Steelcase Inc is an American manufacturer of furniture, casegoods, seating, and space solutions for offices, hospitals, classrooms, and residential interiors.
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Steelcase Inc is an American manufacturer of furniture, casegoods, seating, and space solutions for offices, hospitals, classrooms, and residential interiors.
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Name Steelcase was a result of an advertising campaign to promote metal office furniture over wood and was trademarked in 1921.
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Steelcase expanded into new markets during the 1970s, including Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
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In 1989, Steelcase opened the pyramid-shaped Steelcase Inc Corporate Development Center.
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Steelcase vacated the Pyramid in 2010, and the Pyramid was sold to Switch in 2016.
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In 1996, Steelcase became the majority stakeholder in design firm IDEO and the firm's CEO, David M Kelley, became Steelcase's vice president of technical discovery and innovation.
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Steelcase sold its shares back to IDEO's managers starting in 2007.
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In 1996, Steelcase was found at fault in a patent infringement suit brought against them by Haworth, Inc, another furniture company.
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Steelcase became a publicly traded company in 1998 under the symbol SCS.
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In 2002, Steelcase partnered with IBM to create BlueSpace, a "smart office" prototype designed using new office technologies.
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Steelcase released Multiple 15 desks in 1946, which introduced standardized desk sizing and became a universal industry standard.
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Steelcase released the Gesture chair in 2013, which is designed to support the way workers naturally sit.
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The idea started when Steelcase saw the need for furniture to be personalized for custom size spaces with the ability to be able to fix a broken part if necessary.
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Steelcase established an office accessories brand called Details in 1990.
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In 1993, Steelcase launched Turnstone, a line of furniture designed for small businesses and home offices.
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Steelcase merged three of its subsidiaries to form Coalesse in 2008.
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In 1985, Steelcase purchased the Meyer May House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and restored it, opening it to the public in 1987.
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In 2010, Steelcase underwent a three-year project to update its Grand Rapids headquarters to promote employee productivity and employee well-being, including redesigning a cafeteria into an all-purpose work environment that provides food service and space for meetings, socializing, and independent work.
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In 2016, Steelcase employees volunteered 38,913 hours and the Steelcase Foundation donated more than US$5.
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Steelcase is redesigning offices layouts that can adapt to the ongoing Covid regulations.
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