The Dutch telecom and entertainment company created a new workplace in The Netherlands designed for an agile process and culture.
VodafoneZiggo Creates Agile Headquarters
VARIDESK Doubles-Down On Its Commitment To Denver
The company is planning to open a sales office in the near future, and longtime business leader Mark Pryor will helm the company's strategy in the Denver metroplex.
DeskMakers Acquires Furniture Company Scale1:1
Los Angeles-based manufacturer strengthens its position in the workplace furniture market with strategic procurement.
Lounging and Waste Reimagined – New Chairs from Fritz Hansen
With unique eco-friendly material and intriguing design inspiration, the N02™ Recycle succeeds in redefining household waste as we know it.
Stylishly Hip Textiles From Concertex
Hip, bold, and oh so stylish – Deflect delivers a funky, fresh feel. The mod performance fabric rounds out Concertex’s fall 2019 Topo collection.
Kimball International, Inc. Reports First Quarter Sales Grew 3.8%
Net sales growth of 3.8%, including a 1.7% organic growth contribution, driven by continued solid performance from the National and Kimball Hospitality brands, partially offset by a decline in the Kimball brand on an organic basis
These Workplace Trends Are Here To Stay
From contract-specific tradeshows like NeoCon to lifestyle-focused exhibitions like Maison et Objet there’s a growing focus on the workplace in all sectors of the design industry.
Listen: Think the fabric industry will change overnight? Not so fast
David Klaristenfeld, VP at Fabricut, chats about his company's recent acquisition of boutique brand Clarence House, the challenging economics of sampling, and why, despite a lot of noise, the industry isn't going to change as radically as some people think.
A 4-day workweek at Microsoft Japan boosted employees' productivity by 40 percent
While proper time management is a crucial skill to have in today's busy world, an experiment with Microsoft's Japan employees found out that going to work for four days in a week, instead of the usual five, resulted in more efficient meetings and increased focus in the office, making up for a 40 percent rise in employee productivity.
Private work booths popping up at train stations in Tokyo
Railway operators and other businesses have been introducing soundproof booths at train stations for company workers seeking to do work outside the office, buoyed by the promotion of teleworking to ease traffic congestion during next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Davis Furniture Expands High Point, NC Headquarters
The new facility, located directly across College Drive from the current Sales and Marketing Office, will house 35,000 square feet of warehouse space and 16,000 square feet of office space.
New York Architecture & Design Firms - 2019 Magis Puppy Design Challenge
A benefit for Social Tees Animal Rescue, 19 of New York's top architecture and design firms including Gensler, HOK, Mancini Duffy, Perkins Eastman, CallisonRTKL, TPG Architecture and more, came together in a spirit of friendly, canine-focused competition.
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and International Delegation Visit AIS
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and nearly 30 international delegates recently visited AIS as part of National Manufacturing Month celebrations.
Substantially adaptable
In “BuzziTable” Alain Gilles has designed a wooden table for BuzziSpace whose shape and material contribute to a pleasant working atmosphere: The rounded silhouette, a strong and reassuring supporting structure, and the possibility to choose an individual design for the tabletop.
Watch: Oki Sato designs recyclable chair for Fritz Hansen
The household plastics used to make the seat are collected from recycling facilities in central Europe, ground into pellets, melted down and then molded into the shell of the chair.
Real Estate Execs Bet on Coworking for Cost Reduction
Co-working investments are expected to maintain momentum over the next five years as corporate real estate executives continue to view flexible workspace as a necessary offering for their employees and crucial to operational cost reductions.
Uneebo’s Unique Design Service Gives Startup Offices Exactly What They Need
“We are striving to become the leader in office interior design for startups and believe our impact on the industry is creating unique spaces that exude character, charisma, and personality that you just can’t achieve with a traditional service.”
Landscape Forms Expands its Santa & Cole Urbidermis Partnership with New Slope and Tumbler Lights
Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of London-based Industrial Facility designed Slope and Tumbler lights to contribute a softer, domestic element into what they call “the urban living room.”
BOS Holdings acquires Haworth Dealer Kayhan International
Office design and furniture company BOS Holdings, a Haworth dealer, said it has acquired Kayhan International Limited, also a Haworth dealer in the same market, for an undisclosed sum.
Why Face to Face Still Matters in the Workplace
Connecting with a colleague over text or chatting has more and more become a normal or acceptable form of communication in the business world.