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Announcement
A Message from the Owner Bob Ross I am thrilled to announce that Hannah Graham has been appointed as the President of Brooks Corning effective September 5, 2023. Hannah brings an impressive track record of over 20 years in the industry, with 14 of those years spent at...

Get To Know Our Owner
Dear Friends, It is easy to envy the individuals who had a dream when they were 13 that they would become a teacher, a lawyer, a nuclear physicist or a farmer and actually reached this career goal. For the rest of us it was pretty much winging it until something...

Beyond the Looking Glass
A perspective on work-life balance in a post-pandemic era

The Top 4 Trends Happening in Spaces & Places
Haworth works to identify and track trends to help our clients and customers meet their current needs and prepare for the future. Today, there are exciting changes to how spaces and places are being utilized. Here are 4 space and place trends that are expected to...

Don’t Let Your Best People Burn Out
How culture and workspace design can reduce stress—for everyone While stress is a major issue for both employees and employers everywhere, certain individuals may be at a higher risk of burnout and stress-related problems than others. Sensory processing sensitivity...

How to Inspire Your Employees as They Return to the Office
8 tips for a successful workplace redesign project With return-to-work(place) in full swing in many countries, now is a good time to give your office an upgrade. A change in décor, updated social spaces for focus work and collaboration, and new high-quality furniture...

Why It Pays to Invest in Home Office Spaces for Your Employees
The right work-from-home setup enhances productivity and well-being When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly forced millions to work at home, many people had to create makeshift offices. Kitchen tables became desks and closets were transformed into quiet zones for video...

Crafting High-Performing Teams Wherever They Work
The power of investing energy into goals, processes, and boundaries Group work often yields better outcomes than individual work. Just “collaborating,” however, doesn’t automatically make it so. We must work well together with purpose— and we form teams to do that....

Framery In Action: A Detailed User Experience!
As a piano student, I have to practice piano at least 1-2 hours a day. When I work on difficult songs, I have to focus on some hard sections and practice them over and over again. I measured the intensity of the sound when I play my piano. The intensity of the piano...

3 Leadership Priorities to Foster Resilience
Help people thrive in the work from anywhere ecosystem Describing the changes in the workplace over the last year as major upheaval to the norm is no exaggeration. The abrupt closure of offices due to COVID-19 ushered in a new age of remote work. Despite people being...

Pushing Design Boundaries
A devotion to quality and sustainability Color can provide energy and bring life to any design. Kvadrat has been a pioneer in the industry—pushing aesthetic, artistic, and technological boundaries while producing high-performance design textiles, rugs, acoustic and...

Digging Deeper into Operations
A Conversation with Operations Manager, Rachael Scott This month marks a year of having Rachael Scott as part of our Brooks Corning family. We brought her onboard on February 11th, 2020 – about a month before the world greatly shifted – to be our Operations Manager....

Launching The Framery One by Framery!
Soundproof pod pioneer Framery has launched a new product. Meet Framery One, the world’s first connected soundproof pod. Framery One is not only stylish and super smart, it incorporates the latest technology, leading sound insulation standards and echo-free acoustics....

5 Design Trends Taking Shape for 2021
The year 2020 will go down in history as a tumultuous span of time that has influenced both our personal and professional lives. The experiences we watched and endured have—and will continue to—undoubtably impact how we think, work, live, and make decisions. When we...

The Office Comeback
Hi everyone, There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had and will have a massive effect on the workplace. It has forced people to think very differently about their daily existence. Organizations are seeking to understand how to keep people safe, secure, and effective...

7 Spaces for the New Ways We Work
Thanks to the internet, any place can now be a workspace—our homes, a coffee shop, the airport, a kids’ baseball game. Really, anywhere. We can even work a whole world away from the office and our cohorts. But there’s often a price that comes with this ability...

Nudging Your Employees Towards A Healthier Lifestyle
We had the pleasure of hosting authors, Rex Miller and Dr. Michael O’Neil, in Vancouver last month for their book tour, The Healthy Workplace Nudge. Needless to say, it was an enlightening experience! With Dr. Mike’s infectious personality and Rex’s health...

The Cultivate Table: Fostering Growth in Your Office
As we know, to cultivate is to not only foster growth, but to also make friends and connections within a group. Similarly, according to Haworth, the “Cultivate is a shared table that creates a sense of community, encouraging interaction and collaboration...

The Power of Happiness is in Design
Haworth’s very own Dr. Michael O’Neill has recently put out a report with an interesting new angle on office design - happiness. With workplace design over the past few years, companies have been adding in some attempts such as slides, ping pong tables,...

Trends Insights 2018
Observing socioeconomic and technology trends has proven in the past to be just as important as observing workplace trends. All of the latest external trends can be great influencers that drive business decisions. Being aware of these trends can help you...

Selecting Artwork for Your Workspace
Workspace Art: Where to Start? It’s time. Time to replace the dogs playing poker in the sales manager’s office. Time to ditch the velvet Elvis that adorns the reception area. Unless your office people – and their visitors - have a highly developed sense of...

Haworth is Setting the Bar for Comfort – Again
Haworth’s seating family is growing. Meet Soji - the newest addition to the “Best in Class” task seating portfolio, designed by Arne Dassen and Haworth Studio. Soji is a highly-adjustable task chair with more ergonomic options than most in its class -...

A Growing Commitment to Sustainability
As a Best in Class Preferred Haworth dealer, Brooks Corning prides itself on embodying Haworth’s values, class, and practices. With the ever changing environment being a huge concern in today’s society - Haworth has pledged to be a sustainable corporation....

Nordic by Nature
Hoo-guh. That’s roughly how you pronounce “hygge”, a vital concept of Danish life. Hygge is such an important part of being Danish that it is considered "a defining feature of our cultural identity and an integral part of the national DNA," according to...

How Lighting Affects Mood and Productivity
We’ve always been told since we were little kids that reading in the dark can harm your eyesight, but what do we know about the effects of lighting on ourselves other than the obvious “reading in the dark” scenario? It’s been discovered through multiples...

Health & Wellness in the Workplace – 5 Ways To Improve Your Employees Health
In the modern workplace, attention to health and wellness is becoming more and more prevalent. Not only are employees themselves paying more attention to their health, but more employers are recognizing the importance of promoting a healthy workplace in...
Announcement
A Message from the Owner Bob Ross I am thrilled to announce that Hannah Graham has been appointed as the President of Brooks Corning effective September 5, 2023. Hannah brings an impressive track record of over 20 years in the industry, with 14 of those years spent at...
Get To Know Our Owner
Dear Friends, It is easy to envy the individuals who had a dream when they were 13 that they would become a teacher, a lawyer, a nuclear physicist or a farmer and actually reached this career goal. For the rest of us it was pretty much winging it until something...
Beyond the Looking Glass
A perspective on work-life balance in a post-pandemic era
The Top 4 Trends Happening in Spaces & Places
Haworth works to identify and track trends to help our clients and customers meet their current needs and prepare for the future. Today, there are exciting changes to how spaces and places are being utilized. Here are 4 space and place trends that are expected to...
Don’t Let Your Best People Burn Out
How culture and workspace design can reduce stress—for everyone While stress is a major issue for both employees and employers everywhere, certain individuals may be at a higher risk of burnout and stress-related problems than others. Sensory processing sensitivity...
How to Inspire Your Employees as They Return to the Office
8 tips for a successful workplace redesign project With return-to-work(place) in full swing in many countries, now is a good time to give your office an upgrade. A change in décor, updated social spaces for focus work and collaboration, and new high-quality furniture...
Why It Pays to Invest in Home Office Spaces for Your Employees
The right work-from-home setup enhances productivity and well-being When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly forced millions to work at home, many people had to create makeshift offices. Kitchen tables became desks and closets were transformed into quiet zones for video...
Crafting High-Performing Teams Wherever They Work
The power of investing energy into goals, processes, and boundaries Group work often yields better outcomes than individual work. Just “collaborating,” however, doesn’t automatically make it so. We must work well together with purpose— and we form teams to do that....
Framery In Action: A Detailed User Experience!
As a piano student, I have to practice piano at least 1-2 hours a day. When I work on difficult songs, I have to focus on some hard sections and practice them over and over again. I measured the intensity of the sound when I play my piano. The intensity of the piano...
3 Leadership Priorities to Foster Resilience
Help people thrive in the work from anywhere ecosystem Describing the changes in the workplace over the last year as major upheaval to the norm is no exaggeration. The abrupt closure of offices due to COVID-19 ushered in a new age of remote work. Despite people being...