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Steelcase Is Opening Up With Dan Chong and Design Community Collaboration

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

3.24.08 | Steelcase president and CEO Jim Hackett is, as every great leader must be, a True Believer. And he believes that good design in the built environment can transform the world. We have know that as far back as the introduction to Pathways, the development that opened the door to interior architecture, as it is known, thereby expanding the world for the proper study and practice of interior design. Dan Chong, formerly president of Metro, has been selected to head the Design Community Collaboration effort.

Lynn M. Utter Named President & COO Of Knoll North America

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

2.18.08 | Knoll's Andrew Cogan, CEO, and Kass Bradley, President & CEO, Knoll North America, have been the best team in the contract furniture world for many years, at least as measured by publicly reported profitability performances in the industry. But, last October this team with unusually high complementary skills announced Ms. Bradley's intention to retire after her very successful 30 year career with Knoll. Just last week, Knoll announced that Lynn M. Utter, Chief Strategy Officer at Coors Brewing Company, a business unit of Molson Coors Brewing Company, would succeed Ms. Bradley and join Knowll as President and Chief Operating Officer of Knoll North America.

Kimball Office Makes a Classic Comeback

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

2.18.08 | After almost three years without a showroom in the Northwest and before that inhabiting an out-of-the-way space on the second floor Kimball Office now has a place it can really show off. officeinsight checked out their new showroom in the San Francisco financial district, and there's more to it than meets the eye.

Company Profile: Peter Pepper Products

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

2.18.08| Yes, there really is a Peter Pepper. For over 56 years, Peter Pepper Products has been the industry's single source of the Expressive Essentials, offering solutions for corporate, healthcare, educational, hospitality/retail and government facilities.

Arenson: NYC's New Gorilla

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

1.21.08| Some contract furniture dealerships can provided the needed expertise and capabilities, while providing a more general resource in emergencies and in the implementation and maintenance of standards program. Knoll dealer Arenson, New York City, Connecticut and New Jersey, is one such dealership. Recently, officeinsight was invited to chat with Arenson principals Carl Milianta and Larry Tuck about that company's operations. This is part of this dealership's new branding initiative, which breaks the fly-under-the-radar thinking that many dealerships have traditionally endorsed. Among other things, Arenson has not only created new graphics to better represent its positioning, but has even hired a Director of Marketing, industry veteran Maria Coppola.

Ahrend Participates In The 2008 Office Exhibition

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

1.21.08| Ahrend will participate in several ways at the 2008 Office Exhibition being help February 4-6 in Dubai. The new Ahrend 800 system, which recently won the international Red Dot: Best of the Best design award, will be showcased at the event. Ahrend will also be highlighting the theme of 'Your Personal Space' where home and work, domestic and office furniture merge together. The Personal Space concept promotes a modern and welcoming environment to executive offices through flexible and unique office solutions.

Company Profile: GKD Metal Fabrics

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

12.17.07 | Do you know what technical weaving is? You've undoubtedly seen it but, perhaps not recognized it as such. In any event, GKD Metal Fabrics, with its 75-year tradition of German engineering, precision manufacturing and technical innovation, is a leader in this field, which has to do with mesh material such as metals and plastics that are used for specialized applications.

Manufacturers Panel at OFDA Conference & Exhibition

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

11.26.07 | At the recent OFDA Conference and Exhibition, a small panel of manufacturer representatives answered a number of question about the state of the industry and concerning issues that are currently on the minds of dealers. The panel comprised Franco Bianchi, president and CEO of Haworth, James Keane, president of the Steelcase Group, and Daniel Miller, Executive Vice President of Kimball International and president of Kimball Furniture.

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Steelcase Is Opening Up With Dan Chong and Design Community Collaboration

Lynn M. Utter Named President & COO Of Knoll North America

Kimball Office Makes a Classic Comeback

Company Profile: Peter Pepper Products

Arenson: NYC's New Gorilla

Ahrend Participates In The 2008 Office Exhibition

Company Profile: GKD Metal Fabrics

Manufacturers Panel at OFDA Conference & Exhibition

Manufacturers Panel at OFDA Conference & Exhibition