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Savage and Associates

New Building Perfectly Balances Privacy and Collaboration Savage and Associates is a well-known financial institution providing investment, insurance and group benefit plans to corporations across a variety of disciplines. This industry-leading corporation experienced growth so significant, they needed to move into a new building with plenty of space to continue expanding. With their financial advisors […]

Merit Network

Strategic Partnerships Execute Client’s Vision Merit Network is a non-profit organization that owns and operates America’s longest-running regional research and education network. When Merit Network decided it was time to move into a new building, they were eager to create a new space that fostered a spirit of community and reflected a modern, rustic design […]
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July 2, 2020

NBS Earns 2019 Steelcase Premier Partner Award

We are proud to announce our status as a nine-time recipient of the Steelcase Premier Partner award! This prestigious distinction is awarded yearly to the top Steelcase dealers who have proven success in market share growth, client satisfaction, financial strength, and investment in their people and communities. This year, the award has been earned by 42 […]

June 24, 2020

NBS has Returned to the Office Because Space Still Matters!

As governments begin to lift stay-at-home restrictions, organizations are planning, and even starting, to welcome their employees back into the office. A big consideration is around the speed at which people should be brought back to the workplace – and this is being done with a greater emphasis on employee wellbeing and safety. For many, […]

June 11, 2020

Purchasing Solutions to Support Working From Home

The coronavirus pandemic forced much of the workforce to work from home full time and it’s a new reality organizations are coming to terms with. Some of us were experienced and equipped to make this transition, but many of us were thrown into this new way of working without the proper office set up we […]
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Ideas, Inspiration, Information

Managing all the details, no matter how small, is essential to creating great commercial spaces. The job can be made a little easier with the right tools and reference materials. We’re launching an on-going project to collect and present those A&D resources here. We’ll be creating a pathway to valuable content, a convenient starting point for those who need planning and design ideas; COM, performance, sustainability and LEED calculators; reference libraries for finishes, metals, fabrics; computer symbols for furniture, and much more.

June 9, 2016

Steelcase: It’s In Our Blood

Shared by Interior Designer, Angela Dabbs

You might think that the above photo was completely staged. You might even think that it took a lot of planning and coordination, but the truth is actually much simpler.

On May 5^th, 2016, we hosted an Open House at our beautiful new Bay City office. It was a long day of setup and preparation, eating and drinking, and entertaining and touring clients throughout the showroom!

Just as it was beginning to get dark outside, a big familiar blue truck unexpectedly pulls into our parking lot. Without missing a beat, everyone yells, “Tim (our warehouse manager), a Steelcase truck is here for you, go out back and unload it!” Never mind that it’s 8:30PM at night!! Three people from NBS immediately ran outside to greet the Steelcase driver and offer him something to eat. A minute later, I decided to go out too.

As I was walking to the truck, I noticed that something looked a little “off”. The three people from NBS were standing underneath the rainbow-colored Steelcase logo, but the color of the shirts that they were wearing didn’t match the color of the letters in the logo. As an interior designer, I can’t help but notice things like this. It’s in my blood!

An idea began to swirl around in my head and then I instantly realized, “I need to get everyone outside RIGHT NOW for a picture before it gets too dark!”

Because our Open House was Cinco de Mayo-themed, we all agreed to wear bright colored shirts. It didn’t matter what color, it just had to be bright! So now, with everyone outside, I could finally see whether or not my idea could come to fruition. I thought, “We just might have enough of the right colored shirts to pull this off!” Because the party was now going on outside, it was a struggle to keep everyone together and hold their attention. So instead of trying to explain to them what I wanted to do, I just started grabbing people and moving them into position. And by sheer luck, a classic photo opportunity was born!