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BUSINESS NEWS INSPIRED BY SUSTAINABILITY AND URBAN LIVING, CASACOR MIAMI RETURNED FOR ITS THIRD YEAR AT BRICKELL CITY CENTRE CASACOR Miami, the most complete architecture, interior, and landscaping design exhibition in North America, returned for its third year during Miami Art Week at Miami’s $1.05 billion landmark, Brickell City Centre. In partnership with Swire Properties, presented by COSENTINO and with the Global Sponsorship of DECA, the interior design exhibition took place from December 2-21, 2019 and featured an international mix of 20 established and emerging interior designers, all inspired by sustainability and the urban infrastructure of Miami. “For CASACOR Miami 2019, we aimed to create a hub that brings architecture, landscaping, art, and interior design to the forefront of Miami Art Week and beyond,” said Lucio Grimaldi, CEO of CASACOR Miami. “Over the past two years, CASACOR Miami has broken the mold of the traditional interior design exhibition and bridged the gap between Miami Beach and inland Miami during Miami Art Week.” An international purveyor of innovative design and world-class craftsmanship in the interior design category, CASACOR Miami continued the tradition of the CASACOR brand, annually bringing together renowned architects, interior designers, and landscapers from around the world and locally to present their distinct signature styles along with the
latest interior furnishings, art, color trends, textiles, lighting, home accessories, and global culture. “This year, we added panel conversations to give our designers a voice while providing an educational component to the exhibition. Besides the talented interior designers and architects participating, we are working with landscape architecture firm L&ND and curatorial collective Ground Control who will curate art and create spaces inspired in nature and urban living,” said Lina Hargrett, the curator for CASACOR Miami in 2019. “CASACOR Miami has become a platform for new and returning designers and artists to push their creativity.” Allowing visitors to move from micro- environments to vignettes, the designers transformed 25,000 square feet in the residential sales gallery (700 Brickell Avenue, Miami FL). Visionaries, such as Moniomi Design, Allan Malouf, Pininfarina, Jesus Pacheco Studio, Edge Collections, Alberto Salaberri, and Léo Shehtman returned to CASACOR Miami. In 2019, the three-week exhibition continued to add new top-tier designers to its impressive roster, such as Ukraine’s rising design firm YODEZEEN, AD100 best interior designers for 2017 listed Sig Bergamin and Michelle Haim from award-winning design firm Fanny Haim & Associates. Other participating design and architecture firms new to CASACOR Miami
included Cristiana Mascarenhas, Alex Tate Design , Guimar Urbina Interiors, B+G Design, Tamara Feldman Design, Studio RODA in collaboration with Odabashian, IG Workshop, and Light on White Design Studio. “Every year, I am surprised and blown away with the level of creativity and how the designers and curator pour their hearts and souls into the exhibition. The artists truly outdo themselves and go above and beyond anything I have ever seen in the interior design world,” said Maile Aguila, senior vice president of residential sales for Swire Properties Inc. “At Swire, we aim to build transformational projects and partner with like-minded brands. CASACOR Miami does a beautiful job of curating the space and bringing forward- thinking designers together to deliver more than a typical exhibition; it’s truly a work of art.” The 19-day exhibition brought together interior and architectural designs speaking to minimalism, maximalism, experiential, conceptual, organic, as well as innovative design spaces. Landscaping artists are curating living spaces to allow guests to truly connect with nature and create a sense of belonging and calmness in the epicenter of Miami. The eclectic exhibition gave guests the opportunity to meet participating design professionals and brands while engaging with innovative design ideas that may be applied to their own living spaces.
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statement, I reflected on VHB’s 40 years of values-based leadership, our generational company model, and the strong foundation our founders gave us. Our values continue to drive us to focus on delivering results for our clients, creating benefits for our communities, and ensuring a successful and sustainable organization for future generations. “Our values continue to drive us to focus on delivering results for our clients, creating benefits for our communities, and ensuring a successful and sustainable organization for future generations.” When you use stewardship as a guiding light, good things happen, tough times are navigable, and you are able to feel proud every day knowing you are always focused on doing the “right” things. Strong employee-owned companies have been the backbone of our industry in the past. Let’s make sure we continue to deliver as exceptional companies in the future. MICHAEL CARRAGHER, P.E., is president and CEO of VHB. Contact him at mcarragher@vhb.com.
priorities I have learned foster the best potential in employee-owned companies: 1) Balance your focus on business performance with a focus on your people. Resist a short-term gain management mentality. Pushing too hard for a record quarterly return reinforces short-term thinking and generates misalignment with the most important behaviors needed for long-term success. 2) Build, embrace, and enliven a sincere company vision and strategic plan. Know what you are striving to become and include your people in shaping both your vision and strategic plan. 3) Align your day-to-day decision-making and position the company to ensure it succeeds in moving toward your vision. 4) Be fully transparent with company strategies, goals, and performance. Doing this builds trust with employees, inspires commitment and a sense of pride, and instills accountability throughout the team. 5) Create a fulfilling employee experience, continually investing in your people and driving rewards to people who are helping the company succeed in a manner consistent with your core values.
As I considered the recent U.S. Business Roundtable’s
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