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.
Data center operator Switch came to Michigan amidst talk of 1,000 high-paying jobs and $5 billion investment over a decade. An economic developer called it an "incredibly game-changing project." Michigan lured Switch here with tax incentives. Four years later, what has Switch delivered? The company says it has created 74 full-time jobs and 800 construction jobs.
A new office furniture company in Manhattan is aiming to shake things up a bit. Branch launched this month, offering high-end office furniture at near 50% discounts off the high-end price.
HPFi (High Point Furniture Industries) announces that Jerry Samet has been promoted to the position of President of the company. Mr. Samet joined HPFi in 2017 and has most recently been serving in the position of Vice President of Operations and Business Development.
Magis, the Italian design company, presents a temporary ‘pop-in’ exhibition at Herman Miller’s New York flagship (251 Park Avenue South).
ROOM CEO & Co-founder Brian Chen is building phone booths for the modern office, shares insights on maximizing open floor plans, partnering with Calm to reduce stress at work, maintaining capital efficiency as a hardware startup.
David Kahl is the CEO and founder of Fully, a Portland-based office-furniture brand designing desks and chairs which, it says, encourage a more active and energetic workspace. Kahl started his professional life as an accountant. The job took him to Manhattan, where he lived through the horrors of September 11th, an experience that inspired him to focus on building positive work environments. He launched Fully in 2006, which is now a Certified B company working with top manufacturers in Europe.
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Branch, the start-up that offers office furniture built to grow with modern teams, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding led by Nine Four Ventures, with participation from Alate Partners, RRE and angel investors active in the proptech and DTC markets.
Inscape announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of the Falconer Facility which currently manufactures Inscape’s branded Walls products and the DC Rollform integrated metal fabrication business to Dahlstrom Roll Form.
Across the board, the panel felt the way we specify today is changing, and more than fancy design tools and expensive lunch-and-learns, designers crave a simplified communication stream.
The company will make its debut at the Boutique Design New York (BDNY) trade fair, November 10-11 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.
“We still feel good about where the industry is currently. The effects of the tariffs with China have dampened the 3rd Quarter and will likely impact the 4th Quarter and 1st Quarter of 2020. The overall economic growth seems to be slowing down and will probably affect this industry in 2020.”
Furniture manufacturers Bisley and Boss Design has announced a new partnership which will see Bisley having the distribution rights for all Boss products in France.
Los Angeles-based manufacturer strengthens its position in the workplace furniture market with strategic procurement.
Net sales growth of 3.8%, including a 1.7% organic growth contribution, driven by continued solid performance from the National and Kimball Hospitality brands, partially offset by a decline in the Kimball brand on an organic basis
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and nearly 30 international delegates recently visited AIS as part of National Manufacturing Month celebrations.
Beginning with Thonet's innovations two centuries ago, the development of the café chair typology reflects upheavals in cities and design.
HAY is cool, hits a price point rarely found in Herman Miller's portfolio and its founders — who will remain on with the brand — are on the cutting edge of design that goes well beyond the world of office furniture.
