Archive for April, 2011

  • Our Arbor Day Gift to YOU…
    Posted: 04.29.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

     

    Today, to celebrate Arbor Day, Kimball Office is excited to make a donation on behalf of our distribution partners, the A&D Community, and our customers to the Arbor Day Foundation.  With this donation to the Arbor Day Foundation, we are extending our history of reforestation projects as this gift will help to plant trees for cleaner air, cleaner water, and to beautify our lands for generations to come. 

    We, along with our parent company, Kimball International, have planted nearly 400,000 trees through our Trees for Tomorrow program.  Thank you to our dealer partners, A&D Communitiy, and our customers for thinking “green” and participating in neighborhood enhancements, disaster recovery efforts, and supporting the longevity of the world’s forests.

  • Atlanta Showroom Social…Designers Delighted by Vision Collection
    Posted: 04.28.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    The Kimball Office Atlanta Showroom recently held an exciting social event full of great food, drinks, and surface materials.  Top designers from numerous firms visited the Buckhead based showroom, and were dazzled by spectacular visual displays of the future of Kimball Office. 

    Co-Sponsors and participants for the evening’s event included our Alliance Partners; Carnegie, Knoll Textiles, Mayer, and Maharam.  Designers were delighted to see the brand new introduction of the Kimball Office Vision Collection. New textiles were highlighted and the co-sponsors answered guests’ questions about everything from sustainability to pattern influences.

    The guests included top designers from TVS Interiors, Ideaspan, Hendrick Inc., Gensler, Dario Associates, Sage Design Studio, Cloud, Stanley Beaman & Sears, Peachtree Design, Interior Architects, HKS, V-cave, The Hunter Group, Marcia Davis & Associates, and Susan Lampe Design.  IIDA’s President John Gaul and incoming President Michele Lyden were also in attendance.

    For additional pictures, check out the Kimball Office Flickr page.

  • Kimball Office Pairs Up with Soles4Souls
    Posted: 04.27.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Kimball Office employees recently opened their hearts…and closets…to help those in need.  Over 1,000 pairs of shoes and more than $4,000 have been collected and donated from Kimball Office to Soles4Souls.  The gently used shoes and money will provide support for people in more than 125 countries. 

    Soles4Souls is a nonprofit charity based in Nashville, TN and has provided over 14 million pairs of new or gently worn shoes to people in need.  Soles4Souls provides someone with a pair of shoes every seven seconds. 

    “To complete the donation drive, our logistics operations provided a truck fleet to deliver the shoes to the organization’s distribution warehouse in Alabama,” said Allen Parker, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “It’s been humbling to see our company come together to help so many people.”

  • “Vision Collection” Horse Debuts at Designer Derby
    Posted: 04.07.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Hold on to your Derby hat and mint julep…

    Select Dealer, Office Interiors, had a photo finish at the 2011 Designer Derby.  The event was hosted by Oklahoma City’s IIDA, and was held at Remington Park, the local horse track.  Various vendors and dealerships displayed furniture and products, but the Office Interiors/Kimball Office team decided to go a different route. 

    A horse of a different breed was created.  To showcase the new Kimball Office Vision Collection of surface materials, the team created a wooden horse and used fabric samples to creatively display the new patterns and colorways.  The colorful horse attracted attention and sparked ideas with the A&D community that attended the event.    

    The Vision Collection Horse

    The Vision Collection Horse

    Thanks to the Office Interiors/Kimball Office team for creating such a unique and exciting way to show off the new Vision Collection.

    For additional pictures from the Designer Derby, visit our Flickr page.

  • LA Showroom Hosts SIYA Event
    Posted: 04.05.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    The Los Angeles Kimball Office showroom hosted the SIYA Showcase for Creatives event.  The transformed showroom was a display arena for innovative, cutting edge, beautiful artwork.  Over 520 guests came to the SIYA event and joined artists who were displaying and selling their creative outputs. 

    SIYA Event

    Photo courtesy of Aroos Photography

    In a magical evening full of excitement, shopping, and mingling, designers were displaying their creations while guests viewed and purchased.  The Southern California A& D community embraced the artists and enjoyed sharing the evening with creative-minded new (and old) friends. 

    A big thank you to everyone who shared their creations, and also, to those who came and viewed them.  This enjoyable evening was a great way to see the creations that our fellow designers have a true passion for. 

    For additional pictures of the SIYA event, visit our Flickr page.

    Congratulations to Yutaka Akita, Gustavo Alvarado, Lawrence Armstrong, Adelina Arutunian, Monique Birault, Jessica Campion, Lacey Causseaux, Teresa Cheung, Nakia Edmundson, Rebecca Essenpreis, Stephanie Fox, Ellen Kashan representing Frank Frezzo, Samantha Gotta, Sylvia Greer, Elizabeth Grube, Anastacia Kayne, Benjamin Kelley, Valerie Jean Kiernicki, Carmel McFayden, Kruti Majmudar, Nancy Manning, David Shilian, Marike Smith, Melissa Steach, Piedra Stone, Ruby Thorp, Shirley Tien, Brian Wetsch, Karen Whitfield, and Kenton Zlab for an amazing event!

  • Commercial Environments Hosts Sustainability CEU
    Posted: 04.04.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Spring is in the air!  Select Dealer, Commercial Environments in Knoxville, recently hosted a BIFMA level CEU on sustainability.  Commercial Environments put their decorations and tableware where their mouths were…and impressed guests with “green” beauty.

    Over 40 designers were greeted with table settings from recycled materials or materials that would be recycled after the event.  The plates were made from recycled bamboo that were returned to the manufacturer to be recycled again after the event.  Fabric napkins were tied with raffia, and even the tulip centerpieces were planted after the event. 

    Commercial Environments

    ASID and IIDA members attended the CEU.  Villa lounge seating was on display and used during the CEU event.  The new showroom of Commercial Environments was also a highlight for those attending the CEU.  

    Congrats to Commercial Environments for hosting such a great event and breaking in your new showroom space!

    Villa - Commercial Environments

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