Residential Furniture Orders Improve - Is Office Furniture Next?
IN MANUFACTURERS Wednesday Mar 10, 2010
The office furniture industry continues to struggle, though Wall Street certainly thinks the worst is over.
HNI to Close another Office Furniture Plant
IN MANUFACTURERS Monday Mar 8, 2010
HNI estimates the closing will save approximately $4.5 million annually beginning in 2011.
Production returns to the U.S.
by ROB KIRKBRIDE IN MANUFACTURERS Monday Mar 8, 2010
The new woodworking facility was developed in response to an ongoing increase in table orders from the company's healthcare, education, hospitality, corporate and government customers.
The Panton Chair at 50
by ROB KIRKBRIDE IN MANUFACTURERS Monday Mar 8, 2010
The Panton Chair, born 50 years ago in the mind of Verner Panton and produced by Vitra, was an product ahead of its time that seems to get stronger as the years pass.
Where are they Now?
by ROB KIRKBRIDE IN FEATURES Monday Mar 8, 2010
The stories are varied, but all offer sage advice, based on years and decades in office furniture, on improving an industry in which they once served.
Diffrient at Cooper Hewitt
by KAOMI GOETZ IN PEOPLE
Diffrient has been adding his brand of magic to lighting and seating solutions for Humanscale as of late, years after making a name for himself in ergonomic seating focused on human movement at Henry Dreyfus and later on his own.
What makes Douglas Ball tick?
by DAVID JENKINS IN FEATURES
"I'm obsessed with invention. Most designers may stop short, producing nice work that clients are pleased with. My curse is that I'm not content with what went before."
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Inscape Sales Fell 21.7% in Latest Quarter
IN MANUFACTURERS
The results reflect the contraction and pricing pressure being experienced in office furniture businesses.
United Stationers Creates Furniture Division
IN WHOLESALE
United Stationers Furniture Division, which will operate as a part of United Stationers Supply Co.
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Week of March 8, 2010
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In This Weeks Print Edition:
Doug Ball Interviewed / Niels Diffrient at Cooper-Hewitt / Where are
they now? / Panton at 50 / Bring production back to the USA |
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The Shape of Things to Come
by MICHAEL WOLF
That's right, the drab dull conference room with it's big table and rolling chairs is undergoing a fundamental change in the workplace of 2010. from 2/22/10
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