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As we head into spring, only one thing is certain in the interior design market: A lot of things are happening at once.<\/p>\n

To go over them all, the Jewish Exponent talked to three designers in the Greater Philadelphia area.<\/p>\n

Michelle Erdosi, owner, Aeternum Design Studio, Philadelphia<\/strong><\/p>\n

In September, Erdosi talked about how, during the pandemic, with people home more often, houses and apartments were becoming \u201cmultifunctional.\u201d<\/p>\n

A breakfast nook could be for eating the day\u2019s first meal or working from your laptop, for example. A bedroom could be for sleeping or taking a Zoom meeting.<\/p>\n

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Michelle Erdosi (Courtesy of Aeternum Design Studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But now, post-omicron, according to Erdosi, clients are emerging from their homes, or \u201csurvival mode,\u201d as she describes our collective approach to 2020 and \u201921, and looking out again. The designer, due to this development and her background in commercial design, has made like her customers and shifted back toward focusing on it.<\/p>\n

Clients are starting to ask her the question that most white-collar participants in the economy are asking: What\u2019s the future of the office going to look like?<\/p>\n

Since Erdosi is a designer, it\u2019s her job to at least have an inkling of an answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking at creating a hospitality, kind of kitchen vibe,\u201d she said. \u201cThey can eat there and maybe they have meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n

The owner\u2019s intention is for the office to not feel like an office, she added.<\/p>\n

Her designs are open, with booth seating and plug-ins. They are for people to sit down, eat and then work for a morning or afternoon. They are also for workers to have meetings with each other, both formal and informal.<\/p>\n

One of Erdosi\u2019s clients is asking for that kind of layout with the understanding that its employees will no longer come in eight hours a day, five days a week. But it does want the office to be there for people when the company needs them or when they want an office space themselves.<\/p>\n

The new office, essentially, at least according to Erdosi\u2019s design, will be a place where workers want to go, not a place where they have to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething that\u2019s fun,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Karen Daroff, owner, Daroff Design Inc. + DDI Architects, PC, Philadelphia<\/strong><\/p>\n

For both commercial and residential projects, Daroff sees a similar trend. She calls it \u201cinside-out spaces,\u201d or outdoor spaces that can be used the same way people use indoor living rooms: to hang out.<\/p>\n

Restaurants have recaptured parking lots and streets for outdoor dining; while apartment complexes, condominium buildings and even senior living facilities have added features like pool decks and lounge areas.<\/p>\n

Daroff says this trend, like so many others, emerged out of the COVID crisis.<\/p>\n

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A dining area in a workplace created by Daroff Design. (Courtesy of Daroff Design Inc. + DDI Architects, PC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2020 and \u201921, area residents started to rediscover the great outdoors after spending so much time in their homes. They also developed a more acute sense of how people spread illness and a related desire to trade small spaces and large groups for open spaces and smaller groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are more aware of living a healthier lifestyle,\u201d Daroff said.<\/p>\n

And with her commercial office projects, Daroff is noticing a similar theme. Like Erdosi, she is designing office spaces to be for gathering as much as working.<\/p>\n

Many of Daroff\u2019s office blueprints include open kitchen areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt becomes a hub of the office,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Matt Kaplan, owner, M Kaplan Interiors, Malvern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaplan understands the macro developments in the interior design industry. He has been in the business for 30 years, and his family has been in it for 100 years.<\/p>\n

And he says that today, in line with the multifunctionality and sociability of so many spaces, customers want furniture to withstand heavy and continuous usage.<\/p>\n

Customers are investing more in furniture and, more specifically, in pieces that are both casual and durable, according to Kaplan. On top of furniture, customers now prefer a fabric called Crypton that is known for being, as Kaplan described it, \u201csuper durable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can spill red wine on it and not have to worry about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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An open-concept project completed by M Kaplan Interiors. (Courtesy of M Kaplan Interiors)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But this approach has a downside, according to the owner. Casual, durable pieces are not fancy; so their aesthetics don\u2019t vary much from each other.<\/p>\n

Colors are often creams, whites and grays; shapes are usually squared-off and boxy. It\u2019s a style that\u2019s simple in scale and design, Kaplan said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also not unique, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of like vanilla and chocolate,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

The new aesthetic moves in both market directions. Companies save money by making simple designs. But customers today are also less concerned with style than function.<\/p>\n

Kaplan said this shift extends into clothing and even behavior.<\/p>\n

Adult men don\u2019t wear ties to work anymore; kids dress for school like \u201cthey\u2019re going to gym class,\u201d the owner explained, in sweatpants and sweatshirts; Kaplan\u2019s teenage kids dress this way.<\/p>\n

And adults and kids alike can accomplish almost anything non-physical on their phones.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can order DoorDash on your phone,\u201d Kaplan said. \u201cPeople just want things to be easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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