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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: Work Design Magazine
February 10, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace

Powerful Workplace Changes You Need To Know In 2020

Source: Work Design Magazine
February 10, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace
Powerful Workplace Changes You Need To Know In 2020

Work Design Publisher, Bob Fox, shares some thoughts on the future of work as we enter a new decade.

Source: Quartz at Work
February 10, 2020
Projects

KPMG’s new $450 million employee training hub is a locus of experience design

Source: Quartz at Work
February 10, 2020
Projects
KPMG’s new $450 million employee training hub is a locus of experience design

KPMG spent $450 million to build the Lakehouse, the largest capital investment in the company’s 120-year history. 

Source: CFN News Desk
February 7, 2020
Products

Rise to New Heights with Ascend Casegoods from DeskMakers

Source: CFN News Desk
February 7, 2020
Products
Rise to New Heights with Ascend Casegoods from DeskMakers

Innovative height-adjustable casegoods line supports wellness by allowing users to switch from sit to stand in seconds.

Source: Dezeen
February 7, 2020
Projects

Montalba Architects incorporates meditation areas into Headspace office

Source: Dezeen
February 7, 2020
Projects
Montalba Architects incorporates meditation areas into Headspace office

The project entailed extending the company's office into an adjacent, two-storey building and creating an outdoor courtyard.

Source: CFN News Desk
February 7, 2020
Manufacturer, The Buzz

Landscape Forms Honored with Two IDA Awards

Source: CFN News Desk
February 7, 2020
Manufacturer, The Buzz
Landscape Forms Honored with Two IDA Awards

Generation 50 and Upfit receive top honors.

Source: CFN News Desk
February 6, 2020
Manufacturer

Kimball furniture shuts down Pennsylvania plant, lays off 80

Source: CFN News Desk
February 6, 2020
Manufacturer
Kimball furniture shuts down Pennsylvania plant, lays off 80

Kimball acquired David Edward in 2018, a maker of contract furniture for the healthcare, education, and hospitality sectors. Kimball launched a strategic growth plan for the company in 2019.

Source: designboom
February 6, 2020
Products

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's rope chair for Artek encourages creativity in posture

Source: designboom
February 6, 2020
Products
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's rope chair for Artek encourages creativity in posture

Finnish brand Artek has just unveiled two new designs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec at the Stockholm furniture and lighting fair 2020. 

Source: Business of Home
February 6, 2020
Events

How new leadership is shaking up New York’s Design Week

Source: Business of Home
February 6, 2020
Events
How new leadership is shaking up New York’s Design Week

Sandow and NYCxDesign won’t be the only new partnership to debut this spring. Also joining forces are old-guard trade show ICFF and independent-minded festival WantedDesign. 

Source: Dezeen
February 6, 2020
Workplace Design, Coworking Facilities

"We're not building a playground for kids," say founders of Fosbury & Sons

Source: Dezeen
February 6, 2020
Workplace Design, Coworking Facilities
"We're not building a playground for kids," say founders of Fosbury & Sons

The future of work environments is not open-plan.

Source: OnOffice Magazine
February 6, 2020
Biophilic Design

Why blue space is the new biophilia in office design

Source: OnOffice Magazine
February 6, 2020
Biophilic Design
Why blue space is the new biophilia in office design

Since not everyone in the workplace can have a view of natural, or indeed artificial, water features outside, designers are increasingly bringing water-inspired elements inside.

Source: DesignMilk
February 6, 2020
Products

Blå Station Expands BOB to Include its Younger, Flexible Brother Bobby

Source: DesignMilk
February 6, 2020
Products
Blå Station Expands BOB to Include its Younger, Flexible Brother Bobby

Each module can be used individually or assembled together into any configuration imaginable, from a single chair to a 50′ sofa, and everything in between thanks to super strong magnets that hold them together.

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
February 6, 2020

How meeting rooms are getting a modern makeover

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
February 6, 2020
How meeting rooms are getting a modern makeover

Every office needs meeting rooms – yet their location, size and design is evolving to fit in with the modern workplace.

Source: Steelcase Inc.
February 5, 2020
Projects

Customer Stories: Little Diversified Architecture

Source: Steelcase Inc.
February 5, 2020
Projects
Customer Stories: Little Diversified Architecture

What makes shared spaces appealing beyond their vibe? What features cause some to be more desirable, more effective and a smarter use of space than others?

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Associations, Workplace Design

ASID Unveils Society Events to be held at The Well Conference

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Associations, Workplace Design
ASID Unveils Society Events to be held at The Well Conference

ASID to take its annual meeting, awards and honors, and more to inaugural event.

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Textiles, Products

Luum Textiles Unveils Second Sight Collection

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Textiles, Products
Luum Textiles Unveils Second Sight Collection

Designed by Suzanne Tick, Second Sight is a collection of four upholstery textiles with a vision.

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Products

Recycling Made Pretty with Scandinavian Spaces

Source: CFN News Desk
February 5, 2020
Products
Recycling Made Pretty with Scandinavian Spaces

Ridge, Kite, and Cloud prove that practical designs can be beautiful. The three, very different, recycling stations each provide unique characteristics to accommodate a diverse range of work environments.

Source: propmodo
February 5, 2020
Coworking Facilities

The old guard of New York real estate scales up their co-working

Source: propmodo
February 5, 2020
Coworking Facilities
The old guard of New York real estate scales up their co-working

Rather than installing their own co-working brand, Silver Suites, Silverstein Properties has decided to partner with CBRE's Hana to create a flexible space amenity for one of the country's highest-profile buildings. 

Source: CFN News Desk
February 4, 2020
Manufacturer

Kimball International, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Sales Fell 4%

Source: CFN News Desk
February 4, 2020
Manufacturer
Kimball International, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Sales Fell 4%

Orders increased 13% driven by growth in all verticals.

Source: CFN News Desk
February 4, 2020
ecommerce

Wayfair Professional Launches Commercial Office Furniture Line

Source: CFN News Desk
February 4, 2020
ecommerce
Wayfair Professional Launches Commercial Office Furniture Line

Upper Square includes nearly 700 office-ready furniture and decor pieces.

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
February 4, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life, Insights

Don’t make this common occupancy planning mistake

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
February 4, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life, Insights
Don’t make this common occupancy planning mistake

Shifts toward greater workplace density and desk-sharing are challenging an old notion that “people” and “seats” are interchangeable for planning purposes.

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