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Musings and facts about office furniture and interior spaces.

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Congratulations to @kimballoffice for winning the Interior Design Best of Year for CANOPY in the Furniture/Systems category at the awards ceremony last week in New York. #kimball #interiordesignmagazine http://bit.ly/1N9yMzc

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Have a boo one! #halloween2015

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Today, we are bringing you some ideas on how to create a vigorous team environment and develop stronger employee relationships by having the right furniture and tools. Let's take a look.

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TRAINING

For training environments, select tables that come in different shapes, with casters and can be easily configured to accommodate the way you want to impart knowledge. For seating choose either a stackable chair or select a task chair for more comfort. Mobility is a crucial element for creating a training environment to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. → INFO

TEAMING

A teaming area is a smaller space that can be assigned for the duration of a project, or unassigned for spontaneous meetings. Look for furniture such as Smart Boards and Focus Walls, which allow for ideas to be discussed, evaluated, rearranged and documented. Flip-top tables allow for easy and countless reconfigurations for demonstration, learning, meeting and negotiations. Allow for recessed monitors and controls for live teleconferencing and presentations that connect team members in different location. → INFO

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You know what to do. Disconnect and relax.

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Design to Inspire (Infographic)

Change your surroundings to change your thinking.

Change your surroundings to change your thinking.

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How to Manage Gen X, Y and Z in the Workplace [Infographic]

As baby boomers take up retirement and leave voids in senior positions in organizations to be filled, the Gen-X, Gen-Y and Gen-Z put themselves up on the plate for the picking. Some organizations believe that these groups of generations have observable characteristics that their generation are accustomed to

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Loungin’ Around The Office

Kimball Bloom

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National Whimsy

Add spontaneous seating and cheer to any setting. Static and mobile options in varied sizes and shapes.

What’s your style?

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This seating option gives you the flexibility and aesthetics for a training room or a classroom. Check it out: Essay Seating Collection from National Office Furniture on Vimeo.

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On the wall, on the floor, or near a desk, Stow helps you maximize space in a remarkably attractive way. @kimballoffice #stowit made with @flipagram

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Not all tables are created equally, but for some good design and affordability, check out National Office Furniture

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If you want to create a dynamic office space, start by choosing the right furniture.

Buying flexible and mobile furniture provides some practical advantages:

Optimizes space

Improves efficiency

Controls expenses

Easily rearranged to change the layout and purpose

Of course this workplace trend is made possible in part by the advances we have experienced in technology in the past few years. Nowadays, work can happen anywhere.

What to look for?

Casters

On chairs, work tables, ottomans and marker boards. Roll them, roll them, roll them!

Nesting

Flip it, stack them and store it. It is that simple.

Flip it

The tables can be combined in flexible arrangements fast and easy. When the tables are not in use, flip, stack and stow them away!

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You can’t spell TGIF without GIF

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A little humor to help you make it till 5:00 pm.

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Drooling over these measuring tools. The simple wireless wooden tape measure, protractor and caliper directly translate real-world measurements to an onscreen model. Let's get designing! #design #instruments @unfold

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NeoCon 2015 Product Preview: Office Furniture | Companies | Interior Design

See other product categories in the NeoCon 2015 Preview>> 1. Nomado mobile desks in aluminum and MDF by Sandler Seating. 2. Ad-Lib by PearsonLloyd for Allermuir. 3. Parkway by Jean Bourassa of Three H. 4. Grace tables in powder-coated aluminum by Emuamericas. 5. Lake drum tables in walnut, Baltic birch, and high-pressure plastic laminate by TMC Furniture. 6. Contemporary suite by West Elm Workplace. 7. IBooth in upholstered plywood and high-pressure plastic laminate by Peter Pepper Products. 8. Distil desk in ash and ash veneer by Herman Miller. 9. SW height-adjustable desks in steel, plastic laminate, and polyester by Okamura. 10. Winston workstation, for Apple iMac, in aluminum, steel, ABS plastic, and powder-coated MDF by Innovative Office Products. 11. Roomio pendant fixture in aluminum, acrylic, and aluminum composite by Forim. 12. Caid by Sorelstudio for Decca Contract. 13. Touchdown charging lockers in MDF, plastic laminate, and zinc alloy by Slyde Charging Solutions. 14. Dome outlet in plastic by Doug Mockett & Company. 15. Metro keyboard platform in aluminum and leather by ISE. 16. Numeris A-series keypads and RFID lock in zinc and aluminum alloys by Digilock. 17. Brooklyn USB desk lamp in aluminum and plastic by Lux LED Lights by Mighty Bright. 18. Brody WorkLounge modular workstations by Steelcase. 19. Traverse X by HOK Product Design for Okamura.

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Amazing 3d animation featuring the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece. Check it out.

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