Armed with a modest budget of $200,000, Poppin product designer Matteo Bonacina decided to clad the walls in blond plywood and redo the “Work Happy” sign in white neon.
The Plan: Office Furniture Maker Poppin Redesigns Its Flatiron HQ
Wellbeing and noise concerns fuel "accelerating" trend for healthier office furniture
Soundproof pods, saddle-shaped chairs, adjustable-height desks and wobble boards were in abundance at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week, as privacy and wellbeing become essential aspects of office furniture design.
How Workplaces Are Building Community Hubs From The Inside Out
When a workplace is designed to be a hub of inspiration, connection, creativity and energy, there’s no doubt that innovation will follow.
OFS Brands to Expand in Kentucky, Adding 105 Jobs
Office furniture maker OFS Brands plans to add a new production line — and more than quadruple its workforce — at a Kentucky factory.
USM: Hospitably versatile
With its new brochure, USM shows the potential the Haller modular furniture system offers the hospitality industry.
The New Knoll Los Angeles Office and Showroom
Architecture Research Office (ARO) were tasked with designing Knoll Los Angeles’ new office and showroom on the 29th floor of The Gas Company Tower in downtown Los Angeles.
Office Developer Sentiment Falls Across California
Despite the changing sentiment—which focuses on developers that would be delivering properties in three years—the current market is still strong.
Watch: Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw.
Knoll Luxe’s New Fashion-Inspired Textile Line Pushes the Limits of Manufacturing
One upholstery textile in the collection, All Star, is an homage to the spattered-paint look that's cropping up in recent designs by high-fashion houses Maison Margiela and Gucci.
World’s first ‘biophilic design store’ is a plant paradise
Reversing the rural brain drain with remote working
With a new network of rural tech hubs, the Rural Innovation Initiative wants to kickstart small downtowns.
Two Sigma Collision Lab Offices – New York City
Weaving together the scientific method and the culture and talent of Two Sigma, the design of their New York City Collision Lab makes for a prime innovation space.
Design 2019: the Human Experience
User optimization at the personal level is readily becoming a key concept throughout all aspects of design and across vertical markets.
Workers Prioritize Work-Life Flexibility Over the Latest Office Design Trends—But Employers Aren’t Keeping Up
Cubicles are back, and we have open plan offices to thank
A crop of new startups are racing to reinvent the cubicle, catering to businesses that want more private space for their employees.
ABI December 2018: The year ends with slow billings growth
When it comes to current projects, few firms have felt the impact of recent stock market volatility.
Watch: Dieter Rams’s 10 Principles of Design, illustrated by his ingenious products
Every designer alive has heard of Dieter Rams’s 10 Principles of Design–the legendary designer’s quick-reference rules for making products, developed in his early days at Braun.
Why the Green New Deal needs a grand strategy
The much-anticipated release of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) Green New Deal already has forced one of the most consequential debates in American history. But its substance leaves the field open to a more effective alternative.
How Florence Knoll helped America sell the world on capitalism
The U.S. State Department had also noticed Knoll’s growing reputation. As part of a Cold War propaganda effort to align consumer choice with political choice, they used her and her “look” to help establish and promote an American identity abroad.
Keyboard Placement And Sitting “Straight” Are Killing Our Backs
People who work at computers spend an average of 38 minutes out of every hour in bad posture – this clearly isn’t setting a good precedent, and only reinforces bad habits.