Graffiti 2016 is coming!!! For those of you who don’t know, Tom Brough is one of our Utah sales people by day, and a talented graffiti artist by night! Designers, architects, stick figure artists, pro painters, ex-trouble makers, and grown-ups who dreamed of “breaking the rules” in high school …
Work-Life Balance
In honor of Labor Day weekend, we’re dishing out 5 tips that promote a healthy work-life balance! Let go of perfectionism As our list of responsibilities grows over the course of our lives, it’s important to realize that perfection in all arenas is unachievable. Instead, strive not for perfection, but for excellence. Unplug Technology has made work a lot easier, …
Pairings by Kimball Office – Now Shipping!
Kimball’s new lounge series is creating spaces within spaces! Designed with collaboration in mind, Pairings adapts to changing work styles and supports different degrees of privacy. Pairings adds an element of flexibility to open spaces, giving people the power to switch between solidarity and separation with its options for panel heights and seamless technology integration. Part of Pairings’ appeal is …
2016 Utah BBQ
Thanks to everyone who attended our BBQ in Salt Lake last week! We enjoyed visiting with our friends from architect and design firms in the area. Special shout out to AE Urbia and JLL for rolling in with some pretty sizable crews! …
MIT Tour
On Wednesday our Phoenix team had the pleasure of touring one of our most recent installs – Maricopa Information Technology School. It’s always a great feeling to see the finished product, but when it comes to our projects in the education sector, the feeling is amplified because our furniture impacts …
Spacesaver Acquires Viking
Together with Spacesaver, we have installed top of the line museum storage solutions for the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the Heard Museum, and more. Spacesaver’s recent acquisition of Viking Metal Cabinet Company now enables us to provide the complete storage package for museums: design and installation of metal museum cabinets, compact mobile storage systems, and shelving. The Yale …
Classroom of the Future
It’s hard to believe that the first week of school is already here for most students and teachers! But luckily for them, the fun doesn’t have to end just because summer vacation did. Unless you were a Type-A control freak like me in high school two of your favorite words (besides “class dismissed”) were probably “group work!” Now, group work is …
The Secret to Motivation
The first step to staying motivated at work is to understand what drives our sense of motivation in the first place. According to Daniel Pink, author of the book Drive, motivation is made up of three key components: Autonomy Mastery Purpose Here are some suggestions for how to maintain autonomy, build mastery, and feel purposeful during your work day. Track your …
12 Trends in Evidence Storage
Evidence management is truly coming into its own as a profession, with law enforcement agencies emphasizing best practices, internationally accepted standards, and opportunities for accreditation. Here are 12 trends in evidence storage, borrowed from our friends at Spacesaver. Pass back lockers Evidence technicians sometimes need to return or “pass back” evidence to the booking officer before accepting it for processing. …