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Business of Design Lab-Grown Meat is Coming to a Plate Near You Investment in cell-cultured meat products ballooned to $3.2 billion in 2020. Thanks to a group of...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Why Good Design and Empathy Are Key to Resuming Office Life Again More Americans would rather quit their job or take a small pay cut than return to the office. For...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Chairish Acquires European Vintage Marketplace Pamono The acquisition brings Pamono’s inventory of 250,000 vintage furnishings to Chairish, which...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Herman Miller and Knoll Complete Merger, Become MillerKnoll A few months after Herman Miller announced a $1.8 billion merger with Knoll, the two heritage...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Dims Launches on Investment Platform Republic After a year of propitious growth, the burgeoning DTC furniture brand is seeking investments to...
Business of Design Has the NFT Bubble Already Burst? The non-fungible tokens frenzy has been one of the top stories of 2021, but new data suggests the...
Business of Design Why a New Proposal Might Kill New York’s Hospitality Comeback A new controversial plan to require approval for every new hotel could endanger the city's...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Why More Furniture Will Continue To Be Sold Online After The Pandemic Furniture sales will account for over 14% of total retail online sales by 2022.
Business of Design Herman Miller Is Merging With Knoll For $1.8 Billion Looking to take advantage of workplace renovations and restructurings as the pandemic eases,...
Business of Design Why Lumber Prices Are At An All-Time High The price of lumber has skyrocketed to $1,048 per thousand board feet, up 193% from a year ago.
Business of Design Only One Quarter of Americans Are Familiar With NFTs Even after NFTs were explained to them, most Americans admit to not quite understanding how they...
Business of Design Did COVID-19 Propel America Closer To A Cashless Future? Since the pandemic began one year ago, there has been an 8.3% decrease in cash transactions.
Business of Design How Compass Aims To Go Public As A Tech Company Compass is setting its sights to go public at a $10 billion valuation, positioning itself as a tech
Business of Design Why Google Is Leaving Silicon Valley Behind Google is investing over $7 billion in offices and data centers across the nation and creating at...
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