Experts & Trends
Open Office: Office Space & Brand Identity
Design Insider is thrilled to share our latest article from our Open Office campaign, featuring a Q&A with Steve Haskins, Creative Director at SO Design. We ask Steve all about brand identity; the impact a physical space can have on brand identity, as well as the repercussions of COVID-19 and how to ensure brand core… Read More >
Open Office: Covid-19 Workplace, Impact on the under 30’s
The second part of Nathan Hurley & the Orangebox Research Team’s Smartworking® PostJanuary 2020 insight focuses on the younger workforce as we look at the implications from the viewpoint of the under 30’s, both mid and longer term. How will the iGen and Millennial generations deal with and respond to the consequences of the Covid-19… Read More >
Open Office: Is there an office of the future?
Drew Barker, Marketing Officer at Lee & Plumpton discusses the role of the office in our future working life. The Government is actively encouraging people to return to the workplace yet March’s imposition of ‘lockdown’ has resulted in an open debate about the future and, indeed, the need for the office. There are clearly distinct… Read More >
Open Office: The Creative Office
Zoom, Teams, Skype. Whatever you’re using, we’re sure you’ve encountered the odd frozen colleague, a dropped internet connection, or a difficult-to-hear discussion over the past few months. We’re all adapting to the ‘new normal’ and, whilst there are many perks to working from home (a five second commute topping our list), there are a number… Read More >
Open Office: MANAGING A BLENDED WORKFORCE
Recent years have seen a rise in popularity of the blended workforce, as employers have increasingly enjoyed the flexibility of hiring a diverse range of staff on full and part time contracts, temporary workers, contractors and freelancers, often working from multiple locations and different time zones. The enthusiasm for blended working is shared by employees… Read More >
Open Office: How does office-based working positively impact an employee’s mental health
We hear so much about the pressure in the workplace, office politics and work place mental health and wellbeing. Over the past six months the shift to remote working from home has been essential for many people. Here’s how the office can and does provide a positive impact on our mental health. This article will highlight… Read More >
Open Office: Managers Control Happiness!
New, world-leading research from Identity Realization demonstrates that whether working from home or the changing, Covid-19 office; the key to good performance – and the key to success for every business – is ‘happiness’ powered by employee autonomy. Running a survey and an experiment titled, “Covid-19: The Value of a Creative Culture,” Identity Realization enquired about the… Read More >
Open Office: The End of the Office/ The End of Innovation
The End of the Office: The End of Innovation Why physical spaces support the creative process “Can you please sterilise your hands before you come in?” The receptionist at my accountant’s had never asked me that before. “Would you like a coffee while you wait?” is the question I was hoping for. But times have… Read More >
Edmund Bell’s Indian Extravaganza
Edmund Bell is a supplier of high-quality decorative blackout, dimout, sheer, woven, print, and upholstery fabrics to the hospitality, cruise, healthcare, education and workplace markets. Edmund Bell offer one of the widest selections of high-end curtain lining solutions, workroom accessories & roman blind systems. Edmund Bell has kept us up to date with their Global… Read More >
Support for the Design Economy
A recent industry study commissioned by the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) predicts the creative industry faces a potential loss of £74 billion in turnover by the end of 2020, which could cost over 400,000 jobs and result in a 25% reduction in the creative sector’s Gross Value Added (GVA). This study includes all sectors of… Read More >
Kirkby’s Transport for London (TFL) Collab
Following on from last week’s showcase of the Mark Alexender collection, The Romo Group this week is showcasing their Kirkby’s collaboration. Continuing the success of Kirkby Design’s first collaboration with Transport for London (TfL), Underground Vol.II features a carefully considered curation of 7 distinct designs, originating from individual London transport lines. Readapted as luxury upholstery… Read More >
Edmund Bell Explores Bali Freedom
Edmund Bell continues with their Global Traveller Series, this time, Bali Freedom is explored. There is no shortage of inspiration to be found in Bali. Its ancient temples and palaces, lush jungles, dreamy beaches and terraced rice fields make it an island of incomparable beauty. Asia continues to cultivate clean lines and gentle wood finishes…. Read More >
Hangrohe’s AXOR Reveal Brand Campaign..
Hansgrohe’s AXOR’s have an exciting new campaign…My Places. The brand campaign explores places of memory for some of the biggest designers in the industry. The campaign explores the personal places that connect AXOR’s design partners with the individualization possibilities that the AXOR MyEdition collection offers (maximum freedom in the ch oice of materials on the… Read More >