Setting an example is often more compelling than verbally trying to sell an idea, as contract-furniture dealer AOS can attest. When the New Orleans– based business was renovating and expanding its offices, it turned to local firms EskewDumezRipple (EDR) and VergesRome Architects for a design solution that would enhance employee productivity and increase sales. In response, the architects put the products AOS represents to work rather than on display.