INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
US: Gritting Quarters
The economy has seen its worse but as the office furniture industry usually reacts slower to macro conditions, American manufacturers must still grit their teeth through another quarter.
PROJECT
Facility Management: The Leadership
Imperatives Of Workplace Development
The critical need for better management of workplace processes and workplace design has never been greater than it is today.
HIT GUIDE
Best Of NeoCon 2009
Celebrating its 20th year, the Best of NeoCon (BON) honours new commercial interiors products. These products are introduced to the market in 45 categories ranging from Alternative Office to Workplace Technologies.
Red Dot 2009/10
Designers and design experts, politicians and economists alike converged in the in Essen, Germany on June 29, 2009, and celebrated the success of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2009/10 winners.
Current issue:
September/October 2009
What Does It Take To Profit? A Chair?
Updated forecast for 2010 by BIFMA heralds renewed optimism for the sector. Office furniture production and consumption are expected to improve by 2.8 percent and 3.9 percent respectively next year. After back-to-back declines in real GDP of more than six percent, the period of economic free-fall seems to be over, at least for GDP, BIFMA said.
