Designers
April 30, 2012
Teknion’s new showroom debut in Atlanta
At the opening party of Teknion’s new showroom in Atlanta, one guest was overheard saying, “I need to make another appointment to see the showroom – there’s so many people here that I can’t see the product!”
April 22, 2012
Teknion launches Think Tank for design principals
Great minds converged at Teknion’s first Think Tank, a series of gatherings of architects and designers to discuss trends affecting the firms across North America. Led by Kay Sargent, Teknion’s VP of Architecture, Design and Workplace Strategies, the Think Tank brought together design principals from Minneapolis area and the topic quickly turned to respect for [...]
April 12, 2012
Design by Nature contest – get back to your design roots for a chance to win $2500
Calling all Toronto designers, furniture makers, installation artists and artisans: Have we got a show for you. Chances are, you already love Evergreen Brick Works, an innovative environmental centre (formerly a handful of dilapidated buildings) in the Don Valley. Well, Evergreen Brick Works wants to show off your work this summer. In June 2012, it [...]
April 3, 2012
Saccoccio & Associates Architects shows off CAN-do attitude!
Congratulations to Saccoccio & Associates Architects for winning “Juror’s Favorite” in Canstruction® Rhode Island, a community service project for architects and construction professionals that benefits the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. They also were awarded “Best Meal”. The sculptures will remain on display for two weeks until their “de-canstruction.” On April 14th, more than 20,000 [...]
March 30, 2012
New app connects people, technology and spaces
Studies show that 64% of workers carry a tablet, a figure that’s slated to increase to 80% in the next six months. The proliferation of mobile working has inspired Teknion’s new eSHOW and ePLAN apps, which allows users to experience its newest showroom virtually and to develop planning scenarios using Teknion award-winning products. eSHOW was [...]
February 24, 2012
Continuing to LEED the way in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. leads the U.S. when it comes to LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, according to a report released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The latest? Teknion Corporation’s new Washington, D.C., showroom.
November 15, 2011
A talent show of another kind
On December 1, 2011, the home of the Space Needle will make way for needle and thread. The Emerald City will welcome rhinestones. The birthplace of grunge will become a veritable nirvana for lovers of arts and crafts. Teknion presents its third annual Hidden Talents Unveiled holiday market in Seattle! Hosted in the OM Workspace [...]
November 8, 2011
What is next in workspace design?
The SKIFF Mobile Project Caddy. The Acoustic Shroud System. The FERN Acoustic Canopy. Let us be the first to predict the future’s must-have office products. In an inspiring display of intergenerational collaboration, Teknion partnered with five fourth-year Industrial Design students at Ottawa’s Carleton University. During this eight-month design project, called Workspace Next, the students visited [...]
August 30, 2011
A true industry powerhouse, Teknion welcomes Kay Sargent aboard.
We are thrilled—literally bursting at the seams—to welcome a new member to our close-knit Teknion family. Kay Sargent, CID, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C will join us in the role of Vice President, Architecture, Design and Workplace Strategies. With over 26 years of experience in the interiors business, most recently as Principal for Interior Architects in [...]
August 9, 2011
A concept worth wrapping your head around
This past June, at NeoCon in Chicago, Teknion hosted a most inspiring roundtable. This at-capacity event was worth two CEU credits—though the insights it provided were priceless. All the fuss? Practices and planning surrounding our office-design philosophy, Co-create, of course! The discussion, entitled “Co-create: New thinking about the collaborative workplace,” hinged on the roughly 80 [...]