France’s esteemed trade show Maison&Objet has long been focused on residential design, so the announcement that this year’s theme would be the workplace surely took some by surprise. It shouldn’t, though. As the nature of work changes, the lines between residential and workplace design are becoming ever more blurred.
Design activity for industrial and commercial purposes has been in contractionary territory for the last four quarters. Interior designers operating in the institutional sector reported an IDBI score of 47.9, while those in the commercial sector reported a score of 48.8.
Canopy, an upscale, profitable developer of co-working spaces, has expanded its footprint in San Francisco to a third location on the heels of a strategic financing round.
For the 2019 edition of Clerkenwell Design Week, British brand established & sons is exploring the live-work trend, resulting in a new collection of crossover designs to inspire work at home, in the office, in shared spaces and everywhere in-between.
Steelcase announced a new relationship with Extremis, a renowned Belgian furniture design group with a collection of products that focus on togetherness and celebrating life outdoors.
