Swedish born industrial designer Carl Gustav Magnusson designed the Lyss™ collection of chairs for seating manufacturer Allseating. The chair’s striking silhouette boasts a timeless aesthetic that pairs function with elegance.
Create with Custom Color
We live in a culture of customization. We crave the unique and desire the opportunity to create something just for us.
This is especially evident in today’s workplaces, where clients work closely with architects and designers to create a space that is tailored to the organization, its culture, customers and mission.
Vitra Highlights Design Authenticity Awareness in its Newest Campaign
Swiss family-owned furniture manufacturer, Vitra, knows a thing or two about knock-offs. Their world-class furniture has inspired countless counterfeit designs that claim to provide the same premium quality. In their new global campaign, “The Original Comes from Vitra,” the brand makes it clear that authenticity is key when it comes to continuing its legacy of superior industrial design.
Why Choose Contract Furniture for Ancillary Spaces?
Let’s be honest—the type of use an office lounge, for example, endures is rougher than anything a residential sofa sees. People simply don’t treat public furniture as kindly as they treat their furniture at home.
New Talent 2017: Studio Gorm’s Perfect Balance of Aesthetics and Function
A Special Edition Series 7™ Chair from lala Berlin x Republic of Fritz Hansen
Watch: Microsoft Envision Highlights Steelcase Creative Spaces
Microsoft Envision 2017 showcased cutting-edge technology and its impact on the cars we drive and the places we work. Keane and Gavin showcased Creative Spaces — an ecosystem of technology-enabled spaces designed to support all the stages of the creative process including focus, co-creation, ideation, experimentation and respite. The two leaders talked about their shared mission — to help people unlock their potential. They also demonstrated how by working together their teams designed spaces that help people get the most from their technology, allowing them to easily move from one setting to another without interrupting the flow of creative work.
SLIM Chair by Christophe de Sousa
Showing alongside Gencork in Associative Design’s Best of Portugal stand at the London Design Fair, French–Portuguese designer Christophe de Sousa exhibited the SLIM Chair, a seat he created out of veneered MDF. His intention was to design a simple chair that was also pleasing to the eye, while at the same time being easy to produce.
Watch: Walter Knoll’s FK Chair is a concise exercise in class, comfort and elegance
Founded in Stuttgart in 1865 by Wilhelm Knoll, a leather craftsman and supplier, Walter Knoll’s expertise in design and ergonomic function has evolved over three centuries. The company has always been at the cutting edge of manufacturing techniques and brave new forms – even introducing the first club armchair to Germany – but the traditions of skilled craftsmanship combined with the finest materials is a constant.
Knoll Rings In Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Special Editions of Classic Pieces
Starting October 1, you can shop pink versions of products designed by Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll.
Friday Five with Giulia Molteni
Molteni&C is a family-run design house founded over 80 years ago by Angelo Molteni, which also now includes Unifor (office furniture), Dada (kitchens), and Citterio (partition walls and office furniture), all under the Gruppo Molteni umbrella.
Watch: RALEIGHCON 2017
#raleighcon17 was the office furniture event of the year for the Triangle. 38 office furniture, fabric, flooring and accessory vendors came together under one roof to show the latest offerings in office environments.
Designer Spotlight: Poppin's 'Work Happy' Office Furnishings Create Dynamic Workspaces
Poppin has worked with over 20,000 business customers, including LinkedIn, Squarespace, Kate Spade, and Shutterfly, to help them create work environments that appeal to the type of employees they wish to attract.
Office technology: Are you connected?
From shape-shifting sofas to virtual reality marketing visualisations, a new wave of technology breakthroughs is making an impact on the way we design and work in offices
How the media oversold standing desks as a fix for inactivity at work
Media reports also overplayed the dangers of sitting at work, incorrectly saying it wiped out the benefits of exercise.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Is New Steelcase Partner
Steelcase, Bolia Deliver More Choices at Work
Steelcase announces a new relationship with Danish design company, Bolia, to deliver Scandinavian design, broad choice and convenience.
Mitab Launches Campfire Furniture Family from Note Design Studio
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio released a new collection of furniture for Mitab that’s designed for modern work spaces that often need to change things up.
In the U.S. workplace, a standing desk has become an important benefit
Standing desks have emerged as the fastest growing employee benefit in U.S. workplaces, according to a June report from the Society for Human Resource Management. The group’s annual survey of HR professionals found that 44 percent said their company this year is either providing or subsidizing the use of standing desks, up from 13 percent in 2013.
Hate Your Too-Open Office? Try This Modular Privacy Partition
A stylish new modular partition from the San Francisco-based design firm Box Clever was designed to easily give workers a little more personal space.