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150 years of Sedus – a review of NEW HORIZONS
On the edge of the Black Forest, close to the High Rhine and deep within nature, Sedus has laid down deep roots. 150 years ago, the basis for one of the leading office furniture manufacturers was created here. Today, the company can look back on an eventful past, a successful present and an exciting future. …
Knowing when to lie flat in the new era of hybrid working
When people first started working from home in large numbers for the first time in the Spring of 2020, one of the most talked about issues was how the productivity of most stayed the same or improved. This shouldn’t have been that surprising given all that we have learned about remote and flexible working over …
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JOIN OUR WEBINARS
In the lead up to the NEW HORIZONS event on 23rd June, Sedus presents a number of webinars which are free to register and join. 16th June – Home Office Home 18th June – Hybrid workplace model 25th June – Agile working 30th June – The phygital office The first webinar – Home Office …
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NEW HORIZONS – join our online event
What is the future for the world of work? …and how can we improve the working environments of tomorrow? In a rapidly changing world of work, many experts and companies are concerned with these issues. Together, we are searching for answers. What would happen if …? This year, Sedus is celebrating 150 years of company …
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The new Sedus Colour Cookbook – edition #2
In 2019, Sedus published a unique technical book, ‘The Colour Cookbook,’ for colours in the office. This dealt exclusively with colour design for office areas. The second edition has also been especially developed for architects, interior designers, office consultants and planners and is specifically intended for the professional furnishing of office and work environments. The …
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Sedus announces a profit in 2020 annual accounts
Sedus presents its annual accounts for 2020, in which it posted a solid profit despite the loss of sales due to the pandemic. Dogern, Germany With a turnover of 184 million euros, the Sedus Stoll Group suffered a decline in sales of -12.4% in the first year of the pandemic. However, despite all the difficulties, …
How to nurture the wellbeing of remote workers
How do you ensure the total wellbeing of homeworkers?
Wellbeing and ergonomics are just as important for those working from home
The use of the term ‘ergonomic’ to describe the design of objects is useful but it doesn’t really tell the whole story. Ergonomics is about the relationship between a person and the things around them. It’s an abstract idea, weaving together the disparate strands of context and usage. And when those strands change, what we …
The importance of indoor air quality at work
One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been to focus attention on the issue of indoor air quality. But as Sarah Zhang points out in a recent piece in The Atlantic, this is an issue that we have long understood, and not just as a way to reduce the risks of infection. It …
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Ethical behaviour and better ideas are linked to great office design
We’ve reported before on What’s Up about the important role of office design in nurturing individual wellbeing and bringing people together to collaborate. However, sophisticated the collaborative technology we have at our disposal, it always turns out that certain behaviours and ideas can best (and sometimes only) be nurtured in physical space.
