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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: CFN News Desk
June 25, 2020
Manufacturer

Inscape Announces Fourth Quarter Sales Fall 22.5%

Source: CFN News Desk
June 25, 2020
Manufacturer
Inscape Announces Fourth Quarter Sales Fall 22.5%

“The fiscal Year 2020 results were disappointing and, similar to our entire industry, our fourth quarter, in particular, was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 24, 2020

Physical office space is indispensible, concludes survey

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 24, 2020
Physical office space is indispensible, concludes survey

89% of respondents said that it was vital workplaces retained a physical form in a new survey from real estate advisor Savills. 

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
June 24, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace

The future of global office demand

Source: JLL Trends & Insights
June 24, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace
The future of global  office demand

Increased working from home doesn’t equate to less demand. Our research identifies four key factors that will play a major role in shaping future office spaces.

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 24, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Workplace Design

Five Post-COVID Behaviors And Attitudes That Will Reshape The Workplace

Source: Work Design Magazine
June 24, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Workplace Design
Five Post-COVID Behaviors And Attitudes That Will Reshape The Workplace

NELSON Worldwide shares five behavior and attitude shifts they predict will have the heaviest impact on the corporate workplace along with recommendations for meeting these challenges.

Source: Haworth
June 24, 2020
Covid-19, Manufacturer

Returning to Work(place) for Haworth

Source: Haworth
June 24, 2020
Covid-19, Manufacturer
Returning to Work(place) for Haworth

Trying out a new normal at their global headquarters.

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 24, 2020
Agile Working, Covid-19, Products, Working Life, Workplace

Agile working boxes: a post COVID necessity?

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 24, 2020
Agile Working, Covid-19, Products, Working Life, Workplace
Agile working boxes: a post COVID necessity?

Storage boxes for hot desking offices offer a slither of protected space in the next evolution of the openplan workplace.

Source: Globe Street
June 23, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace, Working Life

COVID-19 Will Cast A Long Shadow on the Office Sector

Source: Globe Street
June 23, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace, Working Life
COVID-19 Will Cast A Long Shadow on the Office Sector

Demand for office space is likely to fall with companies embracing remote work in higher numbers.

Source: Fast Company Design
June 23, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

The real reason open offices won’t go away any time soon

Source: Fast Company Design
June 23, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
The real reason open offices won’t go away any time soon

Admit it, you love your noisy coworkers.

Source: BisNow
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Facility Management, Workplace

Can’t Touch This: What You Need To Know About Antimicrobial And 'Self-Cleaning' Surfaces

Source: BisNow
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Facility Management, Workplace
Can’t Touch This: What You Need To Know About Antimicrobial And 'Self-Cleaning' Surfaces

Where antimicrobial metals do work, they can take minutes or hours, which doesn't do much in a situation where the surfaces are being constantly touched by different people. 

Source: CFN News Desk
June 23, 2020
Manufacturer

Knoll Sells Equity, Gets $164 Million Cash in "Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment"

Source: CFN News Desk
June 23, 2020
Manufacturer
Knoll Sells Equity, Gets $164 Million Cash in "Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment"

“Constellation of design-driven brands” raises $164 million in the face of an “uncertain macroeconomic environment.”

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 23, 2020
Home Office, Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design

Unispace's Propeller concept marries office and home-working

Source: OnOffice Magazine
June 23, 2020
Home Office, Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design
Unispace's Propeller concept marries office and home-working

If greater numbers of homeworkers is the new normal post-COVID-19, how will offices adapt their space? 

Source: Globe Street
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life

JLL Welcomes Back Workers As Firm Looks To 'Next Normal' In Office Spaces

Source: Globe Street
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life
JLL Welcomes Back Workers As Firm Looks To 'Next Normal' In Office Spaces

The Fortune 500 firm believes a deliberative, measured return, or phased approach to re-entry, is the best path forward.

Source: NY Times
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Facility Management, Workplace

A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity: Virus-Proofing the New Office

Source: NY Times
June 23, 2020
Covid-19, Facility Management, Workplace
A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity: Virus-Proofing the New Office

Tech, catering and design companies are rushing to sell employers on fever scanners, box lunches and office floor-planning apps for social distancing. But it’s too soon to tell if they will work.

Source: BisNow
June 22, 2020
Covid-19, Coworking Facilities

Convene CEO Ryan Simonetti On Pricing, Reopening And Redesign

Source: BisNow
June 22, 2020
Covid-19, Coworking Facilities
Convene CEO Ryan Simonetti On Pricing, Reopening And Redesign

New York-based Convene was the first coworking and flex office provider to close its locations in March as the coronavirus pandemic spread.

Source: BisNow
June 22, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Home Office, Covid-19

'The Crying In The Background Is Gender-Neutral': Can Work From Home Help Balance CRE's Scales?

Source: BisNow
June 22, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Home Office, Covid-19
'The Crying In The Background Is Gender-Neutral': Can Work From Home Help Balance CRE's Scales?

The coronavirus and the drastic measures to try and stop its spread have significantly shifted how most workplaces view remote work.

Source: Wall Street Journal
June 22, 2020
Covid-19, Working Life, Workplace

The Post-Pandemic Enterprise: What Will It Be Like?

Source: Wall Street Journal
June 22, 2020
Covid-19, Working Life, Workplace
The Post-Pandemic Enterprise: What Will It Be Like?

Companies should take the lead to redefine what the workplace now means, including how to best organize a more distributed, remote workforce, where it works well and where it does not. 

Source: CFN News Desk
June 22, 2020
Home Office

This Work From Home Office is the Best Investment for 2020!

Source: CFN News Desk
June 22, 2020
Home Office
This Work From Home Office is the Best Investment for 2020!

Designers all over the world have been inspired to create innovative and productivity-enhancing work from home product designs that range from furniture to modular pods.

Source: Dezeen
June 22, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Covid-19, Products

Post coronavirus "the cubicle will become normal" says Paul Ferro

Source: Dezeen
June 22, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Workplace Design, Covid-19, Products
Post coronavirus "the cubicle will become normal" says Paul Ferro

The 120-degree workstation configuration, a short-lived option from the past, may prove a viable option as it provides a sense of openness with the lower density and increased separation between seats now required.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 22, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life

The death of the open-plan office? Not quite, but a revolution is in the air

Source: CFN News Desk
June 22, 2020
Workplace Design, Workplace, Working Life
The death of the open-plan office? Not quite, but a revolution is in the air

Organizational culture, not technology, has long been the key force keeping us in central offices.

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2020
Associations

IIDA to Furlough Staff

Source: CFN News Desk
June 19, 2020
Associations
IIDA to Furlough Staff

Based on current and anticipated economic conditions, and in consultation with its International Board and financial advisors, the non-profit membership organization will place its Headquarters staff on furlough effective June 14, 2020, through July 19, 2020.

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