Archive for October, 2009

  • NeoCon East 2009 Success!
    Posted: 10.29.09
    By Andrea Rohleder

    It’s been a VERY busy NeoCon East week for us at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland! Show traffic has been brisk and Kimball Office Booth 1809 is flooded with end users from many industries interested in our new product introductions.

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    On Wednesday, designer David Allan Pesso was busy all day giving demonstrations of his latest office innovation, Fluent.  It’s the perfect product solution to bridge the gap between private office and the open plan. Our popular Kimball Office | Interstuhl seating line was on hand, including the Mitos and Fit chair, which everyone seems to love – it’s never empty!

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    Also on Wednesday, our very own Elizabeth Hurley, Strategic Account Manager, was a speaker at a seminar about techniques to build stronger relationships between furniture representatives, dealers and designers.  Way to go, Liz!  And if that’s not enough, Kimball Office had the hottest after party with hot appetizers, entertainment, and a Martini bar!  All of our souvenir martini glasses were given away in the first hour! 

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    If you didn’t make it to NeoCon East, you can follow Kimball Office on Twitter, check our Flickr page for show photos, or visit our Facebook page.  Let’s get connected!

    And don’t forget, you don’t have to be in Baltimore to enter to win a Silver chair! It’s the ultimate luxury executive seat.

  • Kimball Office to Host Social Media Club Chicago 1st Anniversary Event
    Posted: 10.21.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    This Thursday, our Chicago Showroom will be filled with Chicago’s social media elite, tapping, taking pics and tweeting as they make their way through our furniture-filled space on the Chicago River. It’s the Chicago Social Media Club‘s first anniversary, and as such, it’s time to celebrate with a 1st Anniversary party!

    We’re thrilled to share our space with the Chicago Social Media Club chapter for a second year. Last year’s April Meet-up and SOBCon pre-event enjoyed a fantastic turn-out, and we’re excited to welcome the crowds again. Last year’s attendees: you may be surprised to see a seemingly brand-new space…we’ve added several new product lines to our showroom, including the stylish Fluent and the Kimball Office | Interstuhl chairs: Fit, Hero. Just for You., Mitos, Xantos, Axos and Silver, the ultimate executive seat.

    Fit chairs in the Chicago Showroom

    So if you’re a Chicagoan, stop by our 325 North Wells Street location to see Ramon DeLeon and Sarah Evans speak on a “Communities and Social Media” panel with Katy Lynch from Where I’ve Been and Gerald Haman of SolutionPeople. There will be pizza and popcorn, so bring your appetite!

    We’ll admit, we have a special affinity for some of Chicago’s social media gurus…SMC Chicago President @jwillie was our Kimball Office | Interstuhl Silver chair winner during our Chicago Showroom Event in June!

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    Can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!

  • Our Blog Has a New Look
    Posted: 10.15.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Kimball Office is active on a variety of social networking websites. But it’s not always easy to know where to look to find us. We’re always working to make things easy for you, so we’ve added a few new tools!

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    On your left, there’s this new box. It’s where you can sign up to receive our blog posts via email, so that you don’t have to keep coming back to see what’s new at Kimball Office. It’s easy. All you have to do is enter your email and click “Subscribe,” and you’re all set!

    If you glance a little below that box, you’ll see our Recent Tweets. We’ve added our Twitter feed to the blog so that even those of you who haven’t joined Twitter yet can see what’s happening with @kimballoffice. If you’re already on Twitter, just click that little blue Twitter icon below our tweets to start following us!

    Movin’ on down the left side…we’ve added our Facebook fan page feed! I’m going to guess that most of you are already on Facebook. With more than 200 million people on Facebook worldwide, you could say it’s pretty popular. So if you’re on Facebook, get connected with Kimball Office!

    Picture 17Let’s hop over to the right. Under the keywords, you can see previews of our Flickr stream. Click on those photos to see all of our pics. We have more than 700 photos on Flickr, and we’re always adding new ones, so if you’re curious about products or want to see if you’re in one of our event photos, stop on by!

    Since photos don’t move and talk, we decided to throw some videos in the mix. If you follow our blog, you’ve seen several video posts along the way. To make it easy to find all of our videos, we’ve added our Vimeo stream right there underneath the Flickr photos on the right.

    We hope these changes make it easier to connect with Kimball Office in social media. Let us know what you think!

  • San Francisco Showroom Named in Top 10 LEED Projects
    Posted: 10.14.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    We’re thrilled that our San Francisco showroom was recently named a Top 10 LEED project by Interiors and Sources magazine!

    San Francisco LEED Gold Showroom

    Recipients of the Top 10 designation were selected by the staff of Interiors and Sources. Criteria included performance in environmental health, sustainable site development, materials selection, and water and energy savings, to name a few.

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    Designed by Huntsman Architectural Group, our 5,000-square-foot San Francisco showroom received 34 points from the USGBC, most notably for its water conservation, energy efficiency, use of environmentally responsible materials, and indoor air quality. Enough to earn a LEED Gold Certification.

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    Next time you’re in the San Francisco area, stop by and visit our showroom, now LEED Gold certified!

    330 Pine Street
    San Francisco, CA 94104
    Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Phone: 415.395.9960
    Fax: 415.395.9965

  • What happens in Vegas…at the CoreNet Global Summit
    Posted: 10.09.09
    By Andrea Rohleder

    Kimball Office is headed West to see showgirls, Celine Dion and eat at all-night buffets! No, I’m just kidding. But we are going to Vegas. This year’s CoreNet Global Summit is at the MGM Grand Hotel!

    MGM Grand Hotel

    Next week, on October 13 and 14, you can find us in the Marque E Ballroom at booth #306 sharing our new products with corporate real estate professionals from all over the world.

    We’re bringing Fluent, our incredibly flexible and stylish desking solution. Fluent is one smart buy – it goes from private office to open plan with ease. Designer David Allan Pesso partnered with us to develop Fluent – it was ingeniously designed with interchangeable parts that allow customization for ever-changing work environments.

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    And if you’re interested in luxury office seating, you’ll surely love our new Kimball Office | Interstuhl seating line! These six new seats are so sleek they’ll make your current chairs green with envy.

    If you’re headed to Las Vegas too, let’s get connected on Facebook and Twitter, so we can share the fun!

    Oh yes, I can’t forget: even if you’re not heading to Vegas, you can enter to win your own Silver chair.

    Kimball Office | Interstuhl Silver Chair

  • Fluent Nominated for Interior Design Magazine’s Best of the Year Awards
    Posted: 10.09.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    We’re honored to be nominated for Interior Design‘s 2009 Best of the Year awards…and now we need your votes! Our new desking solution, Fluent, designed by David Allan Pesso, has been nominated in the contract desking and systems category.

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    The Best of the Year awards are a preeminent design competition recognizing superior interior design projects and products in more than 50 different categories.

    Fluent, our modular and flexible desking system, easily goes from private office to open plan using a platform of interchangeable parts that allow it to adjust to match evolving brands, teams, workspaces and preferences in any office.

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    Fluent includes worksurfaces, tables, storage elements and privacy screens that can be combined to provide effective solutions for every user. And those components are incredibly flexible – you can configure them in singles, doubles, reception stations, private offices and open plans. Of course, it’s environmentally responsible, like all Kimball Office products. We designed Fluent using EPA Design for the Environment standards and LEED protocols. And it’s IAQ compliant – even the wood components, which are sealed with our proprietary Pura UV finish.

    If you’re a fan of Fluent and Kimball Office, please take some time to VOTE HERE! Please hurry, your votes must be submitted by this Sunday, October 11.

  • It’s Hot, Hot, Hot at IFMA’s World Workplace in Orlando
    Posted: 10.08.09
    By Andrea Rohleder

    We’re in Orlando this week for IFMA’s annual World Workplace, and it’s a hot one! We’re not just talking about our new products – Florida is experiencing record highs for October in the mid 90′s – whew! But we’re not wilting – we have a busy day planned at the Orange County Convention Center.

    If you’re at World Workplace, come visit us at booth #625 and meet Fluent, our new stylish and functional desking solution designed by David Allan Pesso. We’ve brought our popular Kimball Office | Interstuhl seating line, including the Mitos and Fit chair, which everyone seems to love – it’s never empty!

    Kimball Office Interstuhl Fit Chair

    If you didn’t make it to World Workplace this year, you can follow Kimball Office and #ww09 on Twitter to catch the action.

    And don’t forget, you don’t have to be in Orlando to enter to win a Silver chair! It’s the ultimate luxury executive seat.

    Kimball Office | Interstuhl Silver Chair

  • Trends: Government Workplace Design
    Posted: 10.08.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Government workplaces are traditionally thought of as…well, traditional. To find out if that’s really the case, I talked to Reggie Staples, Government Sales Manager for the Midwest and National IPA Program Manager at Kimball Office.

    Reggie Staples, Government Sales Manager for the Midwest and National IPA Program Manager at Kimball Office

    Reggie Staples, Government Sales Manager for the Midwest and National IPA Program Manager at Kimball Office

    KO: How are federal government offices different from commercial offices?

    RS: Federal government officials have a tough job. Budgets are tight, every decision is scrutinized and zero profit is required. And still, they have to make tremendous returns on their investments. Government procurement officers are responsible for purchasing everything for an office using taxpayer money, so they have to put every sizable project out to bid through an RFP process to prove they’ve made the best decision.

    KO: Does the RFP process slow down projects?

    RS: Sure. The sales process takes a long time in the government sector. There are a lot of things to consider. First and foremost, you need to prove you can meet all of the requested product specifications. Product value needs to be outstanding – a significant quantity of the product needs to come from the United States, end-users need to give input and approve designs, products have to have to meet stringent testing from outside agencies to confirm lifetime value – how long will it last? There are very specific requirements in most government RFPs. A lot of details need to be considered to ensure taxpayer dollars are wisely spent.

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    KO: How does that process affect design?

    RS: Well, most government procurement officers are usually receptive to a lot of new designs, but it takes more time to go through the Read more…

  • Kimball Office is Flying South for IFMA World Workplace
    Posted: 10.02.09
    By Andrea Rohleder

    Is there a better place to spend a few days in October than sunny Florida? Next week, on October 7 and 8, Kimball Office is headed to IFMA‘s annual World Workplace Conference and Expo in Orlando.

    We’re excited to show off two of our hottest products lines, including the new Fluent desking system and our new Kimball Office | Interstuhl seating collection.

    Visit us in booth #625 at the Orange County Convention Center to see how Fluent can easily take your facilities from the private office to open plan.

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    While you’re there, be sure to check out one of our new Kimball Office | Interstuhl products – the incredible Mitos visitor’s chair. It’s several handy office tools in one. Use it as a lecturn, laptop stand, footstool or guest chair. And don’t forget, you can enter to win your own Silver chair!

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    Hope you can make it to Orlando, but if you’re stuck at home, you can see what’s happening at the conference by following the hashtag #ww09 on Twitter. And don’t forget to follow us at @KimballOffice.

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    If you’re more of a Facebook fan, keep up with us on our fan page as we cover our conference experience. Can’t wait to see you there – online or in person!

  • Meet Keith Wahl, A Kimball Office Employee
    Posted: 10.01.09
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Keith Wahl, senior sales operations manager, sat down to tell us about his experiences with Kimball Office. Stay tuned to hear what Keith would create as his dream office product!

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