Steelcase has been named a 2020 honoree of The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light. The company’s expansive involvement in community programs – including a mix of volunteered time, product/service donations and financial gifts, as well as the integration of community commitment into business policies and practices – led to the recognition.
Configura announces Virtual CET Experience
Formerly known as the CET Designer User and Developer Conference, CET Experience brings together hundreds of people from around the world who use, create and invest in CET Designer – including designers, dealers, developers, manufacturers, Configura employees and implementation partners.
Bene's new PORTS concept dismantles furniture hierarchies in the office
Renewing a working relationship with design studio Pearson Lloyd, Bene's new office concept looks to decodify the power structures of workplace furniture designs.
Spanish Design Proves its Resilience
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Spanish design brands are ready and able to fulfill orders in the U.S.
Knoll Launches Rapid Ship for Knoll & Muuto Work from Home Furniture
Knoll also said it is working closely with clients in the commercial, healthcare and education sectors on programs that allow their employees to purchase Knoll + Muuto work-from-home furniture online.
Is the Office of the Future Robotic?
The Coronavirus Economy: How office layouts could change for good because of the pandemic
Fortune spoke with Andrew Cogan, chairman, and CEO of Knoll, for a new series, The Coronavirus Economy, about how the outbreak has affected his business, his thoughts on the future, and how he is working through the pandemic.
Office Leasing Activity Plummets 75% As Occupiers Put Off Big Decisions
Statistics on the office sector’s Q2 performance are starting to emerge, and it’s apparent the ongoing pandemic has severely cut into leasing activity.
DIRTT Launches Campaign to Encourage Organizations to Build Resilient Spaces That Put People First
Shaped by the core belief that spaces should be relevant, resilient, and respectful, DIRTT wants organizations to reset and rethink, and to create spaces that are adaptable, sustainable, and intentionally designed to manage the unknown.
Out of office
A recent government survey revealed that more than a third of Japanese people have now experienced remote working during the coronavirus crisis, something that no amount of employment legislation could have achieved as quickly.
How Workplaces Can Shift Towards Holistic Wellbeing Ahead Of Returning To Work
Orgatec 2020 Canceled, Next Orgatec 2022
New CEO takes reins at BIFMA as industry reels from effects of pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has the office furniture industry reeling from plummeting sales, a falloff in new orders and questions over the sector’s role going forward given the dramatic global shift to working from home.
How Many Post-Pandemic Office Workers Can Fit in One Elevator?
I thought I led a 'woke' furniture company. Turns out, we contribute to systemic racism
Opinion: We 'ban the box.' Juneteenth is a paid holiday. We support Black Lives Matter on Facebook. But not all things are equal or fair for our workers. That must change.
Flexibility, Wellness To Take Center Stage In Future Design
Forced out of offices by the coronavirus pandemic, many companies have since become more receptive to flexible work arrangements and more concerned with building safety.
Offices after pandemic will "balance physical and virtual work" says Perkins and Will interior design director
Perhaps the office relinquishes its function as a provider of private workstations and instead leans into its role of a 'meeting space' – that is, one designed to support collaboration and connection.
Covid’s Short-Term, Long-Term Impact on Office
With office, recessions mean increasing vacancies, tenant subleasing space, shadow vacancy, and a tenant’s market with softening rents and declining property values.
DeskMakers Welcomes Sickler Inc. as Independent Sales Reps
Get A Comfortable Chair: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming
Indefinite. Or even permanent. These are words companies are using about their employees working from home.