While we live in a connected global community made up of smart cities and spaces powered by data and digital technology, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaps in what we know.
Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission
“The steel cable does everything for us.”
"Citizen" is the name of the new lounge chair that Konstantin Grcic has developed for Vitra. Grcic recounts in conversation with Thomas Edelmann why it can be worthwhile to address ideas sustainably and why he finds it so exciting to try out simplicity beyond the pale of customary shapes.
Video: STYLEPARK ZOOM IN with Alfredo Häberl
Alfredo Häberli is one of the internationally established designers: the works created in his studio in Zurich for pioneering companies such as Vitra, Kvadrat or Moroso are energetic and expressive.
Why the rollout of the $2 trillion CARES Act was a colossal mess
Desperate citizens haven’t gotten their stimulus checks. The Payroll Protection Program has run out of money. According to two former federal employees, the CARES Act was doomed from the start.
Full Video: What’s Next? How We Will Work Differently Post-COVID-19
A stimulating conversation with futurist, Adam Zuckerman, moderated by Work Design publisher, Bob Fox.
The Wing Aimed to Build a Business on Values. It Was a Struggle Even Before Coronavirus Hit.
Already buffeted by tensions with members and staff, the pandemic has dealt tough blows to the women-focused club and co-working company.
What’s Become of Office Plants Abandoned in the Coronavirus Shutdown
Skeleton workplace crews become caretakers of orphaned desk greenery, while employees elsewhere have launched flora-extrication missions.
How the Pandemic Will Revolutionize the Office Both Physically and Fundamentally
Some of the major office adjustments to consider include installing “no-touch” technology, revising office designs and layouts, setting social distancing parameters, augmenting cleaning protocols, new sick-time, and remote work policies, and most importantly, according to public health experts, ensuring indoor air quality.
Room switches to Test Booths as virus limits business
The booths allow healthcare professionals to conduct tests with a protective barrier. It has already donated the first group of test booths to hospitals around the world, and it has made the design files for the booths available for free download to encourage others to manufacture locally.
This is the end of the office as we know it
The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office.
Spanish design brands "optimistic" as factories reopen after lockdown
Manufacturers in Spain are reopening their factories after two weeks in total lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, with brands to promising to "bounce back".
Dauphin Offers Additional CEU Webinars
Usually reserved for in-person lunch and learns, Dauphin is offering its CEUs via webinar as a way for design professionals to earn continuing education credits while following the COVID-19 crisis work-from-home mandate.
Taking Care of Each Other in the Post-Pandemic Open Office
The concept of community is helpful to keep in mind as we begin to imagine what it will be like to re-occupy the workplace following this pandemic.
Bringing Elements of Home into the Workplace
Though working from home under these conditions is less than ideal, the situation has brought out people’s resiliency, creativity, and adaptability.
Gunlocke Shifts Manufacturing to Support Local Communities
HNI and Gunlocke are producing and donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to first responders, healthcare systems, and hospitals.
Understanding the Touchless Workplace
When we return to our physical workplaces, we need to rethink how we introduce interfaces that aren’t just frictionless, but also touchless.
IIDA College of Fellows Announces 2020 Inductees
AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus
The American Institute of Architects has canceled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus.
Allsteel - Gunlock Launch Learning Labs - A Virtual Series of CEU's and Industry Discussions
Allsteel Inc. and The Gunlocke Company LLC, office furniture manufacturers and sister brands under HNI Corporation, announce the launch of Learning Labs, a virtual series of CEU’s and industry discussions.
Workers Won't Return To The Same Office Space They Left
Open-plan office space, so recently the wave of the future, could soon be a distant memory as office space is marked by dividers and punctuated by private rooms.