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20th Century Top 100: a Book Review “100 Buildings 1900-2000”, produced by The Now Institute, presents 100 built projects essential to a young architect’s education, according to a sampling of the world’s most respected architects, including Tadao Ando, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, Zaha Hadid, Sir Richard Rogers, Moshe Safdie, Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi + Denise Scott Brown, Tod Williams + Billie Tsien and Thom Mayne. officeinsight contributor John Morris Dixon provides a review of the book – but go get yourself a copy!

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Taking it to the Streets in L.A. Recently the IIDA SoCal, Los Angeles City Center chapter, hosted its inaugural Designwalk L.A, an event conceived to allow industry peers to reconnect and stay updated on the newest industry products and innovations. Since WestWeek has long since faded as a relevant contract market event, there hasn’t really been an opportunity for the L.A. commercial design community to have a NeoCon-like experience and see the industry’s newest offerings. Officeinsight L.A. correspondent Harriet Morgan chronicles the night, which showed off downtown L.A.’s re-emergence as Southern California’s center for commerce AND design.

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The Beat: 3 Groups You Need to Know People with new ideas in architecture and design circles can and do actually bring them to fruition, and the architecture and design fields have a way of nurturing those ideas through the CITED: depth and intricacies of the relationships said fields are built “THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NO on. This week we present three entities do just that – pushing IF YOU DON’T ASK.” the boundaries of what’s possible in design and the built —MADELINE DUVA environment: 100 Resilient Cities, Hip Hop Architecture Camp and Bionic. They’re doing so by finding a clever target space in which to work – in urban resilience, diversity through music + architecture, and startup mentality.

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20th Century Top 100: a Book Review by John Morris Dixon

100 Buildings 1900-2000, produced by The Now Institute, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2017 We’ve just been through the Winter Olympics and the season of entertainment awards that culminated with the Oscars. And the parade of annual awards for design of all kinds is already underway. This book takes a longer view, rounding up the best buildings of an entire century and ranking them from 1 to 100. It’s presented in an admirably concise 4” x 10” format, with a two-page spread for each project that includes one well-chosen black-and-white photo, an informative text of about 100 words, and a few line drawings that concisely explain a lot.

The Process Why and how has the sponsoring Now Institute come up with a credible best-of-a-century roster? In his foreword to the book, the Pritzker Prize-winning Los Angeles architect Thom Mayne (a co-founder and director on the Institute) cites “a declining awareness of historical precedent among my students” and the desire to help fill that gap with this “reference source.” In a collaboration between the Institute and his own staff, a procedure was pursued that is system- atic, yet not quite scientific. The selections for the book were made by reaching out to a sampling of the world’s most respected architects, asking them to list “the 100 built projects essential to a young architect’s education.” Of those contacted, 58 met the request. The list includes such luminaries as Tadao Ando, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, Zaha Hadid, Sir Richard Rogers, Moshe Safdie, Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi + Denise Scott Brown, Tod Williams + Billie Tsien, and (of course) Thom Mayne. While the choice of those participating was subjective, their judgment is probably quite representative of today’s design practitioners – at least the senior ones. The (unranked) lists submitted by all the responders are duly printed at the end of the book, so you can find out what each of them considered “essential”, if you’re up for reading some 5,800 entries. What the book compilers did was to enter the responses into a matrix and count how many times each building was listed. Et voila, the top hundred listed in order. And if you just want to know who voted for each of those, there’s a fold-out dot matrix sheet documenting that. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 4 OF 39

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The Outcome companied by the 1951 Farnsworth Then, of course, there is the all- Given the time frame and make-up House in Plano, Illinois (#6), the American Frank Lloyd Wright, with five of the respondents, it’s not surprising 1958 Seagram Building in New York entries, starting with #5, the complex that the early 20th Century Modern (#15), Crown Hall, 1956, at IIT in of buildings he designed from1936 to masters are strongly represented. Chicago (#50), the 1930 Tugend- 1951 for the S.C. Johnson Company in Buildings by the Swiss-French LeCor- hat House in Brno, Czech Republic Racine, Wisconsin. His other chosen busier rank #1 and #2 – his 1931 (#53), and the 1968 New National works include the 1937 Fallingwater Villa Savoye and his 1955 chapel Gallery in Berlin (#71). house in Pennsylvania (#13), the 1959 at Ronchamp – and six more of his works made the top 100: his 1960 La Tourette monastery near Lyon (#9), his 1952 Unité d’Habitation apartment block in Marseille (#20), his 1954 Mill Owners’ Association in Ahmedabad (#76), his 1967 Centre Le Corbusier in Zurich (#96), and his one building in the U.S., the 1962 Carpenter Center at Harvard (#92). Following closely, with six works in the book, is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose German Pavilion for the Barcelona Fair of 1929 is #3, ac-

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, 1991-1997, Frank Gehry, architect, #12. Drawing: The Now Institute.

Fallingwater, Edgar J. Kaufman House, 1934-1937, Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, #13. Photo: Jack E. Boucher/Cour- tesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Jewish Museum Berlin, 1989-1999, Daniel Libeskind, architect, #68. Photo: © Guenter Schneider. HABS PA-OHPY.V, 1-3. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 5 OF 39

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Guggenheim Museum in New York (#16), the 1910 Robie House in Chica- go (#31) and the 1906 Larkin Company office building in Buffalo (#80), the only one of the 100 no longer standing. Other architects represented by more than one work include another American, Louis Kahn, with his 1965 Salk Labs in La Jolla (#7), 1972 Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth (#22), 1971 Philips Exeter Library in New Hampshire (#29), and 1962-1983 National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh (#59). The Finnish Alvar Aalto is included for his 1948 Baker House dormitory at MIT (#54) and two of his widely admired works in Finland. The book’s two works by the late-in- the-century design star Frank Gehry are his own 1979 house in Santa Monica (#48) and his much praised 1997 Gug- genheim Museum in Bilbao (#12). Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, 1995-2002, Foreign Office Architects, #100. Photo: Satoru Mishima, courtesy FMA.

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The 20th Century progress of women (#25), and Antoni Gaudi’s 1912 Casa Utzon’s truly iconic 1957-73 Sydney in architecture can be measured by Mila in Barcelona (#63). Opera House (#27). There are none at the three buildings out of 100 credited all in the Middle East (though I could primarily to them: Zaha Hadid’s 1993 Geographical Distribution nominate a few) or in Africa. Vitra Fire Station in Germany (#99) All told, 32 of the chosen 100 are in Despite the fine works not included, and two buildings by the Brazilian Lina the United States, almost all of them the book is an information-packed Bo Bardi: the 1957-68 Museu de Arte concentrated in Southern California, – even entertaining – hit parade of (#57) and the 1977-86 SESC Pom- the Chicago area, and the North- a productive century’s architecture. peia (#95), both in Saõ Paulo. Bardi’s east. There is one work each from On these pages, I’ve identified only work has only recently been accorded Canada and Mexico, three from South 34 of the 100 entries (though it may well-deserved recognition, and Hadid America. A total of 53 are located in have seemed like more!). To access did her more significant works after the 15 European countries (27 of those in pertinent information on those and cut-off year 2000. Germany, France, and Italy), only nine 66 other fascinating works deemed The selecting experts clearly had in all of Asia (a serious under-repre- “essential” to our education, you may little enthusiasm for the Postmodern sentation), and one in Australia – Jorn want to get the book. n work so prominent late in the century. Only one work in the book illustrates the mix of Modernism with historical and vernacular references that char- acterized PoMo (see review of Post- modern Design Complete, by Judith Gura, in the 2/26 officeinsight). That is Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown’s 1964 Vanna Venturi house in the suburbs of Philadelphia (#51). Widely praised buildings by leaders of Postmodernism such as Charles Moore and Michael Graves do not appear. There is, notably, no recognition among the 100 buildings of any in the historical styles that prevailed in the early years of the century. Participant Robert A.M. Stern, for one, included among his own 100 such eclectic landmarks as: New York’s Grand Cen- tral Terminal; Washington’s Union Sta- tion, Lincoln Memorial, and National Gallery; Chicago’s Tribune Tower; and the Pasadena City Hall. The choosers were much more enthusiastic about works from the dawn of the Modern Movement. The anointed 100 includes 10 from the transitional period early in the century, among them Henrik Berlage’s 1903 Amsterdam Stock Exchange (#87), Greene & Greene’s 1909 Gamble House in Pasadena (#88), Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 Glasgow School of Art (#36), Otto Wagner’s 1912 Postal Savings Bank in Vienna Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan, 1995-2000, Toyo Ito & Associates, architects, #41. Photo: Miyagi Prefecture Sightseeing Section. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 7 OF 39

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The showroom guide for Designwalk LA 2018. Photography courtesy of IIDA and participants in the event. Taking it to the Streets in L.A. by Harriet Morgan

Recently the IIDA SoCal, Los Angeles City Center chapter, single evening just hasn’t been an option. And visiting them held what it hopes will be the inaugural Designwalk L.A. It on foot was most definitely out of the question. was conceived as an event to allow industry peers to recon- DesignWalk L.A. 2018 began with a launch party at nect and stay updated on the newest industry products Gensler’s spectacular atrium space after which the crowd and innovations. Since WestWeek has long since faded as followed a well-planned walking circuit from showroom to a relevant contract market event, there hasn’t really been showroom. an opportunity for the L.A. commercial design community The tour ended with a rocking wrap party in the show- to have a NeoCon-like experience and see the industry’s room of Haworth dealer, IOS. And there was plenty of inspi- newest offerings. ration in between at every host showroom or design office Once upon a time many of the contract manufactur- tour stop. The event was a well-planned, well-attended and ers were located either in the Pacific Design Center itself welcome gift to the design community that would not have or nearby in the West Hollywood district. But in the late been possible a few short years ago. 80s and early 90s they began relocating their showrooms The indisputable evidence that downtown Los Angeles has all across town to follow their clients to emerging creative, re-emerged as Southern California’s center for commerce high-tech and entertainment neighborhoods. AND design is reason to celebrate. Over the past 10 years, Given L.A.’s notorious traffic congestion, this has meant the trend of moving to the up-and-coming zip codes is slowly the prospect of visiting multiple showrooms and venues in a reversing itself with major design firms like Gensler, DLR 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 9 OF 39

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Group, HDR, CallisonRTKL and Smith GroupJJR committing to a downtown presence and joining the other Top 100s that were located there all along. Branch offices have proliferated as well, with national and local power- houses like Wolcott, Ware Malcomb, Carrier Johnson & Culture and The Switzer Group moving to the center. The trend back to downtown is not limited to A&D firms. Manufactur- ers are opting to set up shop in the city center too, with Steelcase, OFS, Haworth, Teknion, Knoll and most recently Shaw Contract now having showrooms in downtown. And the trend is gaining momentum as dealers and rep groups move into an area that has suddenly become walkable – IIDA SoCal, City Center co-director Jason Shepley of Herman Miller, signing-in participants.

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although as a post-event note, I don’t seeing product in context and the way Con event in the IA office; eventually recommend it in high heels. the designer and manufacturer com- opening it up to other downtown firms. Industry-wide events like Designwalk munities connect. She missed the kind A second event on Valentine’s Day L.A. don’t just happen. A lot of volun- of exposure going to NeoCon or First was dubbed the “Red Party”, where teer hours by IIDA members went into Look or even easy access to a show- materials and finish manufacturers making it a success. But as with most room provides. were invited to display new products, good things that do happen, there is a Ms. DuPrey’s response was to orga- creatively incorporating red or pink. driving force behind the scenes. In this nize her own color-themed post Neo- The goal, as with the DesignWalk, was case, co-chair Monica DuPrey gets a ton of credit. A New Yorker who moved to L.A. in 2010 to join the downtown IA Interior Architects office, she has a background in FF&E and a history of close collaboration with architects, developers, facilities groups and con- tractors in the Big Apple. But in L.A. she found herself asking, “Where’s the design community here?” What she felt lacking was the experience of

(L.to R) IIDA SoCal City Centers VP, Hana Dorani of Knoll, event chair, Monica DuPrey of IA Inte- rior Architects, Mark Bryant, Director of Design at IA, and IIDA Past President, Carlos Posada of Gensler in the award winning light transformed IA office.

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to craft product, ideas and design into an experience that left attendees walk- ing away inspired and wanting more. As the popularity of these events outgrew IA’s space and party plan- ning capabilities, Ms. DuPrey took her vision to Ali Dahl and Jason Shepley at IIDA, and the process of planning for what will now be an annual IIDA event followed. This year there were 14 locations in the design tour. Each stop presented products in a theme the planning group decided in collabora- tion with their co-hosts, making this trade show experience truly special.

With the great Mies looking on, guest artists hand-paint Knoll Washington Skin Chairs.

The walking part of Designwalk LA continued into the evening. Wirt Design’s Chinese New Year themed office hosted multiple vendors including Momentum Textiles, Crossville, Masland, Parallel Group and Strategic Furniture.

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At the wrap party, IA Interior Architects ambiance and flow throughout – and with Southern California is a hotbed of Lighting Design Studio was awarded product information creatively shared. innovation in many fields and the first “Best Experience of the Evening.” While Knoll’s brand new showroom was a ever IIDA DesignWalk L.A. 2018 is each stop played an important part, IA favorite, featuring a live chair-painting evidence of the creativity of our com- went above and beyond by transforming demonstration by local artists and the op- mercial design community and that its entire space with lighting seamlessly portunity to interact with Knoll products downtown L.A. is once again a happen- integrated into each installation, creating in unexpected ways. ing place to be. n

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The Beat: 3 Groups You Need to Know by Mallory Jindra

One of the finest qualities the archi- 100 Resilient Cities that includes not just the shocks – tecture and design community has is Created and financially supported earthquakes, fires, floods, etc. – but its affinity for pushing the boundaries by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100 also the stresses that weaken the of what’s possible. It’s a natural part Resilient Cities helps cities around the fabric of a city on a day to day or cycli- of the identity of design, in any form. world “become more resilient to the cal basis. People with new ideas can and do physical, social, and economic chal- “Examples of these stresses include actually bring them to fruition, and the lenges that are a growing part of the high unemployment; an overtaxed architecture and design fields have a 21st century.” or inefficient public transportation way of nurturing those ideas through 100 Resilient Cities is part of a global system; endemic violence; or chronic the depth and intricacies of the rela- urban resilience movement, founded food and water shortages. By address- tionships said fields are built on. on helping make cities stronger and ing both the shocks and the stresses, It’s in this spirit that we call attention improving their quality of life. It began a city becomes more able to respond to a few groups doing just that – push- in 2013 with 32 cities, and announces to adverse events, and is overall better ing the boundaries of what’s possible newly selected cities each year. The able to deliver basic functions in both in design and the built environment. 100RC website provides a fascinating good times and bad, to all popula- They’re doing so by finding a clever snapshot of the issues each of its cities tions.” target space in which to work – in ur- is grappling with – check it out here. Cities in the 100 Resilient Cities net- ban resilience, diversity through music “100RC supports the adoption and work have access to helpful resources + architecture, and startup mentality. incorporation of a view of resilience in four key pathways: 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 17 OF 39

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1. Financial and logistical guidance 2. Expert support for development of them develop and implement their for establishing an innovative new a robust Resilience Strategy Resilience Strategies position in city government, a Chief 3. Access to solutions, service pro- 4. Membership of a global network Resilience Officer, who will lead the viders, and partners from the private, of member cities who can learn from city’s resilience efforts public and NGO sectors who can help and help each other. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 18 OF 39

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A winning design from the Urban SOS: hOUR City 2017 competition, which asked students to propose new solutions to tackle housing, transportation, or economic development challenges and to reimagine what a future “hour city” boundary can be. The competition is hosted by AECOM and Van Alen Institute, with 100 Resilient Cities. Hip Hop Architecture If you haven’t at least heard of The Hip Hop Architecture Camp™, now you know. It’s a one-week intensive experience “designed to introduce un- der represented youth to architecture, urban planning, creative place making and economic development through the lens of hip hop culture.” The camp’s mission is to increase the number of minorities in architecture and urban planning, and it’s garnered much attention in its short existence. Hip Hop Architecture got its legs from Michael Ford, an architectural designer from Detroit who wrote his graduate thesis at University of Detroit Mercy on “Hip Hop Inspired Architec- ture and Design.” Ford is currently an instructor in the architecture program at Madison College, and he’s also the co-founder of The Urban Arts Collec- tive, through which he conducts the Hip Hop Architecture Camp. The camp’s framework is simple and effective, centered around “4C’s” – creativity, at collaboration, commu- nication and critical thinking. Students pair with architects, urban planners, designers, community activists and hip hop artists to create their own vision for their community, using physical and digital models accompanied by a Michael Ford, architectural designer and co-founder of the Hip Hop Architecture Camp 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 19 OF 39

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Hip Hop Architecture track and music >Transform. “The Growth Board To learn more, check out Bionic video summarizing their design. To get moves executives from operator mode co-founder David Kidder’s book “The a sense of what that means, check out to creator mode, which is critical for Startup Playbook” as well as Steel- the songs here. lean to scale inside an enterprise. case’s Q&A with Kidder. n The Hip Hop Architecture Camp is Together this integrated operating sys- open to middle school and high school tem creates a permanent, always-on students, but space is limited. Its 2018 capability for growth.” roster of cities includes: Tempe, Arizona Sarasota, Florida Evansville, Indiana Prince George’s County, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Detroit, Michigan St. Louis, Missouri The Bronx, New York Toledo, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, Portland, Oregon Lake City, South Carolina Madison, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bionic By installing a startup ecosystem, Bionic is giving large companies ev- erything they can’t quite do anymore, back to them. “We are radical outsiders enabling the world’s largest companies to grow at the speed of startups…We believe enterprises can grow like startups again – that’s where they began. Ven- ture capitalism and entrepreneurship are the new forms of growth manage- ment.” It’s a cool concept, and one that’s working. The company breaks down its services as such: >Install. “We pair companies with our entrepreneurs-in-residence, who introduce the methods, tools, and technologies of lean entrepreneur- ship.” >Scale. “We install a governance structure for senior leadership called a Growth Board, which enables execu- tives to manage a portfolio of early stage startups like a venture capitalist would.” “The Startup Playbook”, written by Bionic co-founder David Kidder 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 20 OF 39

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Knoll: Muuto sides so seating options are Revit, along with product fact limitless. Kilo is available as sheets, inspirational imagery, six individual islands or two and more. Read More configurations.Read More HBF Textiles: Spring 2018 Collection >Koleksiyon unveiled the >HBF Textiles’ new Spring accommodate both sophis- >Knoll, which in January new Tache storage system, 2018 Collection offers six ticated and casual spaces added the Danish design designed by Studio Kairos. new fabrics that touch on with their soft, handcrafted company Muuto to its Tache reimagines the ‘cubby’ playful themes with thought- leather feel and wide range constellation of brands, for the workplace, present- ful composition. Designed of modern hues. Inspired now offers the full range ing a clever, modular system by HBF Textiles’ VP Design by digital connectivity, Color of Muuto products through for the contemporary worker. + Creative Direction Mary Jo Code and Digital Bloom recall Knoll and Knoll Dealer Keeping in line with the ever- Miller, the collection com- a pixelated, design-savvy partners. Muuto is rooted popular resimercial trend in bines beautiful aesthetics pattern that is impressively in the Scandinavian design contract furniture, it offers a with meticulous craftsman- modern yet timeless, adding tradition, characterized by minimalist, Scandinavian-style ship. Inspired by an affection whimsy and energy to any enduring aesthetics, function- silhouette, with wooden boxes for liveliness and dynamic, environment. Read More ality, craftsmanship, and an stacked on top of a bench in sensory fabrics, the Spring honest expression. Its product a diverse, vertical and hori- >Hightower launched Kilo Collection seeks to push range spans furniture, light- zontal repetition. Its modular Islands, a human-centered beyond the expected. Ziggy ing, and accessories: objects pieces can be specified in dif- bench system that helps Zag and Pepper Blend can made sublime through new ferent colors, and organized create spaces to socialize be upholstered in an open perspectives. Designers are in various ways for storage or work collaboratively in a office environment to add an invited to access the Muuto and display. The positive and diverse and informal setting. inviting, textural touch. Week- Professionals Site online, negative spaces between the Organic shapes create small ender and Modern Patina which includes architect files boxes present opportunities islands, accessible from all for the full Muuto product for the user to accessorize, range, including 2D, 3D and offering platforms for books,

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plants, or other visual objects. Stockholm Furniture & Light Its shape allows it to function Fair last month. Read More in multiple settings, serving >OFM’s new Adapt Series as a room divider, sideboard Tables can be configured to or storage container. Further, fit any office or educational the system’s bench provides setting and rearranged easily workers with a nice seat to to accommodate small- or gather their thoughts or col- large-group work. Available in laborate with a desk nearby. Crest, Rectangle, Trapezoid, Read More Wave, and Ying shapes, the >Offecct’s Dune, designed tables are designed to facili- by pioneering Swedish tate collaboration and foster design studio Front, can creativity. They are part of a seat up to eight people and larger effort by OFM to cre- holds four table tops for a ate modern furniture for the comfortable “touch down” modern office, school, and spot for interaction, both beyond. Read More face to face and digital. The >Specialty Lighting intro- piece garnered considerable duced nuance and nuance– attention as a prototype under dim - sleek low-profile LED development in Offecct Lab Specialty Lighting: nuance–dim luminaires for efficiently when it was exhibited at the has a touch control dimmable illuminating cabinets, shelv- NOTEWORTHY Salone del Mobile in Milan in feature for spaces requiring ing, displays, and hospitality 2017. This year, Dune was a range of bright to subtle >Davis Furniture’s Reed or work spaces. Nuance-dim launched as a novelty at the shades of lighting. Both nu- chair by Jehs+Laub added ance and nuance-dim are two more renowned awards to constructed of lightweight alu- its collection – the Red Dot minum housing with acrylic Award: Product Design 2017 diffuser. Up to six fixtures and the iF Design Award can be linked when using the 2018. Reed is a multi-use available connecting cables. chair with a striking silhouette An integral power source that proves how well opposites means no bulky driver is attract. Made of solid wood needed. The 26” fixtures are and plastic, this combination available in black and white creates a beautiful marriage of finishes.Read More natural materiality and clean Offecct: Dune design. Reed was also the 2017 Best of NeoCon Gold winner in the Seating: Stack- ing category. Read More

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>Leland International of Canada’s Best Managed seamlessly coordinates with JUST is not a verification unveiled a new logo and Companies in 2009, and has smoothly engineered features. or certification program. updated brand identity. The re-solidified its standing for Prior to the Good Design an- Rather, the program provides company, which was formed nine consecutive years. The nouncement, it also received an innovative platform for in 1992 and introduced its honor is awarded by Deloitte, the Attendees’ Choice Award organizations to be trans- original Marquette chair 25 CIBC, National Post, and at ErgoExpo in Las Vegas; the parent about operations, years ago, has grown and Queen’s School of Business Nightingale Gold Award at the including employee benefits evolved beyond chairs with and showcases Canadian 2016 Healthcare Design Expo and financial and community a much bigger and broader owned and run companies & Conference; and a HiP investments. The program portfolio. The new logo releas- that excel in overall business award from Interior Design highlights companies that es the Leland name from a strategies and sustained magazine at NeoCon 2016. have transparency in social solid box and adds solid bars, growth. Read More Read More justice and equity policies. To underscoring the company’s receive a JUST label, Shan- >OM’s Truly.® chair was >Shannon Specialty Floors vision for the future but also non Specialty Floors reported recognized with a 2017 is the first flooring manufac- taking inspiration from the on a wide range of metrics Good Design Award. The turer to receive the Interna- iconic cutouts featured on about the company’s opera- annual international com- tional Living Future Institute the original Marquette chair. tions, culture, and community petition is presented by The JUST Label for socially just Read More engagement. Read More Chicago Athenaeum, together and equitable organizations. >Nienkämper earned the with The European Centre distinction of Platinum Club for Architecture, Art, Design, member of Canada’s Best and Urban Studies. Truly.® Managed Companies. The is a task chair featuring warm company was first named one yet contemporary styling that

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PROJECTS and project management personnel; and the engineer- >LiRo Architects+Planners ing staff in disciplines ranging designed the new NYC from civil to structural. The headquarters for its par- goal was to house all of these ent firm, the LiRo Group. operations in one office in a Located on the 28th floor of manner that allows for the One State Street Plaza in the utmost in workspace flex- Battery Park section of Lower ibility and openness, fostering Manhattan, the contempo- open communication among rary, open, and collaborative groups, and helping the 13,500sf workspace takes up teams work better together on approximately three-quarters interdisciplinary projects. of the floor, consolidating sev- World Architecture News: WAN AWARDS 2017 eral different LiRo functions While there are designated work areas for the various >World Architecture News Pacific region. Ms. Goetz is from three former Manhat- groups, it was decided early announced the winners of also a Principal and Senior tan locations, and effectively on that the new space should the WAN AWARDS 2017. Vice President of the firm; doubling the amount of office promote open communica- Welcoming architects from and Mr. Kragelund is An As- space the company occupies tion and collaboration among as far afield as Hong Kong, sociate Principal and Senior in the city. The $3 million, them all. According to Joseph Australia, America and Vice President. 80-person workspace was P. Grant, Vice President, Brazil, the awards ceremony Ms. Goetz is a passional writer designed to be large and flex- Division Leader, Architecture, championed 37 imaginative and speaker on evidence- ible enough to accommodate who led the design work, “We and ambitious architectural based design, lean processes, future growth, as the rapidly wanted to promote ‘openness’ projects from across the globe and patient-centered care. expanding LiRo has doubled and ‘transparency’ in every at the London Marriott Hotel. Based in HKS’ Dallas office, its number of personnel in the sense of those words, and we All categories for the WAN she will focus on growing last five years alone. wanted to foster an egalitar- AWARDS 2018 are now open the firm’s health business to LAP led the search effort for ian, democratic atmosphere. for entry with a special early maximize the potential of its the new space and helped We used a great deal of glass bird discount available until people, work, and efforts to define three main functional and open-plan workstations to Mar. 29. Read More ensure strategic development requirements for the LiRo’s achieve that.” The designers of resources and work. new offices. First, they would also aimed to take full advan- Mr. Kragelund is based in be consolidating various tage of the expansive glazing HKS’ Los Angeles office. As a groups, including LAP; LiRo’s overlooking New York Harbor. RE-SITED project and solution partner, renowned Virtual Design, “We made sure to allow day- he his helping clients navigate >HKS welcomed Phyllis Construction, and Operations light to enter into every part of the uncertainty of today’s Goetz as Chief Development (VDCO) team; construction Strategist and Joey Krage- evolving healthcare system. lund as its new Regional Read More Health Group Director for the

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a departure for LiRo, as this is the first LiRo office with an open work environment. “Ev- eryone who works in or has visited the space absolutely loves it, myself included,” says Luis M. Tormenta, LiRo’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman. “This kind of environment is a leap forward for us. We get many visits from clients and prospective clients here, and the modern aesthetic truly presents us as the national firm with a global outlook that we are.” Due to the extensive use of glazing in the design, employ- ees and visitors can see from one end of the space to the other. This visual catalyzes LiRo’s notion of “openness” and “transparency.” LiRo Group - Photo by Peter Dressel, Wilk Marketing Communications the space, to be enjoyed by the street below was even the new space. Other curtain Upon entering the reception all office occupants. It’s just more so. wall buildings they exam- area from the elevator lobby, a matter of following sustain- ined, on the other hand, had one immediately sees the Keeping these three re- able, healthy design prin- perimeter heating that tended reception desk and, behind quirements in mind, LiRo ciples,” continued Grant. to absorb more of the exterior it, a waiting section with personnel saw a number of fenestration, which narrowed comfortable, high-end leather The second requirement was properties in Lower Manhat- down the views. The State seating. The 900-square foot the location in the Battery tan, but not all of them had Street location’s convenient reception and waiting areas Park section of Downtown structural systems that would proximity to various transpor- are separated from each Manhattan. LiRo has done accommodate their open-plan tation options helped as well. other by a glass divider. To a great deal of work in the concept. Many, in fact, had the right of reception is an vicinity, from the SeaGlass columns that broke apart any LAP designed the space and 800sf pantry and cafeteria, Carousel at the Battery to the hope of an open workspace. served as project manager while two completely glazed award-winning renovation of When they conducted their during construction. LiRo conference rooms, adjacent Pier A, and currently works walk-through of One State Engineers served as MEP to each other, are situated on several other large projects Street Plaza, however, all the (mechanical, electrical, and on the left. One conference nearby, which will continue pieces fell into place. “We felt plumbing) engineers on the room is 270sf and the other is for several years. it had the maximized open project. The Wolfson Group 460sf in size. plan to support the concept is LiRo’s landlord. Since the The third and final require- we had, as well as the right project’s completion, Wolfson Directly behind the meet- ment was for the team to exposure and the views,” has brought several of the ing rooms is the 5,560sf be situated on a floor that explained Mr. Grant. That the building’s prospective tenants open work area and the would maintain a connection windows are 30” off the floor to LiRo’s offices, as the space CEO’s partially glazed corner with the streetscape and its and extend up to the ceiling now serves as the standard office. In all, there are 14 activity, to remain an integral also helped maximize the for innovative, attractive, and private offices, for the senior part of the public fiber. While concept of tying the harbor functional office design. management of various LiRo the view was important, a views with the activities within departments, located mainly connection to the bustle on This space is in some ways 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 29 OF 39

officenewswire near the building’s core and or quadrants of different types fice. First, we ascertained Hicksville, and various other along the east side of the of work and functionality – we how much each employee office locations, to come in floor’s perimeter. The private have an administrative block, had been producing on a and set up a base of op- offices feature completely an architecture block, an person-by-person basis, both erations for a short period of glazed front walls to see into engineering block,” she said. digitally and with paper accu- time. the open work area and out With sustainable principles mulations. After analyzing our Unlike the open workspace, to the magnificent views of in mind and addressing firm’s historic storage needs, the space that houses the New York City’s waterways. the concerns of ergonomic the design team looked at VDCO team is defined and Further, there are smaller workspaces, all of the desks how employees have been uniquely situated within the collaboration spaces – includ- within this open area are storing materials and informa- overall office, for functional ing two phone rooms and height-adjustable. In between tion in the present and recent reasons. The VDCO team, two breakout rooms. The two the rows of workstations, they past, and how we believed an integral part of LiRo’s all-glass conference rooms specified storage and col- we will be more flexible in the sophisticated project manage- are both adjacent to the laboration spaces that feature future, further reducing the ment and design operations, perimeter wall of glazing and high counters with stool need for certain types of stor- requires what is essentially a its breathtaking vistas. Having seating. “Most important, we age,” explained LAP’s Project laboratory or research setting. glass panels divide the two had to be able to change the Designer Melissa Rivera-Fer- VDCO team members are spaces gives LiRo the ability configuration of the worksta- guson. experts in the rapidly evolving to use them as standalone tions, too. The workstations In addition to employees per- field of Building Information conference rooms or to en- were designed with mobility manently based in the New Modeling (BIM) and related able employees to remove the in mind to more easily adjust York City location, the open technologies that are used partition and open the rooms and reconfigure based on work area was also designed to simulate and visualize up into a communal meeting LiRo’s continued growth and to accommodate people myriad aspects of the plan- space for everyone to use. expansion in the future,” she coming in and out of Manhat- ning, design, construction, In the latter configuration, added. tan from other LiRo offices. and operations phases of a it becomes an extension of “Storage was an important It is set up for a “hoteling” or project. Their work enables their kitchenette and the main factor in the efficient space “boutique” situation for the clients to walk through near- public lobby area. planning of the new of- employees of the Syosset, photorealistic simulations Making the private office fronts out of glass and hous- ing them in the interior core of the building allows LiRo to have their open worksta- tions located centrally and along the floor plate’s external perimeter glazing. This layout allows the natural light to pen- etrate into all workspaces and provides all employees with access to the magnificent views beyond. The subcon- tractor for the glazed wall systems was Metro Wall. According to LAP’s Project Manager, Kathy Niewiadom- ska-Wong, LiRo very much wanted to create one single, open, continuous bullpen- type workspace. “Within that open space there are ‘blocks’ LiRo Group - Photo by Peter Dressel, Wilk Marketing Communications 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 30 OF 39

officenewswire and make decisions based was also used over an existing lume, Fina bidirectionals from LiRo is using a Building on comprehensive, “already- gray concrete and fireproofing Pinnacle, and LED light strips Management System for the built” environments. of exposed structural ceilings from Nanometer Lighting. supplemental heating and air that purposefully bleeds conditioning they installed. “They frequently use special For select elements, such through the white, softening The space’s life-safety sys- scan technologies and as seating, LAP brought in it. In addition, the monochro- tems are also tied into this equipment that create virtual several LiRo employees to matic look highlights a color BMS. It is a fully integrated, worlds, which can be viewed test products for comfort and when it is introduced, com- user-friendly, Web-based and experienced with viewing usability, in order to create municating that it is a very system that LiRo engineers goggles within their laboratory the most comfortable work important visual element that can control from anywhere space. And they’re extremely environment. All of the floor’s serves a purpose or defines a within the office space itself, physically active, getting open-plan workspace desks specific function. LiRo“ Blue” or remotely, such as from the up and moving through the have height-flexibility built in. is a kind of cobalt shade that corporate headquarters in virtual environments that are Enwork was the manufacturer has been used by the firm Syosset. In this way, LiRo’s created. So the idea was to for the open-plan workstations for years, and in this space engineers can get an immedi- provide them with a distinct and adjustable-height desks. in particular to magnificent ate snapshot of the tempera- space, which fosters those ac- JSI was the manufacturer for effect. LiRo Blue accents ture controls, of how the tivities and maintains the criti- the furniture specified for the in some of the carpeting, system is functioning overall, cal sound privacy required,” executive offices (specifically, for example, seem to light a and even what the tempera- said Niewiadomska-Wong. their Vision line). The custom- pathway in key areas. In fact, tures are in the various office The VDCO team members made creative/cooperative the entire floor pattern was zones. They now have more can change their workstation workstations were fabricated custom designed to actively direct control and active configuration to accommo- by the Jefferson Group. The draw the eye to the New York information to ensure that date whatever kind of virtual Jefferson Group also served Harbor views outside. The occupants have the optimal world they need to create in as the furniture contractor. carpet tile was manufactured environmental conditions. a given moment. Similarly, by Shaw Contract. Similarly, LAP custom designed the The BMS system and the the design team integrated cobalt accent walls were conference room tables with MEP systems were designed an abundance of power and added to the waiting area and countertops of a 1¼-inch- by LiRo and installed specifi- data supply for this area, to corridors. thick quartz in Soho Grey cally for the office. allow for future expansions in enhancing the elegance of information capabilities. The designers used suspend- While LiRo did not design the monochromatic color ed linear LED pendants from their floor’s elevator lobby, The floor’s core functions palate. The stone tops were Pinnacle Architectural Light- they did provide Wolfson with as an operations hub, with fabricated by Venetian Marble ing throughout, “criss-cros- specific materials – such as reproduction facilities and a & Granite. LAP also designed sing” them in certain areas, 16”x32” Opus tile flooring, in print area located here, along the tables’ custom metal legs, both for visual impact and the color called “Cliff,” from with a library space, IT room, which were manufactured by to show movement. This Nemo Tile Company, and and bathrooms. Hamilton Metal Craft, Inc. crossed-lighting pattern was lighting fixtures – to incorpo- As for finishes, the team used purposefully over aisles Similar finishes were used rate in various ways in order opted for a monochromatic and in collaborative zones in the reception area. LAP to better integrate the elevator look of mostly whites and where there is naturally more designed the reception desk lobby’s look and feel into grays. This serves a dual activity, to reinforce the fact also using a 1¼-inch-thick LiRo’s design. This was im- purpose: it emphasizes the that it is an area with a great quartz top in Soho Grey and portant from an architectural panoramic view and helps deal of movement. By placing custom-designed metal legs. point of view, as LiRo’s space to reinforce the clean, open the fixtures in this manner, One element that differs in is separated from the elevator workspace look. This is the light given off seems to the reception area is the use lobby through a completely evident in elements like the move in the same way a per- of a large piece of white-and- glazed storefront-type wall cloud ceilings and exposed son would move through the gray Statuarietto marble in the and entrance door. ductwork, which are painted space; it is highly dynamic. front. It serves as a repre- Although the space met all Glacier White to increase their Elsewhere, LAP specified sentation of the company’s of LiRo’s main requirements, perceived height. The white recessed squares from Maxi- strength and refinement. that does not mean it did 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 31 OF 39

officenewswire not also provide its share of certain amount of intimacy. open for registration. NeoCon how the WELL Building Stan- design and construction chal- In this way, the area overall will deliver a world-class dard is structured, how the lenges. Working through the maintains the open transpar- educational experience for its certification process works, as floor’s core proved somewhat ency LiRo desired, while also 50th edition including four well as insights on how to pre- difficult, as the building’s providing each individual em- marquee presentations and pare a successful certification existing systems – namely ployee with a more intimate more than 100 CEU programs submission. [Intermediate] the heating and air condition- space in which to work. Read Jun. 11-13 at The Mart. Show 4:00-5:00 p.m. Five Trends ing components – traversed More organizers have curated a Influencing the Next 10 through the LiRo space in rich program of thought-pro- Years of Healthcare Facility various ways. The designers voking seminars that explore Design (M130). Healthcare simply had to work around a wide range of topics includ- design consultant Sara Mar- these elements, turning EVENTS ing a roadmap for achieving berry will address how retail them into what now presents >The Design Center at WELL certification, applying clinics, mHealth and home as integrated and deliber- theMART shared its sched- psychology to design, and healthcare is making society ate design choices. The ule of upcoming events for trends influencing the next rethink how and where it gets result is that the mechanical 2018: decade in healthcare facility care; how Boomers, Millenni- components are encased in -Outdoor Sample Sale - May design. New this year, Neo- als, and Gen-Xers all have dif- white plastic “tubes,” a clean 2-4, Floors 14, 15, & 16. Con will explore the industry’s ferent needs and wants; and aesthetic feature within an Shop the latest in outdoor next chapters with a series other big trends in healthcare otherwise refined industrial furniture and accessories in of seminars flagged with the facility design. [Intermediate] exposed ceiling. Future of Design designation. select casual furniture show- Tuesday, Jun. 12 In a press release last week, The open ceilings themselves rooms at the Design Center, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Branding: show organizers shared a provided an acoustical chal- open to trade and consumer How to Create A Cult-like small selection of some of the lenge. To overcome this, LAP customers. Following (T200). Lauren sessions scheduled: mounted ceiling “clouds” -Digital by Design - May 22, Rottet of Rottet Studio in above the open work areas Design HQ. Join the Design Monday, Jun. 11 Houston will outline a win- to absorb sound. Seren- Center for the first-ever Digital 9:30-10:30 a.m. Case Study ning approach to branding, dipitously, the clouds provide by Design day, featuring edu- of The World’s First WELL focusing on the particulars by visual play, while imparting a cational sessions on the latest V1 Platinum Project (M100). first creating the big-picture more finished look to the raw, digital trends and networking From Perkins+Will in Wash- architectural concept. From mechanical elements of the opportunities with design ington, DC, Senior Designer this layered concept, she will ceiling. industry professionals. Haley Nelson, Associate illustrate how to design every- -Casual Market Chicago - Principal David Cordell, and thing from custom furniture, Finally, incorporating multiple Sep. 25-29, Floors 7, 14, Design Principal Ken Wilson rugs, wall coverings, lighting, departments into one open & 15. Discover the latest, will present this case-study accessories, art, and even workspace was another type most innovative products and workshop. They will discuss the uniforms and food service of challenge. There is always trends from around the world a delicate balance between at the Design Center’s four- maintaining an open envi- day outdoor and casual living ronment on the one hand, trade show. while maintaining privacy -Design Chicago - Oct. 3-4, for each individual worker Floors 1, 6 & 14. Attend the on the other. To solve this Midwest’s largest residential conundrum, LAP’s designers design conference that fea- aligned all of the worksta- tures two days of educational tions to each other, but each events and presentations, desk is equipped with its own showroom open houses, and privacy panel, as well as a product debuts. Read More storage and reference space behind it that imbues the >The NeoCon 50 seminar individual workspace with a schedule is now online and 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 32 OF 39

officenewswire style. [Advanced] in San Francisco, will pres- 9:30-10:30 a.m. Moving ent case studies from North Beyond Open Plan (T201). America, Europe, and Asia to From HOK in St. Louis, illustrate how some elements MO, Director of Workplace of human nature and design Kay Sargent and Director psychology are universal and IVY of Interiors Betsy Nurse will some are more culturally talk about how to determine specific. [Basic] the right solutions to meet Wednesday, Jun. 13 the needs of an increas- 8:00-9:00 a.m. Diggin’ The ingly mobile workforce while Gig Economy (W306) In Classic since 1990 avoiding the homogenization this seminar, attendees will of pre-packaged co-working discover how the gig economy solutions. They will show represents more than a trend how immersive environments that will quickly fade. The can create tailored spaces speakers - Mary Lee Duff, combining lessons from work Principal and Director of spaces including open plan, Workplace Strategy at IA In- co-working, ABW, NCE and terior Architects in San Fran- MEMO. [Intermediate] cisco, and Mary Clare Garrity, 11:00 a.m.-Noon. The True Senior Workplace Strategist Measure of a Space is How at IA Interior Architects in it Makes Us Feel (T207) This Los Angeles - will lay out this workshop will investigate the new economic landscape and various ways that every ele- discuss how it will influence ment of interior design—the the use, design and finances shape of the space, the color of workspace. [Intermediate] of walls and the arrangement 11:00 a.m.-Noon. With of furniture—is laden with Creativity in Mind: Apply- messages. Each element ing Design Psychology to speaks to certain values, Innovation-Driven Environ- and each one gives cues for ments (W307) Architect behavior. Taken together, Donald M. Rattner from Cos they suggest and invite a Cob, CT will introduce the way of working, learning or fundamentals of environ- socializing. Presented by Dr. mental psychology, as well as Sally Augustin of Design With how they can be leveraged Science in La Grange Park, to maximize idea generation IL; Primo Orpilla of Studio within interior space. The O+A in San Francisco; and session will cover a range of Collin Burry of Gensler San IVY Umbrella Stand topics such as color, lighting, Francisco. [Intermediate] sound, temperature, furniture Design: Carl Gustav Magnusson 2:30-3:30 p.m. Cultur- and fixtures, wall and floor & Emanuela Frattini Magnusson ally Specific Office Design: finishes and space planning. Cast Aluminum Insights From Airbnb (T226) [Intermediate] Read More Raw Sides & Polished Top Surfaces Rebecca Ruggles, Lead Interior Designer for Airbnb 18” h x 13” Ø 2017

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RAYMOND JAMES BRIEF 3.8.18 >Steel Inflation: All four companies announced a price increase within the first two months of calendar year 2018. Office Furniture: Notes from Raymond James Institutional Additionally, all the management teams in attendance and Investors (MLHR, SCS, HNI) Knoll discussed a potential mid-year price increase, contingent Analysts: Budd Bugatch, Katherine West, Bobby Griffin on the status of steel inflation. Historically, the office furniture industry successfully passed steel prices to the end consumer; >On Monday, March 5 to Wednesday, March 7, we hosted however, the incremental margin benefit from a price increase Herman Miller, Steelcase, and HNI Corporation at our 39th will lag the steel inflation due to the contract nature of the office Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference. During furniture business. the meetings, we gained insight on 1) industry sentiment, 2) impacts of potential raw materials disruption (inflation/ tariffs), Herman Miller: and 3) company specific strategies. Below, we highlight the >2018 outlook: In its presentation, Herman Miller manage- main takeaways of each of the company’s presentations. Knoll ment opined that the economic backdrop supports a strong of- was unable to present due to weather conditions in the fice furniture demand environment citing the quarterly BIFMA Northeast; however, we have included our notes from a day of forecast, US Architects Billing Index, AIA Consensus Construc- meetings we hosted in New York. tion Forecast, and GDP forecasts. In a ~3 to ~5 year forecast, >Market Sentiment: Overall, 2018 office furniture sentiment management projects that Herman Miller can achieve organic was positive. Many referenced the ~+5% BIFMA industry growth of +3% to +6% (+4% to +8% including targeted acqui- forecast as an appropriate indication for the market conditions sitions). in 2018. Potential reasons for the optimism were attributed >Product Development: In Fiscal 2017, new products ac- to many factors, such as the supportive economic backdrop, counted for 24% of the company’s sales. In Fiscal 2017, the lessening legacy product headwinds, and larger projects in company introduced ~50 products, resulting from a research the pipeline. The market expectations are supported by the and development investment of +3.2% of sales. The new January BIFMA data with a +5% y/y increase in North America products will focus on collaborative spaces, healthy postures, order growth and +2.9% y/y increase North America sales outdoor, lighting, materials, and technology. growth.

Industry Stock Prices %fr50- 3.9.18 12.29.17 9.29.17 6.30.17 3.31.17 12.30.16 %frYrHi DayMA HMiller 38.2 40.1 35.9 30.4 31.6 34.2 -8.8% 0.0% HNI 39.6 38.6 41.5 39.9 46.1 55.9 -18.1% 3.4% Inscape 2.2 3.1 3.6 3.7 4.3 5.0 -54.7% -27.3% Interface 25.7 25.2 21.9 19.7 19.1 18.6 -2.3% 4.5% Kimball 17.6 18.7 19.8 16.7 16.5 17.6 -16.2% 1.5% Knoll 22.4 23.0 20.0 20.1 23.8 27.9 -8.5% 1.3% Leggett 46.4 47.7 47.7 52.5 50.3 48.9 -15.6% 2.6% Mohawk 245.0 275.9 247.5 241.7 229.5 199.7 -14.6% -4.8% Steelcase 14.4 15.2 15.4 14.0 16.8 17.9 -20.9% -1.8% USG 34.9 38.6 32.7 29.0 31.8 28.9 -15.2% -1.0% Virco 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.4 4.0 4.3 -25.6% 0.1% SUM 490.7 531.0 491.4 472.9 473.6 458.8 DJIndust 25,336 24,719 22,405 21,350 20,663 19,763 -4.8% 0.3% 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 34 OF 39

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>Design Within Reach (DWR): In its presentation, manage- HNI Corporation: ment reaffirmed its goal of double digit growth by transforming >2018 Outlook: In the office furniture segment (76% of sales), the studios from smaller to larger store formats and expand- management highlighted positive trends in small business ing into new geographies. Additionally, management plans to confidence, service sector employment, total office construc- expand the target customer of DWR to include “HENRYS” or tion spending, and CEO confidence. With stabilization in the “high earners not rich yet”. By targeting a lower income earner, supplies driven business (see below) and improved industry it aims to create a pathway for “HENRYS” to develop into a demand, the company was optimistic for 2018. In the hearth loyal customer base as the customer’s income expands. In segment (24% of sales), single family housing starts, residential order to build the product, Herman Miller is considering adding remodeling, US temperatures, and oil prices were encouraging a brand to the DWR segment. going into 2018. Along with strong economic indicators, the Steelcase: company expects to return to profitable growth by concluding the operating transitions in 2017 and deliver benefits from core >2018 Outlook: In its presentation, Steelcase management productivity improvement and structural cost reductions. also noted the strong industry backdrop in the market. Based on American Institute of Architects forecast, corporate con- >Office Furniture- “Supplies Driven”Business: During 2017, struction, education construction, and healthcare construction the supplies driven office furniture business experienced are expected to grow +4% to +5% in 2018, in line with the disruption as a result of a long standing distribution shift from BIFMA forecast growth of ~+5%. In the Americas, Steelcase wholesalers to more direct-to-dealer fulfillment. While wholesale noted that large company demand and multi-million/year op- business historically represented ~40% of HNI’s supplies-driv- portunities have increased by showing an increase in “Leading en revenues, the consolidation of many supplies dealers allows Organization” projects from around two opportunities in F2Q18 for HNI Corporation to directly fulfill orders to the dealers. As to roughly four opportunities in F4Q18. With an increased sales a result, the wholesale distribution for HNI is now ~20% of the force, updated showrooms, investments in dealer incentives, supplies channel business. In 2017, the supplies business and increased win rates, the company is optimistic about revenues were impacted by the reduction in wholesaler busi- America’s outlook. ness, primarily due to the elimination of large, regular inventory purchases. While the company still expects a decline in the >The EMEA segment has seen strong day-to-day business, supplies driven business in 2018, they expect the wholesaler increased its product offering in EMEA, drove customer traffic impact to revenues to stabilize in 2018. through their new Munich learning center, positive win rate improvement, and Western Europe order growth for 8 consecu- Knoll: tive months. >Weather thwarted Knoll’s attendance at the conference; >Product Development: In order to expand Steelcase’s ad- but, on February 16, we hosted meetings with Knoll’s CEO dressable market, the company has launched more new Andrew Cogan, CFO Charles Rayfield, and VP of Corporate products in the year than any of the last five years. The product Development Michael Arlotto in New York. In the meetings, expansion includes products with increased technology, in we noted incremental detail on Knoll’s margin pressures, its lower price points, and in the ancillary market. The company is consolidated outlook for 2018, and additional information about currently evaluating how additional acquisitions can accelerate its Muuto Acquisition. growth strategies within the portfolio. >2018 Outlook: In 4Q17, Knoll’s office furniture revenues >EMEA: Through January 2018, EMEA segment experienced from legacy products versus new products split about evenly, 1) stability in operating performance resulting in stronger day- 50%/50%. Going forward, as the revenue growth from new today business, 2) improvements in the project pipeline y/y, products (growing at 15% to 20%, y/y) outpaces declines 3) cost reduction benefits. Additionally, Steelcase opened the in legacy revenues (~-10%, y/y), headwinds from changing new Learning + Innovation Center in Munich to drive win-rates consumer preferences should finally abate. In Knoll’s most and future growth. Since the facilities open, the company has recent earnings release, management guided a mid-single successfully driven customer traffic, hosting ~600 visitors. To digit growth rate in the office segment as a result of strong new drive profitability in the segment, the company’s gross margin product adoption, backlog, and orders in the pipeline. Addi- initiatives are ongoing, and the company’s future gross margin tionally, management expects an increase in Knoll’s share of target for the segment is mid-30% gross margin, achievable wallet through an expansion of the company’s ancillary offering primarily by cost reductions, pricing, and volume. Based on through the acquisition of Muuto. preliminary results, EMEA achieved profitability in 4Q18. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 35 OF 39

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>Margin Commentary: Addressing a number of competing vide objective strategic insights to DIRTT’s plans and to assist factors affecting Knoll’s 4Q17 gross margin, management gave the company in navigating a path to capture significant share in added color about 2017 and 2018 margins. To wit, in 2017, it the digital construction industry. A key element of the strategy completed ~47 lean events, each with an average ~$70,000 in will be to build upon DIRTT’s partner sales model and increase cost reduction. Management expects a similar number of lean the company’s effectiveness. This work is on track and the events in 2018, thereby implying a 50-to-100 bp gross margin company expects to provide more details during the fiscal year- improvement. Similarly, a revenue mix shift to higher margin end conference call. https://dirtt.net/company/news ancillary product revenues should also boost 2018 margins by >Herman Miller, Inc. announced in a Form 8-K filed with the 50-to-100 bp. Offsetting the “good-guy” margin drivers, man- SEC on Mar. 2 that Andrew J. Lock, President of Herman agement cautioned that commodity and currency headwinds Miller International, plans to retire effective Jul. 31 after could negate all the gains from mix and lean. To combat cost 26 years with the company. Although no successor to Mr. inflation, Knoll accelerated its annual price increase to January Lock has been named, the company has a succession plan in versus its typical mid-quarter effective date. Another mid-year place with a deep bench of talent throughout its International increase will depend on incremental inflation. business, and a very capable, leading internal candidate. Mr. >Muuto Acquisition: On average, Knoll now wins ~10% of the Lock’s successor will be named in the near future in order to ancillary portion of a bid. Management believes that Muuto allow for a smooth and deliberate transition. http://investors. can help it improve its share of wallet for ancillary products to hermanmiller.com/sec.cfm ~30-40%. Last year, Muuto revenues in North America were >Inscape Corp. on Mar. 6 released its third-quarter financial $15 million. Management noted that its sales force has already results for FY18 (Canadian dollars in thousands except EPS): been introduced to the product (with positive feedback), and the company should drive an estimated ~35 million to ~45 3 Mos. Ended 1.31.18 1.31.17 %Ch. Sales $25,906 $23,161 11.9% million in North America in the back half after specification Gross Profit $7,009 $7,018 -0.1% integration and inventory warehouse expansion in New Jersey. SG&A $7,266 $6,814 6.6% Net Inc. $1,300 $1,846 -29.6% EPS (Basic) $0.09 $0.13 -30.8% BUSINESS AFFAIRS 9 Mos. Ended 1.31.18 1.31.17 %Ch. Sales $72,422 $74,272 -2.5% >DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. plans to release its Gross Profit $20,267 $22,985 -11.8% fiscal 2017 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on SG&A $22,249 $20,340 9.4% Wednesday, Mar. 21 after markets close, with a conference Net Inc. $1,796 $1,915 -6.2% call scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 22, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time EPS (Basic) $0.12 $0.13 -7.7% (7:00 a.m. Mountain Time). The call and webcast will be host- Excluding the impact foreign exchange, third quarter sales ed by DIRTT Interim President and CEO Michael Goldstein, were 21% higher than the prior year quarter due to gains real- and Interim CFO Peter Henry. To access the conference call ized in both the furniture and walls segments. Adjusted year- by telephone, please dial +1 877.479.7708 (toll-free in North to-date sales were 1% higher than the prior year. The previous America). In addition, a live webcast (listen-only mode) of the year benefitted from two large non-recurring projects totaling conference call will be available at: https://edge.media-server. $5 million which implies the run rate sales have improved, com/m6/p/gig3eqb4. Investors are invited to submit questions Inscape reported. by email before and during the conference call. Please send them to [email protected]. After the call, a replay will be available “We are pleased with our performance this quarter,” said at +1 855.859.2056 (passcode 2475607) until 11:59 p.m. Inscape CEO Brian Mirsky. “Despite unfavorable foreign ex- Eastern Time Thursday, Mar. 29 at https://edge.media-server. change compared to the prior year, and increased investments com/m6/p/gig3eqb4, and on DIRTT’s website at www.dirtt.net/ in marketing, sales and product development, our net income company/investor. was positive and our cash balance remains strong. We are continuing to invest to drive Inscape’s organic sales growth and DIRTT also provided an update on its strategic growth initiative, improve manufacturing efficiencies.” as announced Jan. 17. The company retained a global strate- gic consulting firm, known for its successful work with Fortune Net income of both quarters included certain unrealized, 500 companies, to assist with enhancing its strategic plan. non-cash expenses and onetime items that have significant DIRTT’s focus is to pursue opportunities for increased growth, impact on the net income per GAAP. With the exclusion of margins and profitability. This external firm is well suited to pro- 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 36 OF 39

business these items, the third quarter of fiscal 2018 had an adjusted Tania Bortolotto joined the Inscape Board of Directors effective net income of $0.1 million, compared with adjusted net income Mar. 6. Ms. Bortolotto is an architect and interior designer, and of $2.5 million in the same quarter of last year. The adjusted founder and president of Bortolotto Design, recently named on net income of $0.1 million in the quarter is inclusive of a $1.5 Blog TO’s list of top 15 Architects in Toronto. A design advo- million incremental investment in sales, marketing and product cate, she lends her time to numerous design panels, juries, development. and speaking engagements. Her passion for architecture is grounded in its ability to uplift the human experience through Year-to-date, with the exclusion of these unusual items, the design. She has recently become a WELL AP and is an active third quarter had an adjusted net loss of $1.4 million compared WELL Faculty member. to adjusted net income of $4.9 million in the prior period. The adjusted year-to-date net loss of $1.4 million is inclusive of $4 Sales by Location (Canadian dollars in thousands): million incremental investment in sales, marketing and product 3 Mos. Ended 1.31.18 1.31.17 %Ch. development. U.S. $24,285 $22,122 9.8% Canada $1,621 $1,039 56.0% Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 was 27.1%, a decline from 30.3% from the 9 Mos. Ended 10.31.17 10.31.16 %Ch. same quarter of the previous year. Unfavorable foreign ex- U.S. $67,982 $70,733 -3.9% change and lower product mix negatively impacted gross profit. Canada $4,440 $3,539 25.5% Year-to-date gross profit percentage was 28.0% compared to last year’s 30.9% due to the same factors. A replay of the company’s Mar. 7 conference call will be avail- able 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Mar. 14 at 1-800-558-5253 Selling, general and administrative expenses in 3Q18 were (Reservation Number 21881450). The full text of Inscape’s 28.0% of sales, compared to 29.4% in the same quarter of third-quarter FY18 earnings release, including all tables, may last year. The increase in SGA by $0.5 million compared to the be accessed at http://inscapesolutions.com/company/news/ prior year was attributed mainly to severance costs and invest- press-releases/. Additional information is available in financial ment in marketing, sales coverage, and supply chain initiatives. statements at http://inscapesolutions.com/company/investors/ Year-to-date SG&A was 30.7% of sales, compared to 27.4% for financial-reports/ the same period of last year. >According to Trendway CFO Jack Chance, changes in the At the previous fiscal year ended Apr. 30, 2017, the company Federal Tax Depreciation Schedules under the new tax law recorded a valuation allowance of $6.4 million to derecognize represent good news for the workplace interiors industry. the future income tax benefit of loss carryforwards as deferred Because capital expenditure can now be depreciated at a tax assets. The off-balance sheet valuation allowance was new accelerated rate of 100% in the first year after invoice, a utilized to reduce the company’s income tax expense of the customer considering a purchase of furniture or architectural current period. products for 2018 can reduce their gross tax liability through At the end of the quarter, the company was debt-free and had depreciation within the first 12 months of installation rather cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaling $9.3 million and an unused credit facility.

Board of Directors Update After five decades with the company,Madan Bhayana has decided to retire as Chair and Director effective Mar. 6. “I have enjoyed my time working with the company and am grateful for the help and support from the board over the years,” he said. “I wish the board and the company all the best for the future.”

Bart Bull assumed the role of Chair of the Inscape board effec- tive Mar. 7. Mr. Bull has more than 25 years of experience with Inscape, including roles in management, as an investor, and as a board member. “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Mo for the vision, dedication and energy that he has brought to Inscape for over five decades,” he said. “We wish him all the best in his retirement.” 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 37 OF 39

business than waiting seven years to realize full depreciation. Since Despite labor concerns, contractor sentiment remained steady architectural products depreciate as furniture, this is another for the first quarter, as a result of strong revenue expectations significant advantage over stud and drywall, which is still de- and higher profit margins, with a composite score of 74. preciated over 39 years for Federal tax deduction purposes. Mr. “As we work to continually build our neighborhoods, towns, Chance shared a table demonstrating how the current acceler- regions, and roads, as well as the workforce that supports our ated depreciation schedule positively affects a purchase using growth, innovation becomes a key component in advancing the example of a $100,000 expenditure. Read More our country into the 21st century,” said Thomas J. Donohue, >The Q1 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Com- President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber. “We must invest in a merce Commercial Construction Index, released Mar. 6, skilled, competitive, motivated workforce and embrace new in- reveals nearly two-thirds of contractors are highly confident novations to ensure we are able to compete on a global scale.” that demand for commercial construction will increase over The Index looks at the results of three leading indicators to the next year. However, continued concerns around labor gauge confidence in the commercial construction industry shortages have put even greater pressure on the industry. To – backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue increase jobsite efficiency and improve labor productivity, in- forecasts – generating a composite index on a scale of 0 to 100 creasingly more builders are turning to alternative construction that serves as an indicator of health for the contractor segment solutions, like prefabrication and modularization. on a quarterly basis. The Q1 2018 composite score was 74, The Q1 Index indicates contractors turn to innovations such as holding steady from Q4 2017. prefabricated and modular building materials to create more ef- The Q1 2018 results from the three key drivers were: ficient jobsites (89%), increase labor productivity (85%), drive cost savings (58%), and provide a competitive advantage in Backlog: On average, contractors currently hold 8.9 months the marketplace (51%). In fact, 50% of contractors report their of backlog, relatively close to the average ideal amount of 12.2 companies already use prefabricated and modular components months, continuing the stability of the market, although there is and the number was even higher among general contractors room for growth. Down two points from Q4 2017, this repre- (72%). Nearly two-thirds (63%) of contractors report at least sents 73% of ideal backlog levels. moderate demand for these building materials. New Business: Nearly all (98%) contractors report high or “Access to skilled labor is a continued concern, which has led moderate confidence in the demand for commercial con- contractors to increasingly seek solutions that help offset jobsite struction. Year-over-year, the number of contractors who have challenges,” said USG President and CEO Jennifer Scanlon. high confidence in demand over the next 12 months jumped “There is significant opportunity to introduce innovations that 11%age points (from 51% in Q1 2017 to 62% in Q1 2018). confront jobsite efficiency and strengthen the industry – such Revenues: Over half (54%) of contractors expect to see as solutions that enable prefabricated and modular building revenue gains in the next year. This percentage jumped seven components.” points from last quarter (47% in Q4 2017). Contractors in the Northeast (69%) reported the most frequent The research was developed with Dodge Data & Analytics, the usage of prefabricated and modular components, compared leading provider of insights and data for the construction indus- to the South where only 24% indicate their companies are try, by surveying commercial and institutional contractors. using these materials. Firms in the Northeast also expect to hire fewer workers—38% of contractors in the region expect Each quarterly Index published is available on the USG Corpo- to employ more staff in the next six months, compared with ration website at www.usg.com/commercialconstructionindex 57% in the South, 59% in the West, and 68% in the Midwest. as well as on the website www.CommercialConstructionIndex. Across all regions, concern over the cost of hiring skilled labor com has remained consistent over the past year—nearly two-thirds (64%) of contractors expect these costs to increase in the next six months. 03.12.18 GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO CREATE WORKPLACE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS PAGE 38 OF 39

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