- Design+Work
“Design + Work,” a new knowledge series premiered at NeoCon 2011.
Herman Miller and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) presents this on-going series to explore emerging trends in the workplace and highlight a range of design topics that enhance and affect our daily lives. We’re proud to share with you highlights of the first program featuring John Snavely, Microsoft futurist and designer, and his vision on technology and the new ways it is shaping how and where we work. Click here to view
- Canvas SketchUp Files
Canvas Office Landscape™ from Herman Miller creates holistic work environments that bring choice, harmony, and connection to all kinds of organizations and their space. For inspirational product application ideas to share with your customers and to help in your space planning and design, Canvas SketchUp models are now available for download. Featured in Herman Miller’s Canvas Digital Toolkit, these applications span a range of workspaces from private office to panel-based to beam-based benching, meeting the wide range of needs for individual spaces. Click to download zip
Nature Takes Over the Office in Downtown Denver
In this wired era, it’s easy to let the office creep into every part of life, even time spent in nature, by checking email from the beach or taking a work call while out on the trail. But what if the tables were turned, and it was nature that was creeping into the office instead? It might look something like the playful, slightly surreal installation that eco-friendly architects Tres Birds Workshop created recently in downtown Denver. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/nature-takes-over-the-office-downtown-denver.php
Reported by eFurniture for Office Furniture & Design on 7/28/2010
JASPER, IN (July, 2010) – National Office Furniture recently introduced the Antimicrobial Silver Ion Protection on its finished wood products including tables, casegoods and seating. Beginning July 1, 2010, antimicrobial silver ion technology comes standard at no upcharge on National’s wood finishes. Read More on : National Office Furniture Introduces Antimicrobial Silver Ion Protection
President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010. This new $17.5 billion legislation (scaled down from an earlier $150 billion package) is of particular interest to businesses as it includes new tax benefits directly related to hiring employees and writing off investments in equipment.
The new tax incentives for businesses to hire unemployed workers:
- payroll tax exemption of the employers share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after March 18, 2010.
- employer tax credit of up to $1,000 per worker Read More on : HIRE Act of 2010
Healing Property
Craig Kellogg — Interior Design, 5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Dubai Mall Medical Centre
Bloomingdale’s, Giorgio Armani, and Catherine Malandrino aren’t the only major imports at the Burj Khalifa, the 2,600-foot-tall United Arab Emirates tower formerly known as the Burj Dubai. On the third story, health care based on a Western model is offered at the Dubai Mall Medical Centre, an NBBJ-designed alternative to local public options.
Whether circumstances call for an echocardiogram, a capped tooth, or a touch of Botox, traffic is heavy and truly multicultural: local elites rubbing shoulders with expats from Asia, Europe, and the U. S. To avoid an “airport lounge” feeling, senior lead designer Karen Eskandari explains, her team prepared a mood video exploring the sensory aspects of a visit to the medical center. What would it smell like? How would a door handle feel? Read More on : Healing Property
