Design of offices, five trends that will burst into the scene by 2020    These last years we have experienced radical changes inside companies and in the design of offices. We have seen how digital revolution has readjusted working methodologies making ever more common the use of new technologies in the office. Speaking with clients who are in another continent by videoconferences, teleworking from home to reconcile family life and using chats and social media [...]

Healthy habits in the office In this post we summarize some of the healthy habits in the work place. How do you feel each morning when going to the office? And when you finish your day? Do you ever feel tired? Do you have any pain? These feelings may be related to your work space. Your environment has great effect on how you feel and how you act and as work fills many hours of [...]

These days it is ever more common to see different generations coexisting in the same office. Baby boomers, The X Generation, The Z Generation (Millennials) and now Centennials meet in one same space which makes it necessary to listen to their requirements in order to manage the design of furniture in an optimal and functional manner.   “Offices are changing and today we witness how graduates coexist in one same space with people over 45 [...]

Happyness at work - Employees most committed with their workplaces are happier and respond being up to 30% more productive. Benefits do not result only in productivity. It has been verified that happy employees can increase their creativity up to 86% and improve their health up to 20%. In this context, it is important for companies to realise the advantages of turning into places increasingly comfortable, where both parties, employee and employer, may obtain positive [...]

  Spaces for innovation - There are many factors related to companies which have an impact on staff productivity. Among them, the work environment and its furniture impact on employees’ behavior and may promote aspects related for example to creativity, the generation of new ideas and the collaboration between people. Work spaces are key to motivation, wellbeing and productivity of employees but also to corporate innovation. If we want our company to be innovative we [...]

  New colour trends show that pastel colours and those evoking nature create a greater feeling of harmony and wellbeing in environments. This does not only promote the wellbeing of employees but also helps customers feel more comfortable.   Visili Kandinsky, pioneer of abstract art, already expressed this by mid of last century: “Colour is a power which directly influences the soul”. An ever growing idea when we discover that the visual impression generated by [...]

How employees are transforming workspaces   Workspaces are no longer as before. If some years ago it was usual to see perfectly separated cubicles, today this paradigm seems to have fallen behind giving place to collaborative spaces with leisure areas where employees have an important voice in the decision making process. This is explained as a way to retain employees and therefore, avoid the dwindling talent drain. Also, it has been evidenced that places where [...]