With today’s office furniture ranging from the gimmicky to the purely functional, the style that companies opt for sends visual cues about their brand, not to mention impacting on office ambiance and employee productivity.
How This Founder Bootstrapped an Office Furniture Company That Targeted What Other Furniture Companies Are Missing
Karen John's startup, Heartwork, creates sleek, functional office furniture. But before she launched, she had to focus her idea, support its development and ignore her family's advice.
Video: This desk changes when it senses your stress at work
This desk changes with your mood. A new project from MIT Media Lab, Mediated Atmosphere, seeks to improve productivity and happiness at work through design, technology, and psychology.
LINcast U.S. Episode 1: Trends in Office Furniture Design
LINcast host Gabe Duverge is joined by Nick Gillissie, Head of Nick Gillissie Industrial Design, and Jordan Scott, LINAK Canada Country Manager. The trio recorded live from NeoCon 2018, discussing the trends they've noticed office furniture industry so far this year.
Latest Survey says Contract Furniture Industry doing well
“The Overall Index is strong and remains well above the 57.13 Survey average. We remain confident that 2018 will exceed 2017.”
Senator, Allermuir Continue to Expand Reach in U.S. Market
Of all the furniture brands that have tried to come from Europe with the hope to conquer the North American market, none have arguably done a better job than Allermuir and Senator.
'When the World of Work is in Chaos, We Tend to do Very Well': How Innovant is Helping to Create Innovative Workplaces
Year-Long Study Reinforces Benefits of Standing Desks
A recently-released workplace study found height-adjustable workstations may help reduce sedentary behavior and support health even outside the workplace.
Knoll Reports Continued 2018 Momentum With Strong 2nd Quarter Results
Net sales were $323.4 million for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 20.3%, from the second quarter of 2017. Net sales for the Office segment were $190.8 million during the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 17.3%, when compared with the second quarter of 2017.
New study claims to confirm the benefits of sit-stand workstations
A new study suggests that height adjustable or sit-stand workstations may be beneficial in reducing sedentary behaviour and supporting health outside the workplace.
In Conversation With Tom Lloyd & Luke Pearson
Unisource Solutions Taps Jeffrey Braun to Launch New Division: Positions Company for Long-Term Growth
Unisource Solutions has hired award-winning designer Jeffrey Braun to launch Platform-U, a new in-house furniture design and manufacturing division.
Innovant Introduces HotDesk
Innovant and Dutch wireless charger manufacturer, ZENS have exclusively partnered together to launch, HotDesk, an innovative, ground-breaking new product that is operated via smartphone technology.
ERGOCHIEF Finds Active Work Helps Mind as Well as Body
The company behind the products is ERGOCHIEF, and it made its debut at NeoCon, carving out a niche on the seventh floor and exciting designers (and their customers) who also might have trouble concentrating at work.
Indiana Furniture Announces Grand Opening of Chicago Showroom
Indiana Furniture has announced the grand opening of its newly expanded Chicago Showroom and Resource Center.
Inscape Announces Fiscal Year 2018 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results
On a year-to-date basis, the twelve month period had a net loss of $3.0 million, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million a year ago.
Varidesk Takes More Than 30 Companies To Court Over Patent Infringement
VARIDESK® has gone to the International Trade Commission (ITC) to protect the design of its patented height-adjustable standing desk.
Handling Headwinds: Office furniture execs brace for industry challenges
BUYING SPREE: With flurry of deals, office furniture companies seek to fill product gaps
A New Knoll Showroom in L. A., by ARO
We were asked to create a showroom that both tied to the language of the previous showrooms that we designed for Knoll (in NY, Houston, and SF) while tailoring the design to both the material palette and needs of the local market.