Noise Reduction in the Office: Practical Acoustic Solutions for Better Focus
You know the feeling. You sit down at your desk, ready to tackle a complex task, and within minutes the open-plan office conspires against you. A colleague takes a call two desks away. Someone laughs in the kitchen area. The printer whirs to life. Your concentration shatters before it ever truly formed. This daily struggle […]
Workplace Wellbeing: How Office Design Shapes Employee Health and Performance
It’s 3pm and you’re staring at your screen, unable to focus. The fluorescent lights hum overhead, your colleague’s phone conversation cuts through your concentration, and your lower back aches from hours in an ill-fitting chair. You reach for another coffee, assuming the problem is you – perhaps you didn’t sleep well, or you’re simply not […]
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Designing Offices That Work for Every Mind
Imagine walking into a typical open-plan office. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, keyboards clatter in every direction, colleagues chat across desks, and the coffee machine gurgles in the background. For many people, this is simply the soundtrack of work. For others, it is an overwhelming assault on the senses – a daily battle that drains cognitive […]
Maximizing Comfort: How Much Office Space Per Person Is Needed for Optimal Productivity?
When it comes to designing an office environment, understanding how much office space per person is needed is crucial for fostering comfort, productivity, and overall employee satisfaction. Striking the right balance between space and efficiency can transform a cramped office into a dynamic workspace that enhances workflow and wellbeing. The Importance of Adequate Office Space […]
Spotlight on: Sanctuary
A Sanctuary is a refuge from something that is chasing us. OK, let’s assume that this is not necessarily about an office manager who might be looking for you to get that report that should have been submitted last Friday; it doesn’t need to be that extreme! But we can look at the properties of […]
Spotlight on: N-ALLY
In this article we feature our most versatile seating product, N-ALLY. Designed in house in 2019, N-ALLY was produced specifically to meet the changing requirements of the market to bring a seating solution for those who want to work remotely. It is rare to see a desktop PC nowadays and offices and learning facilities are […]
Spotlight on: Session meeting pod
This week we are focusing on one of our flagship products: Session meeting pod The modern working environment has changed significantly. A couple of decades ago it would be normal to see rows of desks in offices with little or no personality and the inclusion of desk screens served to separate staff and keep them […]
The importance of colour in the workplace
Imagining a world without colour is likely to evoke feeling of drabness or monotony. The absence of colour removes a useable response from the human brain that would normally give us a feeling like happiness, excitement, sadness, fear, positivity etc. This has been researched to some length and the human response is one that is […]
Plants in the workplace
According to www.Britannica.com Biophilia Hypothesis is the idea that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Just considering images of natural beauty can lend weight to this theory which has been studied in depth since the term was initially coined in 1973 by German born American psychoanalyst […]
Spotlight on: Lincs
This week we focus on Lincs: a modular range of seating and furniture that lends itself very well to a variety of uses. Design Lincs comes as a modular system of square shaped seats that can be arranged to suit any room. Their chunky design with deep filled seats means that Lincs look at home […]