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BIFMA @bifma

BIFMA is the industry trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.

Joined January 2011
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BIFMA@bifma
4 Nov 2025
๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ loom.ly/TRdWCP0
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BIFMA@bifma
4 Nov 2025
Ryan Anderson, Vice President of Research & Planning with MillerKnoll built upon this idea from the work being explored across the organizationโ€™s various brands. The potential for neuroaesthetics includes demonstrating, in measurable terms,
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BIFMA@bifma
4 Nov 2025
the value of good design to business leaders and financial decision-makers. He states, โ€œGood design is a difficult concept to convey to those that donโ€™t have a background in it.โ€
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BIFMA@bifma
28 Oct 2025
Laura Guido-Clark, founder of Love Good Color and Project Color Corps, brought the science to life through stories of transformation in underserved communities. Her nonprofit works with students to co-create vibrant, healing environments.
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BIFMA@bifma
28 Oct 2025
One powerful example is Hoover Elementary School, where a student mural sparked a ripple effectโ€”a collaboration with Eat Learn Play and Kaboom which increased student enrollment and inspired neighbors to repaint their homes.
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BIFMA@bifma
28 Oct 2025
โ€œNone of our 25 projects have ever been tagged,โ€ she said. โ€œTheyโ€™re beloved because the community sees themselves in them.โ€
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BIFMA@bifma
28 Oct 2025
Designing With, Not For: Community and Co-Creation loom.ly/TRdWCP0
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BIFMA@bifma
21 Oct 2025
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ? loom.ly/TRdWCP0
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BIFMA@bifma
21 Oct 2025
about beautyโ€”itโ€™s about how a thing imposes an experience on us.โ€ Drawing on thinkers from Plato to Edmund Burke, Curry emphasized that our experience of space is embodied, emotional, and measurable.
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BIFMA@bifma
21 Oct 2025
He introduced the concept of mirror neuronsโ€”brain mechanisms that allow us to empathize and โ€œfeel intoโ€ our surroundings. โ€œDesign is not just visual,โ€ he noted. โ€œItโ€™s about how space makes us feel, think, and behave.โ€
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BIFMA@bifma
14 Oct 2025
๐—” ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด loom.ly/TRdWCP0
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BIFMA@bifma
14 Oct 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by data and digital tools, the interior design profession is undergoing a profound transformation. At the heart of this evolution lies neuroaestheticsโ€”a field that bridges neuroscience and aesthetics to explore how our environments shape our emotion
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BIFMA@bifma
14 Oct 2025
behaviors, and well-being. The recent BIFMA Learning Series webinar, hosted in collaboration with International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects (IFI), brought together leading voices to unpack the science and art of neuroaesthetics in the built environment.
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BIFMA@bifma
7 Oct 2025
๐”๐•๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž-๐„๐๐ ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ loom.ly/nyBynXo
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BIFMA@bifma
7 Oct 2025
The result? The early onset failure of finishes physically changes surfaces from non-porous to porous, which is an infection prevention issue in patient care spaces. To remove and replace these degraded finishes, healthcare facilities face costly
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BIFMA@bifma
7 Oct 2025
renovations, and potential health risks from microplastic release. Gabelโ€™s team is now exploring materials with higher UVC resistance and advocating for lifecycle cost analysis over first-cost decisions.
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