This section serves to expand your regular vocabulary. What separates the men from the boys (or the women from the girls, if you want to equalize things) is v o c a b u l a r y. We cannot stress this point enough. People who have a larger vocabulary have been shown to make more money and get promoted more often.
The British verb for agitatedly complaining and incessantly whining. Though the pronunciation isn’t as harsh as the word “whine,” it gets the point across. To cement the word in your mind, imagine Audrey Hepburn’s grating wails as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. Just realize that these days the word places more weight on the annoyance behind the complaint rather than the actual sound of the moaning.
Example: Her co-worker’s non-stop whinging about how he was never allowed to meet with the firm’s clients was driving her insane; didn’t he realized that it was just this sort of behavior that kept him assigned to construction document production and out of the project meetings?
You will see that this term is also listed in the DESIGN SPEAK section. Out of its original meaning within the design industry grew its general meaning that we are explaining here: to cover up or gloss over something criminal or malicious.
Example: Though he knew that exposing the developer’s under-the-table dealings would jeopardize the biggest hotel design project his firm had ever worked on, Jeremy refused to whitewash the situation and take the evidence to the police.
To bridge the gap between the student / educational community and the professional / manufacturer community of the interior design world, and not to die of boredom while we do it.
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The Sustainable Furnishings Council and World Market Center Las Vegas are proud to once again bring you One Good Chair Design Competition. This year’s theme, “Minimum/Maximum,” embraces the idea that smart design can both preserve natural resources and amplify human delight. The focus of the competition is the lounge chair or similar casual seating—simple objects to assist the body in repose. Commercial office chairs and other specialized functions are not appropriate, but otherwise you have as much latitude as you can explain and illustrate in a convincing way. Go here to find out more and get designing.
