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Article: The conference room: designing one takes more than coordinating colors and material swatches. (Office Design & Products)
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- Indiana Business Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 1994
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You might think of long mahogany tables and plush, leather-covered chairs when you think of a conference room. Or your experiences may conjure an image of sparse decor and easily portable equipment.
In any case, the conference room's use and appearance communicate your company image and values. Planning the design of your conference room requires much more than simply coordinating colors and material swatches.
"The aesthetics of the room depends on the clients--the type of business they are in," says Amy Henderson-Ramaker, a designer with HNTB Corp. in Indianapolis. "You don't want to project the wrong image."
"We wanted something substantial, almost ...