Iron Age Office is a joint collaboration between Sean Dineen and Michael Stephens. With Stephen’s extensive experience as a 2nd generation steel fabricator and Dineen’s influential upbringing in the “steel city” (Sheffield England), the two share a passion for fabricating raw materials into beautiful, bold structures.

After being introduced by a mutual acquaintance, the two got together and mapped out a plan to combine Dineen’s keen design eye withStephen’s core manufacturing process, and Iron Age Office was born. The Kennesaw, Georgia start-up has grown from its beginnings as “desk builders” to furnish entire workspaces across, including corporate offices for State Farm Insurance and Modern Law.

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This recall involves 12 models of Steelcase “Rocky” style swivel chairs manufactured between 2005 and 2015. The molded polypropylene chairs were sold in black and white with the option of an upholstered seat and back, seat only or no upholstery. The chairs have a foldable seat, molded-in arms and either a four-star wheel base or a five-star wheel base. Model numbers can be found on the underside of the seat.

Precision construction, superior aesthetics and easy reconfigurability all led this multinational firm to adapt DIRTT as its standard for office locations. This office area and executive wing were part of a major renovation and expansion of its international operations center, and a 50-foot-long, nine-foot-high corporate graphic printed direct to substrate features prominently. Conference rooms, team work areas, private offices and an executive area are kept bright and airy by strategically using glass surfaces. Two large team meeting areas incorporate DIRTT’s Enzo corners, and customized micro-perforated acoustic tiles behind surface-mounted monitors help manage sound levels. A mix of solid and glass walls provide variety and privacy as needed, and a custom blue back-painted glass tile band ties the entire space together.

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Designed to give JRB Studio a strong entry into a highly versatile casegoods-based product, the Marker Collection is the latest line from JRB Studio, a company that doesn’t believe in sitting still, even for a moment.

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