What You Need to Consider for a Great Home Office
When Nancy Avery decided to move her family into a new Sartell home three years ago, she placed creating a good home office high on her list requirements.
Avery was taking advantage of the benefits of maintaining a home office, such as being able to spend more time with her three young children. And working from home also meant she was saved from the daily costs of transportation and meals. But, the new home office had to be a place where productivity and focus were paramount.
The 37-year-old mother spent around $3,000 to purchase furniture, such as a computer, an office chair, and of course a desk. Most of her capital ended up as investments in the electronic equipment and the chair. Which was no problem, because budgeting money for purchasing the office furniture and equipment for her home office was a necessity for the growth of her business and a professional environment. “It has made my life easier and less stressful,” she narrates.
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June 29, 2007Office Furnitures Going Global – Part 2
Reaching International Shores
U.S. companies are also keen on showcasing their products abroad. Businesses are now expanding in other countries which does need an American touch to their offices.
Steelcase Inc., the world’s largest office furniture manufacturer from Grand Rapids, MI, is already designing office furniture to be distributed globally. President James Keene of Steelcase Group said that their company is given information that some of their customers are going to be assigned overseas. “They might work in Europe for a few years, come to the United States to work for a while and then live in Asia.”
Relocating departments such as call centers in various parts of the world is the latest trend of outsourcing. This is exactly what the office furniture companies are targeting.
Haworth Inc. Chief Executive Officer Franco Bianchi believes that even if the relocated offices eventually adapt to local culture, there will still be a natural demand to the prevalent furniture design back home. “Offices around the world are different and reflect the local cultures. But those lines are blurring.”
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June 28, 2007Mayline Office Furniture sold online Through eOfficeDirect.com
eOfficeDirect.com, a leader in the online distribution of office equipment and supplies, made it known to the public last June 14, 2007 that they are now an authorized distributor of one of the top manufacturers of high quality office furniture out in the market, Mayline Office Furniture.
The Mayline Group which was established in 1939 is recognized for offering top quality products, a wide selection of stylish, functional and durable furniture and supplies that will suit the modern office preferences at a price that’s right. Some of their products include storage and filing systems, drafting furniture, mail sorting equipment, executive computer chairs, mailroom supplies and LAN workstations. These products all have Mayline’s mark of dedication to quality and perfection, thus providing value that is almost incomparable.
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June 27, 2007Office Furnitures Going Global – Part 1
Showing Off
Stelter Partner’s Willink table in on display at the ongoing NeoCon trade show. Apparently, the Grand Rapids-based company is changing the nature of the office furniture industry.
What is to be exhibited at the show is a table that is literally global in manufacture. A West Michigan designer created the table. The base is made in Thailand. A Rockford company makes the wiring, and a Grand Rapids manufacturer crafts the top. Office furniture definitely is getting a transformation.
To be held for three-days at The Merchandise Mart, the 39th annual NeoCon World’s Trade Fair is now in full swing. More than 50,000 designers, architects and facility managers will flock to the site to witness the best display of office furniture the global industry has to offer. Designs that exude diversity is sure to headline the exhibit as more than 45 countries are going to represented among exhibitors at the show.
Jessie Chang of Well-Run Technology Co. of Tainan, Taiwan aims to show the world of its ingenious products. She works for Well-Run Technology Co. based in Tainan, Taiwan who basically competes with their neighboring giant. “Taiwan manufacturers have to compete with China and all the cheap chairs being made there,” said Chang.
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June 26, 2007Pearlman’s Furniture sings Bye Bye Bye – Part 2
Harry Stampler had other items in mind. He went on to bid on Pearlman’s 22-foot jet boat and two older Chevy vans. The vans, which wouldn’t start, went for $4,100 and $1,400. The boat went on for $11,000 with Orlando lawyer Clay Townsend wining it. “I actually need a boat this summer,” he said. But he said he has no idea what he’ll do with the gold record plaques he bought.
N’Sync enjoyed a great share of audience. Shastine Sayao who said she lived down the street from Pearlman’s palatial Italianate home in Windermere and knew some of his boy band members, paid $2,400 for two of the boy band’s platinum records. Janine Fatone, sister of N’Sync member Joey Fatone, was also at the auction with instructions from their mother to buy some of his brother’s memorabilia.
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June 25, 2007Pearlman’s Furniture sings Bye Bye Bye – Part 1
Lou Pearlman was once a proud executive producer that was responsible making millions and millions of girls around the world scream to the top of their lungs. Today, remnants of a former giant in the music industry is being auctioned off to the public due to bankruptcy.
Bidders fight to acquire Pearlman’s office furnitures and equipment. Several vans, a boat and thousands of CDs, posters and awards from ‘NSync, the Backstreet Boys, O-Town, C Note, Aaron Carter, Brooke Hogan and other artists were also up for grabs.
About 400 bidders who made up of mostly bargain hunters, resellers, memorabilia collectors, young women who grew up idolizing the boy bands and curious onlookers flocked to the Orlando headquarters which was considered as the breeding ground for pop stars in the late 90’s. People probed the producer’s chair, paperweights, drawers and admired the line-up of gold and platinum records hanging on the walls.
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June 24, 2007Home office sweet home
The number of Americans working at home has reportedly reached a million. Due to this pressing growth, makers of furniture have become experts with their concepts in designing office desks, office chairs, and storage solution to fit the clientèle’s demands into their homes. For after all, whatever art movement one wants to incorporate in his home office should be provided by the designers with their flexible concepts.
If Bruce Wayne managed to access his “home office” by flipping back a hinged head of a bronze Shakespeare bust to reveal a switch—which would of course make the bookcase slide open to unveil the Bat Cave—modern home workspaces need not to be secretive and overly creative that it has to be isolated from the rest of the house. Today, technology is able to bind us. It is not only the answer to speed up work, but it also blurred the lines between private life and work. This is the primary reason why people want to work from their homes, so it is the designers’ task to make this happen.
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June 23, 2007Comfort and Style in the Office Courtesy of the Office Chair
Imagine this: A big time client is about to seal the deal with your company. Everybody is prepared with the pitch, the presentation, even with the right blend of coffee suited for the client. However, as the client steps into the room, shakes your team’s hands and sits on the office chair—the client’s expression suddenly changes. And you might wonder, could it be the chairs? Actually, it could be.
Modern days have called the workforce to a strict confinement to their workspaces. In a time where most of the employees are seeing their offices as their second home, they need a seat where they could sit on for as long as eight hours. This makes the office chair a significant element of everyday work.
The importance of office chairs or even office desks says a lot about the company. It leaves either a lasting positive impression on prospective clients, or a negative memory. In a way, these office furnitures tell what to expect about the company’s ideals and philosophy—and how they go about it. Because in reality, even the most minute detail can make or break the deal.
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June 22, 2007The Governor’s New Table
The inmates and staffer of the Westville Correctional Facility created an impressive handicraft of a 16-foot-long office conference table which shows the outline of Indiana state, complete with its 92 counties. The tabletop also includes a 3-foot-diameter glass topped image of medallions of the state’s seal, and the image of the state flag.
This impressive piece of office furniture, which was built in a prison carpentry shop, was a fusion of different wood types but it managed to execute a unified look.
The table is now proudly showcased at Indiana Governor Mitch Daniel’s office, where he flaunted the handiwork of the inmates a week after it was delivered in late June. The Governor even gamely posed for photos beside the new office table with the officials from the Indiana Department of Correction.
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June 21, 2007How to organize your own home office - III
With the advent of home office, it is not so diffcult to create one in your house. All it takes, is a little organization, and some careful planning. Here are eight simple tips to make your home office successful:
1- For mothers and fathers out there, make sure to keep your little ones away from your work area by keeping them busy with puzzles or a healthy movie.
2- If a separate room is not available in the house for your office, select an area which has the least activity and number of people. This area should also have as little distractions as possible.
3- Make a sketch of your ideal workspace before you start “making” your home office. Make accurate measurements to get the right office furniture and equipment needed in your immediate work area.
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