I had the opportunity last month to be a guest on Steelcase's private trip to their headquarters in Michigan.
The trip provided an incredible exposure to the furniture market. I walked away with such a better understanding and a refreshed vision of the popular company- Steelcase.
I was fascinated by the thought processes and willingness to experiment in their work. Steelcase is such a leader, in my eyes, to how a company can do amazing things when they think about things more with innovation.
TRANSPORTATION:
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| Steelcase has two private jets and eight pilots so they're able to take these trips daily |
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| The Group. Of the group Perkins + Wills, tvsdesign, Cooper Cary, Veenendaalcave, Idea Span, Stanley Beaman and Sears were represented. |
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| Frank Llyod Wright's Meyer May house. A guided tour that includes beverages, snacks, and a dinner for our group. |
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| Focusing on the horizontal |
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| Interior of Family Rooms |
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| Light Switches |
STEELCASE HEADQUARTERS in GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN:
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| Breakfast at Steelcase |
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| Collaboration Space: furniture that encourages group work |
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| Unique approach to guest seats at an executive desk |
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| Campfire |
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| This looks like workout equipment. It's in fact an innovative piece of furniture, that when asked "how do you use this?" it was encouraged to just walk up to it and use it however you saw. |
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| Great use of stairway. |
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| Steelcase does extensive research on body posture and gestures. Very interesting! |
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| Love this. |
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| Cafeteria Space |
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| Outdoor Seating. Interest note: alongside the wood panels every couple of feet is a junction box. Steelcase wanted to make sure if you needed to plugin, you could. |
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| Web Conferencing |
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| Lunch! |
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| Medical Waiting Area Furniture/Geriatric |
GETTING HOME:
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| Great trip! |
