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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: BisNow
April 30, 2020
Coworking Facilities

SoftBank Expects Up To $6.6B Loss From WeWork Over The Past Year

Source: BisNow
April 30, 2020
Coworking Facilities
SoftBank Expects Up To $6.6B Loss From WeWork Over The Past Year

On the portion of its WeWork investment held outside its Vision Fund, SoftBank said it expects a loss of what works out to be $6.6B for the year ending March.

michael wolf
April 30, 2020
Design, Products

Watch: Fritz Hansen celebrates 100 years of Vico Magistretti with re-release of Vico Duo chair

michael wolf
April 30, 2020
Design, Products
Watch: Fritz Hansen celebrates 100 years of Vico Magistretti with re-release of Vico Duo chair

Fritz Hansen's head of design Christian Andresen discusses the legacy of Vico Magistretti in this talk filmed by Dezeen for the Danish furniture brand as part of Virtual Design Festival.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Home Office, Ergonomics

Fun Friday: Is your home office conducive to work?

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Home Office, Ergonomics
Fun Friday: Is your home office conducive to work?

Skip the fancy furniture! Here are simple hacks following the principles of ergonomics.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020

Virco Reports Improved Profitability for Fiscal Quarter and Year-Ended January 31, 2020

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Virco Reports Improved Profitability for Fiscal Quarter and Year-Ended January 31, 2020

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, revenue was virtually flat at $26,813,000 compared to $26,536,000 in the prior year, with operating results also approximately the same at a loss of $7,036,000 compared to a loss of $7,017,000 the prior year.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design

How Office Design Will Change

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design
How Office Design Will Change

Here’s what you’re most likely to see as workplaces begin to open nationwide.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design

JLL’s guide to preparing for office re-entry

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design
JLL’s guide to preparing for office re-entry

The advisor’s handy 10-page guide covers new norms for staff wellbeing and safety as well as tips for sticking to the guidelines for social distancing.

Source: Architect Magazine
April 30, 2020
Architecture, Design Firms, Design Practice, Economy

Meeting a Challenging Moment for the Design Professions

Source: Architect Magazine
April 30, 2020
Architecture, Design Firms, Design Practice, Economy
Meeting a Challenging Moment for the Design Professions

Architects and the nation at large are dealing with a fractured economic landscape.

Source: Architect Magazine
April 30, 2020
Architecture, Design Firms, Design Practice

Design in the Time of COVID-19

Source: Architect Magazine
April 30, 2020
Architecture, Design Firms, Design Practice
Design in the Time of COVID-19

The business of architecture has been derailed by a pandemic, but have remote offices changed the work of design?

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Insights

Goodbye to open office spaces? How experts are rethinking the workplace.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 30, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Insights
 Goodbye to open office spaces? How experts are rethinking the workplace.

The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating workers’ worries about returning to jobs in these often debated floor plans.

Source: TechCrunch
April 30, 2020
Materials, Manufacturer, Software

Material Bank, a logistics platform for sourcing architectural and design samples, raises $28M

Source: TechCrunch
April 30, 2020
Materials, Manufacturer, Software
 Material Bank, a logistics platform for sourcing architectural and design samples, raises $28M

The company has raised a total of $55 million since inception.

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
April 29, 2020
Research, Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

Why companies are looking to data in the return to office life

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
April 29, 2020
Research, Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
Why companies are looking to data in the return to office life

Workplace data is bringing customized insights into how companies can best keep their employees safe as offices reopen their doors.

Source: Metropolis Magazine
April 29, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Research

For Workplace Designers, Diverse Data Opens Up New Possibilities

Source: Metropolis Magazine
April 29, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Research
For Workplace Designers, Diverse Data Opens Up New Possibilities

Designers, clients, and researchers at a Think Tank hosted by Ennead Architects explained how information gathered from many different sources can improve the workplace experience.

Source: Work Design Magazine
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Remote Working

Staying Connected While Staying Apart

Source: Work Design Magazine
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Remote Working
Staying Connected While Staying Apart

During this time of social distancing, Stephanie Douglass of HOK shares some tips to help us become better connected to our colleagues and our clients in a meaningful way.

Source: Work Design Magazine
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design

What People Can Expect From Their Workplace Post-COVID-19

Source: Work Design Magazine
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Workplace Design
What People Can Expect From Their Workplace Post-COVID-19

Drawing on observations and experiences gleaned from decades of designing office environments, Martin Goldstein predicts some substantive shifts in what people can expect from the return to the workplace.

Source: propmodo
April 29, 2020
Working Life

Google's workplace reentry trajectory

Source: propmodo
April 29, 2020
Working Life
Google's workplace reentry trajectory

Google is preparing for a return to the workplace and predicting some permanent adjustments to their workflow.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Workplace Design, Real Estate

Barclays CEO says 'putting 7,000 people in a building may be thing of the past'

Source: CFN News Desk
April 29, 2020
Workplace, Workplace Design, Real Estate
Barclays CEO says 'putting 7,000 people in a building may be thing of the past'

The coronavirus pandemic could permanently change how many bankers make the daily trudge into tightly packed city centre offices, Barclays CEO Jes Staley said on Wednesday.

Source: Haworth
April 28, 2020
Remote Working, Home Office

Watch: 3 Ideas for a Better Remote Work Experience

Source: Haworth
April 28, 2020
Remote Working, Home Office
Watch: 3 Ideas for a Better Remote Work Experience

As people, we are inherently drawn to connect with one another. We are social beings.

Source: Workplace Insight
April 28, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Insights

We should be addressing the why of the return to work as much as the how

Source: Workplace Insight
April 28, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Insights
We should be addressing the why of the return to work as much as the how

The debate around the impact of sudden widespread remote working has sometimes been couched in terms of either/or; office versus home.

Source: BisNow
April 28, 2020
Coworking Facilities

WeWork Rolls Out New Social Distancing Workspace Designs

Source: BisNow
April 28, 2020
Coworking Facilities
WeWork Rolls Out New Social Distancing Workspace Designs

The coworking industry leader is aiming to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic by redesigning its workspaces.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 28, 2020
Products

Got Kids? Need to Work? Enter this Contest.

Source: CFN News Desk
April 28, 2020
Products
Got Kids? Need to Work? Enter this Contest.

Studies show that we need some peace and quiet in open-plan offices. But what if that open-plan was your living room? No need for studies, we all know how it can be.

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