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18 Mar

Is Polypropylene Safe and Sustainable? Uncovering the Facts About Polypropylene

Is Polypropylene Safe and Sustainable? Uncovering the Facts About Polypropylene Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic polymer (a type of plastic) that has a wide variety of applications. As one of the most common thermoplastics in the world, uses range from food packaging to medical devices to fabric fibers. Of the variety of commercial plastics available...

23 Feb

What is Sustainability? Defining Common Sustainability Terms

What is Sustainability? Defining Common Sustainability Terms At MiEN Company, we are driven by environmental sustainability, which is reflected in both the materials and designs we use for our products. By utilizing innovative design and sourcing high-quality raw and recycled materials, we create products that balance durability with comfort and style to ensure a long...

15 Feb

What It Means to Be a Sustainable Furniture Company: Designing With Sustainability in Mind

What It Means to Be a Sustainable Furniture Company: Designing With Sustainability in Mind Schools and workspaces of the future are designed with environmental sustainability in mind for everything from architectural design and creative reuse to the furniture pieces we use in the spaces we create. Design decision-makers in these spaces need to not only...

04 Feb

Q & A with our Founder and CEO Remco Bergsma

Q & A with our Founder and CEO Remco Bergsma Ever wondered what Remco is thinking about the business landscape right now or his plans for the future? Or why he started the company in the first place? How his European heritage gives MiEN an edge in the US market? How he sees the future...

15 Dec

A Year in Review: 2021 at MiEN Company

A Year in Review: 2021 at MiEN Company Author: Dr. Christina Counts Every year with the arrival of December, it’s hard to believe the year is actually coming to a close. And this year is no exception. As schools have reopened for in-person learning again in 2021, learning spaces have seen great transformations––from improved technology...

08 Nov

MiEN Company’s New KIO Tinker Table Quickly Switches from a Bookcase to a Workstation and More

New table adapts to multiple learning needs in classrooms, media centers, makerspaces and STEAM labs GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Nov. 9, 2021 – Schools’ limited space means that they need furniture that can adapt to multiple situations. For this reason, MiEN Company has created the KIO Tinker table, a 360-degree mobile bookcase that doubles as...

20 Oct

Introducing the 2021 MiEN Showroom

Introducing the 2021 MiEN Showroom Author: Kevin Ecarius When designing new school and/or office spaces, it’s important to choose furniture solutions that will best serve the people who will use the space. For the designers of these spaces, it can be challenging to imagine exactly how a product will function for a specific purpose or...

21 Jun

MiEN Company Releases New Guide on Creating Active Learning Spaces

MiEN Company Releases New Guide on Creating Active Learning Spaces GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – June 21, 2021 – During the pandemic, schools rapidly adopted technology and flexible learning models so they could better support students. Now, many district administrators are deciding to keep those flexible models when the pandemic ends. To help educators make the...

29 Dec

A Year in Review: 2020 at MiEN Company

A Year in Review: 2020 at MiEN Company Author: Dr. Christina Counts Every year as we come upon the end of December, we like to look back to reflect upon all that we have been able to accomplish throughout the year. 2020 has been a year like no other, with COVID-19, social movements, and a...

15 Dec

MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Dec. 15, 2020 – Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. But one commonly overlooked factor in this transition is classroom design....

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