In 2009, the great recession provided me the opportunity to launch a new furniture product I envisioned from my own experience of living and working in open loft spaces. The open office trends, with the emergence of cloud technology had begun to eliminate the need for bulky storage based office furniture systems and the flexible office was born. I saw the need to design a line of freestanding and modular wall solutions that could be as dynamic as the needs of the organization they serve. My experiences as a designer informed the launch of this business from designing the products and communications to designing the business model and building a brand to promote privacy as a priority in the built environment. Today Loftwall's products have been designed and specified into many of the world's most dynamic workplaces, healthcare facilities and educational institutions.
Loftwall's products have received numerous awards for their innovation in design, material use and performance. The company was recognized as a "Best Places to Work" and an Inc5000 Fastest Growing Company in 2021 & 2022.
From its inception, the company was recognized as a forward thinking company considering the impact of the product's lifespan and waste created from manufacturing. A focus on maintaining high recycled content in the design of our core products, the ability to breakdown and sort components at the end of the products life, became intuitive and easy to adapt for spaces and recycling at the end of life.
YARD is a creative agency based in NYC, their interior designer wanted to create a flexible community space with out building a traditional wall.
Post pandemic office spaces have evolved with new needs for a range of flexible space division and privacy solutions.
Value is created by solving a real need, not just making a product to sell.
Design isn't just the way something looks, it's a process for improving how things work.
Research informs better decisions. An iterative process allows for mistakes you can learn from.
Your audience will tell you everything they want.
Just listen.
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