Walmart is investing in a brand-new campus, which the retail giant publicly announced today. The complex of buildings, set across 350 acres of native-seeded greenery in Bentonville, will create a new hub for 10,000 people on Walmart’s central office team.
The TWA hotel at JFK is open, and it looks amazing
The famous airport terminal designed by Eero Saarinen in 1962 for Trans-World Airlines is alive once again thanks to hotelier MCR Development and our collective fetish for mid-century modern design.
What the Iron Throne reveals about the hidden history of user-friendly design
The set design of “Game of Thrones” embodies the changing role of design as an expression of privilege, comfort, and authority in the real world, from the middle ages to contemporary life
Robin picks up $20 million Series B to optimize the office
The office stands to be one of the least efficient pieces of any business. As a company grows, or even if it doesn’t, it’s particularly difficult to understand the ‘inventory’ of the office and how it is used by workers throughout the day.
2020 Office Software 2019.0 Released
2020 has announced the 2020 Office v2019 annual release. For v2019, 2020 Cap fully supports AutoCAD 2020 and introduces a ribbon interface that complements the traditional pulldown and toolbars.
COE Distributing Celebrates Expansion of Smock, PA Warehouse with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
COE Distributing, a nationwide wholesale distributor of office furniture, celebrated the expansion of its Smock, PA distribution center with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Okamura Set the Stage for a Modern Workplace with its Redesigned Chicago Showroom
During the exhibition, the company will also be launching new products including a collection of sofas focused on the ancillary environment, an area of the office which is becoming increasingly important, as well as conference seating designed to complement the award- winning table collections, Traverse and Traverse satellite.
LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT CIS
CIS has named Stephanie Bourland the Chief Operating Officer and Kara Johnson the Director of Sales.
ASID ANNOUNCES 2019 COLLEGE OF FELLOWS INDUCTEES
Fellowship Awarded to Members Who Demonstrate Outstanding Commitment and Exceptional Leadership within the Design Industry.
AIS to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Birthday Party at NeoCon in June and with Events at Headquarters in October
AIS celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and will mark the milestone with a big birthday party celebration during NeoCon in Chicago in June as well as with events at headquarters in Leominster, Massachusetts, in October.
AIS Launches Online Product Stylist Tool to Easily Configure Task Chairs
AIS has launched a new online tool, the Product Stylist, to help dealers, designers and end users configure and style AIS task chairs in a variety of colors, fabrics, finishes and ergonomic adjustments.
Watch: Haworth to debut Social Spaces at NeoCon
Furniture maker will promote gathering — and privacy — settings in double its usual showroom footprint.
Furniture veterans grow mobile carts business
Altus co-founders invented a lifting technology for standing desks that gained traction in health care.
Steelcase aims to give teams more control
Company’s NeoCon showroom will display products that offer the ability to shift between group and private work.
Flexsteel exits commercial & hospitality furniture, lays off 130
I.M. Pei, Architect Who Designed Louvre’s Pyramid, Dies at 102
I.M. Pei, a dominant figure in American architecture for more than three decades who designed the Louvre’s crystal pyramid and the angular East Building of Washington’s National Gallery of Art, has died. He was 102.
This new app lets you do your coworking in your neighbor’s living room
If you work remotely and don’t want to log more hours at your neighborhood coffee shop, a new app connects you with another local option: your neighbor’s living room.
Event Recap: How Do AI Assistants Impact Our Workspaces?
Didn’t get the chance to make it to our most recent TALK? Check out our recap to learn more about how machine learning and AI are manifesting in today’s workplace!
Nowy Styl Group acquired a French company Majencia
A French commercial court chose Nowy Styl Group’s offer to become an investor in Majencia, a company in bankruptcy. Nowy Styl will take over plants in Noyon and Bressuire, and hire most of Majencia’s staff. Setting up of a new company is expected to help heal the French company and restore it to a leadership position on the French office furniture market.
Work-life balance is the focus of a new studio space by Nex Architecture
London-based practice Nex Architecture transforms an unloved Hammersmith mews into a plush new base of operations for landscape architect Marcus Barnett Studio.




















