As a response to cultural, economic, and physical needs as well as changing environments, trends happen. While some have commented that NeoCon 2019 didn’t have much in the way of “new”…
It’s only in the last hundred years that human beings have spent more time indoors than out. We are genetically conditioned to thrive in an outdoor environment, so it’s no surprise that…
Office design has experienced nothing short of a revolution in the last 20 years. Cubicle farms are becoming a thing of the past, and while not every idea has worked according…
Let’s talk about the iPhone for a minute. What does that have to do with office design and the modern workplace? Bear with me a moment, and it’ll become clear. Before the iPhone totally…
Most of us can agree traditional office spaces were not designed with human beings or the planet in mind. They were about maximizing space and minimizing budget. This often meant unsightly…
There’s always one thing that employees working in open office designs can agree on: the noise is annoying. Distractions are the number one complaint by employees, followed closely by lack of…
Where did the term place-making come from? The concept of place-making, born out of the creative minds of urban planners in the vibrant ’60s, emerged as a visionary initiative to transcend…
Let’s be honest, there’s a lot riding on your office design. Study after study in recent years show how employee productivity, satisfaction, and health are affected by their work environment. Then there…
Despite Marie Kondo’s decluttering prowess taking Netflix bingers by storm, there is a new design trend that flies in the face of everything the Spark Joy movement stands for: maximalism. This sometimes jaw-dropping design style is a feast…
The color scheme of your office design may not seem like a very big deal, but in terms of employee productivity, it can make all the difference. Studies show warm tones engender…