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.
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.
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.
Herman Miller will acquire Knoll in a cash and stock transaction valued at $1.8 billion. The combined companies will have approximately the same yearly revenue as Steelcase, which has held the number one spot for decades.
At launch, customers will be able to browse over 450 different products available for purchase from Herman Miller, Design Within Reach, HAY, naughtone, and Colebrook Bosson Saunders that are simple to assemble and easy to ship.
“Trust me when I say, as you get older you’re going to wish you had invested in a nice chair because when your job is sitting for long periods of time it can take a toll on your whole body.”
Herman Miller is joining the Future Forum, the Slack-backed consortium that's helping executives at leading companies deliver on the transformation needed to thrive in the post-pandemic world.
Demand for WFH products has come from employees of Steelcase business clients, but also others that have learned about the Steelcase line through word of mouth and online searches, a still popular way to buy home office furniture.
Before the pandemic, 83% of office space was allocated to individual work and 17% was dedicated to collaborative work. However, collaborative spaces were 25% more utilized than those for individual work.
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Common areas will be increased and equipped with furniture that can be moved as needs change. Steelcase and Knoll, suppliers of office furniture, report strong interest in mobile tables, carts and partitions.
Firms expect fewer employees working in the office full-time post-pandemic, although many expect office space needs to be unchanged to accommodate better social distancing.
After transitioning from a traditional trade-only showroom in the Merchandise Mart, Herman Miller “brings the power of its growing family of eight brands together under one roof in its new retail, showroom and exhibition space.”
It now plans to more than double its team of 140, as well as launch in new markets, and expand its portfolio, which right now is limited to shelving only.
Supply chain disruptions continue to impact the company, and companies across many industries, and are expected to result in a delay of some revenue from the first quarter of fiscal 2022 to the second quarter.
Despite the loss, the Holland-based company says its performance was “better than expected.” It credited efforts to diversify its product offerings.
Herman Miller’s North America Contract business continued to be impacted by the pandemic with sales and orders down 35% and 38% compared to last year, respectively.
Facility Interiors is now nationally certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Council Southwest (WBCS), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
The office furniture industry always stands to benefit from the emergence of new workplace trends, as employers will spend to keep pace.
This year's MIC list features 463 businesses from 29 countries. Herman Miller was selected for the gaming category.
