During this year’s London Design Festival, British furniture brand Benchmark will be launching a new collection of office furniture by American architect David Rockwell.
Benchmark Is Set to Launch the Sage Collection by David Rockwell
Coworking continues to reshape property markets worldwide
Against a global backdrop of diminishing business confidence and a weaker outlook for economic growth, a robust labour market in the world’s largest economies continues to underpin demand for office space with high employment levels prevalent across a number of major markets. Demand continues to be driven by the knowledge economy, with the coworking boom continuing to broaden its reach across major markets.
This voice-controlled standing desk is an innovation in annoying your coworkers
Voice control for a desk that sits right in front of you and has an easy-to-reach button to activate makes just about zero sense for most consumers, especially those working in a public office environment.
Escaping the hell of hot desking
WeWork acquires co-working rival Spacious
WeWork, now known as The We Company, announced this morning the acquisition of a rival co-working business, Spacious.
New Chair Appointed to Committee Overseeing Furniture Sustainability Standard
Jeffrey Olsen has been appointed joint committee chair of the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard.
Workplace Survey Shows Need for Technology to Power Agile Working
The results of the survey clearly show a general move toward more open work environments, and employees are embracing the change.
From coworking spaces to backyards: The next generation of showrooming
Digitally native brands like Outer and Burrow are exploring alternative ways to give consumers the opportunity to see their products in real life.
Knoll Acquires ecommence site Fully for $35 million
Knoll, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Fully, the Portland, Oregon-based ecommerce furniture brand that helps people get moving, engaged and feeling their best at work.
Teknion uses building blocks to shape work environments
The new Teknion Corp. partnership with the European office furnishings company Bene has developed a multi-functional modular furnishing system, combining desks, tables, stools, shelves and storage space to create flexible options for any room or for an entire floor plan.
Steelcase Dealer Forward Space expands operations to service the Milwaukee area
Chicago-based office furniture dealer Forward Space LLC is expanding its operations to Milwaukee and will be the area’s authorized Steelcase Inc. dealer in the wake of the abrupt closing of Forrer Business Interiors.
Why Collaboration Is Failing In Your Open Office
Collaborative spaces have come under fire as of late, and more often than not, the fingers are being pointed at open offices. This recent outcry has led some to doubt ifcollaboration itself isn’t to blame.
A Manufacturing Recession Is Here. Now What?
With the U.S.-China trade war sapping demand, companies have limited options for protecting profits.
How Nature’s Shapes & Patterns Have Inspired Our Product Designs
People love patterns. Our brains recognize and resonate with geometric designs in the world around us. Our eyes look for naturally repeating patterns, called fractals, without even realizing we’re doing it.
Gensler designs Atelier furniture system to enable "reconfigurability in the workplace"
Using its own London office as a case study, architecture firm Gensler has created a modular furniture range for Fantoni in response to a trend for more flexible and collaborative workplaces.
WATCH: How AI Is Impacting The Workplace Today And Beyond
In honor of our August theme of AI and the Human Experience, HOK’s Kay Sargent shares an informative video exploring how AI is impacting work today and beyond.
Stock market tanks after Trump ‘hereby orders’ American companies to find alternative to China
The extent to which the president’s tweet orders are enforceable remains unclear, but his tweets were certainly enough to throw the markets in disarray.
WeWork may fail. Coworking won’t
Redefining Fitness: How WELL v2 Is Driving More Inclusive Interiors
Rachel Gutter, CEO of the International WELL Building Institute, talks to Metropolis about WELL v2 and making the standard's Movement category more universal.
Workscapes CEO leads Tampa HQ relocation, stays ahead of office design trends
Elizabeth Dvorak founded Herman Miller dealer Workscapes in 1998 and leads one of the largest woman-owned businesses in Florida.