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.
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.
So how long does it take to make an impeccably engineered, foolproof task chair? According to the duo, year and years. In development for four years, the Pacific Chair underwent strict lab testing for almost an entire year after prototypes were put into production.
With an unwavering focus on ergonomics, Humanscale® designs modern office furniture that creates a healthier, more comfortable workspace. Watch how to easily create a modern office with Room & Board and Humanscale.
At NeoCon 2017, we discussed creative expression and shared new custom capabilities in the Coalesse showroom. We believe engaging the design community in customizing our products can empower more personalized and meaningful outcomes.
Steelcase's new Series 1 delivers on what’s important—performance, style and choice. It retains everything that’s valued in a chair, while making it attainable for everyone.
A recent Government Product News-American City & County poll covering standing desks in the workplace shows almost 40 percent of respondents believe governments should provide standing desks to all employees. About the same percentage of respondents believe more of their co-workers will be doing their jobs at standing desks in the future. A total of 314 government officials and others took part in the poll.
Imagine that you’re sitting at your desk, working on a spreadsheet. That’s when you feel a vibration in your hands. Then you see a subtly glowing light. And you realize it’s nearly noon, and you’ve been sitting all morning. So you touch the light. Your desk raises to standing level. And you ditch your chair.
Following its launch at NEOCON 2016, Teknion’s ‘zones’ collection by pearsonlloyd has been expanded with new designs presented at NeoCon 2017 in Chicago. The comprehensive furniture series, which comprises of enclosures, screens, tables, seating, lighting, storage and accessories, enhances the flow, comfort and productivity of workplaces. The latest additions further fine tunes the designs and the layout opportunities possible.
Herman Miller, the creator of the cubicle and the iconic Aeron chair, will begin selling sensors this week that connect its desks to the cloud—the first phase of a plan to add a layer of technology to your office workstation.
American design retailer Luminaire (now part of Haworth) is presenting a retrospective of Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio in its Chicago showroom. Coinciding with design fair Neocon, the exhibition highlights the connections between processes, products and designs in Citterio’s work, putting his pieces for brands such as B&B Italia, Vitra and Kartell in the spotlight.
New age of the office chair: an evolution from the chair as machine.
Barber & Osgerby have continued their collaboration with Vitra who tasked the designers with the objective of moving the language of office furniture away from the machine to be calm. The first office chair from Barber & Osgerby followed the guiding principle of 'full performance, quiet design', capturing their signature design precision, improving ergonomic comfort, whilst combining bold colours with straightforward linear shapes.
HNI is experiencing slower than anticipated sales in its supplies-driven office furniture business. HNI now expects second quarter non-GAAP earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.41 to $0.46 compared to its prior guidance of $0.65 to $0.72. Second quarter consolidated organic sales growth is expected to be in the range of 0 to 1 percent compared to the previous guidance of 4 to 7 percent.
A recent Fast Company article starts with, “The tectonic plates of the fashion world are moving.” This is a beautifully dramatic lead-in, and, fascinatingly, much of what the article goes on to discuss could parallel major changes afoot in the Contract Interiors market, which was built upon specification of cubicles and panel systems but is drifting into a world of ancillary that may fundamentally change core elements of how this industry operates.
The Bundle is Opendesk’s latest furniture design, and it mirrors the efficiency and simplicity of its other designs. The company collaborated with London product designer Thor ter Kulve, who designed the desk so that it could be made from one plywood sheet and could easily be replicated through Opendesk’s maker network.
Since the launch of Creative Spaces, work behind-the-scenes has continued. This year, at NeoCon, the collaboration between Steelcase and Microsoft continues as new iterations of Creative Spaces are revealed. These spaces bring together people, place and technology to enhance and encourage the creative process at work. The range of inspiring spaces celebrate design and materiality without sacrificing performance, creating places in which people want to work.
Steelcase, turnstone and Coalesse provided Silicon Valley with an ecosystem of spaces for the characters who would be working there.
Jim Brett, president of Williams-Sonoma’s fast-growing West Elm brand, has resigned to become CEO of J.Crew.
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) said Alex Bellos, the head of the company’s Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham brands, will succeed Brett, effective immediately.
Subtle shapes of letters peek out from British designer Jasper Morrison's newly expanded T&O furniture collection for Japanese brand Maruni.
Knoll, Inc. will showcase the latest workplace technologies at NeoCon 2017, the annual contact industry trade show that will take place in Chicago from June 12 – 14. Knoll has partnered with two forward-thinking companies – Polycom and Density – to build an environment that leverages technology to create an unrivaled work experience.
Because a vast show like Clerkenwell Design Week is about as easy to digest as a whale omelette, visitors often find themselves discussing with other people what is worth seeing and, perhaps more importantly, what they think its themes are. At this year’s show, the fine weather meant it was possible for people to occupy the pavements with a drink and share a general feeling that in terms of workplace design, there were few, if any, standout products and that most of the themes were now pretty well understood.
