Across the board, the panel felt the way we specify today is changing, and more than fancy design tools and expensive lunch-and-learns, designers crave a simplified communication stream.
Connecting with Designers in a Time-Crunched Era
DIRTT 2019 Third Quarter Sales Slide 12%
How office spaces can help solve the challenges of working parents
The founder of hybrid space Cuckooz Nest tells us how venues with flexible childcare on the premises are improving the wellbeing of working parents.
Why We Go to the Office Is Changing
H Contract to Feature Broad Assortment of Products for Boutique Hospitality & Senior Living at BDNY
The company will make its debut at the Boutique Design New York (BDNY) trade fair, November 10-11 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.
Supporting Environmental Initiatives in the Workplace
When designing projects for WELL, LEED, or Net Zero certification, empowering employees to make environmentally conscious decisions has to be prioritized early on in the planning and design process.
How much longer can Wayfair keep losing money?
Wayfair has proven consistently that the only thing it does better than deliver mass-produced furniture to your doorstep in record time is burn through money.
Does the color of your office walls promote neurodiversity?
AIA denounces Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
The American Institute of Architects has called for Donald Trump to reverse his "shortsighted decision" to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement amid the global climate crisis.
A New Perspective: Why Architects Are The New Brand Storytellers
Companies are now turning to architects and designers to provide them with an experiential space that has meaning, authenticity, and tells their brand story. Are Architects the new Brand storytellers?
Cheryl S. Durst, Appointed to the New York School of Interior Design Board of Trustees
The New York School of Interior Design announced that it has appointed Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, executive vice president and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), as a member of the College’s Board of Trustees.
theMart Looks to 'Rewrite Playbook'; Quell Concerns Over NeoCon's Future
TheMart is trying to bolster NeoCon, promoting the idea that a critical mass of large and small manufacturers is a powerful draw for the show.
Office Furniture Survey Falls in Latest Reading
“We still feel good about where the industry is currently. The effects of the tariffs with China have dampened the 3rd Quarter and will likely impact the 4th Quarter and 1st Quarter of 2020. The overall economic growth seems to be slowing down and will probably affect this industry in 2020.”
Style or Comfort?
Remote work is here to stay. For those workers who have tasted the forbidden fruit in particular, it seems that going back to the office grind all day, every day is unthinkable. But offices aren’t going anywhere either.
Move Over Stress: An Engaged Workplace Is Set To Perform
The rampant spread of stress in relation to work, specifically, Burnout Syndrome, is a serious issue that is being more openly discussed around the world.
After SoftBank Bailout, Landlords Say They're Ready If WeWork Starts Giving Back Space
WeWork may have been pulled back from the edge of insolvency by its biggest investor, but many of its landlords are still preparing for a worst-case scenario.
Bisley and Boss Design announce new partnership for France
Furniture manufacturers Bisley and Boss Design has announced a new partnership which will see Bisley having the distribution rights for all Boss products in France.
Cheryl Durst of IIDA: Design is more than just Instagrammable moments
In a wide-ranging conversation with host Dennis Scully on the latest edition of the Business of Homepodcast (sponsored by High Point Market and Crypton), Durst offers takeaways on the hot-button issues of the day faced by commercial and residential designers alike.
If necessity is the mother of invention, employee satisfaction is the impetus for office evolution
Offices are becoming more open and there is becoming more of a need for people to find a place to work in a modern hot-desking scheme.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING Gimme a Break and Here’s Why!
Our understanding of how people work best, what inspires innovation, and what nurtures wellbeing to shape the workplace as a vibrant personal and shared experience is based on scientific research.