We are already in the third month of 2017 and a lot of changes have already occurred across different industries. The travel industry is also going to undergo some changes due to innovative travel apps, products and companies. The top travel trends are going to evolve and sustainable travel and eco-friendly initiatives are going to […]
The Poisoning of Flint Michigan’s Drinking Water
This story was on the front page of the New York Times on January 20. Pretty shocking story. But if you look into it, it’s been all over the front pages of the state press in Michigan for months. Local papers and MLive have been talking about it nonstop for at least five months — that’s […]
Neocon 14 and its importance for Grand Rapids business
This June, as ever, the commercial design community met in Chicago for Neocon 2014, the largest conference and design exposition for commercial interiors in North America. I talked with Todd Custer of Custer about what the conference means for him and for the rest of his staff. First of all – the most important question […]
Halston Reborn … Again
Roy Halston Frowick, better known simply as Halston, fashion designer and king of Studio 54, once said that "you’re only as good as the people you dress". This is perhaps even more true in today’s celebrity-obsessed fashion industry than it was in Halston’s heyday, when the people he dressed included Jackie O, Bianca Jagger, Elizabeth […]