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CONTRACT MISSION STATEMENT

Contract is the essential design platform and voice for the commercial interior design and architecture community, connecting professionals and covering breakthrough projects, innovative products, and challenging ideas that make our world a better place through the lens of architecture and design. Through its print, digital and face-to-face offerings, we offer insight and analysis about the ever-evolving fields of architecture and design from the inside out (and occasionally from the outside in).

Published 10 times a year, Contract magazine elevates the relevance and value of commercial design by focusing on the power of designers to transform business and institutional environments. Our daily insights, market reports, big ideas and project case studies identified by our staff editors, freelance specialists, and guest opinion leaders translate the most influential emerging design trends and research, into sharp, incisive analysis enabling our professional design audience to understand new directions, to explore new ideas, and to identify and be inspired by who and what is new and next. We ask the question how can we better understand future change in the fields of the workplace, hospitality, retail, healthcare, technology, and education?

Contract is also the official publication of ICFF, the North American trade show for International design, held annually each May during NYCxDesign festival at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Contract also produces the Best of NeoCon competition—the most important guide to the best new products exhibited at theMART during NeoCon in June.

Our events are opportunities to facilitate conversations about change, offering up the chance to get up close and personal with exciting thinkers and practitioners in the design field, allowing you the chance to network, collaborate and challenge you to think fresh about the future of design.

We do this all in an engaging way that is inspiring and fun, with the simple aim to help our core audience of architects and designers always stay ahead of the curve.

Architecture and design from the inside out.

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Paul is the editor in chief of Contract. Prior to joining the Contract team, Paul served several senior editorial roles over the course of 18 years at Metropolis magazine. Before that, Paul was the managing editor of 2wice magazine for two years and director of research at the Smithso-nian’s Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum for the exhibition, “Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture.” Paul is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and the University of Toronto. Paul is based in our New York City office.

CONTRACT EDITORIAL STAFF

What are you looking forward to most in the future for Contract? There are so many exciting things happening at Contract! We are introducing new departments that offer more comprehensive product coverage and a focus on innovative interiors—with special attention given to the smaller details that make a big impact. We are also looking forward to incorporating more voices from the design community into the magazine. Not to mention, we are now the official presenter of ICFF. I think this partnership will bring great things—and I’m also (selfishly) excited to attend my very first ICFF!

Lauren is the managing editor of Contract. Prior to joining the Contract team, Lauren served as managing editor for Contract’s sister publica-tion Impressions. Before that, she was an editor for design:retail magazine, where she fell in love with the design industry. Lauren is a graduate of The University of Georgia. She is based in our Atlanta office.

Lauren Volker Managing Editor [email protected]

What is your favorite part of this job? Curiosity is key, and discovering the most innovative products, designers and spaces is probably the most fun you can have at this job. Finding out answers to how we can make the world a better place to live and work through design is what drives me. Interviewing people in our design community who are pushing the boundaries of interiors and product design is important too.

Paul Makovsky Editor in Chief [email protected]

Meghan is the assistant editor at Contract. She’s from a small town in the fingerlakes region of upstate NY called Skaneateles. A recent graduate of Penn State with a degree in print and digital journalism and a minor in international studies, her passions include writing, editing and building engaging content—specifically for print magazines and their digital platforms. In the past, she has worked as an editorial fellow at Dwell Magazine. Meghan is based in our New York City office.

What were the factors that led you to this job? Ever since I was a little kid, I have always loved design and architecture. For the longest time I thought I wanted to be an architect myself. It wasn’t until high school that I discovered my love for writing and realized that I could have the best of both worlds if I pursued a career in editorial for a design-oriented magazine. I’m very happy that those discoveries led me here!

Meghan Dwyer Assistant Editor [email protected]


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Will Speros Online Editor [email protected]

Will is the online editor for Contract, as well as the magazine’s sister publications Hospitality Design and design:retail. Previously working as a design reporter with Architectural Digest, Will cut his teeth as a beat reporter in New York with outlets including Metro New York and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press in the Bronx. His cultural voraciousness continues to steer his exploration of the design world. Will is a graduate of Fordham University and is based in the New York office.

What do you love most about working in digital? Working in digital means I’m always learning. Throughout each day, I get to explore every possible corner of the design world from the built environment to the apps we trust to the shoes we wear. Daily exposure to the innovations, conversa-tions, and challenges our global community reveals really instills a tremendous amount of hope in our future. It’s always exciting to see what we’re capable of, and I feel lucky every day that I get to write about it.

Beth Weaver Associate Art Director [email protected]

Beth is the Art Director for Contract. She began her career in theatre design with various companies in the U.S. and abroad. She then returned to school to study interior design. She worked at several architecture firms including Gensler and Gary Lee Partners working on projects including hotels, law firms, healthcare projects, and trading firms. To further expand her design vocabulary, Beth again returned to school to study graphic design and received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She then worked at Thirst for Rick Valicenti, who helped instill the high-standard of design seen in Contract magazine today.

Can you tell me the best part about being the art director? I love all manner of design, and for me being art director for Contract is a little like Russian nesting design. Because I have a background in interior design I'm excited about the content and subject matter of the magazine as well as the graphic design of the layout. It provides a continuous source design exploration.


CONTRACT EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Editorial Advisory Board-the experts to the experts What makes the creation of Contract unique is its reliance on its editorial advisory board.

Board Members meet and communicate regularly with Contract staff to inform, guide and contribute to the making of the magazine and its related products and events.

This group of more than 40 notable architects and designers represents a cross section of demographics and project work that best encapsulates the Contract Market. Find icons and rising stars from the East Coast to the West Coast. ASID Members. IIDA Members. AIA Members. Specialists from workplace design to product design. Sustainability to Wellbeing. These are the experts to the experts.

Roy Abernathy, AIA, Allied ASID, Savills-Studley Lance Amato, IIDA, Vocon Michael Bonomo, IIDA, CannonDesign Bill Bouchey, IIDA, HOK Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA, IIDA, Perkins+Will Annie Chu, FAIA, IIDA, Chu+Gooding Architects Donald Cremers, IIDA, HOK Anne Cunningham, Assoc. AIA, IIDA, NBBJ Ray Ehscheid, RDI, IIDA, IA Interior Architects Peter Ferzan, Ferzan Company LLC Mark Gardner, AIA, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects Dina Griffin, AIA, IIDA, Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) Jane Hallinan, IIDA, Perkins Eastman Suzen Heeley, IIDA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Holley Henderson, H2 Ecodesign Scott Hierlinger, IIDA, NELSON Charisse Johnston, FASID,Assoc. AIA, StudioSALT Jeff Kabat, IIDA, HKS Andre Kikoski, AIA, Andre Kikoski Architect Angie Lee, AIA, IIDA, FXFOWLE Todd-Avery Lenahan, TAL Studio Elizabeth Lowrey, Elkus Manfredi Architects Bill Lyons, Assoc. AIA, Room & Board Carlos Madrid III, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Crystal Martinez, Assoc. IIDA, CO Architects Irwin Miller, Assoc. AIA, Gensler Krista Ninivaggi, Allied ASID, K&Co Primo Orpilla, FIIDA, Studio O+A Tanya Paz, AIA, CAMA, Inc. Jeannette Lenear Peruchini, IIDA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Melissa Price, Quicken Loans Barry Richards, Rockwell Group Lauren Rottet, FAIA, FIIDA, Rottet Studio Denise Rush, IIDA, ASID, Boston Architectural College Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, FASID, MSR Alex Shapleigh, IA Interior Architects Joey Shimoda, FAIA, FIIDA, Shimoda Design Group Felice Silverman, FIIDA, Silverman Trykowski Associates Suzette Subance Ferrier, IIDA, TPG Architecture Jocelyn Stroupe, IIDA, ASID, CannonDesign Sascha Wagner, AIA, IIDA, Huntsman Architectural Group Geno Yun, AIA, ELS Architecture and Urban Design


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world around you—specifically, to your world. Every designer is inundated with influences: image boards, pins, manufac-turer’s pitches, design blogs, magazines like this one, HGTV, etc. But if design is the art of creating experiences, the quality spaces will be those that are drawn from experience and replicate a feeling the de-signer knows firsthand.

One of my favorite exercises with students is to ask them to think of a favor-ite space and to analyze what specifically creates the experience that makes it their favorite. Begin design development not with an idea, but with a feeling—say of your bare feet walking as a child on un-even wood or of the particular quality of light coming through an iced-over window

late on a winter afternoon. If you start with the emotion of a space and then develop your idea from that, the resulting design will have an authenticity you won’t find on the internet.

The best minds in design education today are searching for new ways to teach a path to authenticity. In a world that’s increasingly digital, virtual, and governed by algo-rithms, the role of designers going forward will be to connect with the timeless sensa-tions we experience through the soles of our feet. You can teach that?

Yes, you can.

Best,

Primo Orpilla, FIIDA, is the co-founder of Studio O+A, a San Francisco-based multi-disciplinary design firm responsible for groundbreaking workplaces at Facebook, Microsoft, Yelp, Cisco, Uber, Nike, McDonald’s, and many other companies. He and O+A principal Verda Alexander were Contract’s 2011 Designers of the Year. As global chair for student experience at the International Interior Design Association, Orpilla’s new focus is on empowering the next generation of designers.

Dear Future Designer:

Let me start by commending you on the leap of imagination you have made to pursue a career in interior design. Unlike telecommunications, law, medicine, finance, or architecture, ours is a profes-sion not clearly understood. When you say you’re an interior designer people—like your parents—will ask: “What exactly do you do?” Even when you spell it out it’s hard to get a sense of what it is: electing furniture, finishes, colors, and textures; figuring out where people are going to sit and where the light will come from; lining up adjacencies so that Space A leads logi-cally and effectively to Space B. You can get a degree in this?

Yes, you can. Having practiced the profession for more than 30 years, I’ve come to understand

that what an interior designer does—what you will learn to do in the years ahead—is create an experience using space and light. Because interiors don’t typically last as long as the shells that enclose them, our field has existed for many years in the shadow of

“starchitect” exteriors. But it’s important to remember that most of us experience archi-tecture from the inside out. Interior design is part psychology, part cultural anthropology, and part behavioral science practiced through mediums of space and time. Like garden-ing or even farming, it is the art of creating living ecosystems. (You probably didn’t realize you were studying to be a farmer.)

How this particular discipline is taught is of great concern to those of us who will hire the next generation of designers. As the head of a company with young designers on staff, there is a surge of first-rate talent coming to our firms equipped with some of the most sophisticated technical expertise I’ve ever seen. Our design schools are doing a bang-up job teaching AutoCAD and Revit, Rhino, InDesign, and SketchUp.

Where I would like to see more progress is in teaching the process—or maybe I should say the habit—of critical thinking. The great software tools that have shifted our profession from literal drawing boards to digital screens have brought with them preci-sion, consistency, and ease of use, but also a habit of conformity that is the antithesis of good design. The challenge of modern design education is to teach the high-tech mechanics of the craft while simultaneously breaking the herding instinct (and reliance on shortcuts) those mechanics tend to encourage.

In other words, when you come into my class (or my firm) you will be required to untether from the internet, close your apps and programs, and open your eyes to the

Primo Orpilla on what it takes to become a successful interior designer.

a letter to a design student

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Boss Design: Myriad Modular Furniture bossdesign.comThis versatile range of upholstered modular furniture comes complete with eleven linkable seating units, three privacy screens, side tables, and arms that accommodate power.

Koleksiyon: Throni Chair koleksiyoninternational.comThis chair, designed by Rainlight for Koleksiyon, is inspired by a shirt collar, with a “button-down” appearance announcing one’s availability and a “raised collar” denoting privacy.

Gerflor USA: Saga2 Tiles gerflorusa.comWith new colors, textures, and designs, these modular tiles provide a flexible LVT solution with styles offered in the same size as carpet tiles.

HBF: Vela Swivel Chair hbf.comThis chair features an S-curve back—available in mid- or high-back options—molded foam cushioning, and angled, cast aluminum arms.

Teknion: Thesis Mobile Markerboard teknion.comThis new writable work surface divides space in collaborative environments and is available with a magnetic, fabric, flintwood, or laminated back.

SitOnIt: Movi Chair sitonit.netThis nesting chair offers 14 degrees of flex at the hip and built-in ergonomics allowing for easy movement.

Learning Environments The future of education calls for flexibility,technological integration, and productsthat accommodate both solitary work andcollaboration. From a mobile marker boardthat also serves as a space divider to a playfulbench that provides convenient storage, hereare our picks of new products to help make ever-evolving learning spaces more productive.

Koncept Lighting: Splitty Desk Lamp koncept.comInspired by the fluidity and formlessness of water droplets, this 17-inch-high desk lamp can be posed in a virtually limitless numbers of ways.

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New York–based architect James Stewart Polshek, FAIA, who designed the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, and served as dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation from 1972 to 1987, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal.

The AIA board of directors and strategic council made the announcement in December 2017, and Polshek will be formally honored during the AIA Conference on Architecture in New York this June. The AIA Gold Medal recognizes an individual or pair

of architects whose body of work demonstrates a significant, lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.

Born in Akron, Ohio, Polshek graduated from Yale University with a master of architecture degree in 1955, and then worked for I.M. Pei. He launched his practice, James Stewart Polshek Architect, in 1963. The firm underwent multiple iterations and was named Ennead Architects in 2010.

In New York, Polshek’s restoration of Carnegie Hall was completed in 1987, and the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History opened in 2000. Other notable projects include the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., as well as the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. —WILL SPEROS

James Stewart Polshek (bottom, right) has designed the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History (right) in New York and the William J. Clinton Presidential Center (bottom, left) in Little Rock, Arkansas.

James Stewart Polshek Named 2018 AIA Gold Medal Honoree

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We spend so much of our time working that it’s important for our surroundings to be pleasant and healthy spaces for our wellbeing. As the design of workspaces evolve, and the lines between work and life blur, workplaces are become more than just offices, bringing art, food, wellness, and community into business environments. In this issue, we focus on LinkedIn’s New York campus (page 78), which transforms the myriad amenity areas into spaces for people to connect. As the world’s largest social media networking company, LinkedIn turned to M Moser to enhance their cafe and multi-use spaces into a strong sense of community.

If you haven’t heard about the innovative New York retail space STORY, you should. Founded by sisters Rachel and Jenny Schechtman, this concept store has been rethinking what an interactive shopping experience can be. The store gets a complete makeover with a new design, product assortment, and marketing message every four to eight weeks. The more than 40 iterations of the store have included everything from yoga and pilates classes to 3-D printers and laser cutters that customers could play around with. We visited the store last May—just as it was announced that Macy’s had just acquired it—when it had been transformed into the “Work/Space” concept, a topic that continues to prompt constant conversation as businesses and workers figure out open versus closed environments, co-working, and the merger of home and work life. STORY starts a dialogue about the future of how and where we will work with its Work/Place retail-meets-coworking-space installation (page 86).

A company is only as good as its employees, and a successful, innovative workplace needs to address the needs of its workers. For the new headquarters for the Hudson’s Bay Company, the use of art in their workplace is central to that company’s ethos. The offices not only boast a clean, modern design by SOM, it is enriched by an impressive artwork collection by artists including Candida Höfer, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and James Turrell, which beautifully enhance the space. The experience of enjoying art is an important part of the everyday experience at their company.

Finally, we visit Holder Construction (page 100), an Atlanta-based construction and management company that promotes employee wellness with a thoughtful, human-centric space. Their goal was to create an environment that appeals to a wide variety of working styles, foster collaboration, and embody their brand.

Today’s most successful workplaces are innovating to improve happiness, productivity, and wellbeing. Let’s continue the conversation as we use architecture and design to make our world a better place to live and work.

Neocon and Healthcare Environment AwardsFor attendees picking up this issue while visiting Neocon, make sure to check out our special Neocon preview beginning on page 60, to help guide you. And for readers who design healthcare, remember that you have a month to enter the Healthcare Environment Awards, presented by Contract in partnership with the Center for Health Design, with a deadline of July 13. The winners are published in Contract and honored at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, which will be held in Phoenix.

Sincerely,

Paul MakovskyEditor in Chief

Designing the Ever-Evolving Workplace

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MICRO-MOBILITY

Flexible Solutions

With the collaborative demands of today’s workplace and learning spaces,

the ability to reconfi gure and rearrange furniture is more important

than ever. To meet these needs, manufacturers are putting furniture

on wheels—making our work environments more fl exible.

Dauphin: Stilo dauphin.com

Peter Pepper: Axcess Mobile Desk peterpepper.com

Kimball: KORE Work Cart kimball.com

Mockett: CA65 Galaxy Casters mockett.com

Stylex Seating: Yoom Lounge Seating stylexseating.com

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the ability to reconfi gure and rearrange furniture is more important rearrange furniture is more important

than ever. To meet these needs, manufacturers are putting furniture

on wheels—making our work environments

Kimball: KORE Work Cart kimball.com

Davis Furniture: Ginkgo Conference davisfurniture.com

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Rebecca Rudolph and Catherine Johnson (above, left to right) lead the Los Angeles-based design firm Design, Bitches. Their recent work includes Checker Hall (below) and Button Mash (bottom right) in LA, and Little Octopus (bottom left) in Nashville.

Designers You Should Know Design, Bitches

Why the name Design, Bitches?The short version is that it was our response to a question that was posed by AIA Los Angeles, which was, “What is architecture?” Our response:

“It’s design, bitches.” For us, it’s about reminding ourselves that architecture is about design in a broader sense. It’s also, oddly enough, more approachable not being so formal. What makes your work unique? We often contemplate the experience of a space and design from the inside out. Which does not mean that we ignore the exterior space, but we often start on the interior. How people feel and experience space is very important to us, from larger grand gestures to tiny details they might find. We are really involved from the structure itself, right down to perhaps a menu or business card. We are also known for having a sense of wit, and for strong use of color and texture in our work.

In 2010, Catherine Johnson and Rebecca Rudolph founded Los Angeles-based Design, Bitches, a multidisciplinary firm on a mission to make architecture more accessible to a broader audience. Inspired by their design, art, and pop culture experience, the duo collaborates on a wide range of commercial and branding projects, and designs with an emphasis on the human experience in space.

How wide is the variety of your work?We are a full soup-to-nuts firm that can work on concept and branding, all the way down to the design of every piece that might be inside the space. We also work on commercial, residential, single family, and ground-up tenant improvement projects. In the hospitality space, we work on a really wide range, including projects with mixed programs—or what we’ve termed “new social spaces.” These might include an art gallery with restaurant, office, or educational space, and also have a commercial component. We are really excited to see how these types of social spaces really start to change, or amplify, how we live.What is important in design today? Creating spaces that allow for flexibility and the opportunity for people who are using the space—whether they are working or visiting— to have a variety of experiences. We especially love spaces where there is a sense of discovery and where you might find something unexpected, and we’re interested in creating spaces that people will integrate into their lives. What are you working on now? We’re working on an exciting concept called

“Free Market.” It is an example of how we are exploring the ways that retail, food, community, and art might all come together under roof and how to keep that space active, lively, and engaging. We’re also working on a big flagship roastery and café for Verve Coffee in the Arts District in downtown LA and several training centers for Counter Culture Coffee around the U.S.

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5. Poppin: QT Sofa BoothDesigned to block distractions, encourage uninterrupted focus, and provide space for meetings of up to four people, this Sofa Booth, available in a range of colors, comes with soft padded panels which mitigate noise to create a semi-private meeting area in any communal space. You can also add on an Omni Power module to put power at your fingertips. poppin.com

6. Bernhardt: Diego Lounge ChairThis chair, designed by Harry and Claudia Washington and named after their four-year-old son, is relaxed in appearance and takes its inspiration from vintage racecar bucket-seats. It also features a nifty magnetic tab which automatically snaps into place, allowing it to be pushed or pulled with little eff ort.bernhardtdesign.com

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44. Cerno: Lenis LightingThis linear pendant was inspired by the beauty of a well-designed sailboat. The form is created by bending wood stringers over a series of bulkheads, and the organic and sculptural fixture gracefully balances the curved fluidity of its lines with the twisting movement of the overall form. cernogroup.com

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A new chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Emeco proves that the invisible elements of design are often the most worth celebrating. The new 1 Inch Reclaimed chair is built from 90 percent industrial waste, an unseen innovation, which to the unknowing observer could appear to be any ordinary plastic.

“The material used in 1 Inch Reclaimed chair—which Emeco has been using for several years now—makes use of the polypropylene waste at injection moulding plants, mixes it with waste sawdust from the woodworking industry,resulting in a warmer, more natural touch than raw polypropylene,” Morrison says. “The fact that Emeco cares enough about their production processes to go to the trouble of developing this material is one of the reasons I want to design for them.”

The one-piece chair is stackable, highly durable, and suitable for indoor and outdoor use. It is available in eight moody colors: Blue, Bordeaux, Sand, Brown, Dark Grey, Green, Light Grey, and Ochre Red. According to Morrison,the muted color palette was purposefully chosen to allow the design to fit in with its surroundings and create an evocative atmosphere.

The chair joins the rest of the 1 Inch Collection—also designed by Morrison—which features aluminum-framed chairs, stools, and tables that feature a similar extruded square leg design. The square legs pay homage to Emeco’s iconic Navy Chair, which was designed for use by the military on submarines in the 1940s.

The 1 Inch family of chairs also features a delicately scooped seat and back, creating a clean-lined design that allows the material to sing. Morrison’s signature simplicity demonstrates that good design doesn’t need to be flashy, because that which goes unseen is often the longest felt. —CODY CALAMAIO

Jasper Morrison utilizes waste material to craft a timeless design for Emeco

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“Acoustic treatment can often feel like an afterthought surface applied to walls. Integrated acoustic products are becoming more popular with lighting leading the charge.”

Luxx Box: Dasch Acoustic Lighting

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“We were super specific about what colors we needed for our designs for the new Scandinavian Spaces showroom at theMART in Chicago. Mohawk’s color range is fantastic. They have the perfect yellows—we love Lemon Twist and Top Banana.”

Mohawk Group: Quixotic Broadloom

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“We always say light is our most important material —if a space isn’t lit well it doesn’t matter what it is made of. Juniper makes great lighting, such as the Metropolis Wall-to-Wall product.”

Juniper Design: Lighting

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“This sofa has always been a favorite—blurring the boundary between residential and commercial. I fell in love with this colorful version of the Bob Sofa the company did in Milan. The new Bob Cut tables also add to the awesomeness.”

Blå Station: Bob Sofa

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“Many companies today want curated art programs. Niio provides a 360-degree digital art solution for any home or off ice. They have acquired more than 6,000 leading digital artists, along with top hardware partners, to be able to off er premium collection subscriptions, or limited-edition works for purchase or rent, all with professional display solutions including 4K projectors, LCD displays, LED tiles, and video walls.”

Niio: Digital Art Collection

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“This table is so inspiring and I love that it ranges from a side table to a coff ee table to a conference table to fit to any type of space. It adds a sophisticated and chic attitude for the workplace but Viccarbe always off ers a good color range to add some fun.”

Viccarbe: Burin Table

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“Personalization is a great way to brand collaborative spaces as well as aid in wayfinding. Floating shelves add a layer of human dimension to any meeting space.”

Buzzispace: BuzziPlank Shelves

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Turf: Crease Ceiling Tiles

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“These are a great resource. Acoustics are important in any job, especially a workplace.This product’s sustainability story—made with 99 percent recycled material—is the icing on the cake.”

Workplace SolutionsDesigners name their top new product picks for breakout and collaborative spaces

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Ghislaine Viñas, ASID

“Residential furniture is here to stay, but often lounge seating does not support meeting postures. Chairs that off er a comfortable, upright sit with interesting details and materials always catch my eye.”

Steelcase: Shortcut X Base Chair

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Design DirectorIA Interior ArchitectsBoston

Sarah Brophy, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP

Creative DirectorICRAVENew York

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Time FliesFrench architect Emmanuelle Moureaux harnesses color, direction, and time for her installation at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design, helping visitors go with the flow

Emmanuelle Moureaux of Tokyo-based Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design makes tangible the concept of shikiri, or “dividing or creating space with colors,” with her immersive, rainbow-hued art installation, “Color and Time.”

On display at Japan’s Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design (Nov. 16, 2017-Jan. 8, 2018), her work was part of a series of exhibitions dubbed “Art and Design, dialogue with materials,” exploring the different characteristics and functions of materials.

Showcasing the beauty and possibility of paper—120,000 cutouts worth—the installation superimposed sensory elements like color and shape with mathematical elements to translate the passage of time into a truly tangible experience. The paper cutouts, composed of numerical figures from zero to nine and a colon symbol, were systematically aligned in a three-dimensional grid of 100 layers. Within each layer, time flowed from left to right, and each row of numbers represented a different time of day, ranging from sunrise to sunset. The transitional journey takes place over 799 minutes, moving through 100 shades of colors—starting with soft hues and gradually shifting to darker shades throughout the day until, finally, blackness. A narrow corridor running through the middle of the space offered benches for museumgoers to sit down and contemplate the progression. The end result was a reflective, sensory experience where guests could both see and feel the seconds, minutes, days, and years all at once—time travel, rendered beautifully in full color.

—JESSIE DOWD

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Editorial Thoughts from the editor

Product Focus A closer look at a new, notable product

NEW FOR 2019 Interior Detail A deep-dive examination into the process, thinking and fabrication around one innovative detail an interior space

Building Innovation A focus on a building material, whether for inside or out, that shows some innovation in it’s composition or application

Industry News The latest happenings in commercial interior design and architecture

Designers Select Product picks from the industry’s best architects and interior designers around a certain theme

Designer You Should Know Q&A with an up-and-coming or breakthrough designer

Backpage An examination about an innova-tive product, interior or exhibition installation

NEW Matrix A thematic stream of the latest intel-ligence on the products, materials, and innovations, and interiors that will enable you to evolve the design of your interiors

Product Briefs A curated selection of products, high- lighting standouts from the latest design shows and trends to watch

NEW Viewpoint An architect, interior designer or industry expert weighs in with a well-argued opinion on a range of relevant topics to today’s field

NEW Trend A microtrend of products and inno-vations that is reshaping the future of interiors


PRINT AUDIENCE Every reader has a story. Every story has a reader.

The Contract audience defined30,000 Qualified Design Professionals including 100% of the Top 100 US Design Firms

Areas of design involvement

Contract proudly maintains the most qualified and active readership in the industry.

A controlled circulation of 30,000 design professionals allows us to guarantee the most relevant audience of design professionals. Our readership is verified by BPA—an independent auditing company to ensure validity. This translates to the most efficient use of an advertisers follow up and the most valuable relationships.

Is the Contract reader your client? 58% Female, 42% Male Works in a firm averaging 22 employees Works in a firm averaging 29 projects per year Meets with 1-2 manufacturer reps per week

Education42% Government/

Public30%

Healthcare39%

Hospitality52%

Retail41%

Workplace70%

Top 10 Firm Subscribers by number of readers per firm

46% Designers

31% Architects

18% IIDA Professional Members/NeoCon Attendees

3% Facilities Planners/Manager

2% Others Allied to the field

Callison/RTKL

Source: Contract 2018 Brand Study, Dec 2107 BPA Audit


PRINT AUDIENCE Every reader has a story. Every story has a reader.

92% of Contract readers approve, specify or purchase commercial design products in the following categories:

Emerging categories of interest78% of readers are designing café’s73% of readers are designing commercial restrooms

15% of readers anticipate their projects to include $20 million+ in products16% of readers anticipate their projects to include $10M-$20M in productsOn average, readers expect to specify or recommend $1M-$10M in products over the next two years. On average, Contract readers work on projects taking 12 to 18 months to complete—making them an audience to influence year round.

2019–2020 Projections

A/V Technology 25%

Fabrics/Textiles 83%

Surface Materials 84%

Ceilings/ Wall Systems

68%

Hardware 72%

Systems Furniture 66%

Café/Breakroom Furniture

68%

Kitchen & Bath Fixtures

69%

Tables 81%

Appliances for Commercial Spaces

47%

Lighting 85%

Outdoor Furniture 64%

Carpet/Flooring 87%

Paint 85%

Wallcoverings 75%

Doors/Windows 58%

Seating 85%

Contract readers find trade magazines to be the

number one source for learning

about new products

Window Treatments 71%

Source: 2018 Contract Brand Study


ISSUE FOCUS AD CLOSE** AD DUE ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS DESIGN FOCUS, FEATURES PRODUCT FOCUS ADDITIONAL PRODUCT COVERAGE SHOW AND AWARD COVERAGE BONUS DISTRIBUTION

January/ February

01.03.19 01.04.19 Interiors Awards • 40th Annual Interiors Awards, featuring winning projects in 16 categories

• Designer of the Year• Legend Award

• Lighting• Textiles• Furniture

• 40th Annual Interiors Awards

Interiors Awards Event Program

01.04.19 01.07.19 Keepsake overview of event winners and honorees.


March 01.22.19 01.28.19 Design Intersections & Technology

• Crossover influences between design disciplines in all categories

• Impact of technology • Mixed use

• Surfaces for walls, counters, and floors

• Textiles• Technology

• Lighting• shelving systems

• Coverage of Contract’s Interiors Awards Breakfast

April 02.19.19 02.25.19 Hospitality& Branding

• Hotels, restaurants, spas, lounge/bar• Hospitality design trends

in products• Branding

• Hospitality furnishings• Outdoor furniture• Kitchen, bath, spa fixtures• HD Expo and ICFF preview

• Wallcoverings• digital solutions

Previews of • ICFF • HD Expo • Milan Furniture Fair• Coverings

MayNew! ICFF Issue

03.21.19 3.26.2018 ICFF • The ICFF issue• Residential Crossover• NYCxDesign

• The ICFF Issue • Milan Furniture Fair highlights• Furnishings• Kitchen and Bath • lighting

• Variety of Commercial interior products• Tile + Stone

• ICFF

NeoCon® Product Preview Issue

04.24.19 04.29.19 New! Dedicated NeoCon® Preview Issue.

• NeoCon Preview • Variety of Commercial interior products • Official Neocon Product Preview

June/July New! NeoCon® Show Issue

05.06.19 05.09.19 Workplace & Retail

• Workplace innovations• Breakthrough workplace interiors

of varied scales• Retail trends

• NeoCon Preview• Globalshop preview• Display and ambient lighting• shelving systems

• All categories of Commercial interior products

• ICFF• HD Expo• Globalshop• Coverings

Best of NeoCon® Guide

05.08.19 05.14.19 2018 Best of NeoCon® Entries • Best of Neocon Entries • Best of NeoCon Winners Announcement

• 2019 Best of NeoCon Entries• 2019 Best of NeoCon Winners

• 2019 Best of NeoCon Winners

August 07.02.19 07.08.19 International Issue, Color Trends & Social Design

• International Design across all commercial design project types

• Best of NeoCon• Color trends

• Best of NeoCon Entries and Winners

• NeoCon highlights• Seating

• Color and Pattern focus• Paint• Textiles• Wall Coverings

• Best of NeoCon Winners • Inspirations Awards winners

September 08.06.19 08.09.19 Building details, Interior renovations& Best of ICFF

• New uses for interiors within existing buildings, covering all commercial design project types

• Material innovations

• Hard and Soft Materials• Architectural & Decorative Lighting• Carpet + Flooring • Ceiling• Fabrication solutions

• Architectural glass, doors, windows• Architectural hardware• Tile + Stone• Engineered and composite Stones

• ICFF Wrap up

October 09.03.19 09.06.19 New Ideas, Emerging Creative Talent, and Breakthrough Interiors

• Breakthrough interiors • Emerging interior designers

and leaders• Education, civic, and library interiors

• Education solutions• Acoustics• Movable walls• Special Textiles focus

• Education chairs, tables, and storage• Flooring

• ICFF Miami preview

November 10.03.19 10.08.18 Health and Wellness& Hospitality

• Health and wellness across the continuum of care: hospitals, clinics, wellness centers, gyms, spas

• Influence of hospitality • Wellness in the workplace

• Healthcare solutions• Patient and guest seating• Healthcare fabrics• Bath and Spa

• Wallcoverings• Resilient Flooring • Outdoor

• Healthcare Environment Awards winners• preview HCD Expo & Conference

December 11.08.19 11.13.19 Future trends &Product Innovation

• Highlights of 2018 products and materials for multiple project types

• Future trends

• Special product highlights• Kitchen and bath focus

• Spectrum of commercial products • Nightingale Award winners for healthcare products

• ICFF Miami

** Contract editors review projects and products on a continual basis throughout the year. Editors make final selections of projects and products for editorial feature coverage at least two months prior to an issue’s publication

All Content Subject To Change

PRINT EDITORIAL CALENDAR 2019

ISSUE FOCUS AD CLOSE** AD DUE ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS DESIGN FOCUS, FEATURES PRODUCT FOCUS ADDITIONAL PRODUCT COVERAGE SHOW AND AWARD COVERAGE BONUS DISTRIBUTION

January/ February

01.03.19 01.04.19 Interiors Awards • 40th Annual Interiors Awards, featuring winning projects in 16 categories

• Designer of the Year• Legend Award

• Lighting• Textiles• Furniture


Interiors Awards Event Program

01.04.19 01.07.19 Keepsake overview of event winners and honorees.


March 01.22.19 01.28.19 Design Intersections & Technology

• Crossover influences between design disciplines in all categories

• Impact of technology • Mixed use

• Surfaces for walls, counters, and floors

• Textiles• Technology

• Lighting• shelving systems

• Coverage of Contract’s Interiors Awards Breakfast

April 02.19.19 02.25.19 Hospitality& Branding

• Hotels, restaurants, spas, lounge/bar• Hospitality design trends

in products• Branding

• Hospitality furnishings• Outdoor furniture• Kitchen, bath, spa fixtures• HD Expo and ICFF preview

• Wallcoverings• digital solutions

Previews of • ICFF • HD Expo • Milan Furniture Fair• Coverings

MayNew! ICFF Issue

03.21.19 3.26.2018 ICFF • The ICFF issue• Residential Crossover• NYCxDesign

• The ICFF Issue • Milan Furniture Fair highlights• Furnishings• Kitchen and Bath • lighting

• Variety of Commercial interior products• Tile + Stone

• ICFF

NeoCon® Product Preview Issue

04.24.19 04.29.19 New! Dedicated NeoCon® Preview Issue.

• NeoCon Preview • Variety of Commercial interior products • Official Neocon Product Preview

June/July New! NeoCon® Show Issue

05.06.19 05.09.19 Workplace & Retail

• Workplace innovations• Breakthrough workplace interiors

of varied scales• Retail trends

• NeoCon Preview• Globalshop preview• Display and ambient lighting• shelving systems

• All categories of Commercial interior products

• ICFF• HD Expo• Globalshop• Coverings

Best of NeoCon® Guide

05.08.19 05.14.19 2018 Best of NeoCon® Entries • Best of Neocon Entries • Best of NeoCon Winners Announcement

• 2019 Best of NeoCon Entries• 2019 Best of NeoCon Winners

• 2019 Best of NeoCon Winners

August 07.02.19 07.08.19 International Issue, Color Trends & Social Design

• International Design across all commercial design project types

• Best of NeoCon• Color trends

• Best of NeoCon Entries and Winners

• NeoCon highlights• Seating

• Color and Pattern focus• Paint• Textiles• Wall Coverings

• Best of NeoCon Winners • Inspirations Awards winners

September 08.06.19 08.09.19 Building details, Interior renovations& Best of ICFF

• New uses for interiors within existing buildings, covering all commercial design project types

• Material innovations

• Hard and Soft Materials• Architectural & Decorative Lighting• Carpet + Flooring • Ceiling• Fabrication solutions

• Architectural glass, doors, windows• Architectural hardware• Tile + Stone• Engineered and composite Stones

• ICFF Wrap up

October 09.03.19 09.06.19 New Ideas, Emerging Creative Talent, and Breakthrough Interiors

• Breakthrough interiors • Emerging interior designers

and leaders• Education, civic, and library interiors

• Education solutions• Acoustics• Movable walls• Special Textiles focus

• Education chairs, tables, and storage• Flooring

• ICFF Miami preview

November 10.03.19 10.08.18 Health and Wellness& Hospitality

• Health and wellness across the continuum of care: hospitals, clinics, wellness centers, gyms, spas

• Influence of hospitality • Wellness in the workplace

• Healthcare solutions• Patient and guest seating• Healthcare fabrics• Bath and Spa

• Wallcoverings• Resilient Flooring • Outdoor

• Healthcare Environment Awards winners• preview HCD Expo & Conference

December 11.08.19 11.13.19 Future trends &Product Innovation

• Highlights of 2018 products and materials for multiple project types

• Future trends

• Special product highlights• Kitchen and bath focus

• Spectrum of commercial products • Nightingale Award winners for healthcare products

• ICFF Miami

** Contract editors review projects and products on a continual basis throughout the year. Editors make final selections of projects and products for editorial feature coverage at least two months prior to an issue’s publication

All Content Subject To Change

In Every Issue—Workplace, Hospitality, Education, Retail, Tech, Wellness, Products, + EventsPRINT EDITORIAL CALENDAR 2019


PRINT 2019 RATES AND SPECS

Bleeds, Preferred Positions, Short Rates, Rebates Bleed or oversized ads — Subject to 10% surcharge on space rate. Preferred positions (other than covers) —10% surcharge on space rate. Guaranteed Positioning — 10% surcharge on space rate. Short rates will be billed upon cancellation of contract or failure to fulfill minimum requirements.

Inserts Contact Grace Casey, Production Manager, 646-668-3706 [email protected] for required quantity and shipping instructions.

Utilize Our List Rental To Reach Customers� 40,085 postal addresses� 27,430 phone numbers� 30,045 email addresses

Print Ad Submissions For detailed information on print ad submissions please refer to contractmediakit.com/print-specs-and-rates/print-submissions/

Cancellations beyond the published ad close dates will be billed in full and are the financial responsibility of the advertiser.

RUN OF BOOK 1X 4X 8X 12X 24XSpread $ 28000 $ 27000 $ 26000 $ 24800 $ 22600

Full Page $ 15300 $ 14700 $ 14000 $ 13500 $ 12000

Half Page $ 11500 $ 10600 $ 10200 $ 9700

Covers Inside Front $ 18500 $ 17305 $ 16000

Inside Back $ 18300 $ 16000 $ 14400

Back Cover $ 20800 $ 18800 $ 17600

Cover Spreads 2nd Spread $ 31000 $ 28000 $ 26500

3rd Spread $ 29900 $ 26900 $ 24800

Interior Awards Program

Full Page $ 1000

Neocon Product Preview Issue

Full Page $ 9800

Half Page $ 7650

Back Cover $ 13000

Best Of Neocon Guide

Full Page-supplied $ 3700

Half Page-Contract created

$ 1800

1X 2X

Best Of Neocon Winners Program

Spread $ 13000 $ 12300

Contract Print Rates (gross)

Monthly Magazine Trim Size — 9" Wide, 10-7/8" Deep

Spread

Bleed: 181/2w x 111/8hTrim: 18w x 107/8h

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Best of NeoCon® and ICFF Directory Interior


DIGITAL AUDIENCEAudience is everything and ours is constantly growing.

Website 91,300 + Monthly page views29,400 + Monthly visits24,300 + Monthly unique visits

Digital Edition 31,200 + Page views per visit2,240 + Visitors per issue

Contract Weekly NL 15,000 + Opt-in subscribers26 % Open rate

Product Alert NL 13,600 + Opt-in subscribers26 % Open rate

eBlasts 29,900 + Opt-in subscribers

Build your social media audience by aligning with ours.

Contract ICFF9,564 8,500 Likes

51,300 16,000 Followers3,788 Members

19,500 55,000 Followers

stats current as of September 2018


DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESBANNER ADVERTISING74% of Contract readers find its print and digital content to be very relevant to their work. Achieve the highest reach among this audience with share of voice banner advertising.

Efficient

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Niche targeting enables you to spend dollars effectively.

Our design-focused audience is looking for the latest in products and trends to explore.

Track▶ Impressions▶ Clicks▶ CTR

Available Positions▶ 728 x 90 Top Leaderboard / 300 x 50 mobile

AND 970 x 90 optional large leaderboard▶ 300 x 250 Top Rectangle

OR 300 x 600 Top Rectangle▶ 300 x 100 Spotlight▶ 300 x 250 Middle Rectangle▶ 300 x 250 Bottom Rectangle▶ 728 x 90 Anchor / 300 x 50 mobile

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DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES RETARGETING

NATIVE ADVERTISING

The perfect way to re-engage our online visitors on other websites."Retargeting" campaigns help to maximize your marketing message by expanding your reach to our visitors with your ad as they visit other websites, allowing the opportunity to increase your campaign’s exposure continuing your connection with the most interested audience.

Supplied content to live on Contract's homepage under our prominent Newsfeed section as well as in the News tab for the duration of your campaign.

▶ Article Title and Author of Article▶ Article Text—500-700 words▶ Abstract Text—this text will display

on the News Index page▶ 1–5 Images—indicate which image

to be the Featured image (and provide caption) and the placement of the images within the text

▶ Logo and URL

▶ 728 x 90 Leaderboard▶ 320 x 50 Mobile Leaderboard▶ 300 x 250 Rectangle▶ 160 x 600 Rectangle▶ Optional 970 x 90 Large Leaderboard

Submit as many ads as you want!

Recommended Ad Units to submit for Retargeting

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DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESHIGH IMPACT DISPLAYMake a big impact and stand out from other marketers through high-impact placements.

▶ Prestitials▶ Expandables▶ Interstitials▶ Sliding Billboards▶ Wallpaper Third party tags are required for high impact ad units.

What is a Prestitial and Interstitial?▶ High visual impact ad unit▶ Appears between 2 content pages▶ Prestital appears on the Home Page, Interstitial is

ROS (excluding Home Page)▶ Obtains 10-15 seconds of engagement with our

viewers Why use a Prestitial or Interstitial placement?▶ Advertiser has sole presence on the page▶ Large ad size for message development▶ Announce New Product Introductions▶ Drive Contract’s audience to your website

We accept


Align with industry news and event coverage-delivered weekly to newsletter subscribers.

Let your ad be part of the headlines. Our engaged audience averages a 26% open rate; well-above industry bench-marks.

Advertisers receive 100% share of voice in each position.

▶ 728 x 90 Top Leaderboard / 300 x 50 mobile▶ 300 x 250 Top Rectangle OR▶ 300 x 600 Flex Ad upgrade▶ 300 x 250 Bottom Rectangle▶ 728 x 90 Anchor / 300 x 50 mobile

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESCONTRACT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Place your products with our Editor’s picks.

Build your brand through product awareness as readers view cutting-edge products for design professionals.

This monthly email newsletter publishes to over 13,600 opt-in subscribers at an average open rate of 26%.

Only one advertiser can sponsor the Contract Product Alert per edition. This is a bi-weekly eNewsletter.

▶ 728 x 90 Top Leaderboard / 300 x 50 mobile▶ 250 x 250 Top Square▶ 250 x 250 Bottom Square▶ Logo

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESPRODUCT ALERT NEWSLETTER

Build Brand Dominance

Exclusive Sponsorship

Sponsorship Includes


250 x 250Top

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DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESCUSTOM EBLASTSReach 29,000+DesignersArchitectsBuildersRemodelersDealersOther specifiers

Our Industry Rich Audience

Newsletter campaigns New product spotlights Industry innovations

43.51 % Architectural Firm/Planning 39.10 % Interior Design Firms 7.32 % Design/Build firm 3.33 % Corporate Headquarters 2.06 % Educational Institution/Library 1.08 % Real Estate Management Firm .74 % Hotel/Motel .71 % Government Agency .67 % Healthcare Facility .59 % Shopping Center/Retail Management .43 % Restaurant/Restaurant Chain HQ .40 % Bank/Finance/Insurance Firm

Source: Publisher's own data, direct responses, controlled circulation, publications, opt-in email and direct mail sold.

Use eBlasts for


DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESINSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

Showcase cutting-edge projects and products to Contract's 19,500+ Instagram followers

Associate your brand and products to engage with Contract’s loyal Instagram followers base.Takeover will be announced across Contract’s social media platforms the day before your takeover date.1-Day Instagram Takeovers are available twice per month. Dates are TBD.Sponsor must submit 4—5 photos, and text 10 business days prior to the takeover date for editorial approval and editing.Posts from your Takeover remain in the Contract Instagram archives.Sponsorship$1,500 July–April$2,500 May & June(surrounding peak-trade shows)

Specs & Guidelines Text 1–2 sentence description that includes Hashtags, and Tags to include on the image.Deadline 10 business days prior to allow editorial team time to review and request replacement files if needed.eMAIL files to Lauren Volker—[email protected] date will be selected by Contract’s Editorial team once you have booked the week for your campaign.Pre-event Contract will promote your Takeover on their Social Media platforms the day prior to your event.Limited space An advertiser cannot book more than 4 Takeovers per year and cannot book 2 weeks within the same month.


Round Out Your Digital Reach Get your ad in front of our Contract viewers who read the digital edition. Delivered monthly via email, digital editions provide the exact replica of the print edition with the opportunity for digital ads placed around it. Top corner logo stays present on the screen through each page turn.

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESMAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION

YourAd

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Sponsorship includes▶ Left of Cover 472 x 570▶ Top Corner Logo 88 x 31

Our Digital Edition Each issue is blasted to

50k+ subscribers


DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESCUSTOM CONTENT DELIVERY: WEBINARS

Strategic Lead Generation▶ Archived for on-demand viewing

to extend the reach of your visibility▶ Garner media interest & buzz▶ Full lead reporting & robust analytics▶ Targeted email campaign

Further Qualify Your Sales Leads and Engage with▶ Interactive Polling Live Chat▶ Q&A

Promoted in the pages of Contract magazine, on ContractDesign.com and on Contract’s social media accounts.

Learn how to make this lead generation tool work for you!

Renovations and Innovations Reimagining interiors for today’s needs

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DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIESCUSTOM CONTENT DELIVERY: WHITE PAPERS

Combine intellectual property with a captured audience through podcasts. Contract editorial and marketing teams will work together to align your brand with unique and riveting discussion delivered through a well developed podcast platform.

Second only to new product information, Case Studies are in great demand to Contract Readers. Include your case studies on Contractdesign.com for the greatest exposure and benefit from quarterly promotions of your content.

Each program is custom to your needs. Speak with your Contract sales rep for rates and packaging.

Place your Informational Guide in our White Paper Library.

An authoritative report or guide helping readers understand an issue or solve a problem, positioning you as an industry leader. We post it in our White Paper Library and notify our readers of this resource.

Visitors register to download your report and these leads are provided to you monthly.

Provide information in a non-sales format to decision makers through our marketing efforts. We place your White Paper title and headline in our House Ad Template and promote to our audience through digital ads on our site.

New for 2019!PodcastsCombine intellectual property with a captured audience through podcasts. Contract editorial and marketing teams will work together to align your brand with unique and riveting discussion delivered through a well developed podcast platform.

Case StudiesSecond only to new product information, Case Studies are in great demand to Contract Readers. Include your case studies on Contractdesign.com for the greatest exposure and benefit from quarterly promotions of your content.

What is a White Paper?

Generate Quality Leads

Build Brand Image


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Sponsored Article in contractdesign.com's Newsfeed.

Native Article Month 500–700 word article, title & logo $ 3,100

Online ad will follow Uniques elsewhere on the Web.

Retargeting 728x90, 320x50, 300x250 & 160x600 $ 50–70 CPM

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Prestitial Month 600x400 $ 2,700 Interstitial Week 600x400 $ 1,050 Wallpaper Week 1280x1024 screen resolution:

strips—160x1024, inside—960x1024 1600x1000 screen resolution:strips—340x1000, inside—960x1000

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Top Leaderboard Month 728x90 & 300x50 $ 2,600 Top Leaderboard Week 728x90 & 300x50 $ 875 1st/Top Rectangle 300x600 Month 300x600 $ 2,700 1st/Top Rectangle 300x600 Week 300x600 $ 800 1st/Top Rectangle 300x250 Month 300x250 $ 2,200 1st/Top Rectangle 300x250 Week 300x250 $ 650 2nd Rectangle 300x250 Month 300x250 $ 1,850 2nd Rectangle 300x250 Week 300x250 $ 550 Anchor Month 728x90 & 300x50 $ 1,500 Anchor Week 728x90 & 300x50 $ 425

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Product Alert Sponsorship Issue 728x90, 300x50 & 250x250 $ 2,200

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Cover Sponsor Issue 472x570 & eps logo $ 2,9003 Issue flight $ 6000

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* Top Leaderboard and Anchor: optional 970x90 & Mobile 300x50 may be submitted to serve where applicable.** High Impact Ads require 3rd Party Tags

There's no way around the necessity or the effectiveness of digital advertising and social media. Contract offers endless digital solutions and continues to evolve its offerings throughout the year as new technology comes to the forefront.


The Interiors Awards— New York City, Friday, January 25, 2019 The industry's most respected and talked about recognition in commercial design.

Over 700 design professionals pay tribute to the year's winning project winners as well as the 2019 Designer of the Year and Legend award recipient.

Benefit from unique brand recognition before, during and after the event with these sponsorship opportunities placing you in direct contact with these highly influential winners.

Sponsorship opportunity tiers: Designer Of The Year— Platinum Sponsorship $27,500 Net

Thursday, January 24, 2019• Two company executives attend

a cocktail reception with all 2019 Interiors Awards Winners, The Designer of the Year and Legend award recipient.

• Co-host a private dinner with two company representatives for the 2019 Designer of the Year and Legend award recipients along with Designer of the Year Winners of years past.

Friday, January 25, 2019• Host a table of ten at the Interiors

Awards Breakfast with prime table positioning.

Additional Benefits & Recognition• Four Color Spread advertisement

in the January/February issue of Contract (bonus distribution at IAB)

• Full page spread advertisement in event program.

• 30-second branded video supplied by your company to be shown at opening of Awards Ceremony.

• Prominent Logo as the Platinum Sponsor on all Awards marketing and promotional materials.

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP LIMITED TO THREE NON-COMPETITIVE SPONSORS

Winning Category— Premier Sponsorship $19,000 Net

Thursday, January 24, 2019• Two company executives attend

cocktail reception with all 2019 Interiors Award Winners, The Designer of the Year and Legend award recipient.

• Co-host a dinner with two company representatives for this year's Interiors Awards category winners.

Friday, January 25, 2019• Host an Inner Circle table of ten

at the Interiors Awards Breakfast.

Additional Benefits & Recognition• Four-Color Full Page advertisement

in the January/February issue of Contract (bonus distribution at IAB)

• Sponsorship recognition within event program.

• Logo Identity on all Awards marketing and promotional materials.

Partner Table— Gold Sponsorship $14,500 Net

Friday, January 25, 2019• Host an Inner Circle table of ten

at the Interiors Awards Breakfast.

Additional Benefits & Recognition• One Four-Color Full Page

advertisement in the January/February Issue of Contract (bonus distribution at IAB)

• Recognition in event program• Sponsorship recognition as official

sponsor on all Awards marketing and promotional materials.

"Contract's Designer of the Year was the first major honor our firm received. It was kind of a turning point for us. After that people started to notice what we were doing and we realized we were part of a larger movement." —PRIMO ORPILLA, STUDIO O+A,

2011 CONTRACT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

"Being named Contract's Designer of the Year is one of the greatest honors an interior designer can achieve. For practicing interior designers it's always been a gold standard and an honor to strive for"

—SUZETTE SUBANCE FERRIER, TPG ARCHITECTURE,

2016 DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Add a full page ad in the Interiors Awards Program $1000 net

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East Coast and Canada Vito Salvatore [email protected]

SoutheastEllen Cook [email protected]

Midwest and Florida Christopher Goldsholl [email protected]

West CoastLarry Shore [email protected]

Digital Allie Banks [email protected]

Architecture and design from the inside out.

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