When walking into a restaurant or hotel we aren’t sure why we feel good in a space or why we have such great experiences or memories....

– OR WHO NOT TO HIRE I’ve been running our design firm for over 30 years and have hired many people in those years. In a recent...

There seems to be some confusion between the roles of architect and interior designer. These two fields are mostly independent but...

By: Candice Logan, BAA-ID, CID, senior designer at Hager Design International Inc. We often hear the term “Cheap and Cheerful” in...

By: Satoko Takahashi, interior designer Hager Design International Inc. Ever since the day I learned to hold a pencil, I fell in love...

By Jennifer Teitelbaum, RID “I am an interior designer.” That’s my answer to the often asked question, “So, what do you do?” Inevitably,...

There seems to be an iceberg that is showing signs of melting. Having changed the date to a new year it seems there is more optimism that...

Stephen M.R. Covey coined this phrase “Business moves at the speed of trust”. Catchy title and Stephen defined it as – “Trust always...

By: Karl Travis, RID and partner at Hager Design International Inc. As a Registered Interior Designer (RID) in the field of restaurant...

By Michael Snow - BIM Coordinator & Senior Architectural Technologist at Hager Design International Inc. Perhaps another title could be...

Article originally published in Design Quarterly for Remi Network Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Interior designers can assist owners in...

By Janine Anderson - Associate Hager Design International Inc. Diverse, integrated, and active amenities are the new norm for senior...

Often wonder why some restaurants are more efficient and have a better flow than others? Or why staff at some restaurants seem happier...

Hotel owners all over the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic due to low demand and low rates. Cleanliness may be next to...

Have you ever noticed that creativity is everywhere? Whether its in our professional or in our personal lives creativity plays a role in...

When I started my career in interior design, it was the beginning of the computer-aided drafting and designing era. I saw drafting tables...

When I started my career in 1980 right after graduating from the University of Georgia, I moved to Toronto to accept a position as a...

“Interior designers may decorate, but Decorators do not design.” There is great confusion about what the term interior designer really...

It is easy to want to imitate the beautiful images we find for our own kitchen or bedrooms. It's so easy just to point at the image and...

As the owner of Hager Design International Inc., some of my clients have shared with me their previous mistakes of hiring an interior...