Hightower sprang from the sisters’ design sense and their father’s work as a division president at office furniture behemoth Steelcase.
Furniture is a family affair for these sisters
Humanscale’s Nova Task Light Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2019
The Latest of Seven Humanscale Products to Win the Award, Nova Offers Adaptability and Energy Efficiency in a Sleek, Sculptural Form
Video: Thirty Seconds of the Largest Office Furniture show on Earth (Part 2)
if you think these Asian manufacturers are content with serving their own domestic markets, think again.
CBRE's New Office Concept Aims To Beat Coworking At Its Own Game
CBRE Global Investors is preparing to roll out A&B, a concept that combines coworking space with other amenities and technologies. The concept will be in 20 office buildings in major U.S. markets by the end of the year.
A Company's Culture is key to Office Design
The amenity-rich, open-concept office designs tech companies seem to favor are believed to foster innovation, creativity, productivity and collaboration — qualities any company, technology or otherwise, would want to encourage in their employees.
A quarter of a century ago, the newborn Internet set office design on a different path
It may well be less talked about these days, but 1994 also saw a number of office furniture systems launched that proved to be equally and proactively prophetic about the world to come.
SONNEMAN’s Pluck Lamp Selected as Winner in 2019 Red Dot Awards
In keeping with the program’s theme, SONNEMAN’s Pluck collection, featuring both floor and wall lamps, boasts designs that exhibit freedom of movement, a clean aesthetic, and refined, flexible LED lighting to illuminate the surrounding space.
NeoCon 2019: A Focus on Hospitality
Held from June 10–12 at the Mart, the 2019 show will feature an increased focus on hospitality design through its educational programming, as well as the hundreds of exhibitor product launches that address the needs of the vertical market.
Walking the China International Furniture Fair
Video: Thirty Seconds of the Largest Office Furniture show on Earth
The four-day fair in Guangzhou, China, was expecting 200,000 visitors, including 30,000 foreign attendees. Based on the massive crowds during the event, that might be an underestimation of the actual throng that arrived.
Flexible space makes its mark in Central and Eastern Europe
As old workplace norms give way to modern ways of working and start-ups build thriving local communities, big cities in Central and Eastern Europe are joining the global shift towards flexible office space.
Watch: The Landmark at 100 Broadway
To support the physical and mental health of the IA team, the new office is designed for a variety of work styles and offers a choice of workplaces.
Keeping critical: Odoardo Fioravanti
Odoardo Fioravanti loves experimenting and is always surprising people with unusual designs. During a visit to his Milan studio Anna Moldenhauer talked to him about his deep attachment to Pedrali, what he wished for design students and why he finds excavators fascinating.
Configura’s growth brings global partners together for spring meeting
Bringing together more than 100 manufacturers, software developers and others involved in making and marketing CET Designer, the gathering offered opportunity for partners to hear directly from Configura leadership about company and product updates and future plans – as well as for partners to present on a variety of topics, share their feedback, collaborate and network.
Allseating’s Latest Collections On Display At Phillips Contract Group’s New Philadelphia Showroom
An industry veteran with 20 years of experience, Phillips is well known for his customer-centric approach that includes a quick turnaround on quotes, help with warranty resolution, and full accessibility to the client.
Yabu Pushelberg debuts Puddle tables collection in forest-like installation
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has opened the doors of its new office and gallery in New York City to showcase its latest furniture, including tables that look like pools of water and chairs with chunky wooden legs.
Co-design is an old idea, but it belongs to the 21st Century like never before
The upshot of this for those of us in the workplace sector, is that co-design represents a fundamental change in the traditional relationship between suppliers, designers and occupiers.
Preview: CIFF Guangzhou has it all.
Phase 2 of the China International Furniture Fair is underway in Guangzhou China. Held at Guangzhou‘ immense Canton Fair Complex the show fills the roughly 12 million square feet of show floor with anything you could imagine needing for your office, or to even create the products that fill your office.
The Open Office Isn't Dead (Redux)
Today, the debate around “open” workplaces continues, but often without the nuance required for productive debate.
10 Tips for Success in an Open Plan
If you’ve ever worked in an airport or hotel lobby, you’ve already developed some capability to work in environments that might be noisy or distracting.