Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
Framery announced that the company has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which includes some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, corporations, and recognized brands.
90 percent of Knoll FSC® (FSC® C028824) wood comes from FSC-certified forests and 10 percent comes from Controlled Wood sources.
The company has been awarded a platinum medal in recognition of its commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) by EcoVadis, placing Herman Miller among the top one percent of all companies assessed worldwide.
Designtex Partners with Native Energy, Southern Plains Land Trust to Preserve 6,900 Acres of Prairie in Bent County, Colorado and supports innovative Solar Array in Forest City, Iowa.
Newly launched humanscale.ecomedes.com to offer easily searchable health and sustainability-related certification criteria for Humanscale products.
A New Paradigm – an evolution of the New Goodies but Oldies project he presented at the 2020 Stockholm Furniture Fair – is a collection of six pieces of contract furniture made from furniture discarded by the same sector.
"Bell Chair" is the name of the new, sustainable and affordable chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis, which sets an end to the negative image of the classic monobloc chair.
What if we used more affordable, readily available materials in the construction of furniture? Drywall? Dry furniture. takes the common construction material – drywall – and applies it to a a stool, shelving unit, coffee table, and bedside table. Each piece is constructed using just three household tools: a craft knife, a ruler, and a bottle of PVA glue.
The "Connected" project currently links international designers as well as the American Hardwood Export Council, Benchmark Furniture, and the London Design Museum for an experiment: sustainably produced furniture for which every coordination is done digitally.
“We’re particularly interested in places where researchers and science haven’t fully answered questions,” says president Rachel Gutter.
Humanscale's Net Positive philosophy drives the company to consider how it can have a positive impact on its products.
In honor of Earth Day, Vickie Nicola of Stantec shares why workspace designers have a responsibility to fill spaces with products made of healthier materials.
“Green buildings save lives because they rely less on energy for every square foot of the building.”
Knoll, Inc. has converted its North American operations to electricity from renewable sources at its manufacturing and distribution facilities, including KnollStudio, KnollTextiles, and DatesWeiser, reaching 100% green electrical power produced by sources such as wind or low-impact hydropower through investment in Renewable Energy Certificates.
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Companies can incorporate softer but no-less meaningful aspects, such as furniture and furnishings from sustainable sources, or banning single-use products.
Major manufacturers are exploring every avenue to close the loop on office supplies and furniture, having a positive environmental and social impact along the way.
The company is exploring every avenue to offset the carbon footprint of its manufacturing and operations—and then going further.
