education: the changing landscape

On the 21st-century campus,

learning can, and does, happen learning can, and does, happen

anywhere. anywhere. At the same time, how

students learn in the classroom

and elsewhere has become more

collaborative and participatory, often

enhanced by the use of personal

digital tools. The evolution of learning—

and teaching—presents schools

with an opportunity to enrich the

educational experience through

dynamic, engaging and purposeful dynamic, engaging and purposeful

spaces that adapt to a variety of spaces that adapt to a variety of

learning learning activities and teaching

formats. We combine decades

of design expertise with in-depth

research to create effective spaces create effective spaces

for the people, technology and for the people, technology and

curricula curricula of today and tomorrow.

teknion educationArchitecture and design are critical elements in achieving the academic mission of modern universities. Facility design, including furniture, expresses the institution’s brand, reflects the quality of the educational experience provided—and facilitates or inhibits the learning process.

Teknion offers a comprehensive portfolio of furniture products designed to support the goals of modern educational institutions and the learning practices of students across the campus: a solitary student reading at a library desk, a group working in a project room, or a classroom of students engaged in a lively discussion while sharing ideas on laptops and tablets.

Learning SpacesDesigned primarily for lectures and discussion, the traditional classroom is still relevant. But today’s active and collaborative learning styles also require a physical space that is flexible. Mobile, reconfigurable seating, tables and whiteboard screens allow for quick transitions across a spectrum of conventional and alternative models—including those where technology is leveraged to enhance teaching and learning.

Learning CommonsModern academic libraries are designed to provide access to services and resources that enrich learning via book collections, digital material and interactive media. The library includes private, quiet spaces to support individual student reading and study, as well as open and enclosed spaces that serve a range of group activities.

Faculty and Staff SpacesTo address the diverse needs of faculty, administrators and school leaders, academic institutions require a mix of private and shared offices, as well as open work areas, formal meeting rooms and multi-functional spaces. Furnishings must support the focused work of teachers, researchers and staff—and interaction among faculty members or officers—as well as casual or scheduled meetings with students and campus visitors.

Social SpacesStudent unions, residence halls, performing arts centers and other campus facilities offer access to a wide community of users, accommodating a variety of activities and encompassing diverse types of shared spaces. Common spaces may include student lounges designed for study and for socializing, as well as cafes and coffee bars, lobbies, and in-between spaces furnished to create break-out areas in campus buildings.

Teknion is a global brand with a local feel, committed to empowering people through design. Our story starts more than 35 years ago, when David and Saul Feldberg set out to build an enterprise of creative collaborators. That story is still evolving, and with each new day we challenge what’s possible. Teknion is a little bit different—more approachable, more open to collaborative investigation, more focused on the right solution for each client.

Core Capabilities• Furniture Innovation and Design• Workplace Strategy• Change Management• Worldwide, State-of-the-Art Manufacturing• Custom Product Capabilities• Shipping and Logistics

HumanWe’re accessible, empathetic, thoughtful human beings—members of a big company that acts like a small company and feels more like a family.

Enduring + SustainableEnduring is a dictum that steers our design and development philosophy—that the solution we arrive at with you meets the entire spectrum of your needs. Sustainability is also a cultural imperative within our company. Instead of focusing on doing the least harm, we focus on doing the most good.

Vertically Integrated + Universally Aligned

Our manufacturing story began with a commitment: to own our own manufacturing

capabilities. Through ownership and control of our global supply chain, we employ a 360-degree

approach to delivering local service on a global level.

Creative Collaborators + Entrepreneurial

Every project is a collaboration that leads to a solution aligned

with your brand. Modifying our products to suit you is not outside

of our process. It is our process. We keep the layers of decision-

making to a minimum, bringing clients agility and accessibility.

Our integrated product

portfolio includes multiple

lines of systems furniture,

mobile furniture, seating,

storage and filing, freestanding

casegoods, accessories and

architectural wall systems.

At Luum, we’re always looking ahead and imagining the ways our collections will be used. It’s why we work by hand at the fiber level to understand—and ultimately influence—how our materials will perform in the built environment. Luum fabrics allow us to offer products and finishes that work together—bringing harmony to your space.

Suzanne Tick, Creative Director, Luum Textiles

Comprehensive ApproachA comprehensive approach allows us to provide architects and designers with a complete solution capable of wrapping every contour of the interior and unlocking the possibilities found within.

Integrated Collections

Throughout the design process, we focus on

creating products that work together in a

holistic way.

Clear Performance IntentWe believe that design is most successful when the creative process is paired with a clear performance intent—whether it’s a problem to be solved or an objective to be met.

Studio TK is helping to change the culture of today’s educational institutions. With our exclusive focus on social applications, we are creating spaces that are responsive to all the ways we learn and teach and all that those processes demand. From quiet focus to creative collaboration, social spaces are creating a new type of environment that is improving well-being and increasing productivity across the campus.

Our furniture is highly reconfigurable

and relocatable.

Foster ConnectionsSocial spaces foster connections between people and the places they occupy—inviting novel thinking, promoting creativity and encouraging new opportunities to reveal themselves.

Build CommunitySocial spaces are where people from across the

campus converge. They serve to both preserve

school culture and spread it throughout

the organization.

Empower ChoiceWith social spaces, people are free to choose how, where and with whom they do their best work.

Purchase with ConfidenceTeknion has contracts with the leading higher education purchasing agencies so you can save time and leverage the cooperative purchasing power of these organizations.

OMNIA Partners is the largest cooperative purchasing organization in higher education procurement. OMNIA Partners’ buying power delivers superior value and helps colleges and universities achieve their mission of student success.

Our Contract with OMNIA Partners

Contract number – 2020000610 January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2024

For more information visit www.omniapartners.com/publicsector/contracts/supplier-contracts/teknion-llc

Sourcewell is committed to procurement excellence and helps educational institutions get more for less by leveraging its buying power to lower purchasing costs. Sourcewell holds hundreds of competitively solicited cooperative contracts ready for use.

Our Contract with Sourcewell

Contract number – 121919-TKN February 18, 2020 – February 18, 2024

For more information visit www.sourcewell-mn.gov

Contract # 121919-TKN

U.S. SHOWROOMS

BostonLEED Platinum, WELL Certified

255 State Street Boston, MA 02109

TEL: 617.487.6960 • FAX: 617.487.6980

ChicagoLEED Gold

222 Merchandise Mart, Suite 1048 Chicago, IL 60654

TEL: 312.730.1110 • FAX: 312.730.1120

DallasLEED Silver, WELL Certified 2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 1680

Dallas, TX 75201 TEL: 214.764.6500 • FAX: 214.764.6550

Los AngelesLEED Gold, WELL Certified

Ernst and Young Plaza 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4150

Los Angeles, CA 90017 TEL: 310.310.6600 • FAX: 310.310.6601

New YorkLEED Platinum, WELL Certified

641 Avenue of the Americas, Second Floor New York, NY 10011

TEL: 212.589.6850 • FAX: 212.589.6820

Washington, D.C.LEED Gold

900 17th Street N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006

TEL: 202.378.6460 • FAX: 202.378.6490