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.
DIRTTbag David Brown shares the innovation of DIRTT at Calgary Economic Development’s 'Reimagine' event. He presented in 'Pecha Kucha' style, which means chit chat in Japanese, with 20 slides for exactly 20 seconds each.
Knoll, Inc. today announced that Scott Cameron has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, a new position, reporting to Joseph Coppola, Chief Operating Officer.
Steelcase was cited for its involvement in community programs, including a mix of volunteered time, product/service donations and financial gifts.
Net sales in the quarter totaled $577.2 million, a decrease of 0.9% from the same quarter last fiscal year. New orders in the fourth quarter of $568.1 million were 6.3% below the prior year level. For the full fiscal year, net sales were $2.28 billion, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 0.6%. On an organic basis, net sales increased by 1.4% compared to last fiscal year. Diluted earnings per share for the full year totaled $2.05 compared to $2.26 last year. On an adjusted basis, diluted earnings per share totaled $2.16 in fiscal 2017 compared to $2.17 in fiscal 2016.
Lighting Science has long understood the implications this technology can have in an educational, workplace, or health care environment, and is currently working across these industries to generate scientifically-accurate data that will change the lighting industry forever.
West Elm has named contract industry veteran Cheryl Carpenter as vice president of West Elm Workspace.
After years of shifting between private spaces and open office floor plans, the office furniture industry seems to have settled on a happy medium.
Instead of providing a one-size-fits-all solution to its customers, office furniture manufacturers are offering a suite of products that balance collaboration with privacy. Moreover, their products are making office environments look more like residential settings than ever before.
Despite growing operational complexity and a period of industry-led change, office furniture suppliers say they remain optimistic.
Neither a move to short-run mass customization, a “mix shift” of product types, talent shortages in an era of near full employment nor the effects on trade from domestic political upheaval can faze the battle-tested supplier executives who weathered the Great Recession. Still, they’re focused on improving their operations, further diversifying their customer base and embracing new challenges in data management, to name just a few.
The chair has a glass-filled nylon frame with upper back support provided by what Steelcase calls a "flexor": horizontal plastic ribs tucked behind the knit backrest. A separate plastic panel provides lumbar support. Along with a choice of two frame colors, Steelcase is offering 11 different colors of knit and flexor/lumbar plastics so buyers can mix and match to fit their personal style.
Instead of solely relying on selling products, the largest office furniture manufacturers aim to increase the services they offer, particularly when it comes to collecting and analyzing data on space utilization.
In Q1, our Asia Pacific business posted record revenues yet again, and the Other category in which it's included had the highest profit margin percentage in the company. This is still a relatively small business, but it shows that our growth investments worked, and I'm excited about the future our team is building in Asia.
Sales in the fourth quarter were 2.7% higher than the same quarter of last year. Benefits from the growth in the furniture segment and more favorable U.S. currency hedges were reduced by a decrease in the quarterly sales of the Walls segment and overall lower realized selling price.
Jumpseat Collection is a complete line of seating that can be used anywhere space is at a premium. Each version of the patented JumpSeat builds on the same baseline features. The JumpSeat’s innovative design combined with its space-saving and streamlined characteristics are perfect for the healthcare, corporate, education, retail and residential markets. The JumpSeat Collection consists of the JumpSeat, JumpSeat 90, JumpSeat Wall and the new JumpSeat Emerge.
Mabel Casey, Haworth VP of Global Marketing and Sales, shares how organizational culture can support your business goals.
Everyone knows Poppin for their goal of turning boring office supplies and accessories into fun, colorful objects you want to display and enjoy using. But did you know they’ve expanded that mission to include office furniture that’s practical, functional, and affordable? Part of that furniture line is the Pitch Collection of upholstered seating, which includes a sofa, club chair, sled chair, and rolling chair.
Calling it a "retirement", Brian Mirsky, CEO, Inscape Corporation Ltd, announced that West Elm Workspace President Jim Stelter has left the company. “Since joining Inscape in January 2014, Jim has helped create and implement our Strategic Growth Plan and he has made significant contributions identifying and developing the West Elm Workspace with Inscape growth opportunity. We wish him all the best,” said Mirsky.
Creative innovations push the limits of convention in manufactured construction. Experience what happens when traditional craftsmanship and modern technology collide to create stunning timber frame structures.
The company, launched in 2015 on the idea of bringing retailer West Elm residential-style furniture to the workplace, is is on track to be a major competitor in the office furniture industry.
Revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2017 increased 12% to $23,235,000 from $20,827,000 for the same quarter in 2016. The company also reported a loss of $2.211 million for the quarter, amounting to $0.15 per share.
This year the Steelcase showroom features Creative Spaces, a range of technology-enabled workspaces designed to foster creative thinking at work, which were jointly-developed with Microsoft. Introduced earlier this year in New York, Creative Spaces are reinterpreted in the Chicago showroom to demonstrate an even broader range of products and features to foster creative work. Steelcase also released new research that uncovers the drivers behind the shift toward creative work and the struggles many organizations face as they work to build a creative culture. The company’s findings are presented in its 360 Focus, Creativity, Work and the Physical Environment.
