Whenever a major publicly traded company loses its CEO, the board convenes, an executive search firm gets retained and the net is cast wide ā internally and externally, the press release always…
Andi Owen is stepping down as president and CEO of MillerKnoll, the Zeeland, Mich.-based company announced Monday, ending a tenure that saw one of the contract furniture industry’s most iconic brands navigate…
NeoCon has always been the industryās great coming-out party, the place where countless brands have announced themselves, staked their claim and told the market a story about who they are. In a…
Some companies talk about legacy. Mayer FabricsĀ livesĀ it.Ā The Indianapolis-based contract textile company is heading into NeoCon this year with two showrooms atĀ THE MART, a freshly launched collection that’s already generating buzz, a…
Studio TK is making a major statement at this year’s Fulton Market Design Days, trading last year’s 1,000-square-foot mezzanine presence for a sprawling 10,000-square-foot, three-story pop-up at Morgan’s on FultonĀ that will include…
The office furniture industry has spent decades getting better at ergonomics. Lumbar support, seat depth, armrest adjustability, tension controlĀ āĀ the list of mechanisms and features designed to make sitting moreĀ comfortableĀ is long and impressive.…
Walk the floor of HD Expo + Conference for a few hours and something becomes abundantly clear: the cookie-cutter hotel room is dead.Ā Nearly 20,000Ā designers, architects,Ā purchasingĀ agents and suppliers descended on Mandalay Bay…
Michael Joseph Elliott, the former president, CEO, andĀ chairmanĀ of the board of JSIĀ who helped build one of the contract furniture industry’s most distinctive cultures during four decades of leadership, died April 14, 2026,…
In a move that signals a deepening commitment to North America, Norway-based Flokk has acquired Spec Furniture of Toronto,Ā a deal that gives the global seating giant a meaningful entry point into…
ItāsāÆthe connectors who keep the wheels of commerce turning. And last week, the bustling corridors of THE MART in Chicago played host to a group of individuals who are some of the…
In the contract furniture industry, some companies spend decades perfecting a craft before stepping into the mainstream spotlight.Ā KwaluĀ is oneĀ of them. Despite a 42-year history, the company is currently undergoing a significant transformation,…
The calendarĀ doesnātĀ lie, but it does occasionally try to break us. IfĀ youāveĀ been in this industry for any amount of time, you know theĀ feelingĀ of early June. The air in Chicago starts to thicken with…