After nearly a year-long experiment in telecommuting, 95% of remote workers say they’d rather be back in the office in some capacity. Only 19% say they’re completely satisfied with their current work from home arrangements. More than half want to cap their remote work time to one or two days a week.
So you can’t afford an iconic Herman Miller Eames lounge chair. The good news is you can treat yourself to the esteemed mid-century modern furniture company’s new face masks for a good cause.
Herman Miller has launched a limited-edition face mask called “Design for Freedom” in partnership with Grace Farms Foundation, a humanitarian non-profit organization. The face mask is $30. Proceeds from the sales of the masks will go to Design for Freedom, a Grace Farms initiative that seeks to eliminate modern slavery from the built environment.
Edison, NJ — (SBWIRE) — 01/19/2021 — Latest Report Available at Advance Market Analytics, “Healthcare Furniture Market” provides pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics and a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining industry growth.
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Knoll Inc. (KNL) had a good day on the market for Tuesday January 19 as shares jumped 1.08% to close at $15.85. About 274,959 shares traded hands on 2,230 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 50.68 million. After opening the trading day at $15.88, shares of Knoll Inc. stayed within a range of $15.95 to $15.30.
Herman Miller has partnered with Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford, to host Conversations for Change, a platform for discussions about racial inequity, social justice, and hope.
Ford has produced his first piece of furniture with Herman Miller, a modified version of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (ELO) that was originally launched in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames. For Ford’s remix, he has handwritten the names of victims of racism in the United States as a tribute to those who lost their lives to racial injustice.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) has approved the new safety and performance standard: ANSI/BIFMA X6.4-2021, Occasional-Use Seating.
The BIFMA Subcommittee for Seating Standards worked diligently for the past three years to intro- duce this new ANSI standard. The Subcommittee began work in 2017 and provided guidance for the 2018 publication of BIFMAX6.4-2018 Occasional-Use Seating. Demand for this standard increased in 2020 with the influx of work at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Association sponsored development of X6.4 to become an American National Standard.
AKRON, Ohio — Regency Furniture, an office furniture manufacturer that does most of its business in the commercial field, has cut the ribbon on its latest expansion project, doubling capacity at its Akron, Ohio, headquarters.
Coinciding with the launch of National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Grace Farms Foundation and Herman Miller have announced the launch of a limited-edition face mask with sales supporting Design for Freedom, a multifaceted initiative formally launched by Grace Farms last October aiming to abolish forced labor in the built environment.
Rambler Wood Products is investing $7.6 million to establish a wood products manufacturing facility in Saint Paul, creating 73 jobs in the Russell County area, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday.
“As Virginia’s third-largest private sector industry, forestry supports thousands of quality jobs in our rural communities and contributes $21 million in economic impact each year,” Northam said in a statement. “We continue to prioritize bringing high-paying jobs and capital investment to all corners of our commonwealth while supporting working landscapes, and I am thankful to Rambler Wood Products for helping to create economic opportunity in Russell County.”
JASPER, Ind., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBAL) will announce its second quarter fiscal year 2021 financial results on Thursday, February 4, 2021, after the close of the market.
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET to review its financial performance.
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