What is the real value of the office when the majority of knowledge workers can work remotely?
Pair Creates Miniature Versions of Their Latest Workplace Furniture System
While quarantining at home, four team members got to work on making mini environments that showed creative ways of how the Olli system can be used.
Circular by Design: Daniel Svahn Turns Waste Furniture Into New Furniture
A New Paradigm – an evolution of the New Goodies but Oldies project he presented at the 2020 Stockholm Furniture Fair – is a collection of six pieces of contract furniture made from furniture discarded by the same sector.
Magis and Grcic Launch Bell Chair: Made From Industrial Waste, 100% Recyclable
"Bell Chair" is the name of the new, sustainable and affordable chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis, which sets an end to the negative image of the classic monobloc chair.
Design in Dialogue #46: Patricia Urquiola
Design in dialogue is a conversational program hosted alternately by curator and historian Glenn Adamson and designer Stephen Burks that engages with designers, makers, critics, and curators as they reflect on their careers and creative processes.
Creating great cultures will be one of the main drivers for firms in the new era of work
Workplace design is – or should be – inextricably linked to both an organization’s identity and its culture.
What's the Future of Office Real Estate? Flexibility
The world of office real estate will be forever changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but companies aren’t quite sure yet what the new picture looks like.
Two Harvard Studies Bring Data To How We Are Working Now And What That Means For Offices
We are now deep enough into the work-from-home experiment that, beyond speculation, we have data about what happens when we work remotely en masse — what we gain and what we lose when we are out of the office.
Omni Workspace Company announces investment in North Dakota Steelcase Dealership
The company will be known as Connect Interiors and will continue operating three locations in Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Ford’s Jim Hackett is out as CEO
Ford Motor CEO and President, and former Steelcase CEO, Jim Hackett will unexpectedly retire. University of Michigan fans applaud.
Google's Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
Google spoke to over 5,000 employees to discover these remote work best practices. They provide a lesson in emotional intelligence.
These companies are working from home until 2021 -- or forever
As coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, companies are coming to terms with a future of work that doesn't look anything like it did before -- and many are revisiting their plans to go back to the office.
How Will Architects Play a Role in the Recovery?
Architects and design firms are tasked with finding innovative solutions to the new challenges facing CRE.
Imagining Office Space in a Post-COVID-19 World
The pandemic’s immediate impact on office environments is relatively clear. But figuring out what happens next is tricky.
Your home is now being judged more than ever. Here’s why.
I am sure we have all found ourselves distracted by the background where our customers and co-workers live and work.
Kimball International Announces New Organizational Structure
The new organization will be comprised of four market-centric business units: Workplace, Health, Hospitality and eBusiness that will enable Kimball International to marshal its significant industry, product and brand expertise to maximize growth opportunities in today’s marketplace.
Kimball International Reports Fourth Quarter Sales Fell 20%
Business conditions remained challenging throughout the fourth quarter as the health crisis and resultant economic decline caused postponements of projects and uncertainty around adapting to a post-COVID working environment.
Designing Safe, Compelling Shared Spaces To Rekindle Our Love For The Office
How can our shared spaces evolve to keep the parts we love while also keeping us safe as we return to work?
What Employees Need When Working From Home
Employees are productive while working at home, but they do struggle with the absence of coworker interaction and “sub-optimal work environments.”
Post-COVID, a move from co-working to pro-working
Since the start of the pandemic, there’s been as much debate about whether we’ll return to offices—let alone what that return will look like when we do return.