Thinking hard outside of the box
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SoYouKnowBetter.com even better
We believe in a better world through education and design. Recently, SourceYour presented the improved performance and look of SoYouKnowBetter.com. We started our blog SoYouKnowBetter.com in support of SourceYour in August 2010. With SourceYour.com we aim for organisations to spend less money, reduce waste and improve decisions when purchasing furniture and facilities. At the outset, […] Read more
Eco-office to make you feel good
Proyecto Roble is the new office of Van Helvoirt Groenprojecten, a landscaping firm in Berkel-Enschot, the Netherlands. Designed by Equipe Architecture and Urbanism, the office is a model for sustainability as well. The overall goal for the project was to make the building’s inhabitants “Feel Good” – and that included everything from incorporating renewable energy […] Read more
New Director Product Development at Haworth Europe
Haworth Europe has appointed Sascha Thiesen Director Product Development. Sascha Thiesen has joined Haworth’s European Management Team on 1 March and is responsible for management and coordination of Product Marketing, Product Development and Industrial Design. His first assignment is to reorganise the product development process. In addition, he will refresh and restructure the European product […] Read more
No such thing as a traditional meeting room
After designing The Engine Group‘s offices in 2008, Jump Studios set out to create an innovative environment for the London offices of the communications firm. The innovation lab uses a number of interesting elements like tiered seating, breakout/casual seating spaces, and spinning ‘Waltzers’ to allow for casual interactions to occur. Following a recent re-branding Engine […] Read more
Kinnarps scholarship program: Next Office 2025
The German branch of Swedish professional furniture maker Kinnarps has announced the next round in its scholarship program and sent out the project work to tender as an integrated part of the grant. The scholarship supports young talent and wants to inspire young scholars to think about the organisation of working environments. Kinnarps wants to show […] Read more
Next Life: wooden doors into interior panelling
Designer Sasufi has given a series of reclaimed wooden doors a new life as part of a stylish and green interior belonging to a cute patisserie – By Josephine – located in Melbourne, Australia. The idea behind By Josephine’s new look was to create a homage to the traditional nineteenth century French café while transforming […] Read more
Light turnover increase for König+Neurath
German manufacturer of professional furniture König+Neurath has achieved a turnover growth of 1.7% in 2012. This is in line with their earlier expectations. König+Neurath’s 2012 turnover amounted to EUR 143.6 million, compared with EUR 141.2 million in 2011. The growth was mainly caused by increased exports. Especially the U.K., France and the Netherlands contributed to König+Neurath’s growth. In […] Read more
Mixed Q4 results for Steelcase
Despite sales growth and operating improvements for the quarter and fiscal year ending Feb.22, American professional furniture maker Steelcase, reported a loss of $27.5 million, or 22 cents per share, in the final quarter of its latest fiscal year. The losses, which reduced profits by 31 cents per share, included various charges associated mainly with […] Read more
HNI publishes its annual report 2012
American professional furniture maker HNI Corporation has published its Annual Report 2012. You can download it here.
