Houzz has 1,800 employees, meaning that these two tranches of layoffs account for approximately 10 percent of the company.
Home improvement platform Houzz lays off 180
SDI showcases WRKkit flexible office system as life-size kit of parts
Canadian design studio SDI has presented its WRKkit concept for adaptable offices at IDS Toronto, using a booth modelled on a giant DIY toy.
The Biggest Thing Helping Office Real Estate Grow Is Fear Of Loneliness
The future of work and the workplace are a constant source of debate in real estate, because this will shape the future of offices, one of the two largest property sectors.
Don't Stop Me Now: Coworking Industry Still Growing At Incredible Pace
Coworking is twice as prevalent in urban markets compared with suburban ones, and is especially popular in cities with large technology industries and entrepreneur populations.
January Furniture Survey Improves Again
The commercial furniture industry “remains very strong,” according to Michael Dunlap after analyzing the results of the Michael A. Dunlap & Associates January 2019 Quarterly MADA/OFI Trends survey.
UK cities join the global march to net zero buildings
The UK is joining a global drive towards a ‘net zero carbon’ future, with its biggest cities setting ambitious decarbonisation targets in an effort to reduce their impact on the environment.
See a chair co-designed by AI
Toronto-based design research company Radical Norms worked with a computer vision algorithm, powered by a Google API, to design a chair.
Steelcase Named One of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine
Fortune has recognized Steelcase (SCS) as one of its 2019 World’s Most Admired Companies in the Home Equipment and Furnishings industry sector. For the first time, Steelcase earned the top spot in the category.
Florence Knoll Bassett, 101, Designer of the Modern American Office, Dies
Florence Knoll Bassett, a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern look and feel of America’s postwar corporate office with sleek furniture, artistic textiles and an uncluttered, free-flowing workplace environment, died on Friday in Coral Cables, Fla. She was 101.
Landscape Forms Names Kirt Martin Chief Creative Officer
The Nova pod is a solar-powered co-working office on wheels
The Nova mobile office pod supports the flexible working needs of the modern nomad with fast wifi, a minibar and a daily changing view.
California Technical Bulletin 133 Repealed
The State of California announced this week that Technical Bulletin (TB) 133, The Flammability Test Procedure for Seating Furniture for Use in Public Occupancies has been repealed effective January 22, 2019
CEOs Talk Workplace – Interview With Ndp Agency’s Danny Fell
Danny Fell‘s Richmond, VA office strives to make a difference through creativity that inspires, that changes behavior, that changes the world.
You can rent a desk by the minute at WeWork’s first public location
There’s no membership required at We Company’s new retail space, where visitors can rent desks and conference rooms–and browse products by member companies.
Your open office is causing your coworkers to judge you more harshly
We are naturally inclined to judge each other, and open offices magnify it. Here’s what we are judging each other for, and what we can do to counter it.
How Your Office Space Impacts Employee Well-Being
Human-Focused Design Drives Flexible Workplace Trends in 2019
2019, workplace design will feature a growing emphasis on well-being and designing for the human element, with furniture and technology working in tandem to provide the flexibility to support the multitude of work modes individuals and groups engage in daily.
Three Design Influencers Weigh in on the Future of Work
Haworth Collection Expands Product Lines
Are Offices With Flex Space More Valuable?
Often, a presence of flexible space is most common in newer or renovated office buildings, and that could account for the boost in pricing among some of the properties.