IN THIS ISSUE: Steelcase and MillerKnoll Deliver Steady Results—Is the Worst Finally Over for the Office Furniture Giants? / Trump announces new tariffs on upholstered furniture / Ikea in the crosshairs as Trump adds 50% furniture tariffs / ABI August 2025: Softness persists at architecture firms / RSC, LLC Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation and Service Excellence / Allsteel Reimagines Showroom Experience with D.C. Design Lab / America’s Office Slump Is Gutting City Budgets and Taxpayers Are Paying the Price / White House Threatens More Permanent U.S. Federal Workforce Layoffs In Shutdown Standoff / U.S. Office Recovery Splits as New York Gains and West Coast Vacancies Climb / Boston Office Demand Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels / San Francisco Office Set for Positive Absorption Thanks To Small Tenant Demand / No More 'Asking For The Moon.' The Office Amenity Race May Finally Be Slowing / Big Employers Struggle to Enforce Office Return Mandates / How Hospitality’s Third Places are Supporting Remote Work / The Rush to Return to the Office Is Stalling / Designing for Joy and Delight / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE: NeoCon to Launch Premier Lighting Exhibit in 2026 / Commercial Office Furniture Market Driven by Workplace Modernization, Ergonomic Innovations, and Sustainable Design Trends / DIRTT Reports Significant Project Wins and Increased Pipeline Growth / Mega Merger: Perkins&Will And A+I Forge A Bold New Era / KI announces 33.4k square-foot addition to manufacturing facility next to Green Bay HQ / India’s Flexible Office Boom Smashes Global Records And Leaves U.S. In The Dust / Why Flexible Workspace Is Now Central To Business Growth And Occupier Success Strategies Worldwide / AI-Driven Plug-And-Play Leads to Major Office Availability Decline in San Francisco / Office Visits Slip in August After Strong July Showing / 'The Extra Push': How Marketing Became The New Survival Tactic In U.S. Office Leasing / Designing a New Way to Think in the Age of AI / Why Flexible Workspace Is Now Central To Business Growth And Occupier Success Strategies Worldwide / The Product–Market Fit Crisis In Commercial Real Estate: Why The Cost Of Mismatched Portfolios Is Staggering For Landlords / Flexible working policies have only a limited effect on how people actually work  / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE: MillerKnoll Honored by Fast Company on 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List / Are Trump’s tariffs helping domestic manufacturers? / Why MillerKnoll (MLKN) Shares Are Sliding / CBRE Hires Former Facebook Exec To Launch Office Innovation Lab / "Furniture's ingredients have changed mostly for the better" says Bruce Hannah / JLL Report Finds Hybrid Work Is Now The Global Standard, Warns Buy-In Hinges On Office Design / 'The Office' vs 'The Paper': How The 2 Shows Compare / Silicon Valley Is Graying, Pushing The Future Of Innovation Out The Door / Experts Explain How Microdosing And Culture Change Are Shaping The Future of Workplace Wellness Programs / Women Lean Toward Hybrid Work While Men Prefer More Office Time / Design as Storytelling: How AI Is Transforming the Way We Imagine, Create, and Connect / The Product–Market Fit Crisis In Commercial Real Estate: Who’s Really Listening To Occupiers? / The winner of the World Design Medal 2025 has been revealed / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE: MillerKnoll Announces Makes Major Executive Changes / Virco Reports Solid Operating and Net Income for Second Quarter and First Six Months, Despite Significant Reduction in Revenue / Global Office Furniture Market Size to Reach USD 88.58 Billion by 2033 / Global furniture industry braces for heavy blow from US tariffs / Lifestyle Districts See Office Rents and Sales Outpace Traditional Markets / Houston Leads The Nation In Discounted Office Sales / Surprisingly Strong August Adds Wind To NYC Office Developers' Sails / San Francisco Office Market Edges Toward a New Cycle / How to reduce emissions of office renovations / 19 questions with MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen, who is done talking about return to office / Stanford Economist Debunks The Future Of Remote Work / A third of employees are quietly sabotaging workplace AI / Earlier Departures Expose the Costs of Office Mandates / After Mass Layoffs, DOGE Now Pleads For Tech Workers To Join Shrinking Federal Ranks / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  What do the new U.S. import tariffs mean for Europe’s furniture makers? / Swiss National Bank reduces stake in Steelcase amid market shifts / Teknion Opens New Legacy Space in Toronto, In Partnership with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund  / Teknion Welcomes Magnus Aspegren as Chief Creative Officer / Government Taste Shift Could Reshape Certain Office Markets / Investors Pour $3B Into New York Towers as Demand Rebounds / 12 Cities Saw Office-Using Job Growth While Vacancy Rose in Others / Nearly Half of Office Sales Are Closing at a Discount / SURVEY: 35% Of Contractors Already Affected By Immigration Enforcement / Consumer Confidence In Jobs Sinks To Four-Year Low, Overshadowing Business Investment Gains / Ten Metros Lead Job Growth As Dallas Drops off List / Can design make you healthier? / Designing, Testing, and Perfecting Interiors Before They’re Built / Younger people want more office time as remote work leaves many feeling isolated  / New Survey Finds Majority Of Employees Believe AI Will End The Office Era / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  ABI July 2025: Business at architecture firms remains soft / New Survey Finds Majority Of Employees Believe AI Will End The Office Era / Three Years of Decline: What the ABI Reveals About Architecture’s Future / Groupe Lacasse Announces Key Leadership Appointments / Workrite Ergonomics Appoints Scott McPartlin as President / Why Empty Offices Are the Biggest Real Estate Opportunity of the Decade / How Can We Furnish a Better Future? / This furniture company brought midcentury modern design to America / Why working in an office still matters / Remote Work Cuts Time At The Desk Without Hurting Productivity, Gallup Finds / The Data-Driven Blueprint For Optimizing Corporate Real Estate In The Hybrid Work Era / Why We’re Leaving the Office Earlier but Still Showing Up on Time / AI is the new office spouse. Here's why that matters / Big Tech’s AI Obsession Is Creating Colossal Risks For The Future Of Work / AI isn’t just replacing tasks. It’s replacing the office, the manager, and maybe even the mission / Why Modern Hiring Centers Matter in Today’s Competitive Job Market / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  Humanscale Tops MMQB Sustainability Scorecard / MillerKnoll Earns 2025–2026 Great Place to Work® Certification / Humanscale Living debuts in new Paris showroom during Paris Design Week / ‘It’s A One Of One’: Why The Mart Probably Won’t Sell Anytime Soon / New York City Office Visits Top Prepandemic Levels / Apple, Nvidia Among Tech Companies Buying Bay Area Office In Renewed Investment Push / Downtown LA Faces Billions In Losses As Office Towers Sit Empty / How Law Firm Office Fit-Out Costs Compare Across the U.S. / Prime Office Costs Climb as Demand for Class A Space Stays Strong / Small U.S. firms paying Trump tariffs face $202 billion annual hit / The Human Building and the New Productivity Metric for Real Estate / Can Rarify Revolutionize the Design Industry? / Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday? / These 3 Countries Are Leading The Pet-Friendly Workplace Pack / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  Steelcase Surrenders: HNI Buys the Corpse, Families Cash Out, Iowa Becomes King of Office Furniture / Is TheMART for sale? Is this the end of NeoCon? / Kabin Arrives in Chicago: Walter Craven Leads Expansion with New Showroom at THE MART / Orlando Office Sector Poised for Strong End of 2025 After Q2 Leasing Plunges / San Francisco Peninsula Office Demand Recovers Thanks to Downtown Performance / Manhattan's Coworking Market Shrinks For The First Time / Manhattan Office Forecasted To See Strongest Annual Leasing in Six Years as Availability Tumbles / Embracing the Future: Insights from Patricia Urquiola / Office Culture Shifts as Employers and Employees Find Common Ground / CBRE reports strong demand for premium office space and record data centre growth in the UK / Surging Economic Anxiety Is Today’s Most Urgent Workplace Issue Employers Can’t Ignore / As Transactions Lag, JLL Leans Into Workplace and Advisory Services / Gallup Reports Employee Engagement Flat At 32%, Driving $2 Trillion In Lost U.S. Output / How AI is already changing the world of work / Growing number of businesses want people back in the office, but not in all sectors / Worker Mobility Is A Feature, Not A Bug, Of The Modern Workplace / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  HNI to Acquire Steelcase / Vitra’s U.S. Business safe from Swiss Tariffs - for now / Office Furniture Demand in the U.S. to Drive Market to USD 23.2 / 2025-Q2 to Q3 Market Outlook Report Released Stronger-than-Expected Q2 Billings Offset by Modest Growth Forecasts / ERG Partners with Peopledesign to Rebrand for the Next Era of Contract Furniture / Office Demand Splinters: Chicago, San Francisco Surge While Los Angeles, D.C. Falter / Technology-Fueled Job Cuts Deepen Office Market Slump / The Fog Is Finally Clearing For San Francisco's Office Market As Tailwinds Converge / Herman Miller Gaming Collaborates with Ferris State University to Build State-of-the Art Gaming Space / How Strategic Shifts Can Reignite Employee Engagement / Workers switch off early on Fridays as hybrid working continues to reshape the week / Doing More With Less: Designing Small Spaces for Big Impact / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  HNI grows earnings in Q2 as residential, office furnishings show strength / ABI June 2025: Architecture firm billings remain soft, while inquiries increase / German office furniture maker enters preliminary insolvency / Italian luxury furniture sector braces for heavy toll as US tariffs loom / Office Value Plunge Opens Door For New Conversion Play: Self-Storage / Mapped: The Most Expensive U.S. Cities For Commercial Construction / Return to Office Momentum Will Lift Broader CRE Market / Subtle Luxury, Elevated Design: Davis Unveils New Showroom at THE MART / 33% Of U.S. Office Loans Near Maturity, Threatening Commercial Real Estate Market Stability / NYC Law Firms Are Outgrowing Their Offices / The office isn’t just a space anymore. It’s a strategy to attract talent / Better offices for all as occupiers shift focus away from cost cutting / Return-to-office mandates won’t keep workers in their cubicles – but a lavish workspace can / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  Increased Office Visits Point to Meaningful RTO Progress / Beyond The 'AI Arms Merchants': How The Tech Is Really Changing Office Leasing / Tenant Demand Grows Despite Muted Office Leasing in Major Markets / Recovery Continues For Boston's Office Market, While Lab Market Pain Worsens / Manhattan CRE Sales Market Stalls As Buyers 'Keep The Pencil In Their Hand' / Miami Office Market Takes Step Back As Demand Wanes / Myrtle Beach furniture supplier engaged in fraud to underpay customs duties, DOJ alleges / 'It’s about giving people control over their environment to make them feel safe, calm, and focused / Hospitality in the Workplace – Inspired by the Comfort of Today’s Lifestyle / Burned Out And Logged On: How Can We Fix The Well-being Crisis In The Future of Work? / Summer Fridays Aren’t A Dead Perk — They’re A Blueprint For The Four-Day Workweek / Majority Of Fortune 100 Now Require Full-Time Office Return, New JLL Report Reveals / and much more…

IN THIS ISSUE:  MillerKnoll to close Muskegon plant, affecting 250 workers / Stinson Acquires Arc-Com / Howard Miller Announces Plans to Wind Down Operations / Trump says U.S. to impose 30% tariffs on E.U., Mexico next month / US furniture industry faces uncertainty as orders decline and confidence drops / KI celebrates 30 years with opening of new London showroom / Nowy Styl strengthens international presence with visionary showroom expansion / Furniture giants fall as closures and liquidations sweep US market / Office CMBS Delinquencies Reach Record High in June / Law Firms in Office-Leasing Mode as Broader Sector Remains Muted / U.S. Office Sales Jump Nearly 70% As Investors Focus On Trophy Assets / Debunking 3 Myths About Generational Differences in the Workplace / The Indoor Default: Why We Stopped Working Outside – And How to Start Again / Is A 4-Day Workweek The Inevitable Future Of Work? / Midwest Cities Dominate As Best U.S. Places For Work-Life Balance In 2025 / Luxurious Champagne Metals are the Newest from Chemetal / and much more…