December 19, 2022
Patricia Urquiola creates lofty showroom for Moroso in Manhattan / Virco Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates / Gen Z workers are not tech-savvy in the workplace – and it's a growing problem / CRE Sentiment Index Suggests Recession Will Be Shallow and Short / Office Absorption Likely to Significantly Slow In 2023 / Office Tenants Have The Advantage To Get More Demanding In 2023 / 'Remarkable And Unexpected' Backlog For Nation's Contractors Despite Economic Turmoil / The freelance workforce is becoming more highly skilled and highly educated / Modern workspaces can’t afford to be boring / and much more
December 12, 2022
Twitter is selling Knoll Generation chairs from its San Francisco HQ to the highest bidder / Inscape Announces Second Quarter Sales Declined. Survival at Stake / ULTRAFABRICS X PANTONE - A Collaboration / Jasper considering tax abatement for $2.1M investment by Versteel / Companies Are Lowering Their Office Size Requirements Even as Employees Slowly Return / Some Firms Backtrack On Work-From-Anywhere Policies. Office Owners Shouldn't Get Their Hopes Up / MillerKnoll Retail HQ Awarded Prestigious WELL Certification Platinum / WeWork Default A 'Real Possibility' After Fitch Downgrades Coworking Provider
December 5, 2022
Pantone's Color of the Year 2023 Is Viva Magenta / Shipping Prices, Volumes Plummeting During Logistics' Traditional Peak Season / Weak Financial Prospects Seem To Be Dragging Down Steelcase / DIRTT Announces the Closing of Private Placement / Maiden Home Introduces Contract Program / For Second Straight Month, New Demand for Office Space Rises / Manhattan Office Leasing Down 50% In Typically Busy November / Coworking Spaces Embrace Luxury To Woo New, Stable Clients
November 28, 2022
Will they or Won't They - The Drama at Inscape (and OSU) / Bargains galore in the market for office furniture / U.S. Office Outlook Worsens As Finance World Balks / Hybrid Work Will Continue To Subvert Office Demand In 2023 / High Tech Office Occupancy Remains Complex / Sustainable Office Furniture: Promoting Circular Design in the Workplace / Remote jobs are in high demand, but positions are drying up
November 21, 2022
Architecture Billings Decline For First Time Since January 2021 / DIRTT Sales Climb / Herman Miller Expands European Gaming Business with Dedicated Gaming Webshops in Denmark, Finland and Sweden / Emerging Tech Markets Continue to Dominate Office Recovery / Hybrid Work’s Contribution to a More Sustainable Future / Why Return To The Office? It’s Time To Unleash The Workforce / Hybrid working is now an essential part of many job offers / Designing Human-Centric Workplaces Is Key To Hybrid Program Success
November 14, 2022
Coworking Demand Heats Up As Supply Lags / Here's What JPMorgan's Head of Global Real Estate Sees As the Future of the Office / New Study Indicates That Demand for Satellite Offices May Be on the Horizon / Office Leases Are Shrinking In Size And Length / Tech Industry U.S. Office Leasing Falls to Lowest Share in 5 Years / Companies still have way too much office space, and they can't sell it / Meet Flex Space’s More Chaotic Cousin: Gray Spaces / Hybrid Works Best When It's Close to Home / Art in the Workplace Improves Employee Well-Being, Study Finds
November 7, 2022
MillerKnoll Debuts New Headquarters for Global Retail Business / Kimball Reports First Quarter 2023 Results / Bisley owner gifts staff over half of company shares in succession move / Interface Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results / Meta Bails On Third Office Space, This Time In Austin / Companies Are Turning To Coworking To Support Their Larger Teams / Power to the People: The Human-Centric Workplace / Workplace tech is changing fast. Are companies keeping up?
October 31, 2022
Companies Ramp Up Coworking Expansions, A Rare Office Market Bright Spot / The future of the home office is multifunctional, mobile and modular / Office Design Strategies for A Positive Workplace Culture / What Does Meta's Recent Office Downsizing Say About the Market? / Hybrid isn't working for many people because nobody can agree what it is / Rieke Interiors rebrands / Creating a Hybrid Work Friendly Conference Room
October 24, 2022
Orgatec 2022 preview - a chance to create new friends and new memories / What the Workplaces of the Future Will Look Like / Repurposing Office Furniture Leads to Positive ESG Outcomes / The Infinite Office: How the Metaverse Connects Us, in Real Life / Work From Home Jobs Boost Sleep, Save 60 Million Commuting Hours / Hell in a Handbasket: Gaming Beds…for Children!
October 17, 2022
Office fit out and rent rises will hit occupiers worldwide this year / With Places, Microsoft aims to help companies better manage hybrid work setups / How Ugmonk’s designer built the new Gather desk accessories / New study shows just how much money companies are losing on unused offices / Why Gen Xers are struggling with remote work / No more landfill: How to dispose of office furniture sustainably
October 10, 2022
Vari Opens New Corporate Office as it Celebrates 10th Anniversary / Tayco Announces Bill Melnik as CEO and Owner as Kevin Philips Retires / Two furniture manufacturers in West Michigan plan to cut jobs, budgets / US Office Sector in 'Uncharted Territory' as Future of Work Remains Unclear / How architects are redesigning offices with hybrid work in mind / Instead Of Trying To Compete With The Home Office – Work With It
October 3, 2022
Return-to-office uncertainty softening orders for furniture giants / Inscape Announces New Partnership With Connection / Interior Investments Merges with Paric Holdings / MillerKnoll stock slides after guidance disappoint investors / Remote Work Continues to Stall Manhattan Offices / Employees, marching band honor Dick Haworth's birthday in Holland
September 26, 2022
Kastle's Office Occupancy Meter Surges / Here Now - A new boutique contract furniture brand designed and manufactured in North Carolina for creatives by creatives / Poor acoustics hamper productivity and deter people from spending more time in the office / Remote workers returning to the office are feeling the pain of pricey commutes and lunches
September 19, 2022
Steelcase nears 52-week low price after Sidoti downgrades rating to Neutral / Another Labor Day Came And Went Without An Office Occupancy Bump / Flex Space Gains Momentum in a Hybrid Work World / "The Office is Not Dead": How the Pandemic Forced an Evolution of Workspace / The Office of the Future Is an Old Idea
September 12, 2022
Business Environments Acquired by Atmosphere Commercial Interiors / Design Public Group Announces New President for All Divisions / Inscape Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results / Space Planning Pros Lack Necessary Data to Configure Post-Pandemic / What happened to the hub-and-spoke office model? / COVID is No Longer the Driving Factor in the Return to the Office Debate
September 5, 2022
How two friends named John reinvented the design business / How Covid-19 has changed the way we work / Office Space Demand at Perilous Low / Making Office Buildings Feel More Like Destinations / Cost Savings Are The Top Reason For Coworking Adoption / Corporate Environments announces merger with Office Services / ABI July 2022: Architecture firm billings grow at a slower pace
August 29, 2022
Are gamers the next hot furniture market? / Why Jamie Dimon is quietly clamping down on remote work at JPMorgan / DIRTT Shutters Operations at new Rock Hill, SC Facility / Return-To-Office Reluctance vs. Recession: How Opposing Forces Could Impact the Office / Still Hoping for Full Offices? The Fed Says Don’t Hold Your Breath / What the Rise of Asynchronous Work Means for the Office / The rise of the furry co-worker
August 22, 2022
Most Execs Say Remote Work Will Still Be An Option In The Future: Survey / Memphis-based Office Interiors joins with Haworth / Is the lead time crisis almost over? / Employees at large firms only in office for 1.5 days a week on average / Timeless Workplace Design in a Time of Massive Change / Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers Redefining the Future of Work
August 15, 2022
Why MillerKnoll is betting big on retail / Why companies are turning to modular office furniture / Mercato Place Launches Curator / How hybrid working has complicated mergers & acquisitions / What Is The Impact Of Hybrid Working On Space Optimization? / The Future of Work Is Seasonal
August 8, 2022
How Workplace Design Can Help Attract Gen Z / More Offices Today are Learning to Turn Down the Volume / Kimball International, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results / Hybrid Office Model Saves $10K Per Worker / Remote Work Is Over In These Markets — And Here's What They Have In Common