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Office Space, it’s a Big Issue
 
Schiavello is proud to be able to assist in providing The Big Issue with a new office space, with Schiavello Construction completing all aspects of the interior construction.
Schiavello became involved in this project through their relationship with Westpac, when Westpac advised that they would be leasing out space at one of their central city locations at a charitable lease rate.
“When we heard the space needed a new fit out we offered to do the project at cost price as we wanted to extend on the generosity that Westpac had shown,” Schiavello Contract Manager, Carmelo Rositano said.
Schiavello was responsible for all aspects of the fit out, from cleaning up and demolishing the dilapidated space, to new electrical, mechanical and fire protection service works, the construction of partitions, doors, joinery and a new kitchen within the space.
“Through our partnership with Westpac we were introduced to Schiavello who have done a truly remarkable job in transforming an unused basement to a first class office that The Big Issue staff and our program participants will benefit from for years to come,” The Big Issue, Business Manager, Tim Dempster said.
The project required completion in five weeks, with only a sketch layout plan to work from, including cleaning out the space. This saw the team pull together to ensure the work was completed in the required timeframe, which included the cooperation of Westpac, UGL and the consultant team of Geyer and ECM Group and of course the trust of the The Big Issue.
“To be provided with the use of a new custom designed office space is an opportunity that we never thought would be available to us and we have been overwhelmed by the generosity, commitment and hard work of everyone involved, “Dempster said. |
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Schiavello salutes street art at Designer Saturday 2011
Schiavello’s latest products, Street Art and Japanese crepes were the order of the day at the Schiavello SA showroom for Designer Saturday on 5 November 2011.
ore than 250 designers and friends checked out Schiavello’s latest workplace program, Climate and the new range of Climate elements, as well as Schiavello’s new occasional collection, the Humanscale Horizon task light and a range of Schiavello’s Healthcare furnishing products.
Guests chatted over champagne and Japanese crepes in the morning and fine wines and international cheeses in the afternoon while viewing Schiavello’s latest products. An artist got creative on a 12 metre long blackboard showcasing images of Schiavello products and the day finished with designers and Schiavello crew creating graffiti pieces on a shipping container owned by Schiavello.
“The day was a great opportunity to showcase our latest range of products in a relaxing, fun and creative environment. We had a great response from the guests and the crepes were very popular,” Schiavello SA Systems Team Leader, Arron Durham said. |
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Schiavello and Savills Project Management talk workplace trends
Schiavello’s Workplace Research Psychologist, Keti Malkoski, was recently invited to be a key note speaker at a Savills Project Management round table discussion on Workplace Trends. Her presentation focused on Activity Based Working (ABW), a physical workplace environment where no occupant has an assigned desk: rather the workplace provides employees with a variety of settings that allow them to do specific tasks in tailored work settings.
Discussion looked at the potential organisational branding benefits of ABW, the influence of ABW on attraction and retention strategies and the type of work and people that match ABW.
Keti highlighted some workforce analysis that should be conducted before organisations consider ABW.
“There are many issues to consider with ABW including the challenges it may impose on effective team development and the complex change management process required to reinforce the behavioural changes from employees and managers.
“Employees between and even within generations have varying needs that should be considered and satisfied before they can commit to an organisation. The ‘social’ dimension of work should not be dismissed, especially if you want to foster commitment from Generation Y. At the end of the day we are still humans existing within the workplace and we have an innate need to own our own workspace and express who we are in that workspace by way of personalisation,” Keti said.
Savills commercial office trends handout |
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Visitors flocked to The Village at Saturday in Design 2011
Exploring the different areas, viewing the new product collection and socialising were all part of the experience for visitors to ‘The Village’ installation at the Schiavello Sydney showroom for Saturday in Design on 20 August 2011.
More than 2000 visitors flowed through the showroom and experienced the transformation to become The Village.
Visitors kicked back in the Green House and the Town Hall, relaxing on the new Kush collection, a range of oversized floor cushions. Guests congregated on the Village Green to view Schiavello’s paradigm shifting workplace program ‘Climate’.
In the Farm House people got creative with the Schiavello shout outs, getting their photo taken with their message scrawled on a speech bubble. In the Media Station designers including Ivan Woods and Chris Bosse from Lava were interviewed giving their views on design, while vox pops with visitors took place all around The Village. On the ground floor guests watched avant-garde fashion designers and Climate collaborators S!X create an installation using ‘Climate’.
“The Village paid homage to diversity and the diverse elements and people that make up a village, while offering a unique backdrop for visitors to experience our products in a relaxed atmosphere,” said Peter Schiavello, Managing Director.
For more information on Climate visit workclimate.com
Find Schiavello on facebook | Find Climate on facebook |
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The excitement of visiting a new village is uncovering all of its elements and discovering what makes it unique. This year’s Saturday In Design will see Schiavello celebrate this uniqueness by inviting you to The Village; a collection of spaces celebrating diversity through people, cultures, personalities and design.
Explore the different areas of The Village where people will meet, gather and socialise. Areas such as the Speakeasy, the Greenhouse, the Farmhouse and more, each telling a distinctive story which will be revealed though interactivity.
Who knows what you will see and who you will meet at The Village, make sure you don’t miss out.
Schiavello at Saturday In Design
Saturday 20 August 2011 -
9am-5pm
69 Campbell Street
Surry Hills, Sydney
To enhance your experience in the village please download Microsoft tag reader on your phone before Saturday In Design. Visit http://gettag.mobi on your mobile phone’s browser or search for Microsoft tag reader from your mobile's App Store.
If you need more information on downloading tag reader or using tag reader go to;
www.schiavello.com/scantags/ |
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Schiavello’s Workplace Research Psychologist speaks to a Master’s class
As part of Sydney University’s Master’s of Facility Management unit, Organisational Behaviour and Analysis, Schiavello’s Workplace Research Psychologist, Keti Malkoski presented a session titled ‘The User and the Workplace’.
Malkoski’s lecture discussed Schiavello’s commitment to on-going research and focused on the user-centric approach to workplace considerations.
“I had been collaborating with Kristen Smith and her change management company, Change Angels, when she asked me to speak to her Master’s class,” Malkoski said.
From a research perspective, the lecture explored the meaning of a ‘flexible workplace’ from the individual, team or organisation user. User ‘needs’ and the requirement of these needs to be reflected in the workplace were discussed: physical, functional work and psycho-social user needs. The positive influence of user diversity on the workplace was also discussed in addition to the importance of identity expression by way of personalisation.
“The lecture created interesting discussions with the participants. They provided different examples of working styles and patterns that were relevant to the physical workplace. Examples of personalisation activities were discussed and the meanings of these activities in relation to work and personal identities were explored,” Malkoski said.
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S!X design a window installation at Schiavello’s Melbourne Showroom
Avant-garde fashion designers, S!X have created an installation in the window of Schiavello’s Melbourne Showroom at Crown Metropol.
The edgy installation will be up until Friday 10 June 2011. The installation follows S!X’s collaboration on personalised markers for Schiavello’s workplace program, Climate®.
Watch how the edgy workplace scene, with mannequins dressed in S!X’s deconstructed designs gathered around Schiavello’s Climate® workspace featuring the S!X designed markers, came together.
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Schiavello’s NSW showroom hosts Indesigns in Discussion
On Tuesday 15 March, Schiavello’s Surry Hills showroom hosted BVN’s National Director James Grose and HASSELL Chairman Ken Maher, who took to the stage to present the processes behind their Myer and ANZ buildings respectively.
The first of Indesign’s new seminar series Indesign In Discussion brought together an eager crowd of architects and design lovers for a rare insight into the ANZ and Myer projects in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct.
More than 100 attendees enjoyed a glimpse into the design journey of these iconic buildings, before the evening gave way to enthusiastic mingling and chatter.
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Schiavello Melbourne Showroom Opening
Designers and friends celebrated the opening of the new Schiavello Melbourne Showroom on Thursday 11 November, 2010. The furniture show space, located over two floors at Crown Metropol, impressed guests with its striking design. The one-story piece of art by Nick Mangan, a floating meeting room and a vertical garden makes the Showroom a distinctive space for guests. Director Systems, Raffaele Tigani welcomed guests and officially opened the Showroom; the evening was then spent celebrating with refreshing cocktails and tasty antipasto.
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The Office: a forum about workplace design
As part of Victoria’s State of Design Festival, Peter Geyer, the strategic designer director behind Schiavello’s Climate workplace system, took part in ABC Radio National’s ‘By Design’ forum. Termed The Office: a forum about workplace design, panelists discussed the future workplace and the necessity to support evolving work styles and technologies which influence work.
Climate was a hot topic in the forum with its malleable and adaptable design aligning with varying work styles. A first in workplace furniture, Climate empowers individuals to configure their workplace to suit whatever they feel will make them more effective.
[ Visit the ABC website for the complete forum ]
Saturday in Design 2010
Social butterflies swarm to Schiavello Showroom @ Saturday in Design
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Helen Kontouris Wins Designer of the Year Award 2009
Congratulations to Helen Kontouris on winning the peoples choice Designer of the Year award 2009, recognising her contribution to Australian design. Helen is best known at Schiavello for her design of the 101 Chair, La La Stool and Chubby.
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Schiavello NSW and E2 host ‘Chair Talk’
Schiavello NSW and E2 recently co-hosted a seating forum, ‘Chair Talk’ at the Sydney showroom in Surry Hills on Thursday evening, 10 September 2009. The event was a huge success with a humourous and lively
discussion about our culture of ‘sitting down’ and the ‘good, bad and the ugly’ of chair design.
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Saturday in Design
Schiavello headed ‘back to basics’ for Saturday in Design this year to celebrate home grown ingenuity and reflect on vital knowledge gained from previous generations of Australians.
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Schiavello QLD 20 Year Anniversary Function
Schiavello QLD celebrated 20 years of operation in the far northern state with an exclusive function at the Brisbane showroom on Friday evening, 29 May 2009 for approximately 250 people.
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High Commendations for Schiavello’s 2008 Saturday in Design Showroom + Spring Racing Marquee
Schiavello’s 2008 Saturday in Design Showroom by Hassell, and Spring Racing Marquee by BVN have been bestowed high commendations at the 2009 Interior Design Awards.
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Schiavello's Hedge & 101 Chair Selected for Australia's Most Prestigious Local Design Exhibition
Two of Schiavello's most iconic products, Oliver Field's Hedge and Helen Kontouris' 101 Chair, have been recognised as two of only 14 exhibitors in the 2009 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Exhibition.
The exhibition is currently showing at the National Gallery of Victoria's Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square, until 30 August, 2009. Entry is free.
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Brian Steendÿk's acknowledged as a Luminary by Indesign Magazine
On Thursday, 26 February 2009, Schiavello and Indesign magazine co-hosted a prestigious luminary event for Brian Steendÿk, celebrating his contribution to multi-disciplinary Australian design. Schiavello was pleased with the opportunity to help Indesign recognise Steendÿk given our long standing relationship with the designer, especially in his home town at Schiavello's new-look Brisbane showroom. The event was attended by many respected members of the design community and was a huge success.
See all the pictures and read more at: www.indesignlive.com/parties/indesign-luminary-celebration
Fully Integrated Approach to Building Gets 6 Green Stars
Schiavello has completed a 6 Green Star GECA accredited building for Fujitsu Melbourne at the recently finished Docklands building, The Gauge, providing a wholly integrated project solution that included Schiavello Constructions, Systems and Signage.
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