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Knoll Goes Full Circle With ANEW
11.27.11 | Earlier this year Knoll launched Full Circle, a resource recovery program developed with the non-profit organization, ANEW, founded by Rose Tourje and directed by Lila Grant. The program is dedicated to extending the life cycle of surplus furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), architectural materials and building assets in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible way. Full Circle is also the first program of its kind to include the option to convert Energy-from-Waste (EfW).
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Inscape & The Chicago Market
8.22.11 | Inscape Corporation continues its year-long+ reinvigoration, announcing that Michael Ackelbein, Regional Vice President of Sales, will lead the company’s sales initiatives in the Chicago market. He will be expanding the Chicago sales team to include A&D specialists and business development professionals. This move is another implementation of Inscape’s strategic plan to focus Inscape’s resources on specific major markets, including New York, Washington, Boston and Chicago.
Companies >>, Manufacturing >>
BIFMA level Gains Momentum
7.17.11 | BIFMA level is the best, most transparent and comprehensive sustainability standard I’ve seen. Recently, Tom Reardon reported at the BIFMA Annual Meeting during NeoCon WTF 2011 that another major milestone was reached in November 2010 when ANSI adopted level, which is now formally known as ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010 Furniture Sustainability Standard.
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Herman Miller: Design Thinking
Licensing with Mattiazzi of Italy
7.17.11 | With Herman Miller’s latest product initiative – becoming the exclusive distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Mattiazzi – the company is exhibiting design thinking in its business development. The arrangement follows fast on the heels of the pre-NeoCon 2011 announcements of Herman Miller’s distribution agreements with Luxo, the Norwegian lighting manufacturer, and Magis, an Italian furniture manufacturer.
A&D Firms >>, Manufacturing >>, Product >>
Kimball Office Furniture Group: BIFMA level 3 for All Wood Casegoods and Storage
5.16.11 | The BIMFA level Sustainability Standard is getting the endorsement and adoption it deserves from the professionals and businesses working on interior environments. As of last week, 100% of Kimball Office casegoods are level 3 certified, and all of Kimball Office and National Office products are level 2 or level 3 certified.
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Mike Milligan Named Geiger VP Marketing
5.2.11 | Mike Milligan was having a great week. He was just named VP of Marketing for Geiger International, and his daughter was playing as Principal Cellist with her high school orchestra in Carnegie Hall, hallowed ground for many of us. This seemed to be an auspicious time to reconnect and visit the Geiger showroom on West 57th Street next door to Carnegie Hall.
Companies >>, Manufacturing >>, People >>
Haworth/CTI: Out of the Box Competition
4.4.11 | CTI Working Environments, a Haworth dealership in Toronto with over 25 years of experience, sponsored the Out of the Box Competition recently at the Haworth Toronto showroom. CTI invited 11 design firms to participate in a competition, that challenged designers to design a poster for Haworth’s VERY Task Chair, introduced at NeoCon 2010.
Competitions and Awards >>, Events >>, Manufacturing >>
A Random Walk: Some Thoughts on Steelcase 360º: Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow
3.28.11 | Thinking about the substance of a webcast panel organized by Steelcase, with Jim Keane, Roger Martin and Daniel Pink, as panelists, it occurred to me that the answer to elevating the importance of creative thinking and “Design” in business is not sending analytics to Asia, as suggested by Mr. Pink. It lies in studying how these two approaches and capabilities can be most effectively integrated and used.
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Artek’s Design Legacy
3.21.11 | Artek, the Finnish furniture company founded in 1935 by Alvar and Aino Aalto, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary by entering the American market. “Alvar Aalto’s aim and the philosophy of Artek was to design, manufacture and sell contemporary furniture and make it available to everybody,” said Simone Vingerhoets, Executive Vice President of Artek in the US.
A&D Firms >>, Companies >>, Manufacturing >>, Product >>
Spreading the DIRTT
3.21.11 | DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. announced the completion of a partnership and financing for $22 million led by Expansion Capital Partners. Proceeds from the financing will be used to establish DIRTT’s new manufacturing facility for modular wall’s in Phoenix, AZ. DIRTT is also opening Green Learning Centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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