Flos B&B Italia Group rejects Haworth's $1 billion offer / Flokk Acquires Via Seating, Expanding US Portfolio / $96K Fraud Scheme Lands Harrisburg Office Furniture President Charges / DIRTT's Update on Litigation with Falkbuilt, Smed and Loberg / HON Unveils New 3,700-Square-Foot Workspace Spec Suite in Atlanta / More Signs Point to an Office Turnaround / Is The Office Apocalypse Finally Over? World’s Largest Commercial Real Estate Services Company Showing Signs Of Life / Construction Material Costs Jumped In January In Anticipation Of Trump Tariffs / Landscape Forms Announces Key Leadership Changes to Support Continued Company Growth / Tech Industry Drives Office Space Expansion, Renewals Dominate Mega Leases / Innovant Welcomes Courtney Pirosko-Platzman as VP of Sales to Drive Growth Across North America / Employees Are No Longer Going Quietly — Revenge Quitting May Define 2025 / Constant Remote Work Appeals Unmask A Hidden Workplace Crisis / and much more…

Falkbuilt Case Dismissed / Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration / 60% of U.S. workers expect more RTO mandates in 2025 / The $20 million business of gutting failed Bay Area tech companies / Declining Sublease Inventory Signals Potential Office Rebound / Landscape Forms Celebrates 50 Design Awards in 2024 / Seattle is dealing with record-high office vacancies / Prime Office Leasing Hits Three-Year High Amid Growing Tenant Demand / Manhattan Office Thrives with 24.4% Leasing Volume Increase / Michael Graves Architecture Announces Acquisition of Kollin Altomare Architect / How the keepers of L.A.’s most famous homes chose what to save from fires / Art Imitates Life? RTO Mandates Spark Office Romance In Upcoming Hallmark Movie / Office Optimism Builds As RTO Mandates Push Downsizing To Lowest Level Since 2019 / Take up of flexible office space hits highest levels since 2019 / Office Attendance Hits Postpandemic High / and much more…

Haworth Partners with StruXure / NYC office demand leads U.S. markets / U.S. Flexible Workspace Industry Continues Expanding, Grew 2% In Q4 2024 / Coworking Sees Steady Growth as Hybrid Work Reshapes Office Trends / Steelcase Recognized as One of the World’s Most Admired Companies / European office sales slumped to lowest since 2009 last year, data shows / Office Investment Increases for First Time Since 2021 / Billions in Office Market Value at Risk as GSA Considers Massive Lease Reductions / Interest In NYC Office Space Is Back To Prepandemic Levels / The architecture industry may soon be unrecognizable / Gen Z Is More Fed up With Their Jobs and Work Than Gen X, Baby Boomers / Return-to-Office Mandates Apply to Everyone, Except a Chosen Few / 3 ways smarter design can solve the noise problem / Versteel Introduces the Nerita Chair with Focus on Art, Comfort, and Craftsmanship / and much more…

Business conditions end the year on a weak note / Flexible Office to Continue Expanding as Hybrid Work Evolves / La-Z-Boy Healthcare | Knú Comfort Names Adam Stemle President / Empowered Ventures Acquires Whitney Brothers / Behind Manhattan's Resilience for Office / Trump’s Return-To-Office Mandate Faces Pushback / Sunon Furniture Taps Fort Worth For National Distribution Center / Hotel Fundamentals Continue to Languish Amid Flat Occupancy Rate / Will Dress Shirts Return to the Office? / Remote Jobs: Employer-Employee Tensions Over Return-to-Office Far From Settled / Remote work is now the top requested workplace accommodation  / Designing for Experience: How Coworking Spaces Are Adapting to Support Older Professionals / What Offices Can Learn from Gyms / and much more…

HB Workplaces Acquires MBI Seattle / Landscape Forms Expanding Manufacturing / Francis "Mike" Joseph Tuohy, 88 | Veyer Recalls WorkPro Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard / CBRE Acquires Industrious For $400M / Wilkhahn names ex-Sigel chief as new CEO / Construction Slowdown, Leasing Acceleration Drive Office Demand / Yardi Acquires Deskpass And Hubble To Expand Flexible Workspace Offerings / Why Quality in Commercial Office Space Hinges on Workplace Experience / The Stories Behind Severance’s Eerie Office Design / Starbucks proves it was never really a 'third place' / Small businesses remain upbeat about flexible working / 22 Million Reasons to Accommodate Work-From-Home Requests / Remote work is here to stay / We still display status in office design, but in new and subtle ways / and much more

Flokk Looks to Expand in the North American market / Eames House threatened as 1,000's of buildings destroyed in LA fire / Studio TK Commits to a Collaborative Partnership with Outdoor Furniture Brand POINT / JPMorgan Chase Mulls Full Office Return for Employees / Marketing Moments - Herman Miller on Facebook / CDW about to get the Sandow makeover / Office Leasing Surges, Vacancy Rate Plateaus in San Francisco / JPMorgan To Call The Rest Of Its Staff Back 5 Days A Week / Over 500 Amazon Employees Push Back Against 5-Day Office Mandate / AT&T’s RTO Creates Chaos With Desk Shortages And Parking Issues / Bringing Spaces to Life: The Integral Role of Service Design in the Design Process / Inside a DE&I office design / Room & Board and Gensler Debut Their First Product Collaboration with Human-Centric Lincoln Desk Collection / and much more…

Lack of space continues to hold back a 'return to office / Ruder Group Rebrands as Two Point, Ushering in a New Chapter / Remote Work Is Tanking Home Prices in the Heart of London / D.C. Office Market Records Occupancy Gains For First Time In 10 Quarters / Manhattan Office Market Closes 2024 With Most Active Quarter In 5 Years / Moody’s Traffic Light Analysis Shows Retail on Top, CBD Office on Bottom / The ‘most feared’ law firm upgraded its HQ. Will attorneys return? / What are the best cities in the world for remote work this winter? / How To Transform A Traditional Office Into A Coworking Space / and much more…

ABI November 2024: Architecture firm billings remain flat / MillerKnoll Faces Challenges Amid Cloudy Office Furniture Market / MillerKnoll, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results / Steelcase Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results / Jeff Turk Returns to Guide Formaspace’s Next Chapter / Office Real Estate Is Facing ‘a Year of Reckoning’ in 2025 / AT&T joins Amazon in ordering employees back to office 5 days a week / 2024 was a record-setting year for office building conversions / With Offices Overflowing, Amazon Delays RTO For Some Employees / Supply, Demand And A Recovering Office Market: Global CRE Outlook For 2025 / Packed Cubicles, Empty Corner Office: Remote Work Is Increasingly a Right of the Rich / Why the office still matters / Companies push return-to-office because of expensive leases: study / Employer Strategies to Boost Office Attendance in 2025 / and much more…

NeoCon to Unveil Elevated New 7th Floor Exhibit Hall at NeoCon 2025 / Virco Reports Third Quarter Results / The future of office design / Silicon Valley Office Recovery Increasing Momentum / Construction Confidence Rises, Backlog Remains Unchanged / Office Driving NYC's Resilient Retail Sector / Office Delinquencies to Top 14% by the End of 2025 / 52% Of Federal Office Leases Can Be Terminated By End Of Trump's Term / Sonos plans return-to-office push for its product teams  / The Trust-Centric Workplace: Maximizing Human Potential in the AI Era / Meet the People Who Refused to Go Back to the Office and Lost Their Jobs / These Eames lamps sat in the archive for 75 years. Now you can buy them / Fluid & Functional: Knoll Introduces Panoramic Sofa in North America / and much more…

Luum Textiles announces the retirement of Suzanne Tick, Creative Director of Luum Textiles / COE Distributing Announces 100% Employee Ownership / Kravet sells majority stake to private investment firm / Law Firm Leasing Activity Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels / Expert Warns of Federal Meltdown Over New Administration's Return-to-Office Plan / This tech company moved its HQ out of California. Now it’s signed the biggest Bay Area lease in years / Here's how much empty office space is costing Chicago / Disney’s New Downtown Headquarters Is All New York / It Was Only “Mostly Dead” — The Office Is Making a Comeback / Search begins for Britain's best office dog / 'Peer Pressure Is Back': Office Owners Say Renewed RTO Push Is Creating Demand / The Fortune 500 companies where workers are the most bored / and much more…

ABI October 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms begin to moderate / The clever reason new offices are using old furniture / London office market showing unmistakeable signs of life, especially for Grade A space / The Reality For Bad Offices Is So Much Worse Than Most Thought, Industry Leaders Say / I Built Two Thriving Coworking Spaces In London. Here's What I Wish I'd Known About Scaling Before I Started. / Why are we still talking about return to office? / ‘Dynamic’ Hotel Costs Force Work Trips to Be Shorter or Scrapped / How Are Educational Institutions Adapting To Prepare Students For The Future Of Work? / Older workers will be essential in a changing global economy / AI to Cut Your Workweek by 1.5 Days, Says JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon / Experts Say CEOs Must Face The Facts About Flexibility / and much more…

Office attendance and desk use are on the rise as firms make most of real estate / Allstate's $250 Million Bet on Coworking Signals New Office Era / Configura Launches CET 15.5 Major Update with Next Phase of UI Facelift / Sunon Sets Goal of Top 5 Global Furniture Maker as it Expands in North America / Class B Office Outperforms Commodity Class A in Some Markets / Q3 Office Leasing Activity Accelerated Across All Regions / Office Sector Turns in Strongest Leasing Quarter in Five Years / 'Offices Aren't Dead': How Brokerages Are Turning An Overseas Boom Into A Payday / Share Of Immigrant Workers In Construction Hits New Record High / ‘Strap In’: Developers, Contractors Brace For Tariff, Deportation Impacts / Banks and CMBS See Higher Office Delinquencies / The challenge for the workplace in 2025: transformation when everybody is already tired of change / A Destination, Not a Living Room: Travel and Hospitality Reshape the Modern Workplac / The Future of Workspaces: Remote, Hybrid, and In-Office Trends / and much more…

AI Could Drive Office Leasing Growth for Tech Sector / Office Visits Reach Highest Level Since 2020 / U.S. Office Edges Closer To Recovery Than At Any Point Since Pandemic's Onset / FIFTH THIRD BANCORP's Strategic Acquisition of Steelcase Inc Shares / Teknion Corporation and Koncept Lighting Announce Strategic Partnership / Dania Furniture to Partner with the Seattle Seahawks / Rudin Reports NYC Office Occupancy Surpasses 2019 Levels / Signs Of Life Appear For Metro Denver's Office Market / Feel Good Friday: The benefits of having dogs at work / Beyond The Boardroom: The Key Factors That Could Override Mandatory RTOs / RTO failing to deliver on boosted collaboration / Aging workforce calls for a closer look at workplace design / The Power Of The 95th Percentile: One Big Occupier Has A Formula To Calculate Office Space Needs / and much more…

Klaus Heinz Nienkämper, July 22, 1940 – October 28, 2024 / DIRTT Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results / German Banks Look to Reduce US Office Exposure / Interface Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations / New NoMad Collab Showroom in NYC Unites Six Top Design Brands in a Dynamic Collaborative Space / Growing Pains Hit Chicago's Emerging Lab Market Hard As Vacancy Hits 50% / Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday? / That conversation about hybrid working? Same as it ever was / Use These 10 Fitness Strategies To Thrive In The Workplace / Office design is at the heart of the RTO backlash / Is salutogenic design the next big issue for the workplace? / and much more…

HNI Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results / Fellowes Contract Interiors Partners with Unika Vaev to Provide Unique Modular Wall Solutions / Google's Parent Company Shells Out $607M To Cut Office Space / U.S. Coworking Spaces Up By 7% As Flexible Work Demand Continues / Just One Office Building Is Under Construction In Downtown Chicago. It Could Be Years Until There’s Another / Amazon workers 'appalled' about Amazon boss' RTO claims / Hybrid working leads people to use their commute as exercise / The Panton chair helped "provoke people into using their imagination" / Standing desks may not be any better for you than office chairs / Redefining the Workplace for a New Era of Productivity and Engagement / Remote Work Sparks Traffic Changes Across US / BXP CEO Sees Return-To-Office Issue 'Continuing To Dissipate In Importance / Starbucks Threatens Jobs Of Employees Who Don’t Return To Office / One-Third Of Companies Now Demand Full-Time In-Office Work / and much more…

ORGATEC 2024 / ABI September 2024: Architecture firm billings remain soft / Haworth & MiEN Announce Partnership / Billions in Potential Revenue Vanish as Office Spaces Sit Empty / MillerKnoll sheds $135m, company earnings and investor returns have been trending downwards for past five years / eSolutions Furniture Unveils Rebranding of Bush Business Furniture and Bush Home / More Landlords Pulling Empty Office Space Off The Market In Face of Uncertainty / Bolt CEO Slams Remote Work “Insanity,” Calls 4,000 Employees Back To Office / RTO mandates and the traditional commute / 75% Of U.K. Finance Chiefs Demand Employees Return To Office / Disregarding Data: The Real Reasons behind RTO Mandates / Sick days rise 41 percent over last three years as business productivity falls post-pandemic / 'Create A Magnet, Not A Mandate': Companies Look To New Amenities To Drive Office Workers Back / The rise of the part time office opens up a new frontier for market growth / and much more…

Humanscale Presents ‘Connected’ at Orgatec 2024 / CWC: Expanding Our Reach into the Savannah Region with the acquisition of Mason Inc. / FCA and Svigals + Partners Unite as a Purpose-Driven, Design Powerhouse / Manhattan Office Sees Highest Net Absorption Levels in Decade / More Companies Signing D.C.-Area Office Leases, But Owners Still Feeling The Pain / Miami's Office Leasing Is At A 4-Year Low As Pandemic-Era Deals Dry Up / How To Take The Hassle Out Of Booking Meeting Rooms In Coworking Spaces / The Blueprint For Successful Hybrid Work: Experts Share What Every Leader Needs To Know / If firms want people to 'return to office', they should offer a better experience / How micro-offices will make remote workers want to come in / Explore new office design and workspace architecture trends / and much more…

Andreu World To Expand at THE MART With New 20K Sq-Ft Showroom Ahead of NeoCon 2025 / Three MillerKnoll Certified Dealers Rebrand as One Integrated Workplace Solutions Company: Continua Interiors / Allsteel Announces Opening of Design Lab in Washington, D.C. / Banana Republic quits furniture / Office Availability Levels Drop for the First Time in Five Years / Long-Dormant Tech Firms Start To Make A Stir In Office Market / Kenmark Interiors Acquires Long-Term Partner Lancaster & Associates / Why Gen Z Doesn't Want Remote Work / Organizations Are Optimistic About The Future, With 64% Expecting Workforce Growth / Office Owners Coming Around Slowly On Accommodating New Mothers, But Not Kids / and much more…

The U.S. saw stunningly strong growth in jobs last month / Danish modular office furniture maker expands in UK with London base / N9NE Furniture Group Opens New Warehouse in Dallas / HNI Corporation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer / Woman-owned office furniture company opens downtown New Orleans showroom / SVP’s Khosla Warns There’s a ‘Tsunami’ Coming for US Offices / Manhattan Office Leasing Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels / Available Manhattan Office Space Hits 3-Year Low, Driven By Big Finance Leases / Adam Neumann Dives Back Into Coworking With WeWork Competitor / McKinsey Weighs Asking North America Staffers to Come to Office More Often / Nearly two thirds of people say they couldn't make it through a work day without looking at their phone / As hybrid offices look to offload unused furniture, HR has a hand in eco-friendly solutions / Managers Want You Back in the Office—Because They’re Not Ready for Hybrid / Remote Work Might Be Disappearing Faster Than You Think / and much more…

The Future of Work 2024 / Now leasing: apartments in Goldman’s old HQ / Why interior and fashion brands are collaborating more than ever / AI makes work more bearable, HP survey says / Andreu World Opens New Showroom in Toronto / Revived Return to Office Push Spurs Silicon Valley Trades / Flex space has now become a mainstream property strategy / New Collaborative Design Showroom in NYC Features Synergistic Designs / The CRE Problem for Cities Isn't Office, It's Everything / Flex Operators Look To Expand As Occupancy And Lease Lengths Hold Up / 10.5% Of Prime-Age U.S. Men Are Choosing Not To Work / Why We Have to Rethink Indoor Air Quality Policies in the Workplace / Flex Spaces Are Taking Over London’s Business Scene / Hybrid Hazard: Avoiding the Together-Alone Dilemma / 79% of Flex Office Providers Plan to Expand in The Next Two Years / and much more…