November 18, 2013
“We remember, we rebuild, and we come back stronger!”
On Thursday, May 16th, Teknion‘s New York showroom was the sought after destination for a 100 architects and designers; the reason – a lively presentation focused on the design behind One World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower. In partnership with IDNY and designer pages, the presentation was delivered by Ken Lewis, Director of Skidmore, Owings [...]
November 18, 2013
Of sitting ducks and the need to fly
Though technology is making life better for the global workforce, designers are finding that sitting at the desk all day can have extremely negative impacts on health. A faction of workspace and interior design executives met over fresh coffee and breakfast for an open conversation on workspace design. The breakfast discussion was part of Metrocon’s [...]
July 17, 2013
Common Sense Sustainability: Tools for Better Workplaces
While there have been great strides made in Integrated Design approaches to designing buildings and workplaces, the successes have generally been limited to single occupier spaces or to those a few multi-tenant buildings that, from the outset, were designed with enhanced deep green objectives. Most multi-tenant space is leased by occupiers who follow the tried-and-true [...]
July 5, 2013
Meet our 2013 Best of NeoCon Winners
The dust has settled, the results are tallied and in the prestigious Best of NeoCon competition, Teknion won gold twice! The first, for Surface Tension in the Textiles: Upholstery Category and the second, for Fractals Seating Group in the Seating: Collaborative/Work Category. Teknion also received two Best of NeoCon Silvers for Interpret in the Furniture [...]
July 5, 2013
NeoCon roundtable discussion digs deep into the details
Beauty is often tied to luxurious and costly materials, but that need not be the case. In the midst of a proliferation of product innovation, the stacking chair remains a basic and necessary staple in the vocabulary of furniture design. Beauty can be very simple, residing in a plastic chair as much as one crafted [...]