Entries Published On April, 2019
Office design and the Butterfly Effect
You may recall an idea known as the Butterfly Effect that was popularised a few years ago. The gist of it is that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings in China could ultimately affect the weather in New York. It encapsulates the idea that changes in local conditions in a complex and dynamic global system …
Sedus UK to launch new showroom at Clerkenwell Design Week
At this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week, discover how colour, fabrics, surface finishes and innovative work settings can substantially contribute to creating office solutions which enhance peoples’ wellbeing, happiness and collaboration.
Fine tuning office design to our most fundamental needs
The best workplaces are always focused on people. Which is why many of the great pioneers of workplace thinking are from the social sciences, including disciplines such as psychology, ethnography and anthropology. These are the people who have shared the insights that help us to understand the characteristics of great office design. In particular, this …
Sedus rethinks sitting – a paradigm shift
It was just a utopian dream only a few years ago, but now it is a reality: Sedus designers and engineers have created the se:motion, a swivel chair that works without conventional mechanics and makes ergonomic and agile work affordable to everyone. Terms such as work 2.0, co-working, and smart office are increasingly hitting the …
The commercial property sector is shifting its focus to wellbeing and the individual
Last October saw the launch of a new report from the British Council for Offices (BCO) called Wellness Matters: Health and Wellbeing in offices and what to do about it. It is one of the most recent indications that the focus of property designers, owners, managers and occupiers is no longer solely on the environment …