Since 1969, NeoCon has been held annually at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. NeoCon is one of the biggest events in the Commercial Design Industry and serves as the beginning of the industry’s yearly schedule. A+D Manufacturers from around the globe will fly in to showcase new products to the nearly 50,000 design professionals. This year was huge for Neocon as they celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Our own Cas Swope attended this year and represented Praxis3 in Chicago. In his words, “it was an amazing show. There are some great furniture pieces and impressive new flooring materials coming out. It was inspiring to see all the new products and collaborate with others in the design industry.”
Cas also had the pleasure of accepting IIDA’s “Best Thing Ever” Award on behalf of the IIDA Georgia Chapter. IIDA Georgia won the award for their annual Dressed event. Dressed is a charity fashion show in which design firms across Atlanta compete by designing garments made from sponsor materials. Dressed 2018 will be held in our office’s neighborhood at The Tabernacle on Thursday, September 20th from 6pm-11pm. Come out and support the Praxis3 team when they show off their runway ensemble!

IIDA Georgia’s 2017 Designer of the Year, Cas Swope, RID, IIDA joins PRAXIS3 multidisciplinary design firm as a senior interior designer and workplace strategist. Cas brings a great deal of expertise and is adept at translating a client’s vision into unique and effective spaces that align with operational and organizational goals. Over the past several years he has executed a wide variety of project types such as corporate workplace design, amenity spaces, innovation centers, retail showrooms, and studio projects totaling more than 1,000,000 square feet and throughout the southeast.

His work has received numerous design awards, and he is frequently involved in local industry discussions on the subject of design trends and innovation. He aims to bring his expertise to students by sharing his experiences in the different phases of design and construction. Committed to advancing the Interior Design profession, he is currently serving a one year term as the IIDA Georgia President-Elect and is most notable for leading the IIDA Dressed event and active committee membership. Cas has a passion for inspiring creativity and collaboration which uses design to help clients unravel complex problems and craft relevant solutions that evolve their businesses and brands. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Atlanta.

“I truly feel that some of the best ideas are generated through collaboration and not one person.”

When Cas is not working, he is busy at home. His wife is his rock, and he is so thankful that she puts up with him and his (sometimes) crazy passions. Cas and his wife have two kids, a five-year-old, and a two-year-old that take up the majority of their time. Between playing with dolls and play-dough, throwing baseballs, and wrestling, he manages to get out and run and bike. He loves being active. It makes him feel good and helps him think.

“I can remember being captivated by my dad sketching out plans of the house that he wanted to build. It was very inspiring.”

Praxis3 is pleased to announce that The George mixed-use development in Atlanta has received the 2018 American Institute of Architects Georgia Chapter (AIA GA) People’s Choice Award for Residential Projects over One Million Dollars in Value. The George features five levels of 132 apartments over ground floor restaurant and retail space. Praxis3 has worked closely with the development team, Urban Realty Partners and Case Pomeroy & Company, from the project’s conceptual inception, developing optimal responses to the project site, program, and pro-forma.  The George is located at the corner of Memorial Drive and Hill Street in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood.

See pictures of The George here [VIEW PICTURES]