Posts Tagged: Workplace
Meet Jones and Partners!
Last time I sat down with Craig Jones, it was just before the country’s first lockdown to catch-up on the recently rebranded Jones & Partners and how they planned on marking their 20th Anniversary. In December, I got another chance to have a socially distanced chat with Craig to reflect on 2020 and how his… Read More >
KI Design Team – Filmed Interview
During the second lockdown we took the opportunity to speak online with the Design Team at KI. KI’s furniture helps the world’s leading organisations create happy, healthy, high performing working and learning environments. Bringing together good design, advanced engineering and sustainable resources, KI’s products are durable, flexible and offer excellent value. Founded in 1941, KI… Read More >
Cafés – The Beating Heart of the Workplace
Design Insider’s current campaign focusses on bars and restaurants but we wanted to take a small sidestep to look at the impact of the café culture within the workplace. We spoke asked Sarah Dodsworth, Associate Director at SpaceInvader for her opinion. Within the modern workplace, the cafe is the beating heart – a vital part… Read More >
Muse, designed by SpaceInvader Wins Award
A workplace scheme for national urban regenerator Muse Developments at Riverside House in Salford has just been announced the winner of the Fit Out of Workplace category at the BCO Northern Awards 2020. The 540 sq m scheme was designed by Manchester and Leeds-based interiors practice SpaceInvader, for whom this constitutes a third BCO Northern… Read More >
The Future of the Office and Office Workers
The BCFA has published its major new report into the future of the office and office workers. According to the report findings, the seismic change in the way we work now is here to stay but the future will be a mix of people working from home and at the office. This ‘new norm’ of… Read More >
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 >