7.3.08 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company introduces a new design vision for its entire catalog of contract furnishings with new, coordinated master color palette and fashion-forward options in each category. As part of its textiles makeover, HON is offering two programs. Select Textiles” updates the company'’s standard fabric offerings with a collection of seating fabric options from manufacturers Maharam and Momentum. “The Smart Textiles” program also will feature selections from Maharam and Momentum, as well as other fabric manufacturers. 

7.3.08 | Dalton, GA | Shaw Hospitality Group  teamed with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York to find unique hospitality carpet designs from some of the school’'s design students. The winners of the inaugural, The Language of Design Challenge,” will be awarded cash prizes, as well as the opportunity to have their winning carpet design displayed at hospitality industry tradeshows. Entries will be submitted and judged in December. 

7.2.08 | Renton, VA | Maxon Furniture Inc, an operating company of HNI, announced that it has partnered with Office Furniture USA, a nationwide network of dealers, to expand its distribution of panel systems and freestanding office furniture throughout the United States. In further news, Maxon Furniture recognized individual IMR's and Rep groups for outstanding achievement. The Highlands Group received the Rep Group of the Year award and Anne McShea, also of The Highlands Group, received the Maxon Furniture Inc. Rep of the Year award for her commitment to excellence and outstanding success throughout the year.

7.2.08 | New York, NY | Unika Vaev, a division of The ICF Group, and the Australian based company Instyle Contract Textiles joined forces. Unika Vaev will become the exclusive distributor of Instyle's textile collections in the US and Canada. Instyle is known for its wool upholstery textiles and in particular it's LIFE (Low Impact For the Environment) sustainable textile collection. Unika Vaev is recognized as a leader for its collection of textiles, steeped in rich vibrant colors and patterns, designed for multiple applications.

7.2.08 | Holland, MI | Haworth, Inc. released its third annual sustainability report, expanded to include a more comprehensive representation of the company’'s worldwide operations. The 2007 Sustainability Report tracks Haworth’'s successes and challenges in meeting its global commitment to sustainable business practices and the design and construction of its own facilities including showrooms, corporate offices and manufacturing plants. The Haworth 2007 Sustainability Report is available for download on Haworth’'s website at www.haworth.com/2007_GlobalSustainabilityReport.

7.1.08 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll participated in the inaugural Green Procurement Exposition and Conference in Chicago. Knoll, one of 68 exhibitors at the exposition, met with representatives from government, corporate, academic and facilities management sectors about how Knoll is taking a leadership role in environmental sustainability. Knoll also featured its Knoll Life chair, which recently achieved SMaRT gold certification from the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS).

7.1.08 | Garden City, NY | W.A.C. Lighting is spearheading relief efforts to help earthquake victims in western China.  The company recently opened a state of the art manufacturing facility insouthern China that employs 42 people from the earthquake zone, seven of whom losttheir family homes there. The firm has helped to raise nearly $250,000 for quakerelief. www.waclighting.com

7.1.08 | Mt. Olive, NJ | MAiSPACE reported its most visible and strongest showing in 15 years at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair. Using the theme, "Raising the Bar," the exhibit highlighted its choices in fabrics and finishes, plus glass and metal tiles, new Coverseal drawer and bin fronts and a complete freestanding furniture line. 

7.1.08 | Passaic, NJ | Light Restoration Glass supplied by Bendheim’'s Restoration Glass division was selected for the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library restoration, a project currently underway in Biloxi, MS. Bendheim provided 209 panes of mouth-blown Restoration Glass to restore the windows and front and back glass doors of Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis. The home was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 

7.1.08 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company teamed up with Sherwin-Williams to offer a high-tech color matching system on all metal casegoods and desk products. Through the ColorCorrect program, designers and end-users have the option of chosing from 42 colors or to specify an custom-matched color they choose. The ColorCorrect program offers three different levels: –an expanded offering of HON'’s core colors, the choice of industry standards, and custom colors for design options. 

7.1.08 | New York, NY | The Cinto chair, a mid-priced ergonomic and environmentally conscious stacking chair from Humanscale, is now available for purchase. Cinto features a backrest that is attached to the chair's frame via a flexible belt, allowing the backrest to move with the body for recline and lumbar support and the cross-slits on the chair's seat allow for even weight distribution. Available in nine colors—Red, White, Yellow, Taupe, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Light Gray, Gray and Black, Cinto can be configured with or without armrests, with a sled base, or with four legs on either glides or casters. 

7.1.08 | Spring Lake, MI | Rune Akselberg will join izzy, August 1, as Vice President for sales of izzydesign branded products as well as products offered by izzy's strategic alliance partners, HAG and Nemschoff. Mr. Akselberg has 18 years of office furniture industry experience and most recently was managing director for HAG in the U.K. and Ireland.  Mr. Akselberg also was president of HAG, Inc., responsible for the North American market.