The world of wood flooring can be quite difficult to navigate. There seem to be endless options and a lot of contradictory information out there. More and more companies are choosing wood for their office spaces, retail premises and hospitality venues. What are the options and what’s best for your commercial space? Types of Wood […]
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Designing Your Home Office: A Designer’s Perspective – Part 2
Now that you know where your home office will be located and what you’ll need (Part 1) you can get to the fun stuff. Select your style Which type of home-office influences the furniture style – is it furniture with multi-purposes (office and entertaining), or distinct home-office furniture with a different feel to the rest […]
Creating a calm office environment
It’s Stress Awareness Day on 6th November and that got us thinking about the effect our office environment has on mental health. We spend so much time in the office that poorly designed spaces are bound to have a negative effect on our mood or concentration. Here are some considerations you might want to take […]
How to create a great co-working space
Co-working spaces are big news. WeWork, the American co-working giant owns over 4 million square metres of real estate global (as of 2018) but they certainly don’t run the show. Co-working spaces are popping up all over the place due to the trends of modern working, including increased remote workers, freelancers and portfolio careers. Co-working […]
Designing Your Home Office: A Designer’s Perspective – Part 1
Thanks to an upturn in both self-employment and flexible working trends, the home office is emerging as one of the most important residential amenities. According to the latest ONS figure over 1.54 million people in the UK do the majority of their job at home and many more work from home at least one day […]
Putting staff health at the heart of your office design
Staff health? What’s that got to do with interior design? Well…. when we receive a client brief it normally focuses on quantities (how many desks, how big the meeting room should be etc.) and appearance (company colours, style, mood). Before we draw up plans to ensure compliance with building regulations, the Disability Discrimination Act and […]