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New offices for the hybrid era? Many companies are on board.
In this issue… Office markets show signs of recovery as vacancy stabilizes, demand rebounds in San Francisco, Miami rents hit a national high, and limited new construction reshapes supply. Flexible work continues to expand, with remote jobs rising, coworking and flex operators competing on amenities, and AI tools pushing workplace automation forward. Design stories focus on aging workers, neuroaesthetics, and inclusive, human-centered spaces, while product launches emphasize sustainable seating, flooring, lighting, textiles, and modular furniture. Top news includes leadership changes, sustainability certifications, MillerKnoll recognition, and Europe’s office furniture market adapting to circular design and ergonomic demand.
In this issue… workplace and office-sector momentum builds as NYC, Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, law firms, and Central Europe show stronger leasing, tighter supply, and renewed market confidence, while industry firms announce acquisitions, leadership changes, showroom openings, dealer growth, and strategic continuity. Design coverage looks at overlooked office chairs, sustainability, American design identity, coworking hospitality, and more human-centric workplaces shaped by neuroscience, neurodiversity, biorhythms, AI, and adaptable micro-environments. Workspace stories examine Gen Z’s demand for in-person mentorship, remote work’s benefits for parents and risks for isolation, employee frustration with poor offices, top workplace-experience jobs, and coworking amenities. Product news highlights ergonomic monitor arms, flexible Maker Project additions, Bruno lounge seating, and climate-controlled chair technology.
In this issue… MillerKnoll reports stronger sales and a back-to-basics operating strategy, while Poltrona Frau advances transparency with Digital Product Passports and Vitra highlights durable airport seating. Office demand remains uneven but active, from record Midtown rents to high-end flexible suites and changing labor trends shaped by remote work, AI, privacy, employee connection, and data security. Design stories focus on quiet, control, inclusive workplaces, adaptable coworking, and material-led thinking, while product launches emphasize sustainable acoustics, modular seating, refined home-office systems, recyclable materials, and hospitality-ready lounge collections.
In this issue… workplace design leaders weigh how context, color, and AI can elevate interiors beyond cookie‑cutter aesthetics; companies recast the office as a desirable perk that boosts collaboration and career growth; Italian studio NM3 shows how modular steel pieces turn industrial constraints into minimalist, functional design; major developers deepen move‑in‑ready workplace offerings through new furniture partnerships; AI and other tech firms concentrate into fewer hubs while taking larger, premium offices, as law firms also emerge as a surprising leasing engine; new products range from hip‑hop–inspired textiles and performance upholstery to warmer, residential‑leaning storage, privacy lounges, lightweight indoor/outdoor seating, ergonomic sit‑stand booths, and heritage chair reissues; experience centers and booking/space‑planning integrations highlight a push toward more human, efficient workplaces; trend reports project increasingly adaptive “science‑fiction” offices and design shifts toward stainless steel, longevity, circular materials, and revived classics; and new research underscores remote work’s isolation tradeoffs. And finally, Stephen reassures the salesperson that feeling unsettled after NeoCon is normal.
In this issue… a major platform merger (My Resource Library + Avanto) promises an end-to-end, AI-enabled ecosystem for commercial interiors; tariff and logistics uncertainty ripples through design/home furnishings as companies restructure; Office-market pressures show up in sharply repriced European assets, big ownership changes like Louis Poulsen’s return to Danish control, and a bifurcated U.S. leasing picture where AI-heavy growth cities boom while vacancies persist elsewhere. Workplace shifts include rising demand for certified acoustic pods, new thinking on monetizing surplus space, and how AI is reshaping how offices support hybrid work and human creativity. Design and work-life coverage spans furniture as culture/engagement infrastructure, four-day-week implications for space planning, and revived SOM archive pieces. Products spotlight new workplace and outdoor solutions—from HALCON/Fogarty Finger’s VESPER, Blu Dot’s contract upholstery program, Vitra’s adaptive Bascule lounge chair, to custom glass display systems and Corradi’s bioclimatic pergola.
Showrooms Are Opening Up In Fulton Market As Manufacturers, Designers See It As An Alternative To The Mart / 6 Unusual Amenities in a Post-Pandemic Office / What Bosses Really Think About the Future of the Office / Sublease Inventory Declining For First Time Since Start Of Pandemic / and dozens more stories.
Majority Of U.S. Employees Skeptical About Return-To-Work Plans
Pilots + Prototypes: When the Workplace Becomes a Laboratory
The metaverse won’t be able to fix this major work issue. Here’s what will
Kimball International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Results
Beyond Reservations: How Tech Can Make People Want to Come Back to the Office
More people are staying single—and workplaces need to adjust
Coworking Operators Are Adding Locations, Raising Rents As Market Stabilizes
MassMutual Weighs A Hybrid Work Future As Its Seaport Tower Opens
Why fashion brands are collaborating with dead midcentury architects
Ep. 159: Clever Extra - Innovating for the Future of Furniture Design
Two Companies Offer Next-Generation Solutions for Circular Workplaces
This London startup wants you to rent a pop-up office just like a Citi Bike
Where's my order? Tracing one container through a broken global supply chain
The Future Of Work Looks More Flexible And Independent According To A New Report
Report Predicts Remote Work Trends Will Cause Steep CRE Losses, Problems For Cities
PODCAST: NYC Office Owner Chris Schlank On Tenant 'Hubris' And The Future Of Office
Air quality concerns hindering return to five-day office week
Inside one company’s struggle to fix the “monstrosities” of the furniture industry
Eames Demetrios picks five highlights from Eames Office exhibition 80 Years of Design
Springboard’s DOURO Collection Debuts First Horizontal Working Surfaces
LDI Interiors Launches Three New Patterns To Their EnviroLeather™ Prints "Soiree" Collection
The New Raw 3D prints "zero-waste" Ermis chair from studio's own offcuts
heijltjesakkaya's transforming furniture promotes physical activity in the workplace
Allseating’s Prata Wins 2021 GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Platinum Award
Made in America, The smartBOX Company is Helping Offices Open On-Time and On-Budget
Studio Plow Brings Faire’s Digital Identity to Life at its New Headquarters in San Francisco
The Malin is a New York Co-Working Space for Design-Minded Members
Humanscale Launches Residential Designer Trade Program
DIRTT Third-quarter revenue fell short of expectations as loss grows
Office Furniture Supplier Aims for Record Year Despite Shipping Delays
Flexible workspace provider Uncommon launches first office furniture collection
The office of the future will be a leader-free, social-space
Students are the next target for co-working spaces. Campuses are taking note
Shopify makes a major design industry acquisition
"Woman Made: Great Women Designers" by Jane Hall
The next phase of remote work will be even more disruptive
Here’s what the future of work looks like after COVID-19
Manhattan Office Leasing Hit New Highs In October, But So Did Availability
Workers Aren't Running Back To Boston's Recovering Office Market
Recruitment drive sees majority of firms embed flexible working policies
Remote Work Policies Embroiled in Historic Worker Movement
Herman Miller Dealer Stealer
The ultimate office amenity in 2021? Fresh air
Desperate Office Landlords Are Offering Double Commissions to Brokers
All those people quitting jobs, where are they going?
Announcing the Shaw Contract Design Awards 2021 Winners!
Teknion Introduces WithIn™
Flos introduces Oblique Qi - a compact table lamp with wireless charging base
Zaha Hadid + Karimoku Furniture Collaborate on a Furniture Collection
Recycled plastic REX chair by Ineke Hans is sold with refundable deposit
Spacesmith Creates A New HQ for Nonprofit Legal Provider, NYLAG
Foster + Partners flanks Istanbul Apple store with travertine stone walls
Steelcase Acquires Spanish Design Company Viccarbe
Vinnie Johnson shutters office furniture dealership Airea
HNI Shares Slide As Inflation Bites Into Q3, Margin Shrinks
West Michigan's largest furniture manufacturers to require COVID-19 vaccine
ABI September 2021: Architecture firm billings end the summer on a strong note
Significant Year-Over-Year Growth Across North America - Pipeline Index Remains Robust, above 50%
What Designers Need to Know about Supply Chain Disruption
New Demand for Office Space Drops in September
Designing a Workplace That Optimizes for Movement and Mobility
Soaring U.S. business starts in pandemic show new normal evolving
This is What Hybrid Work Looks Like in Action
Where Flex Fits in the Return to the Office
Covid Acted As A Pivot And Is Bringing New Tech Into The Office World
A burst of technological innovation is reshaping the future of work
How Hybrid Work Will Transform Our Workplaces
Enticing Reluctant Workers Back To The Office Will Test Companies' Leadership
'Stunning' Percentage Of Companies Haven't Set Hybrid Work Plans: EY Survey
Impact of flexible work demonstrates a fragile post-pandemic business world
Employees are designing the workplace of the future
Most remote workers judge how co-workers' home offices look in video calls
Working in an office on Thursdays 4 times more popular than Mondays
The benefits of having dogs at work
WeWork Finally Gets Its Debut as a Public Company Trading on NYSE
Flex Office's Supply-Demand Drivers Point to Further Growth
Returning to the Physical Workplace - What's At Stake?
Future Of Work: Landlords Need To Start Leveraging The Power Of AI, Here's Why.
Chicago's Downtown Office Market's Downward Trend Will Continue For Months As Covid Blocks Typical Recovery
Productivity concerns remain as more people tentatively return to office
Is home working too homely?
Helping the planet one chair at a time
Work-From-Home Successes Prove You Can Live, Thrive in Palm Springs
The Reimagined Workspace: Amobi by AMQ
Tinnef from Scandinavian Spaces Awarded 3 Best of NeoCon Awards - Gold, Innovation, and Sustainability The occasional table is a beacon of what future generations demand from the built environment
Back at the office with noisy coworkers? This privacy hood keeps sounds and nosy people away
Emeco introduces “Truss” collection by Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec
Federica Biasi designs Kokoro Working Box for Manerba
Herman Miller Wants To Put Their Art in Your House As Much As You Do
Normann Copenhagen’s new headquarters-cum-flagship functions as a spatial marketing campaign
Hendy Gives Nogin A Colorful California Office Space
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