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TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album

A quick walk thru of Orgatec 2022.

TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album
Manufacturer, NeoCon 2021
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Hightower wins multiple NeoCon awards including ...

Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.

Hightower wins multiple NeoCon awards including ‘Best Showroom’
Manufacturer, People
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Humanscale Announces Elizabeth Margles as Chief ...

Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.

Humanscale Announces Elizabeth Margles as Chief Marketing Officer
Manufacturer
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Steelcase teams up with Kontrol Technologies to ...

The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.

Steelcase teams up with Kontrol Technologies to provide air quality monitoring and viral detection technology
Manufacturer, People
Source: CFN News Desk
Alan Jay Heller dies at 81

For over 50 years, Heller offered leading designers the opportunity to work with new technologies to create innovative products. Those were great partnerships and they resulted in great products.

Alan Jay Heller dies at 81

Workplace Design

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Architect Clive Wilkinson says standard office is a 'form of torture'

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Architect Clive Wilkinson says standard office is a 'form of torture'

The standard office might as well be a chicken coop, says Clive Wilkinson. The South African architect joins Shad to discuss his radical approach to workplace design and why he considers cubicles "inhumane" settings for social creatures. Wilkinson — who has designed offices for Google, Funny or Die and many others — walks Shad through some ideas for radically open concept offices. He also explains why he thinks in terms of neighbourhoods, and how he responds to critics of his collaboration-driven approach. 

Read the article on cbc.ca >     Listen to the interview / podcast on cbc.ca >

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Does the Future of the Office Lie in Agile Workspaces?

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Does the Future of the Office Lie in Agile Workspaces?

Due to the proliferation of the Internet-related technologies such as portable smart devices, as well as increasingly flexible attitudes toward the nature of remunerated employment when it comes to hours, physical location and trends such as activity-based working, demand for agile workspaces is on the increase.

Read the article on sourceable.net >

Building the Most Innovative Workspace in Canada

Building the Most Innovative Workspace in Canada

Last week Cisco Canada and its design and construction team were awarded the CoreNet REmmy Innovative Workplace Award (over 20,000 sq. ft.) for their newly constructed Canadian headquarters. The REmmys recognize projects that raise the bar for real estate in Canada, bringing innovation and sustainability to the workplace.

Read the blog at canadablog.cisco.com >

Google presses play on new Chicago office

Google presses play on new Chicago office

Google Chicago's new office is the centerpiece of the 1K Fulton building, where it occupies six floors of a 92-year-old former ice warehouse that is now home to tech companies. Across the street, construction crews worked on the site that will house a trendy Ace Hotel. Nearby, startups including restaurant ticketing company Tock, started by former Google engineer Brian Fitzpatrick, help give the Fulton Market Innovation District its name.

Read the article on chicagotribune.com >

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP LAUNCHES AN ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR AT NEW INC.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP LAUNCHES AN ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR AT NEW INC.

The Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) inaugurates the GSAPP Incubator with its first season of members. The GSAPP Incubator is an initiative for the school’s alumni, providing a collaborative environment for exploring new ideas and developing innovative projects that encompass culture, technology and the city. The co-working space encourages discovery and an open exchange among a diverse group of participants engaging in topics and interdisciplinary methods that expand the possibilities of architecture. Directed by Assistant Professor David Benjamin, the Incubator is located at 231 Bowery along with the New Museum’s NEW INC.

Read more about this on arch.columbia.edu >

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How Office Design Dictates Behavior

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Changing a company’s space can define its current culture as well as help it to achieve its corporate goals, H. Hendy Associates principal Jennifer Walton tells GlobeSt.com. The firm was recently selected to design Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA’s new 200,000-square-foot North American headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA, to mark the company’s 50th anniversary in the US. H. Hendy will create a branded-office experience that will help Kawasaki increase team-member engagement in a workspace that will be anchored by a two-story atrium with skylights that will serve as a gathering space for team members and clients. Additional lifestyle amenities will include a large eating area with food-service options, a fitness center, table tennis and a yoga studio as well as a Kawasaki museum to showcase vintage branded products and company memorabilia. We spoke exclusively with Walton about the project and the challenges and opportunities of creating a branded-office experience.

Read the article on globest.com > 

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The New Normal for the Workplace

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The New Normal for the Workplace

Nothing shows the radical change in how work is getting done more than the workplace. Work has been redefined from someplace we go to something we do. Innovations in technology, employee engagement and wellness in the workplace directly impact the design and function beyond the workplace of today.

Read the blog at icon.asid.org > 

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7 Expert Tips on Finding the Perfect Office Space For Your Startup

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7 Expert Tips on Finding the Perfect Office Space For Your Startup

Congratulations. Your startup has hit a growth spurt. You’re generating revenue, you’ve hired your first employees and the garage is no longer cutting it as HQ. It's time to upgrade to an actual office.

Read the article on entrepreneur.com >

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9 simple ways to update your office

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9 simple ways to update your office

You work in your office every day—but is your office really working for you? As the calendar year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reevaluate your productivity levels, personal wellbeing and office culture, and make adjustments where necessary.

Read the blog on myturnstone.com >

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The Future of Workspace Is Here

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The Future of Workspace Is Here

Over the past few year's the rise and ever growing interest in co-working has transformed the way solopreneurs, freelancers and small companies do business in Australia. It has become a true microcosm of a new way of working and, perhaps more importantly, living in Australia. Given the intense interest in start-ups these days, more and more entrepreneurs are looking to co-working facilities to grab cost effective and flexible office space and get amongst other budding entrepreneurs.

Read the article on huffingtonpost.com >

Experts Weigh-In on Office Design Trends for 2016

Experts Weigh-In on Office Design Trends for 2016

The new year is fast approaching and, with it, the feelings of a fresh start, renovation, innovation, and some change. Out with the old, in with the new. In the spirit of New Years and the need to adapt and stay up to date with current trends, we got in touch with a few office design experts to get a glimpse at how workspaces will look like in the near future.  So, for you to get inspired, here are some of the office design trends awaiting 2016.

Read the article on officingtoday.com >

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Low-Tech Tool Helps Designers Create Healthier Spaces

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Low-Tech Tool Helps Designers Create Healthier Spaces

When interior designers and architects want to provide clients with a variety of product options, they face a daunting task. To vet product information, they will conduct exhaustive online searches, on numerous databases. They comb through product sheets, one by one, seeking just the right fit. Regardless of the method they use, it is always time consuming. And time is the one thing most designers don’t have to spare. But sometimes it takes the simplest solution to solve a complex task.

Read the article on metropolismag.com >

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These Are the Most Impactful Decisions For a New Workplace

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These Are the Most Impactful Decisions For a New Workplace

There are many moving parts to juggle in any new workplace project, and it can be challenging to define your focus. Here are four key aspects that have a significant influence over an organization’s work environment:

  1. Overall Space Allocation
  2. Size of Individual Work Settings
  3. Mix of Shared Spaces
  4. Extent of Openness

Read the article on interiorarchitects.com >

FRESH DIRTT: Sizeland Evans Interior Design

FRESH DIRTT: Sizeland Evans Interior Design

This major interior design firm has conceived numerous DIRTT solutions for its clients. It appreciates the aesthetics, benefits and limitless possibilities of manufactured construction … and has created its own elegant work space that doubles as a showcase for potential clients. The space uses DIRTT’s Enzo design approach and includes a mix of tile and glass walls with sliding glass doors to maximize the working footprint. Micro-perforated acoustic ceiling tiles with a wood veneer finish manage sound levels and add an architectural touch. Modular power, a media wall and card readers demonstrate the advantages of integrated technology; while magnetic marker boards, writable and tackable tiles make every surface a working surface.

Read the article on freshdirtt.net >

 

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Creative Corners: 3rd Space in Breakrooms

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Creative Corners: 3rd Space in Breakrooms

Around noon, there is often a hub of office activity as many employees begin to plan their lunch breaks, recharge, or step away for a cup of coffee; some even just eager for the change of scenery and an excuse to speak with coworkers and friends.  But this casual conversation may have bigger implications as social interactions often lead to the exchange of information, ideas, and brainstorming.

Read the article on corbettinc.com >

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5 LESSONS LEARNED FROM APPLE’S CAMPUS IN 1990

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5 LESSONS LEARNED FROM APPLE’S CAMPUS IN 1990

Sure, the new spaceship looks cool, but Apple has been leading the way in workplace thinking since the late 1980s, and the lessons learned still resonate. Robin Weckesser, a former senior project manager for Apple’s Infinite Loop Campus, reminisces.

Read the article on workdesign.com >

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Combatting workplace fatigue: To sit or not to sit?

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Combatting workplace fatigue: To sit or not to sit?

To sit or stand? That seems to be the hot question for many employers today, particularly those in the office environment. While industrial and service employers have long been embroiled in debate and legal action around the ability for employees to sit at work, office employers and even elementary schools are considering removing seated workstations. So what is an employer to do?

Read the article on propertycasualty360.com >

MAT office creates flexible coworking space in beijing

MAT office creates flexible coworking space in beijing

MAT office, a research and design studio based in rotterdam and beijing is dedicated to the observation and speculation of the emerging issues in the contemporary urbanisation processes, aiming to seek architectural solutions to arising problems. when faced with the task of renovating three of floors of an apartment building into a coworking space, a research-based design method was introduced by the architects, resulting in a flexible space-sharing model.

Read the article on designboom.com >

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A DESIGN LOVE STORY

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A DESIGN LOVE STORY

At Coalesse, we love learning and sharing with the design community. We are market testers and makers who look for opportunities to explore and exchange. In Toronto, we recently gathered a team of experts to discuss with Coalesse Director of Design John Hamilton how we can bring new life to meeting spaces. 

Read the article on coalesse.com >

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