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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
June 19, 2019
Manufacturer

Steelcase Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Revenues Grew 9 Percent

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
Manufacturer
Steelcase Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Revenues Grew 9 Percent

Order growth of 15 percent outpaced recent industry trends in most major markets and supports a strong outlook for the second quarter.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
Manufacturer

Knoll Unveils New Chicago Showroom at Fulton Market

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
Manufacturer
Knoll Unveils New Chicago Showroom at Fulton Market

For those of you attending NeoCon that might have missed the ride over to Knoll’s new showroom, here is what you missed.

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 19, 2019
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life

Workplace Of The Future: Designing To Recruit Top Talent

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 19, 2019
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life
Workplace Of The Future: Designing To Recruit Top Talent

nterface’s Chip DeGrace explains why companies need to design spaces that are representative of the diverse job functions that reside in a given workplace in order to recruit and retain top talent.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
Technology, Real Estate

JLL Introduces Its Own Version Of Alexa For Office Users

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
Technology, Real Estate
JLL Introduces Its Own Version Of Alexa For Office Users

Through JiLL, office workers will be able to book conference rooms, schedule maintenance requests, send messages to coworkers and other related activities.

Source: Workplace Insight
June 19, 2019
Real Estate, Coworking Facilities

Coworking is now the key driver of change in property market

Source: Workplace Insight
June 19, 2019
Real Estate, Coworking Facilities
Coworking is now the key driver of change in property market

Having disrupted the property sector over the last decade, coworking continues to impact investors, developers and end users as the concept appears to be the dominant force in the commercial s

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
The Buzz

Bush Wins New York State Contract

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2019
The Buzz
Bush Wins New York State Contract

The contract gives Bush the green light to sell professional-grade products to any state agency.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Products

A cantilever with a swivel

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Products
A cantilever with a swivel

One of the greatest classic furniture items is experiencing a highly moving innovation in the “S 64 Atelier”: Christophe Marchand has transformed Marcel Breuer’s famous cantilever seat into a swivel chair.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Lighting

Cocoon-style Lighting is Back - NEW from FLOS

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Lighting
 Cocoon-style Lighting is Back - NEW from FLOS

Each lamp consists of two layers of cocoon, the first thicker, the second much thinner, applied through a spray gun while the frame twirls on a spinning base.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
The Buzz

AIS President and CEO Bruce Platzman Named to Worcester Business Journal’s 2019 Power 50 List

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
The Buzz
AIS President and CEO Bruce Platzman Named to Worcester Business Journal’s 2019 Power 50 List

AIS recently announced that President and CEO Bruce Platzman has been named to the Worcester Business Journal’s 2019 Power 50 list. 

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Workplace, Workplace Design

Airbnb offers $24 tours of its company headquarters

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Workplace, Workplace Design
Airbnb offers $24 tours of its company headquarters

Visitors to Airbnb can choose from either a day-time tour or a night-time option with dinner on campus. 

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Manufacturer

Chinese firm buys Swiss office furniture maker Lista

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Manufacturer
Chinese firm buys Swiss office furniture maker Lista

Switzerland-based office furniture company Lista Office Group (LO) was recently acquired by Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Henglin Chair Industry (Henglin).

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 18, 2019
Coworking Facilities

Coworking is reshaping office market in London

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 18, 2019
Coworking Facilities
Coworking is reshaping office market in London

The flexible office and coworking markets have grown rapidly over the last five years, with more than 4 million sq ft leased to flexible office providers in Central London, according to a new report from digital office broker Hubble in partnership with JLL.

Source: Workplace Insight
June 18, 2019
Workplace, Workplace Design

A just in time lesson about office design

Source: Workplace Insight
June 18, 2019
Workplace, Workplace Design
A just in time lesson about office design

The nascent years of new ways of working in the late 80s and early 90s coincided with a widely held but soon to be discarded belief that the Japanese had cracked management practices. 

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
The Buzz

Kimball International Earns Designation as a Great Place to Work-Certified Company in 2019

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
The Buzz
Kimball International Earns Designation as a Great Place to Work-Certified Company in 2019

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Real Estate

Global Office Occupancy Costs on the Rise

Source: CFN News Desk
June 18, 2019
Real Estate
Global Office Occupancy Costs on the Rise

The cost to lease prime office space has risen across the globe, in some cases significantly, for the year ending March 31, according to a new report by CBRE. It analyzed 122 markets and found that 85 posted cost increases.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 17, 2019
Resimercial Furniture, Residential Furniture

Is RH on the verge of becoming a global luxury goods brand?

Source: CFN News Desk
June 17, 2019
Resimercial Furniture, Residential Furniture
Is RH on the verge of becoming a global luxury goods brand?

Like West Elm, RH will absolutely be heading into the contract marketplace.

Source: Metropolis Magazine
June 17, 2019
NeoCon 2019

Comfort and Performance: 13 Designs That Capture the Workplace’s Shifting Needs

Source: Metropolis Magazine
June 17, 2019
NeoCon 2019
Comfort and Performance: 13 Designs That Capture the Workplace’s Shifting Needs

Whole genres of contract furniture now aim to satisfy the need for teamwork, a power source, and an internet connection, as well as privacy, flexibility, and freedom from distraction.

Source: Workplace Insight
June 17, 2019
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

Workers go cold on hot desking

Source: Workplace Insight
June 17, 2019
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
Workers go cold on hot desking

The practice of sharing workstations with fellow workers is making people increasingly unhappy, according to a survey of more than 1,000 office workers by real estate firm Savills.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 14, 2019
Lighting

Does Circadian Lighting Work?

Source: CFN News Desk
June 14, 2019
Lighting
Does Circadian Lighting Work?

Lighting manufacturers are offering systems allegedly attuned with our circadian rhythm. Three experts discuss whether these products have an impact.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 14, 2019
Lighting, The Buzz

Design Holding Appoints Roberta Silva as CEO of Flos

Source: CFN News Desk
June 14, 2019
Lighting, The Buzz
Design Holding Appoints Roberta Silva as CEO of Flos

Design Holding announced the appointment of Roberta Silva as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Flos.

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