Archive for August, 2011

  • Fiesta Friday at DC Showroom
    Posted: 08.22.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    To show dealer WorkSpaces LLC how much Kimball Office appreciates their partnership, a fiesta was thrown in their honor.  The name of the event: Fiesta Friday, of course.

    “This is something that we are doing more often here at the showroom. We really want everyone to get to know who they are working with,” says D.C. Showroom Manager Alexandra Hijjawi.

    Kimball Office’s Alexandra Hijjawi, Staci Wilson and Elizabeth Hurley are all the fashion in their funky Fiesta Friday gear.

    Kimball Office’s Alexandra Hijjawi, Staci Wilson and Elizabeth Hurley are all the fashion in their funky Fiesta Friday gear.

    Tex-Mex food, margaritas, and fun decorations added to the festivities. And let’s not forget the Cornhole tournament and piñata.

    Carly Keith, of WorkSpaces LLC, gets wicked with the piñata.

    Carly Keith, of WorkSpaces LLC, gets wicked with the piñata.

    “It was great fun,” says Alexandra. “It enabled us to mingle and get to know one another. I can see another Fiesta Friday in the near future.”

    For additional images from the event, visit our Flickr page.

  • A Vision of the Future
    Posted: 08.18.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Have you seen the July/August issue of Interiors & Sources?  The article, “A Vision of the Future” describes the new Kimball Office Vision Collection of surface materials.  This behind-the-scenes look at the revamping process includes extensive quotes from Kimball Office’s Georgy Olivieri, Director of Architecture, Design, and Sustainability Strategies. 

    Eileen Jones, Design Principal at Perkins + Will is also quoted about her involvement with the project.  Eileen Jones and Eva Maddox, along with the Kimball Office design team successfully collaborated to bring exciting, fresh, new, sustainable surface material options to Kimball Office. 

    Stay tuned for new wood introductions in the Fall of 2011. 

  • Take Me Out to the Beep Ball Game: Making a Difference in St. Louis
    Posted: 08.03.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    Baseball is important in St. Louis…and so is Minds Eye Information Service, a non-profit radio station for the area’s 11,000 blind or print-impaired people.

    Knowing this, Kimball Office’s St. Louis sales team and their Select Dealer, Interiors Unlimited, teamed up to participate in a fundraiser that brings baseball and Minds Eye together to benefit the community. 

    Kimball Office Market Sales Manager Brian Brewer, far left, poses with his teammates

    Kimball Office Market Sales Manager Brian Brewer, far left, poses with his teammates

    Beep Ball is a derivative of baseball, played by blind and visually impaired individuals and by sighted individuals wearing blindfolds. The game involves a ball that emits a rapid beep and bases, which look more like football tackle dummies, that buzz after the ball is hit. In the case of players who are not visually-challenged, a blindfold is worn by the batter and all other players on the field except for the pitcher and catcher.

    Proceeds from the tournament benefited Minds Eye, which consists of volunteers who read close to 150 magazines, newspapers, books and retail ads weekly so that people who are blind or print impaired can hear all of the things that you may take for granted.  

    Honorary team members included O’Toole Design Associates and M+H Architects, who are big supporters of Kimball Office and Interiors Unlimited.

    Interiors Unlimited’s Jamie Whitt keeps his “ear” on the ball

    Interiors Unlimited’s Jamie Whitt keeps his “ear” on the ball

    To view a short video that brings Beep Ball to life, click here.

    For additional images from the Beep Ball Tourney, visit our Flickr page.

  • NY Showroom Hosts IIDA Event
    Posted: 08.01.11
    By Kimball Office Social Media Team

    The Kimball Office New York Showroom hosted a gathering to welcome the new IIDA New York Chapter president, Lance Amato (Contract Architects), and honor their immediate past president, Alan Dandron (Mancini Duffy).  More than 80 architects and designers gathered in the showroom to recognize this changing of the guard while board members and sponsors were also recognized for their outstanding work, volunteerism, and dedication to the industry.

    Lance Amato (Contract Architects), and Alan Dandron (Mancini Duffy)

    Lance Amato (Contract Architects), and Alan Dandron (Mancini Duffy)

    The IIDA New York Chapter (IIDA NY) is a professional networking and educational association of more than 590 Members in ten specialty Forums.

    For additional images from the event, visit our Flickr page.

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