The Business of Furniture
KIRKBRIDE: Fall NeoCon is Full Steam Ahead – NeoCon may even extend the hours and the length of the show if there is a need to balance attendee capacity and traffic flow. Show dates for NeoCon 2022 will revert to June (June 13-15, 2022). Fingers crossed, if everything continues to improve, we should have a very busy fall to look forward to.
Three Ways Companies Have Shifted to Survive the Pandemic – When the entire world is facing the same challenge, any petty industry rivalries really do go out the window. It’s about humanity now, and that is being reflected in the way many brands across many industries are working.
Creating Safe Places — Designers Look to Younger Generations for Inspired Diversity – Intersectionality is key when building a diversity program in the company — not only in recruiting efforts but in tenet as well. A certain foundation needs to be laid before genuine diversity is achieved.
A Digital Revolution — Mortarr + INDEAL – 2021 will be a big year for expanding INDEAL dealership and brand representation on Mortarr. At the beginning of the year, Mortarr and INDEAL announced a partnership to help digitally strengthen the connection between the commercial interiors industry and the A&D world.
How to Hybrid: Steelcase Global Report Reveals New Employee Needs For the Future Work Experience – Leaders want people to be together, but their old office won’t work for the new reality.
HOLLY HUNT Recommits to Long-Term Leases at Vornado Realty Trust Properties – This year also marks the brand’s 20th anniversary at the A&D Building in New York.
USGBC Top 10 States for LEED in 2020 – While offices, education and health care projects accounted for a majority of certifications, warehouses, distribution centers, multifamily and retail projects represented almost 20%.
Upfront: Emerald Acquires EDspaces – “It is increasingly clear that effective design of education spaces will be more important than ever post-COVID-19, and it is gratifying and exciting to play a role in developing next-generation solutions for the industry,” said Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, senior vice president, the Design Group, Emerald.
Product Spotlight: Legrand Introduces C2G Performance Series HDMI Line and HDBaseT – The C2G HDBaseT extenders support up to 4K video resolution at a 60Hz frame rate for up to 130 feet over a single Cat6a.
Stephen Says – “The Pandemic Is A Lazy Salesperson’s Dream — an Excuse for Not Coming In To Work, And I Have Had It!” – by Stephen Viscusi
PLACES – Aon Offices – Milan
FIRST LOOKS – MLI, Teknion, Framery, Landscape Forms, Kirei
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Repost and reshared from original document from The Business of Office Furniture
By Ace Office Furniture Houston
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