As extravagant and luxurious as they've become, locker rooms aren't just there to make a statement and look pretty. Their functions aren't limited to acting as a changing room and storage space, either. As players and coaches will attest, locker rooms play a big role in...
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Entry 1Hi, I'm Shelfie. I assume you’ve heard about my adventures in the miserable outdoors from my owners at Shield. It probably sounds super cheery and not horrible. Well, not everything you read on the internet is true. A lot of things—such as, just as...
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Wake up, go to school. Study for tests, raise your hand to answer questions. Wear appropriate clothing. Say the right things, behave the right way.Education is so important for children, and schools are the best places to foster a love of learning. But sometimes they're...
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At Shield, sustainability is important. We aim to promote sustainability and create a better world with every action we take. "Going green" is just part of who we are. We take steps each day to promote sustainability, both in the office and in the shop. Here...
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Do a quick internet search of the best ways to boost creativity and you'll find thousands of articles and posts bursting with suggestions. Everyone, it seems, has a different approach to channeling creative thinking, but there are a few repeated pieces of advice that always come...
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Remember a few (nine) months ago when we blogged about simplicity—a fundamental aspect of our company culture—and promised a follow-up post on flexibility and honesty? No? Well, ignoring the fact that we are just slightly offended that you didn’t remember our blog post from exactly 259...
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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...
Read MoreCold 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...
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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...
Read MoreAt 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,...
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