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Dezeen
Office furniture is on the brink of a major overhaul. Now the trend for "Googlefied" workspaces is on the wane. Alternative solutions started to present themselves at this year's Milan design week, but became even more visible at London's Clerkenwell Design Week. From the virtual office of the future to co-working and flexible furniture for less formal meeting and workspaces, here are five interesting office designs spotted at Clerkenwell.
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The Chicago Tribune
Adding to the sizable body of research that shows the health benefits of standing desks – which keep workers more active during the day and relieve nagging problems like lower back pain – a new study has found that working upright also makes people more productive. And not just by a small margin. Research by the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health found that employees in a call center who used standing desks for a six-month period were 46 percent more productive than colleagues who used standard desks.
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Women's eNews
Cornell University design and environmental analysis professor Ying Hua recently gave a talk about future workplaces that respond to mega trends of economy and society. Her premise was that the continuous advancement of technology and rise of telecommuting is changing the meaning of the business workplace. Less and less does it mean office buildings, but more and more it will mean dining rooms, coffee shops, patios, park benches, gyms, and train stations. Workplaces are now anywhere, permeating all types of urban spaces.
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The Chicago Tribune
The office of the near future may be more focused on making you happy. Designers say companies are looking at ways to use data to keep employees comfortable and to give them the space they prefer to work in. Companies are also investing in ways to keep employees healthy and entertained – especially as businesses compete for talent. Five design firms share their ideas of what's next for office design.
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Business Insider
Spread across two floors and over 30,000 square feet, LinkedIn's new Bangalore office is not only massive, it's beyond amazing. Divided into several color and theme zones, the office houses new age design unlike anywhere else. The new office is equipped with state-of-the-art work stations, meeting rooms, collaboration spaces, cafeteria, gym, yoga room, music room, shower room, and a sleeping room.
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The Acrovyn Wall Panel line provides designers the opportunity to reset their standards with extensive new design selections that install in half the time previously required. New trim and edge options, panel depths and endless finishes create a unique space that is both protected and easily cleaned.
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Healthcare Design
With lighting equipment accounting for a good portion of a project’s FF&E costs, budget frequently drives healthcare lighting programs. At the same time, healthcare organizations realize that successful designs can pay off. For example, proper lighting can potentially improve patient satisfaction surveys – and, subsequently, reimbursements tied to those surveys – by positively influencing patients’ perceptions of their environments.
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Laurel & Wolf
Like it or not, the documentation of the restaurant experience has become an integral part of eating out. And now savvy eateries have caught on, designing spaces and food to encourage social sharing. Named the "Cronut of 2016" by Vogue, Black Tap's success is largely due to its social media exposure, with its visually striking food set against the well-designed interiors. Lined with black and white geometric tiling and natural plywood surfaces, it's an updated nod to the chrome countertops and checkered floors of a traditional diner.
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IIDA
IIDA offers NeoCon attendees engaging workshops, opportunities for designers to participate in discussions with industry professionals and thought leaders, and special events that underscore the value of interior design. Join us beginning Sunday, June 12, for the IIDA Annual Meeting; get a glimpse of IIDA Student Charette on Tuesday, June 14; be inspired by keynote speakers and expert panels throughout the event; and much more!
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IIDA
Join IIDA at the second annual IIDA Advocacy Symposium for three days of sessions, speakers, and panels focused on the advocacy topics that matter most to commercial interior designers. Learn critical skills, including how to build relationships with decision-makers, work with other stakeholder groups, and promote grassroots involvement, and connect with passionate, dedicated, and persistent commercial interior design advocates from across the country.
Registration is now open. Early bird pricing ends July 15. IIDA members must login prior to registering to receive the IIDA discount. Register today.
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Any environment you design that integrates a Corian® solid surface can get a boost from Corian® Charging Surface. In an airport, a high-rise, office spaces, hospitals, hotels or more, you can now offer customers a solid surface that charges smart devices wirelessly. Learn more about specifying Corian® Charging Surface.
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USA Today
Changing trends in the way travelers work during a hotel stay is driving brands to rethink guestroom design and more are eliminating the traditional guestroom desk altogether. These brands' leaders see the traditional desk as unnecessary as more customers either want to work from the comfort of their bed or get stuff done while hanging out in the lobby. Take Hilton Worldwide. This past January, the company unveiled plans for its newest brand, the midscale Tru by Hilton. During the brand design process a desk was originally included in the room prototype, but it became quickly evident potential customers didn’t require or even want one.
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TTG
The use of augmented reality is one of a range of experimental technologies forming a "brave new world" in the design of luxury hospitality and leisure projects, according to designer, artist, and architect Cecil Balmond.
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Now stain-free carpets don't have to come at the expense of the environment. ECONYL® StayClean fiber is a solution dyed nylon 6 fiber made from 100% regenerated nylon. Intrinsically stain-resistant yarn with unique polymer characteristics that last the entire lifespan of the carpet, guaranteeing an easy water-only treatment.
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Fast Company
For the past few years, hostels have undergone a makeover and are touting the same amenities and aesthetic considerations as fancy hotels. Gone are the days of lumpy beds and questionable cleanliness. Amsterdam hostel Generator is outfitted with furniture from the au courant British designer Tom Dixon and hometown star Marcel Wanders. Its walls are festooned with whimsical wallpaper from the design-art duo Studio Job. Curated antiques and artwork add a quirky element to the lobby and guest rooms.
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Cornell University
In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 56 percent of infants born needing medical intervention die due to a shortage of space to care for them in the city’s largest public hospital. With the help of six students taking a Cornell design studio this spring, however, there is hope babies born prematurely or with defects will soon be treated in an expanded neonatal intensive care unit at Escuela Hospital in the Honduran capital. Students in the Health & Healing Studio in the College of Human Ecology created three sets of designs for a new 4,200-square-foot wing on the hospital’s sixth floor. The addition will accommodate 20 premature infants and a clinic where mothers will learn how to take care of their infants after discharge.
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PSFK
Architectural design played a huge role in the redesign of Siam Piwat, a five-floor department store in Thailand. The space also takes the shopping experience to another level. The space takes on a futuristic edge, presenting visitors with unique displays that often incorporate technology. Rather than categorizing merchandise by brand, the experience is organized around the theme of "Lifestyle Laboratory." This includes 13 different set-ups that use objects like "beakers, flasks, and test-tubes, and diagrams of molecular structures, nucleotide DNA sequences, microscopes and amoeba, smoke, and bubbles."
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Snowsound commercial interior acoustic panels feature innovative technology that mimics the sound absorbing qualities of freshly fallen snow. Snowsound’s utility and design creates an artistically pleasing interior space with acoustic comfort. Experience the difference. Learn more.
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Forbes
One hotel group that always delivers an aesthetic feast for eyes is Viceroy Hotel and Resorts, specifically Hotel Zeppelin, Viceroy’s newest hotel in San Francisco. While the hotel and its public spaces are vivid in color and concept, the guestrooms and suites offer a seductive and surprisingly quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. A soothing color palette that blends earthy and urban tones was utilized to promote the calming of the mind with a few whimsical statement details for added punch.
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NPR
NPR's Planet Money teams have the story of the man who came up with the idea to tear down cubicle walls, and why he thought it was a good idea.
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Health Facilities Management
Healthcare organizations are taking bold steps to reduce toxins and chemicals of concern from their facilities. In October, Kaiser Permanente banned 13 antimicrobial additives from its facilities. A few more hospitals have followed suit and pledged to reduce purchasing of furnishings that contain five chemicals: flame retardants, formaldehyde, stain- and water-resistant perfluorinated compounds, polyvinyl chloride, and antimicrobials.
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Harvard Business Review
"What do you think?"
Melissa Daimler, Twitter's head of the Global Learning & Organizational Development team, asks this question a lot. Daimler's team knows that when they come to her with a question, this is likely the question they'll be asked first. It's up to leaders in organizations to coach colleagues and employees through finding that answer. More often than not, when Daimler ask this question, her team has a better answer than she does — or one that she hadn't thought about before.
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Fast Company
As companies become flatter with blurred boundaries, there is a greater push toward authentic leadership. As a result, a lot of unconventional leadership styles are emerging.
This is different than when large, bureaucratic organizations ruled and leadership styles were pretty conventional across the board. Today, we expect leadership at multiple levels. "It's no longer just about your emotional intelligence," says Deborah Ancona, director of the MIT Leadership Center. "It's about your ability to understand complexities, solve problems, and get things done" – no matter what leadership style that comes in.
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