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How the Furniture Industry is Stepping Up on Circularity
Responding to new studies on the environmental impact of furniture, manufacturers, dealers, and start-ups are accelerating their carbon and circularity initiatives.
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5 Task Chairs That Embrace a New Workplace Paradigm
Manufacturers lighten the load of task chair production for contract furniture seating. METROPOLIS rounds up the best options.
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Profiles
Christina Vernon of Steelcase Shares Her Tech-Led Approach
The Steelcase director, who is one of Metropolis's 2023 Specify Hot List, discusses the role of the camera in product development and design.
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Duvaltex Sorts Out the Nitty-Gritty of Recycling Ocean Plastic with a New Textile Release
From employing "safe" chemicals to minimizing energy consumption, Duvaltex and Steelcase fabricate Intersection using a highly ecofriendly process.
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Shimoda Design Group Experiments with Tactility, Color, and Pattern at Steelcase’s New Chicago Showroom
“In this space, and in all the spaces that we do together, we really challenge you to see something differently, even though you’ve seen it many times before,” says Joey Shimoda.
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Viewpoints
Architects, Armed with Data, Are Seeing the Workplace Like Never Before
Today’s designers are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to workplace design, using sensors, internet-connected furniture and fixtures, and data analytics to study offices in real time.
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Projects
Using a Newly-Developed Polymer, Steelcase Aims to Reinvent the Office Chair
The polymer, which captures the springlike flexibility of carbon fiber, lets the chair behave more like a living organism and less like a machine.
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How Evolving Workplace Needs Are Forging New Partnerships Among Furniture Brands
As workplace design increasingly takes cues from homes and hotels, contract companies are adapting by strategically pairing up with residential and lighting brands.
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Products
Steelcase and Texas A&M Team up to Develop Furniture that Supports Education
The Verb Active Media Table, to launch later this year, will integrate storage and technology to foster flexible learning environments.
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MIT, Steelcase to 3D Print Custom Designs on Demand
In its quest to create the ultimate customizable furniture, Steelcase teamed up with MIT to develop a new digital fabrication technology.
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Projects
Steelcase Helps Craft a Classroom for Special-Need Students
At the Newmark School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Steelcase crafts a new learning environment for students with autism, anxiety, and other developmental difficulties.
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Products
Susan Lyons Instigates New Thinking at Designtex
Susan Lyons brings both the keen sensibilities of a designer and an open and collaborative managerial style to her leadership role at Designtex.
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Projects
Professional Introvert Susan Cain Rethinks The Open-Plan Office
Teaming up with a best-selling author, Steelcase creates work spaces for those seeking refuge from the constant din of the open-plan office.
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Products
In This Age of Ubiquitous Computing, What Are We Doing to Our Bodies?
In this age of ubiquitous computing, what exactly are we doing to our bodies?
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Projects
With a Bit of Help From MakerBot, 3D Printing Goes Mainstream
3-D printing has already transformed design. Now, with affordable equipment widely available, the technology is going mainstream.
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Firm Documents Process Behind Competition Design
Mark Ramirez chronicles the evolving design process at Hickok Cole Architects.