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Designing Where We Work
When you want to reinvent the way your organization operates, take a look at the way you work -- and your workspace.

Peter Lawrence, Chairman and Founder of the Corporate Design Foundation, writes a column on office design for Fast Company. There have been a number of recent articles about how the individual's personal space at work is "shrinking," and the articles cite cost reduction and better use of technology as the cause. What these articles usually miss is the fact that the design of the office is a powerful but underutilized resource that can enable people to work better and smarter.

Mr. Lawrence cites examples of three companies that have redesigned their workplace as part of an effort to reinvent their corporate culture. They shared at least two common objectives: to enhance their ability to focus on their customers and to be more innovative. To achieve these goals, they believed that their companies had to work more collaboratively, that there needed to be better communication, and that it was important for every employee to feel he or she was an important part of the organization. One thing all three companies did was create an open workplace with no private offices and more shared space, including large common spaces, circulation space, and conference rooms.

Learn how these three companies made their workplace, where we spend most of our time, into something to look forward to!

Work Better - Work Smarter
Your clients will work BETTER and SMARTER with Executive furniture from Tayco. Now you can get product to them FASTER with the new Tayco Metropolis QuickShip Program. With a truly infinite choice of configurations, Metropolis combines functional elegance with a 10-day lead time to give you the best of both worlds.

Select from 95 typical workstations or build your own and have it ship in 10-days! The Metropolis QuickShip program offers a choice of 5 laminates to select from:
  • Maple
  • Pewter
  • Wheat
  • Cherry
  • Congo
Tayco Metropolis freestanding office furniture has unparalleled standards of craftsmanship. Relaxed elegance and warm lines showcase the dramatic palette of rich textured finishes. Metropolis blends the highest level of Tayco design and flexibility with a mature, sophisticated formality. Metropolis infuses any work environment with an ambiance of comfort, functionality and opulence.

Editor's Choice Award
HBF Textiles presents the award winning Initiate Collection designed by Michael Koch, a Los Angeles based designer. This collection of eight upholstery fabrics and two drapery qualities was the recipient of the Editors' Choice award in the Best of NeoCon 2005 competition.

"Collecting, accumulating, gathering - multiples combine to form a new structure, materials react. Pasted, peeled and scratched surfaces, the organic patina man and nature provide through everyday use - stimulate a new thought. I embrace these things, these awarenesses," says Koch. His approach is to allow the beauty of these processes to influence his design work and inspire a fresh design perspective.

The ten creations comprise a total of 53 color ways ranging from soft neutrals to strong fashion colors.

How Smart People Work
Fast Company has always been about innovative people and ideas. They find the creative workers and organizations that are building the future, and present their stories in smart, compelling, beautiful, and useful ways. Recently an entire issue of Fast Company was dedicated to the power of design. If you missed this special design issue you can still find it online.

Please contact us to learn more about the wide range of CSI products and services. Thanks your loyalty and continued use of our products!

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Bill Meyer
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