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UPPERCASE
March 2016
“At one time or another,
we’ve worked with every
Fortune 500 company, every
major law firm and
every major accounting firm,”
Responsive Workspace
for an Industry Giant
Modern Office Systems is the storage solutions provider for clients in the Big Apple and
surrounding area, and has been for almost
35 years. “At one time or another, we’ve
worked with every Fortune 500 company,
every major law firm and every major
accounting firm,” says VP of Sales and one
of Modern’s Principals Gerry Pisano. Dan
Finnerty and Sal Corino of Modern are
currently in the midst of an extensive three
floor installation for Komar, the world’s
largest sleepwear manufacturer. Relocating
across from Manhattan in Jersey City, NJ,
Komar’s portfolio includes private labels for
Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, DKNY and
others as well as their own big box brands
like Planet Sleep and Pampered Princess.
“In addition to the items common in every
office such as binders and folders,” says
Sal, “Komar is an explosion of pajamas,
robes, women’s lingerie, buttons, snaps,
fabric, trim, thread and rolls of patterns.”
Komar’s sleepwear designers engage in
both collaborative and focused work. The
service level necessary to meet this storage
and work flow challenge is right up
Modern’s alley.
Dan and Sal identified the requirements with
several different departments at Komar to
develop a solution that satisfied everyone.
Each sleepwear designer was assigned a
dynamic free-standing 36” closet with
remove their own collection of fabric samples, season’s drawings and inspiration
photos on the door.
“We had one made as a mock-up first, so
that the client could view the quality of the
piece and ‘kick the tires.’ We wanted them
to see exactly what they would get if they
ordered it,” says Dan. “Everyone who saw
it, loved it!” This extra effort paid dividends.
The client was so delighted with the sample
closet that they asked Modern to create
custom work stations too, another large
piece of business.
For the 40+ pattern-making stations, (see
photo on page one) Modern modified a
standard Hamilton aluminum frame console.
Outfitted with a cork insert top and a special
component to hold a roll of fabric at one
end of the table’s surface, the standard
consoles transformed into custom fabric
cutting tables. The consoles also housed
ample storage for supplies specific for
activity in that work space.
personalized interior storage composed of
interchangeable hanging bars and cubbies.
The closet’s unique sliding front door,
covered in tackable material with matching
edge banding, acted as a living “Mood
Board.” Designers could easily mount and
“It is in projects like these that the dealer
also acts as a project manager,” says Sal.
“We oversee the whole process to ensure
that everything happens according to plan.”
This project clearly demonstrates the
source of Modern’s solid reputation for
smooth installs. To minimize work interruption, the installation was completed in
stages by floor. And since HAMILTON
products are always manufactured and
assembled at the plant and then shipped,
the casework process significantly reduced
the dust levels and noise pollution normally
associated with an installation.
“Modern offers the best quality, the best
service,” says Gerry. “We only represent the
best products.”
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Field Notes
TIPS FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS
IN THE FIELD
Lucky accidents have gifted the world with
microwave ovens, penicillin, Silly Putty and
Post-It notes. The concept of Engineered
Serendipity suggests that casual meetings and
impromptu encounters between workers of
different specialties in a company facilitate
innovation. At IBM’s Thomas J. Watson
Research Center in New York, for example, “a
chance meeting of a physicist and biologist in a
hallway a few years ago led to a tiny microchip
able to single-handedly sequence long strands
of DNA.”1 Forward-thinkers in the A&D
community are exploring the possibilities of
Engineered Serendipity in creating optimal
work environments for their clients.
“In the past when interior planners were
primarily concerned with efficiency, rest rooms
or coffee machines would be positioned
adjacent to work areas. It may seem
counter-intuitive, but now designers are seeing
the value in encouraging employees to move
out of their physical comfort zones and
communicate casually with people in other
departments,” says HAMILTON Regional Sales
Manager Bill Irvine. “The goal of Engineered
Serendipity is to increase the likelihood of
these random interactions. The application
of this concept opens many opportunities for
our dealers.”
HAMILTON products provide an ideal means to
develop the productive social networks that
can advance transformative ideas in the work
space. “In this model, substantial cafe stations
with waterfall break tables are replacing the
smaller pantries that might service only one
department,” says Bill. “These relatively large
common areas accommodate cross-pollination
between departments.” Community hubs with
seating, shared work islands that house
supplies and walls of common storage that can
influence traffic patterns may all be created
with Hamilton Casework Solutions.
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