Join Steelcase in our centennial year as we celebrate 100 Years of Great Design at the London WorkLife.

As part of Clerkenwell Design Week 2012, we will explore the past, present and future of great workplace design with a series of talks and product installations:

22nd May, 12.30pm: Explore the design partnership between Steelcase and Frank Lloyd Wright, including the iconic Johnson Wax building

23rd May, 1pm: Share the latest Steelcase research exploring the global trends that influence the Interconnected Workplace

24th May, 1pm: Join our 100 Minds member Victoria Redshaw of design trends forecasters Scarlet Opus as she looks to the future of great design

The London WorkLife will also be operating an 'open house' each day between 10am and 5pm when you can drop by the showroom to view some iconic Steelcase products from the last 100 years including the Frank Lloyd Wright/Steelcase desk and chair and the global best-seller, the Think chair.

ABOUT US:

Steelcase began in 1912 as The Metal Office Furniture Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We received our first patent in 1914 for a steel wastebasket -- a major innovation at a time when straw wastebaskets were a serious office fire hazard. That led to metal desks, and we've led the way with product and service innovations ever since.

Today, our portfolio of solutions addresses the three core elements of an office environment: interior architecture, furniture and technology. We changed our name to Steelcase in 1954 and became a publicly held company in 1998.

Our brands offer a comprehensive portfolio of workplace products, furnishings and services, inspired by nearly 100 years of insight gained serving the world's leading organizations.

We are globally accessible through a network of channels, including over 650 dealers. We design for social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Steelcase is a global, publicly traded company leading our industry with fiscal 2011 revenue of approximately $2.4 billion and nearly 10,000 employees around the world. The leadership team is based at the global headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Steelcase Inc. encompasses three core brands -- Steelcase, Turnstone and Coalesse – and several sub-brands, including Nurture, our healthcare division.