Slate founded as Seal Furniture

1984 Seal Furniture (now Slate) becomes a Steelcase Dealer

1994 Seal Furniture is renamed OfficeScapes (now Slate)

1998 Slate achieves Colorado market leadership + holds this status every subsequent year to date

1998 Slate began adding affiliated companies to provide interior services beyond furniture

Floorz was founded in Colorado Springs

Slate achieves Steelcase’s Exemplary Performance Award

Slate merges with ScottRice, growing the team and comprehensive capabilities as a furniture dealer

2002 Traci Lounsbury (current President and majority owner of Elements) purchases Furniture Distributors, Inc. and renames the company SPACES

Slate adds affiliate companies, Floorz (flooring products and services) and LINX (technology integrator)

Floorz expands business into the Denver market and becomes an affiliate company to Slate

SPACES becomes an Allsteel dealership

SPACES moves into the Discovery Center in the heart of RiNo, which is now known as the Experience Center and is still our active Headquarters and Showroom today

SPACES adds a floorcovering division

SPACES adds a wall division, later known as Manufactured Construction, and today working as our Constructive studio

SPACES merges with Rocky Mountain Desk to become Elements, offering Knoll furniture, flooring, and modular construction

Elements named an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company in the nation and consistently ranked as one of the largest woman-owned businesses in Colorado

3d-identity founded with a goal in mind: to bring brands to life through visual storytelling

Elements manufactured construction division receives DIRTT Champion of the Year Award

Slate achieves Steelcase’s Platinum Partner status for the first time

Slate opens the Market Street Studio at 1445 Market Street in the LoDo district of Denver

Floorz becomes the largest commercial flooring contractor in Colorado

Creation of the Discovery Center in the heart of RiNo, which is now known as the Experience Center and is still our active Headquarters and Showroom today

Elements manufactured construction division receives DIRTT Partner of the Year Award for top-performing partner

Elements adds Acoustic + Technology Solutions studio

Elements manufactured construction division successfully partners with Kaiser Permanente on their COE (Center of Excellence) program, standardizing Kaiser Permanente on pre-fab solutions across multiple markets and millions of square feet

Elements manufactured construction division receives DIRTT Partner of the Year Award for top-performing partner

Elements acquires the company ArtPro, and an additional building

Elements undergoes a rebranding for the whole company

Elements creates the PeopleLab studio, founded in partnership with DORIS, a design-based workplace research firm, to provide human-centered consulting services

3d-identity is acquired by Elements

Elements manufactured construction division is recognized as DIRTT Partner of the Year Finalist

Floorz Denver and Floorz Colorado Springs combine under single leadership

Vinylworks Signs & Graphics merges with ArtPro to create a comprehensive fabrication partner for 3d-identity

Elements manufactured construction division receives DIRTT Top Revenue Partner of the Year Award

Elements manufactured construction division joins AGC (Associated General Contractors) as a Specialty Contractor

Elements merges with Slate and Floorz, becoming the largest Steelcase, flooring, and built environment dealer throughout Colorado

Elements manufactured construction division launches Falkbuilt Branch

Elements, Slate and Floorz undergo rebranding, revealing a new look, new names, and streamlined experiences for our customers

OfficeScapes is renamed as Slate

Elements manufactured construction division is renamed Constructive

Elements consolidates eight warehouses into a single 162,000-square-foot warehouse to support customer inventory, now known as the Elements Logistics Hub

3d-identity earns International Transform Awards Bronze recipient for Wahoo Sports Science Center

3d-identity expands to include a new office in Dallas/Ft. Worth

3d-identity earns Graphis Design 2024 Silver Award work at Blue Federal Credit Union HQ

Constructive integrates window coverings into the studio, highlighting a partnership with Mecho and Springs Window Fashion

Floorz joins AGC (Associated General Contractors) as a Specialty Contractor

Slate launches the boutique interiors studio, Marke

3d-identity expands to include new offices in San Jose and Seattle

3d-identity partners with BangMac Creative to start a “Sports and Entertainment” practice in Venice, CA

Constructive concludes partnership with DIRTT to focus on growth with Falkbuilt’s Digital Component Construction and Steelcase’s Architectural Product Solutions