each of which offering different prizes and industry opportunities that will help graduates’ transition into the professional world.

ND FUTURES

ND Futures is the name given to New Designers schools programme which is aimed at 15-18 year olds, offering them guidance and inspiration to consider a future career in design. For 2023 New Designers are expanding on ND Futures creating ND Futures Fund which will allow visitors to donate at checkout to support the event facilitating places for underprivileged school children in the borough to visit New Designers and start their journey on a design career. 

ND EDUCATES

The much-anticipated talks and workshops programme returns for 2023 giving visitors the opportunity to hear from leading brands, designers and industry experts as they offer unique insights into the latest design trends and discuss key themes within the design sector. The full ND23 programme will be announced shortly but key emerging themes will be designing with the cost of living crisis, innovation in sustainable design and the circular economy, and diversity in design. Confirmed highlights include; panel discussions led by editors from Creative Review and Design Week, talks by designers from Habitat, and inspiring leaders in design including Tom Faulkner, and Louisa Pacifico, Future Icons who will discuss their careers to date, as well as sessions on designing for optimism and tips to overcome creative jealousy led by artist/graphic designer June Minyama-Smithson.

About New Designers

New Designers is the longest running and leading graduate design showcase in the country. This year is the 38th anniversary and will bring together 200 flagship university design courses who will be showcasing 3,000 of the country’s finest design students. They connect future leading lights with the design industry for creative exchange and professional collaboration. Discover the future of design at New Designers 2023.

Trade members are invited to attend New Designers for free. Use the link to secure your trade pass for New Designers 2023.