The holidays are already in full swing, and the year's last stretch is around the corner. With Q4 comes pumpkin spice, everything nice... and plenty of new year planning. Building owners and designers must start planning early to meet their sustainability and hybrid office goals that have become increasingly popular. In addition, companies are finding new ways to bring staff together as opinions on hybrid work are divided between different age groups.
Read on for news articles about the future of work, new product announcements, and the latest and greatest in the industry!
What We're Specifying
Teknion's North 56 is a series of multi-use wood chairs and tables designed to fit a more relaxed workplace. This collection addresses the evolving workplace, being residential in style but designed for office use.
Some of our favorite new projects that we've completed
California State University (East Bay)
The Cal State East Bay's (CSU) CORE Building, a LEED Gold project, is located in the heart of the hilltop campus. The ground floor, which houses the Hub for Entrepreneurship, features training rooms with mobile furniture, conference rooms, and an atrium with lounge furniture that welcome visitors to the building. The upper floors of the building sprinkle community tables, study carrels, and group study areas in between the library bookshelves and beautiful skylight.
The latest and greatest we're sharing and reading in the industry
Annual CoreNet Northern California Chapter Day
This signature event embarks on the California Hornblower Yacht into the San Francisco Bay to watch a spectacular air show from the U.S Blue Navy Angels.
No more landfill: How to dispose of office furniture sustainably
Office furniture reuse has become more scalable now that there are more companies that take donations and provide resale, and recycling options for businesses, like Green Standards, Reseat, Anew, and Rework.
Opinions over the future of remote work are clearly divided between senior cohorts and their colleagues, a sign of how the complexities of the hybrid conversation continue to cause issues for those managing workforces and real estate. As well as providing high quality workplaces and amenities, companies are now looking at ways to bring staff together to form meaningful connections and build a sense of belonging, from all-hands meetings to social activities.
We are excited to be included as a full-page spread in this year's ARIDO magazine, which debuts our new brand. To honour that, we showcased one of the 2021 ARIDO Award winners, Smart City Sandbox, designed by IBI Group that we were very fortunate to have worked with.
Flexible, Creative Designs Emphasized for New-Age Office Furniture
If offices are going to entice workers to willingly return, they also must become more inclusive, says Dennis Cheng, senior industrial designer for Teknion, which designs furniture for collaborative workspaces and for those where people work alone.
Cheng advises seeking employee input when it comes to selecting furniture solutions that can scale up, down, or easily reconfigure. “By offering individuals the opportunity to choose their tools and environments, businesses respect their autonomy and welcome them back to do their best work,” he says.
We're so happy to have furnished a new outdoor space in our San Francisco showroom. Complete with pergolas providing sun/wind shade, eating tables, planters, and yes... heated seating. Just in time for the beautiful fall San Francisco weather.
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