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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.