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October 30, 2022
The Working Space
TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album

A quick walk thru of Orgatec 2022.

TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album
October 12, 2021
Manufacturer, NeoCon 2021
Source: CFN News Desk
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’
September 9, 2021
Manufacturer, People
Source: CFN News Desk
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
August 16, 2021
Manufacturer
Source: CFN News Desk
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
August 15, 2021
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
Source: CFN News Desk
November 10, 2018
Real Estate, Workplace

EQ Office CEO: Amazon HQ2 Will Become 'HQmany'

Source: CFN News Desk
November 10, 2018
Real Estate, Workplace
EQ Office CEO: Amazon HQ2 Will Become 'HQmany'

Amazon has ambitious plans in just about every industry from retail, robotics, logistics and pharmaceuticals. 

Source: Workplace Insight
November 10, 2018
Insights, Working Life

Gen Z are technologically literate but not actually robots, Dell study confirms

Source: Workplace Insight
November 10, 2018
Insights, Working Life
Gen Z are technologically literate but not actually robots, Dell study confirms

Generation Z is entering the workforce, bringing with it a tech-first mentality that will propel businesses further into the digital era while potentially deepening the divide among five generations in the workplace.

Source: Fast Company Design
November 9, 2018
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life

The Netherlands’ new train cars are nicer than your office

Source: Fast Company Design
November 9, 2018
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life
The Netherlands’ new train cars are nicer than your office

Designed by the architects at Mecanoo, these mobile work spaces look downright utopian.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 9, 2018
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

Life After the Death of the Office: Avoiding Ubiquitous Workplace Design in a Tired Market

Source: CFN News Desk
November 9, 2018
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
Life After the Death of the Office: Avoiding Ubiquitous Workplace Design in a Tired Market

Thanks to cloud computing and Skype, there’s less need for a physical office, but the urge to transmit corporate culture and values persist.

Source: Fast Company Design
November 9, 2018
Workplace, Workplace Design, Working Life

I want to work in these cubicles of the future

Source: Fast Company Design
November 9, 2018
Workplace, Workplace Design, Working Life
I want to work in these cubicles of the future

The design studio Rapt has created two wild concepts for a futuristic cubicle, involving robots and . . . non-toxic fog.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 9, 2018
Design Firms

WARE MALCOMB PROMOTES ALICIA ZARO TO STUDIO MANAGER, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES OFFICE

Source: CFN News Desk
November 9, 2018
Design Firms
WARE MALCOMB PROMOTES ALICIA ZARO TO STUDIO MANAGER, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES OFFICE

Ware Malcomb has promoted Alicia Zaro to Studio Manager, Interior Architecture & Design in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Workplace, Working Life

SENSITIVE SUBJECT: WORKPLACE SENSORS AND AUTOMATION

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Workplace, Working Life
SENSITIVE SUBJECT: WORKPLACE SENSORS AND AUTOMATION

With organizations that use them often being accused of Big Brother-style surveillance, workplace sensors are as controversial as they are pervasive. But what insight can they provide the design community?

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Workplace, Flex Space, Coworking Facilities

Watch: Jamie Hodari: A Better Way to Workplace as a Service (WaaS)

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Workplace, Flex Space, Coworking Facilities
Watch: Jamie Hodari: A Better Way to Workplace as a Service (WaaS)

Jamie Hodari, CEO of workplace provider Industrious, describes the latest office strategy: Workplace as a Service (Waas).

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Design Practice, Design Firms

Interview With Jim Misener: No Walls, No Doors, And No Excuses

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Design Practice, Design Firms
Interview With Jim Misener: No Walls, No Doors, And No Excuses

With no hard lines between disciplines, we have been able to achieve a high degree of collaboration and cross-pollination, which leads not only to integrated solutions but to meaningful work as well.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Manufacturer

SurfaceWorks Opens Additional Manufacturing Facility: Penny table first out of the gate

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Manufacturer
SurfaceWorks Opens Additional Manufacturing Facility: Penny table first out of the gate

SurfaceWorks, a manufacturer of innovative tables for the contract furniture industry, plans to open a second manufacturing location in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Dealers

SKG Among Austin’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Dealers
SKG Among Austin’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

The Austin Business Journal ranked SKG, the exclusive distributor of Knoll products for Central and South Texas, No. 13 on its list of 50 fastest-growing private companies.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Manufacturer

Themes for Inspiring Design: Orgatec 2018

Source: CFN News Desk
November 8, 2018
Manufacturer
Themes for Inspiring Design: Orgatec 2018

Experience culture@work from a global perspective.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Technology

Configura announces November CET Designer webinars

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Technology
Configura announces November CET Designer webinars

Configura, maker of CET Designer software, announces free November webinars with CET Designer instructors.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

New Study Finds Millennials Care Most About Workplace Design (Plus Tips For Making Them Happier)

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
New Study Finds Millennials Care Most About Workplace Design (Plus Tips For Making Them Happier)

With the average American working 40+ hours a week, and entrepreneurs working often 2 to 3 times more, it’s important to understand how a physical workspace affects mental workspace.

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Products

Sensory Kids Furniture Thik Things Aids Concentration and Memory Skills

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Products
Sensory Kids Furniture Thik Things Aids Concentration and Memory Skills

Furniture brand Thik Things is on a mission to revolutionize kids’ surroundings so they’re more fun and supportive for all.

Tagged: Kids Furniture

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Coworking Facilities

Coworking Companies Bristle At CBRE's Decision To Enter Their Domain

Source: CFN News Desk
November 7, 2018
Coworking Facilities
Coworking Companies Bristle At CBRE's Decision To Enter Their Domain

CBRE was planning on making waves with the introduction of its own coworking service, but some are crashing back.

michael wolf
November 7, 2018
Lighting, Workplace

Why It Pays To Have ‘Well-Connected’ Lighting In Your Building

michael wolf
November 7, 2018
Lighting, Workplace
Why It Pays To Have ‘Well-Connected’ Lighting In Your Building

As more companies incorporate wellness techniques into their corporate cultures to attract employees, office spaces must aid in that mission.

Source: Workplace Insight
November 7, 2018
Workplace, Coworking Facilities

Flexible office market to grow by a third each year for next five years

Source: Workplace Insight
November 7, 2018
Workplace, Coworking Facilities
Flexible office market to grow by a third each year for next five years

The gig economy has helped lead to the doubling in size of the flexible office space sector since 2014.

Source: Workplace Insight
November 7, 2018
Technology, Workplace

Will technology prove a threat or a godsend in the new workplace?

Source: Workplace Insight
November 7, 2018
Technology, Workplace
Will technology prove a threat or a godsend in the new workplace?

An increasingly digitized workplace also heralds the creation of brand new job roles.

Source: Steelcase Inc.
November 7, 2018
Workplace Wellness, Workplace, Working Life

Office Agriculture: A New Employee Wellbeing Concept

Source: Steelcase Inc.
November 7, 2018
Workplace Wellness, Workplace, Working Life
Office Agriculture: A New Employee Wellbeing Concept

As people work longer hours and in more intense ways, many organizations are seeking to support employee wellbeing in the office.

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