“In this space, and in all the spaces that we do together, we really challenge you to see something differently, even though you’ve seen it many times before,” says Joey Shimoda.
Steelcase Reports Flat Sales but Strong Order Growth
Revenue increased 3 percent, or was approximately flat on an organic basis, in the first quarter compared to the prior year.
One Click: Amazon Emerging As Furniture Leader
According to One Click Retail research, Amazon.com did about $4 billion in furniture sales in the U.S. last year, up 51% year over year, to become the largest online player in the category.
Trendway Opens New Washington DC Showroom
Industrial Designer Todd Bracher is Making User Experience a Priority in His Products
The designer discusses his approach to workplace design, and his new forays into branding strategy to give manufacturers a global edge.
Inside the Ideas (and Studio) of Amsterdam-Based Designer Khodi Feiz
“We no longer can only rely on personal productivity, but rather on social productivity," the product designer and founder of Feiz Design Studio says.
Coalesse Develops a Master Color Palette Inspired by California
Coalesse introduces a specialized aesthetic point of view in the form of a Coalesse color palette, which guides its choices in designing spaces, products and experiences.
Apple Park Staff Given Luxurious Standing Desks Because ‘Sitting Is the New Cancer’
These images reveal a completely unique desk and control mechanism design which is unlike many of the designs currently available online, suggesting that Apple may have had custom desks built to order.
When offices die, how do you design an office chair?
When you look around at your office, what do you see? Maybe it seems like just a bunch of chairs and tables, a few conference rooms. But that entire set up is built on an assumption about what work means, inherited from the 19th century.
Watch: Humanscale to Launch New Campaign Highlighting Real People at Work
Creative campaign engages real workplaces to demonstrate versatility of QuickStand Eco Sit/Stand solution.
Could ditching rectangular desks improve oppressive open-plan offices?
Open-plan offices are zapping our productivity. In the quest to improve them, designers have fiddled with various solutions ranging from privacy booths to high-back chairs and sound-muffling partitions. But design industry veteran Karen John thinks that we’ve been neglecting one fundamental element: the desk.
Sedus Stoll Group Remains on Track for Success
Turnover was up and there was also a similarly strong increase in the order volume of 1.4% by the end of the year to hit a total of € 191.2 million (€ 188.5 million).
The Barcelona Chair Wins the Wall Street Journal Unimprovable Award
Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 design is recognized by editors as timeless and perfect in Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything magazine.
INDEAL Partners with Horizon Keystone on New Furniture Financing Program for Its Dealer Members
Based in Mt Laurel, New Jersey, Horizon Keystone Financial is a provider of financial solutions to small businesses with a special emphasis on office furniture.
9to5 Seating Achieves LEVEL Certification
9to5 Seating reaffirmed their commitment to the environment, and to the community with a comprehensive audit, certifying all 9to5 Seating products with LEVEL® 1, the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA)’s sustainability certification program for furniture.
Exemplis acquires table and ergonomic accessories provider Symmetry Office
Exemplis Corporation, the California-based parent company of SitOnIt Seating and IDEON acquired Symmetry Office, a Florida-based provider of training, multi-purpose and height-adjustable tables and workspace accessories.
Herman Miller introduces Living Office Settings
Herman Miller introduces Living Office Settings—leveraging a range of collaborative-technology partners to deliver complete settings including workplace tools, furnishings, and services.
Studio TK Announces New Partnership with Artifort
Studio TK to manufacture and distribute select Artifort furnishings in North America, beginning with initial launch at NeoCon.
Cartoon: Patent Pending
Kaptivo looks to digitally transform the lowly whiteboard
You can bring [the whiteboard] into the 21st century with one of these. Workers can us their full visual creativity as part of a remote meeting.