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.
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.
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.
Amazon said on Thursday that it was searching for a second headquarters in North America, a huge new development that would cost as much as $5 billion to build and run, and would house as many as 50,000 employees.
In recent years, a renewed focus on minimalism as a design aesthetic, fashion trend, and even a lifestyle has pervaded society and pop culture.
Ever since the open office plan was introduced as the so-called ‘best design option’ for the 21st-century workplace, a major debate has been circulating about whether or not this has actually been more helpful or harmful to workers’ productivity levels.
Businesses who are thinking globally as they execute their growth plans and try to build an international presence, may want to replicate a similar working culture in every single location. It is important, however to achieve a balance between reflecting the local market culture and the values and identity of the business itself.
Kylie Roth, Knoll Senior Director of Workplace Research, presents the company's latest planning approach, Immersive Planning.
Salesforce is adding an amenity not seen in many tech offices. Instead of using the top floor for executive suites, Salesforce is creating Ohana Floors for employees, customers, partners and the local community to use, according to Salesforce Executive Vice President, Real Estate, Strategic Events & Executive Briefing Centers Elizabeth Pinkham.
In this exclusive video report, Workforce explores office design trends and how they can impact employee well-being.
With an eye on ditching assigned work stations, businesses are upping office square footage dedicated to each employee through shared work spaces.
As applications in environmental branding evolve, graphic experts are challenged with coordinating unique installations that extend the brand experience. From company history to recognizing team members, graphics comes with a purpose and plan. Who knows what will come next?
The workplace must also address employee needs to enhance engagement by rejuvenating, re-energizing and enabling them to feel positive about being productive. For as much as some people may dismiss well-being as a fad much like sustainability was seen in the not so distant past, research indicates that, for better or for worse, where we work affects how we work.
To say that building owners are getting creative with the workplace would be an understatement. In the quest to create the coolest or most unique office buildings, we’ve seen a host of ostentatious building amenities: golf simulators, rooftop pool lounges, spas, dog spas, even rock climbing walls.
With so many millennials entering the workforce, businesses have realized that a company's culture has an explicit impact on the bottom line.
The director of Experience Design shares his vision for HOK’s graphic design and experiential branding group.
Design-forward workplaces help employees be more creative and innovative. Professionals — especially millennials — crave flexible workspaces that enable social interactions and accommodate all kinds of work styles. And professionals have a lot of interest in environmentally friendly initiatives.
The design principal for HOK’s Canadian practice shared his thoughts on workplace design at Metropolis Magazine’s Designing for Wellness Summit.
IA Senior Designer Alex Markey highlights the functions and goals of both minimalism and maximalism design approaches. With years of experience designing for corporate interiors, Alex provides practical explanations of the differences between the two and ultimately, how to decide which approach is the right fit for your workplace.
Suffering from stressful deadlines? Plagued with too many things to do? Surrounded by 87 sticky notes crawling into your typing space? Well, here’s your answer: Organization. But don’t run away from the word just yet! While the seemingly harmless word conjures up thoughts of perfectly manicured closets, color coded folders, and plastic storage totes with typed labels, there’s more to it!
Work environments are as various as men and women at work, but certain features appear to be vital to sustaining concentration and enabling productivity.
Moving to an agile working environment has taken some getting used to, but it's definitely a positive change.
