Teknion Corporation showed its new Teknion Community Table during ORGATEC, last week in Cologne, Germany.

“Teknion’s community table is a response to a new trend emerging in today’s human-centered workplace,” said Kaerynne Nakamura, Director, Product Management, Architectural Products & Casegoods. “Our community table is designed to be in tune with these human needs and modern workstyles based on interaction. The substantial proportions of these well-crafted wood tables make them a focal point for any space, an architectural anchor that invites conversation and collaboration.”

A model of simple, straight-forward design, the large, shared community table is ideal for use in office lobbies and reception areas, corporate cafes and open work areas. Tables are available in custom dimensions to meet exact requirements. Access to power/data is transparent, provided via a central trough. Teknion community table finishes include natural and Flintwood veneers, plus specialty finishes. The community table was designed by Michael Vanderbyl in conjunction with Teknion.

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Design duo Barber and Osgerby's minimal and "visually calm" Pacific chair is their first office seating for Vitra.

Launched at the Orgatec 2016 trade fair in Cologne, the Pacific chair conceals its mechanical parts behind an extra-long rectangular backrest, which extends below the base of the seat.

Its linear form is echoed in the chair's short, straight armrests.

"To us the contemporary work chair has become a contraption – a collection of controls and levers," said Edward Barber.

The Pacific chair comes in several different sizes and colours, and with a matt black or reflective frame. The height of the back can be adjusted, and the furniture adjusts automatically to each sitter.

"To optimize comfort, we joined with Vitra in developing a new mechanism that responds to the individual weight of the sitter," added Jay Osgerby. "Further lumbar adjustment is provided from a seated position by the vertical movement of the backrest."

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Teknion Corporation has announced the worldwide launch of several new workplace furnishings collections and new brands Studio TK and Luum Textiles, during ORGATEC, which runs this week in Cologne, Germany.

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Third quarter sales from continuing operations decreased 6% versus third quarter 2015, to $949 million, with 4% of the decline due to four small divestitures completed during the prior twelve months. In addition, same location sales declined by 2% due to slightly lower unit volume, raw material-related price decreases, and currency impact.  

Knoll, Inc. announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Net sales were $292.1 million for the third quarter, an increase of 10.8%, from the third quarter of 2015. Operating profit for the quarter increased 22.6%, to $35.2 million, compared to operating profit of $28.7 million for the third quarter of 2015. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2016 were $21.6 million, an increase of 21.2% when compared to the third quarter of 2015. Diluted earnings per share were $0.44 and $0.37 for the third quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Decades ago, the symbol of executive success was a lavishly tufted leather throne. That all changed in 1994 when Herman Miller released the Aeron, a sleek, ergonomic task chair intended for CEOs and administrative staff alike. Its innovations—numerous adjustments that let the chair conform to a user, engineered textiles, and flexible support—made it an instant icon; MoMA even acquired one before it hit the market. And it's not just the design establishment that vaunted the chair. It became a pop-culture icon, appearing in a handful of shows like 30 Rock, The Simpsons, and The Office. This week, Herman Miller announced a reengineering of Aeron, but when your seat is worthy enough to be God's throne, why mess with success—and how?

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The globally renowned Comfort Seating Ltd. announce a new partnership and manufacturing initiative with the UK-based Mesh Office Seating. Mesh have been the UK sole distributer of Comfort Seating’s ergonomic range of chairs for over nine years, and will now be responsible for not only managing the UK and European markets, but will be manufacturing and distributing across the whole of Europe too. They will officially launch the new company at Orgatec 2016.

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Third quarter net sales decreased $21.0 million or 4.4 percent to $454.9 million. Sales for the quarter decreased in the North America contract and international businesses partially offset by an increase in the supplies-driven business.

At the Orgatec 2016 furniture fair in Cologne, Germany (next week), nendo‘s ‘rolling workspaces’ installation for the Japanese furniture manufacturer KOKUYO, presents a move away from the square, regimented office environment. Based on the presumption that redefining the square whiteboard, which is a common fixture used in every office, will create an environment that will encourage creativity, the whiteboard was transformed into a circular shape. This allowed the board to be rolled around freely in the office, where it can be placed against the walls. Furthermore, the new form aims to promote people to write down their ideas not in a linear fashion but chained in a spiral or spread out in a radial way.

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Watch Dauphin President, Gary Chin, talk with Office Spaces Show celebrity host, Kalyn Rothaus, about powering up dynamic spaces to meet the demands of today's high energy work environment.

Today’s workspaces are constantly changing, and with HON’s new Build™ Tables, users can create a space that works for them. Build makes it easy for shared spaces to be reconfigured multiple times a day and accommodates an infinite number of settings. Five fun shapes and twenty-four laminate choices make it compatible with any room.

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