Post by Athena Blue Global

What was NeoCon really telling us this year? This month Greg Morrison and Omar Ramirez joined peers, clients, and the brands shaping commercial design at THE MART in Chicago. Here are their key takeaways: • Comfort is now part of the brief, with softer materials, warmer palettes, and furniture shaped around how people actually use a space. • Lighting earned its own floor this year, a sign it's doing too much for how a space feels to be left until the end. • Wellbeing is moving from intent into specification, with movement, acoustics, and circadian thinking showing up in the detail. Having Greg and Omar on the floor means the value of events like this feeds directly into our live workplace and hotel projects. Want to apply this thinking to your next project? Connect with us today.