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SURROUND Podcast - Bobby Bonnet & Andrew Lane with Canoa's Founder Federico Negro
A world-class storyteller, Fed takes the guys through his early startup ethos of “buildings equal data”, his time leading design through the explosive growth of WeWork and how a chair sitting beside a freeway changed everything and eventually led to the creation of Canoa.
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Canoa's Lance Amato meets with Sid Meadows to discuss Canoa's platform
Lance Amato meets with Sid Meadows to discuss how Canoa's platform is revolutionizing the way design professionals select, specify, and manage office furniture inventories.
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The Real Deal: Why empty Offices are being converted to coworking spaces
No time for a build-out in pivot to coworking
Landlords grab off-the-shelf furniture and phone booths to update and temporarily fill empty space
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Podcast: Explore the process of selling circular solutions and the challenges faced in the industry, with Canoa's Head of CX, Lance Amato.
Listen in to discussion between Garr Punnett, CEO of Looplayer, Sabira, Product Leader at Rheaply and Canoa's Head of CX, Lance Amato.
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How investors should prioritize diverse investments in AI
Fortune article written by John Kell featuring our Chief Operating Officer, Ellie Cunningham.
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The Battle to Unseat the Aeron, the World’s Most Coveted Office Chair
Bloomberg article written by Matthew Boyle featuring our CEO Federico Negro
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Canoa featured in Metropolis Spring Issue: Testing the Limits, New Approaches and Technologies.
Read more of what Federico Negro, Canoa's CEO has to say about Canoa and where AI fits in.
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February Unlocks
February was a big month for us with eight key features unlocked today: Scale, Frame, Align, Add Shapes, Text, Comment and Import + Export work.
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Release Notes: Improvements & Mirroring in Canvas
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: Projects
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: Frames & Improvements
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: Comments & Fixes
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: Alignment
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Innovation : 2050 Materials w/ Phanos Hadjikyriakou
Today, we engage in a conversation with Phanos, the co-founder of 2050 Materials
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Learnings with Lance: Innovation : Compostable Commercial Furniture w/ Samuel Aguirre
Stay tuned as we delve into the transformative intersection of design and sustainability with Samuel Aguirre.
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Release: Scaling, Measure & Opacity
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: First Release of 2024: Text in Canvas and Side Panel Updates
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Release: Catalog Pro experience and Shuffling product options
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Kicking off our 2024 Product Roadshow!
January kicked off our in-person product roadshow. A week long experience to meet with our early adopters IRL and connect with more designers who are actively rejecting status quo processes and practices and are embracing new ways to master their craft.
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Brand Storefronts Are Here at Canoa
Today we are launching brand storefronts, our new experience to help brands, dealers and interior designers connect.
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Panel Discussion: Elevating Workplace Intelligence
Our CEO Federico Negro joins Plastarc Panel discussion: How organizations can leverage AI to elevate the design, construction, operation, and experience of their workplaces.
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8 big ideas designers should embrace in 2024
Fast Company Article Focusing on 2024 Design Focuses
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Canoa’s 2023 handoff
Sit back in your favorite chair and read about our 2023 top features, community highlights, and 2024 look ahead
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Release: Better Product Data Tooling for Better Design
Canoa releases new product info features for easy visibility and data creation.
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Learnings With Lance: Chapter 9
What is Vegan Leather? In this discussion, we interview Maggie Ulrich, educator in sustainable textiles to review the aspects of vegan leather, shedding light on its environmental impact, ethical considerations, and overall performance.
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Release: Pilot for Catalog Pro, Powerful Product Upload Tool
Canoa releases pilot program for catalog upload and management tool.
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Chapter 6 : Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) - Part 2
Chapter 6 : Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Part 2
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Release: Domain Admin and Mobile Views
Canoa releases cool new canvas features, including domain admin and a view-only mobile experience.
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Release: The Canvas Right Click Menu You've Been Waiting For
Canoa releases new product features, including a helpful right click menu with designer friendly options.
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Embrace the Tension: Interior Design and AI
Federico Negro, our founder and CEO shares his thoughts on the current state of interior design and AI.
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Chapter 5 : Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Chapter 5 : Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
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Lance Amato on Chapter 2 : Certified Preowned Furniture
Chapter 2 : Certified Preowned Furniture
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Canoa x Reseat
Today marks a new milestone as we work towards supporting our design community in providing solutions with circularity at the forefront.
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Release: New Sign Up Flow and Canvas Keeps Getting Better
Canoa releases new product features, including account-based sign up flow and cool new canvas improvements.
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Release: Rename, Duplicate, and Share Your Canvas
Canoa releases new canvas features, including rename, duplicate, share right from the canvas dashboard.
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Canoa Featured in the 2nd Annual Eclipse Carbon Optimization Report
Canoa's focus on reusable and modular designs can result in reduction of carbon emissions.
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The Anti-Architect Podcast featuring Lance Amato from Canoa
Lance Amato discusses Canoa and the impact of technology on architecture and design in this episode of The Anti-Architect podcast.
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Lance Amato on TRXL Podcast, 'The Space Doesn't Care'
Lance Amato talks with Evan Troxel about using technology and automation to drive sustainability and transparency in design.
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We Return to TRXL Podcast "Design Tools and the Circular Economy"
Lance Amato returns to TRXL to discuss Canoa's design tool and how the platform drives furniture discovery for sustainable design.
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Lance Amato on Everything Coworking Podcast
Lance Amato joins Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast to discuss Canoa's commitment to sustainability in design.
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Canoa Talks Accessible Design on Practice Disrupted Podcast
Canoa joins the Practice Disrupted podcast to discuss how utilizing technology can make good design efficient and accessible for everyone.
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Release: Message Center
The Canoa message center can super-charge collaboration between designers and your partners.
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Release: Improvements to Layout and Message Center
Canoa releases significant improvements to our layout performance and the message center.
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Release: Team Administration
Canoa releases new product features, including an easier way to add team members to your account.
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Release: Magic Link and API Keys
Canoa releases new product features, including a new way to share your designs and integrate Canoa to your workflow.
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Release: Self-Signup and Help
Canoa releases new product features, including self-sign up and a better way to get help with your designs.
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Release: Product and Kits, Inventory, Comments
Canoa releases cool new product features, including a better way to manage your product cards and inventory.
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Release: Creative Admin (create your own products!)
Canoa releases new product features, including a flexible and powerful way to bring your own products into your catalog.
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Release: Little Updates
Canoa releases new product features, including product card enhancements and other little updates.
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Release: The Cart
Canoa releases a new product feature. For the first time, shop directly from your floorplan with add to cart.
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Public Shop Launch
Product Catalog (formerly The Shop) launches to the public, giving designers a whole new way to discover their new favorite things.
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Release: Product Data Imports
Canoa releases new product features. Data imports from supplier ecommerce sites make our product catalog even bigger.
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Release: Product Catalog Updates
Canoa releases new product features, including improvements to product data in our furniture catalog.
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Introducing Canoa version 2.0
Canoa releases an AI recommendation engine and infinite design canvas to help designers create with Canoa.
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Studio Anand Sheth x CANOA
Anand Sheth has a conversation about design, collaboration, and his Canoa collection.
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See How Raise Commercial Real Estate Uses Canoa
Meet Raise Commercial Real Estate and learn how they use Canoa to design.
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Meet Denvir Enterprises
Meet Denvir Enterprises, a creative studio based out of LA and founded by Holland Denvir.
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Meet REDDIE
REDDIE is an Australian furniture house that sees the beauty in recycled trash. Design with REDDIE on Canoa.
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Meet PROWL Studio
Exploring regenerative design with PROWL Studio. Design with PROWL on Canoa.
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Federico Negro Joins PROWL Studio On Architecture 5 10 20 Podcast
A conversation about sustainable furniture with PROWL Studio and CANOA hosted by Florencia Kratsman at FXCollaborative.
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Federico Negro in Business Insider Top 15 List
Federico Negro, founder of Canoa, discusses environmentally friendly office spaces and the impact of reuse in design.
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Federico Negro on WeWork's Lasting Impact on Architecture
Hear our founder, Federico Negro, discuss the impact WeWork had on the design profession.
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DesignIntelligence Interviews Federico Negro on Circularity
DesignIntelligence discusses the circular economy in interior design with Federico Negro, founder of Canoa.
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Federico Negro Talks Future of Workplace on Practice Disrupted Podcast
Founder Federico Negro discusses building a business with purpose, the future of workplace, and how CANOA plans to disrupt the industry.
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Four Workplace Design Hacks from the Team Behind CANOA
Learn how to quickly and efficiently design a large workplace floorplan using design hacks made possible with CANOA.
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CANOA welcomes WOC design studio, ADITIONS
In this entry, ADITIONS founders Alma and Liz share thoughts on what makes for ‘good design’ and we share our updates and plans for 2022.
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CANOA is Awarded Best New Practice of 2021 by ArchDaily
We are thrilled to be recognized among some of the world's best designers as one of the best new practices of 2021 by ArchDaily.
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A year on: technology and commercial retrofits
So, how does a building owner meet their carbon goals when more than 50% of any one building’s impact comes from its tenants?
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Celebrating CANOA's Next Stage of Growth
With our recently closed pre-seed round, some amazing venture partners join us on the CANOA journey.
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Designing a low carbon economy
At the end of 2019, Canoa set out to change the way businesses shopped for the office. Now, just over 2 years and a global pandemic since our founding, we are thrilled to announce the raise of $8.7M in seed funding led by Eclipse Ventures, TMV, Building Ventures, and Gemini Ventures bringing our total funding to just over $10m.
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Matterport Features Canoa in Case Study
Canoa creates low carbon commercial real estate retrofits and asset planning tool. Featured in Matterport case study.
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CANOA at Milan Design Week 2022
CANOA powers a diverse group of independent designers in Milan Design Week Exhibition, ‘THIS IS AMERICA’
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Canoa in LastMeter Talks with John Manoochehri and Antony Slumbers
A fun and informal chat between Antony Slumbers and host John Manoochehri of BASE2 for the inaugural 'Last Meter Talks'.
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A short manifesto on the built environment in 2020
An article on the reasons we started this company and why we hope you'll join us on our mission to decarbonize cities.
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Federico Negro on TRXL Podcast, 'Everything Floats'
A wonderful conversation with Evan Troxel on the founding of CANOA and what our vision is for a decarbonized built world.
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Announcing 'The Shop'
CANOA’s largest product release yet adds a curated marketplace of new and reused products to design sustainably.