Education eats good ideas. It boils down its best levers for change into cliches and shells of ideas. The complex is turned into checklists and clickbait. Modern classroom design is sitting on this precipice. As more teachers and leaders race for tables on wheels and bouncy chairs in the name of flexible seating, the heart
The Big Shift toward Custom Furniture Products in Today’s Commercial Office Design Market
Two major trends that have been changing the broader consumer market over the past few years are now being felt in today’s office design market. The first trend is the out-sized effect that a new generation of influencers is having on changing consumer taste and style trends. Unlike the pre-Internet era where consumer trends tended to emanate
9 to 5 Seating Achieves LEVEL Certification
9 to 5 ‘s entire product line earned GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification issued by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. The GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification Program assures that products designed for use in office environments and other indoor spaces meet strict chemical emissions limits. Contribute to healthier interior environments. Add points for LEED Certification. Offer
What if you had to reserve your desk at work?
When you “go to the office” there’s an understanding that you’ll work at the same desk every day. Your spot … where you’ll sit in your chair and see pictures of your dog and your kids. But at some companies, there is no assigned seating. Instead, employees must reserve a work space every day —
Say Hello to New AIS Products!
Rutland Stool and Perch Now Orderable Height-adjustable stools and perches promote the comfort and health benefits of changing postures throughout the day. Use low stools for quick conferencing in classrooms, offices or patient exam rooms. Taller options fit perfectly into today’s sit-stand environments and for short-term counter-height seating. Check out the product sheet here.
Natural Wood is Having a Moment in Today’s Commercial Office Environments
Reclaimed wood tables by Arnold Contract Furniture The popularity of live edge furniture made from reclaimed wood slab lumber is on the rise in commercial office space design. Each piece of live edge furniture is a unique piece of art, made from one of a kind wood expertly crafted to highlight the natural characteristics of
Corporate Real Estate Executives Are Altering Workplace Strategies
Current workplace strategies are shifting to meet the needs of today’s hyper-connected and mobile workforce, finds a new report from global commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE. CBRE’s 2018 Americas Occupier Survey finds that 52% of corporate real estate (CRE) executives anticipate implementing some level of unassigned seating in the workplace within the next three years
AIS Reopens Renovated New York City Showroom
AIS, a leading manufacturer of commercial office furniture and seating based in Massachusetts, recently reopened its renovated New York City showroom located at 257 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan. . Redesigned to reflect the evolving ways that people work, the 7,334-square-foot space on the third floor of a 20-story building erected in 1912 showcases
6 Famous People Who Used Standing Desks
The standing desk fad hasn’t always been a fad; in fact, it has deep roots in the evolution of the workstations we know and use now. Standing desks surfaced in the 18th and 19th centuries–early proof can be found in an 1883 Popular Science article, advising professionals to get a “telescope-desk” at ”the first symptoms of indigestion.”
Old Paoli facility bought by casegoods manufacturer, will add 300 jobs
Renovations are already underway at Jasper Group’s newly acquired 1.2 million square-foot facility as the company announces plans to expand its furniture manufacturing operations and create more than 300 new jobs by 2021. Updates to the Orleans, Indiana, facility include new manufacturing equipment and upgrading the IT infrastructure. The company has already begun producing laminate
