For the last year we’ve been traveling from Los Angeles to New York City, as well as stopping by several great cities in between, telling the start-up story of Shield. Along the journey we’ve met gifted architects and designers who have tons of interesting conversations about the future of design, all while taking in the food and fun…
REQUEST A QUOTE “The details are not the details. They make the design.” – Charles EamesFine details such as a photo on a restaurant menu, a green “download here” button on a website or the order products are placed in a store aisle can greatly influence our behavior.Small details go a long way in design,…
There are a lot of articles about what mass customization means to the consumer, but it’s hard to find solid thinking and conversation about these macro-level changes in the manufacturing environment. Put plainly, we believe manufacturing version 3.0 means you get what you want, cheaper than what an off-the-shelf product costs. It should also be the…
Cold calling is kind of like blind dating. You don’t know what you’re getting into and it might get a little awkward. If you are like us and many other companies, you probably think it’s a little bit old school, too. At Shield, we don’t believe in cold calling. Here’s how we manufacture inspiration instead…
Cannon Design and Shield’s UCSD headwall was recently selected to win the IDA Gold Award in the international competition. Read more about this innovative headwall that won the IDA Gold Award. UCSD Canopy Headwall wins IDA Gold AwardAn original headwall for the University of California – San Diego designed by Cannon Design and crafted by Shield Casework…
No matter what industry you look at, it’s clear the market is hungry for original ideas. Original thinking leads to original execution, setting work and clients apart. Original thinking was what led Cannon Design and Shield Casework’s development of the UCSD Canopy headwall, which was recently selected as an IDEA finalist. Read more about the…
As Shield grows, evidence supporting the importance of quality keeps rolling in. We all appreciate fine craftsmanship, products made with standards that focus on high quality and attention to detail. And they evoke our emotions: we talk about handmade items with a depth of feeling that mass-produced items can’t match. True quality is timeless. The chasm…
Shield Casework President Stephen Hopkins recently contributed to the Architect Exam Prep podcast. In the podcast, Hopkins discusses the future of architecture as a profession with several other industry leaders. Read the details of the podcast and listen to the full session here. The future of architecture—the word ‘architect’Not a stranger to architecture news, Hopkins also recently…
Cannon Design’s Yazdani Studio was commissioned to plan and design the Jacobs Medical Center, a 10-story multi-specialty hospital, in a major expansion for the UC San Diego Health System. Shield first partnered with Cannon and Modular Services Company to turn an institutional medical product, the patient headwall, into an architectural element that is as functional as it is…
At Shield, we firmly believe that healing environments deserve sustainable and safe material. We believe that whatever isn’t good enough for countertops certainly isn’t good enough for the rest of the casework system. Shield is here, and laminate is history. For the past 50 years, healthcare facilities have perceived plastic laminate as the cheapest solution,…