Joanne Abbene-Hoffmann

Forward Space exists to help you propel your organization forward and bring to life the space and environments that are precisely designed for your purpose. As the Midwest’s leading authorized Steelcase dealer, Forward Space is a woman-owned business that offers workspace planning, procurement, delivery, installation and on-going maintenance to support your vision and goals. Serving the greater Chicagoland area, while also offering national service capabilities, we help our customers to create innovative work environments that inspire people to excel wherever and however they work. By focusing on the physical space, we help our clients leverage their environments to support the physical, cognitive and emotional needs of their people while enhancing their interactions with each other and providing access to the tools and technologies of today’s workplace. We create environments tailored to the way you do business that support company culture by encouraging collaboration, fostering creativity, promoting productivity, inspiring innovation, and supporting wellbeing. When you propel your organization forward with us, you’ll always find a distinct point of view, depth of resources and inventive solutions. Armed with intelligent design and research from Steelcase, our Forward Space teams fill the room with expertise and perspective to help you realize a dynamic environment where people and ideas flow without restraint. Following this approach, we’ve helped leading corporations break down old walls, and vibrant entrepreneurs build new spaces to fuel their future. There’s only one direction that matters. That direction is Forward and we’re here to guide you there.