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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: Globe Street
August 28, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace, Work From Home, Covid-19

It Appears that Companies Really Do Plan to Reduce Their Office Footprints

Source: Globe Street
August 28, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace, Work From Home, Covid-19
It Appears that Companies Really Do Plan to Reduce Their Office Footprints

At the start of the pandemic, landlords were unsure what to make of companies declaring that their employees were just as productive at home as they were at work. Now it is clear this is a viable trend.

Source: Globe Street
August 27, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life, Insights

An Office Environment “Unlike Any Other”

Source: Globe Street
August 27, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life, Insights
An Office Environment “Unlike Any Other”

How will the pandemic and the ‘largest social experiment of all time’ change the office sector?

Source: Metropolis Magazine
August 27, 2020
Architecture, Covid-19, Design Practice, Workplace Wellness

Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities

Source: Metropolis Magazine
August 27, 2020
Architecture, Covid-19, Design Practice, Workplace Wellness
Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities

Three recent initiatives outline how experts in the built environment are advocating for policy changes for public health and climate change.

Source: Fast Company Design
August 27, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Work From Home

Women say working from home is hurting their careers. Men believe they are thriving

Source: Fast Company Design
August 27, 2020
Working Life, Workplace, Work From Home
Women say working from home is hurting their careers. Men believe they are thriving

Working women who have children at home reported that they’re not as productive since the pandemic.

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Insights

3 Expert Tips On How To Build A Vibrant Workspace Community

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Working Life, Insights
3 Expert Tips On How To Build A Vibrant Workspace Community

It may seem a little odd to think about building community inside your workspace, given that many spaces are sitting virtually empty as people continue to work from home.

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Workplace Design, Working Life, Work From Home

Managing Furniture For Adapting Workplaces

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Workplace Design, Working Life, Work From Home
Managing Furniture For Adapting Workplaces

Here are five tips to help navigate furniture selections as you plan your return to work.

Source: BisNow
August 27, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life

Though CRE Industry Disagrees, Businesses Increasingly Saying Workplaces Will Remain At Home Long-Term

Source: BisNow
August 27, 2020
Covid-19, Workplace, Working Life
Though CRE Industry Disagrees, Businesses Increasingly Saying Workplaces Will Remain At Home Long-Term

The pandemic has prompted organizations to fast-track digital collaboration and new systems and services.

Source: Wall Street Journal
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Work From Home, Covid-19

Ford Rethinks the Office, Betting That Work Will Be Partly Remote Longer-Term

Source: Wall Street Journal
August 27, 2020
Workplace, Work From Home, Covid-19
Ford Rethinks the Office, Betting That Work Will Be Partly Remote Longer-Term

The No. 2 U.S. auto maker asks 30,000 employees to clear out their desks to make way for workplace revamp.

Source: Globe Street
August 26, 2020
Workplace, Working Life

COVID-19 Merging Physical and Digital Workplace Worlds

Source: Globe Street
August 26, 2020
Workplace, Working Life
COVID-19 Merging Physical and Digital Workplace Worlds

The collision of the physical and digital world will likely have a profound impact on what defines a workplace in the near future.

Source: Fast Company Design
August 26, 2020
Design, Design Firms

Can independent design studios survive COVID-19?

Source: Fast Company Design
August 26, 2020
Design, Design Firms
Can independent design studios survive COVID-19?

After 20 years in business, 2020 was supposed to be a victory lap for New Deal Design. Then COVID-19 struck.

Source: Fast Company Design
August 26, 2020
Workplace, Working Life

The real reason Amazon is sinking $1.4 billion into new offices

Source: Fast Company Design
August 26, 2020
Workplace, Working Life
The real reason Amazon is sinking $1.4 billion into new offices

Anyone looking to the major technology companies for hints about the future of the office will come away with a case of whiplash.

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 26, 2020
Construction, Workplace, Workplace Design

Transforming Aging Buildings Into Modern Workplaces

Source: Work Design Magazine
August 26, 2020
Construction, Workplace, Workplace Design
Transforming Aging Buildings Into Modern Workplaces

As re-urbanism, renovation and repositioning continues, adaptive reuse is on track to become the new norm.



Source: Workplace Insight
August 26, 2020
Lighting, Workplace

There is more to lighting a space than meets the eye

Source: Workplace Insight
August 26, 2020
Lighting, Workplace
There is more to lighting a space than meets the eye

In order to allow lighting levels to provide a comfortable working environment, it’s essential for staff to have the ability to control it from within each workplace.

Source: CFN News Desk
August 26, 2020
Home Office

Americans are shelling out $30,000 on these pop-up backyard home offices during the pandemic

Source: CFN News Desk
August 26, 2020
Home Office
Americans are shelling out $30,000 on these pop-up backyard home offices during the pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 continues to accelerate the shift towards working from home, one new amenity is proving to be the new “must have” for any home.

Source: STYLEPARK
August 26, 2020
Insights, Workplace, Workplace Design

Changing perspectives

Source: STYLEPARK
August 26, 2020
Insights, Workplace, Workplace Design
Changing perspectives

As a futurist with a focus on the development of the working world Franz Kühmayer straddles the interface between trend research and consultancy. In our interview, he spoke to us about the current changes and risks he sees for firms.

Source: Globe Street
August 25, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace

Coronavirus to Accelerate Office Space Evolution

Source: Globe Street
August 25, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace
Coronavirus to Accelerate Office Space Evolution

"I think that traditional capital markets have much less power than they did before."

Source: propmodo
August 25, 2020
Workplace, Technology, Insights

Your Next Workplace Will Make Its Own Decisions

Source: propmodo
August 25, 2020
Workplace, Technology, Insights
Your Next Workplace Will Make Its Own Decisions

Whether it’s a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or a man-made one like Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, these events leave lasting memories and can single handedly change how our economies operate.

Source: Steelcase Inc.
August 25, 2020
Green, Manufacturer

Steelcase Announces Carbon Neutrality and Goal to be Carbon Negative by 2030

Source: Steelcase Inc.
August 25, 2020
Green, Manufacturer
Steelcase Announces Carbon Neutrality and Goal to be Carbon Negative by 2030

Carbon reductions targeted across company operations to align with ambitious climate science goals.

Source: Business of Home
August 25, 2020
Textiles, Covid-19

West Elm, Designtex and Crypton band together to launch a line of fabric for the age of COVID

Source: Business of Home
August 25, 2020
Textiles, Covid-19
West Elm, Designtex and Crypton band together to launch a line of fabric for the age of COVID

In the fourth collaboration between Designtex and the contract branch of West Elm, the pair have brought in performance textiles company Crypton to develop a line of textiles that meet a very particular modern demand: the ability to be disinfected.

Source: Globe Street
August 25, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace

NYC Landlords Reportedly Press Big Tenants to Come Back to Work

Source: Globe Street
August 25, 2020
Real Estate, Workplace
NYC Landlords Reportedly Press Big Tenants to Come Back to Work

There are fears that if workers don’t come back soon, many will never come back.

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