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.
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.
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.
With the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle and increased screen time widely documented, it is important to consider more creative methods of encouraging an active, healthy lifestyle.
Conversely, placing graphics at the elevator to remind users how many calories they could be burning if they took the stairs might also be an effective tactic. Encouraging the use of stairs is only one way to move towards a less sedentary workplace.
Employees voicing opposition to open-office floor plans dates back to at least 2014, but real estate planners continue to buck this opposition.
Open offices have only become more prevalent, with employers continuing to choose open-floor plans in numerous settings, according to a recent study by Clutch.
The survey noted even with employees citing a clear preference for more privacy, employers continue to favor open-office designs that mirror concepts launched by tech companies like Google.
WhiteBox Real Estate co-founder Grant Pruitt said the ideal office site often hinges on a series of factors that include everything from the industry a company works into the geographic area of the office to the type of employees in the space.
Bring the outdoors, indoors, by designing plants into typically sterile environments, like office spaces.
While plenty of offices rely on room dividers made out of conventional materials to keep employees happy, New Territory’s system offers an alternative: planting shrubs in the negative spaces between desks.
“We wanted to give people the opportunity to program the space and consider plant life as a part of the physical infrastructure,” Luke Miles, founder of New Territory, said in a statement.
Canadian furniture favorites Gus* Modern just launched a limited edition collection with LUUM Textiles that resulted in delightful color combinations.
A group of engineers has created this exoskeleton that allows elderly users to enjoy activities like fishing, commuting and golfing for extended periods.
"The problem we are trying to solve is that there is a growing number of people in the world who are aging and they find it difficult to do activities like fishing or golfing or commuting for an extended period of time," Plooksawasdi said.
Companies are taking note of the experience-driven workplaces offered by space-sharing operators, which have driven 41 percent of occupancy gains in the U.S. office market since the start of 2018.
“In the past, it tended to be only very high profile, high-margin businesses that were able or wanted to provide their employees with incredible workplace experiences,” says Ben Munn, Managing Director, Flexible Space at JLL.
But in recent years, even the most conventional companies are thinking about how to instill some of the valued amenities seen in flexible workspaces into their traditional offices.
“As a result of this trend, our clients are now thinking differently about workplace design, says Ed Nolan, Managing Director, JLL Consulting.
Large companies have seen the tangible benefits of hospitality-style amenities in their workplaces.
The benefits are endless when people of color are provided with spaces where they can gather, where they can access and invest in companies that cater to them without having to go out of their way to locate them.
Global flooring manufacturer Interface is passionate about creating workplaces that are both beautifully designed and positively impact the wellbeing of the people who use them.
The way we work is changing rapidly due to advances in technology. From the moment we wake up, to arriving at the workplace, then relaxing at home, much of our time is spent surrounded by or using screens.
Material Bank powers complex searches across hundreds of manufacturers and thousands of materials in seconds, turning hours of work into minutes.
The company was chosen from a select group of Indiana manufacturers for its positive achievements and contributions to the industry, as well as an ongoing commitment to its employees and Indiana communities.
Steelcase will now offer customers the full Uhuru product portfolio, inclusive of Uhuru’s line of contract furniture solutions.
Nearly 70 percent of millennials would be more likely to choose an employer who offered remote working according to one study.
Millington Lockwood Inc. is rebranding its Structures Group as AMP Interior Construction, and investing in a showroom and construction laboratory for the division.
There are office furniture designers who are perfectly capable of creating beautiful products like chairs, desks and casual seating. But when the industry needs a unified collection of products that spans the office, capable designers of such complicated systems are few and far between.
Rise, a newly expanded seating collection from Allsteel Inc., and IDA Design and Rainlight Design Studio, presents an ingenious solution to maximize the productivity, relevance, and versatility of any environment.
COE Distributing signed a lease for 251,754 square feet at Highland Grove Industrial Park in Houston. The Pennsylvania-headquartered office furniture distributor selected Houston as its location to better serve customers in the region.
Tangram was honored for Best Website User Experience at the annual IMPACT Awards during the recent impactSHOW 2019 held by the Internet Marketing Association in Las Vegas.
