Posts Tagged: Workplace
We Belong Together
Bisley introduces Belong, their new flexible furniture collection, which transcends both office life and homeworking. [Find Bisley on the BCFA Product Finder] Bisley, a brand highly regarded for its classic pieces of office furniture, has built on its heritage while embracing new ways of working by designing and manufacturing a new collection, Belong. This brand-new… Read More >
Open Office: A Happy and Healthy Return to Work
Navigating through this time of crisis, and the unknown future of workplace design, Ocee Design draws on the knowledge gained from a vast and diverse network of global clients, expert collaborations and architects to understand better the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it will have on how office spaces are designed in… Read More >
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: 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 >
SEDUS HOME OFFICE SELECTION
As inviting as it may be, a sofa, armchair or bed is not the best place to work for long periods. They are neither beneficial to work morale nor do they help you assume a correct posture. The furniture from the readily available Sedus Home Office Selection is designed to support optimal working posture and… Read More >
Flexible Working
Have you enjoyed working from home over the past few months? Are you considering asking your employer if you can work flexibly; partly office based and partly based from home or a co-working space? We sat down with Bertie van Wyk, Workplace Specialist at Herman Miller to learn a bit more about flexible working. Many… Read More >
Q&A with Tony Antoniou at Rainbow
When Tony Antoniou, Managing Director of Rainbow, shared his opinion on the impact of COVID19 on the workplace sector we knew he was somebody we needed to interview. In this Q&A we learn more about Tony and his business, the importance of office based working and a move to blended working, as well as the… Read More >
BW transforms historic Harella House in London’s Clerkenwell
BW: Workplace Experts was founded in 1999 by a couple of innovation-minded individuals determined to shake up the fit out sector. Their determination to do things differently is still what drives them almost twenty years later. BW: Workplace Experts has sensitively refurbished Harella House on Goswell Road in Clerkenwell. In total, six floors of lettable… Read More >