design thinking
Is hybrid working in danger of getting bogged down in the mud?
The flooding out of this year’s Burning Man Festival provides an apt metaphor for company work policies getting stuck, but also highlights the benefits of intrinsic motivation and inclusion
Why Centraal Beheer still casts a spell over the modern workplace
Opened in 1972, Herman Hertzberger’s iconic office building in the Netherlands was hailed as a template for social community. As it is converted for residential use, its ideals remain relevant today
Furniture makers rising to challenge of hybrid working
As versatile and adaptable standalone furniture grows in importance, the 2023 Design Guild Mark award scheme for design excellence in the UK shows how home and workplace is being bridged
Foster’s Centre Pompidou retrospective has a future focus
A major exhibition looking at Sir Norman Foster’s work coincides with the completion of major global projects by the practice, including the DJI Sky City for a leading drone maker in China
What are the most impactful spaces for workplace experience?
New research by architectural firm Gensler in the UK explores what spaces really matter for workplace performance and experience - and where the office fits into a new ecosystem of work
Will Milan’s maximalist interiors make it into the workplace?
Milan Design Week got back in the swing this spring with more than 300,000 visitors revelling in a bolder and more extravagant direction in furniture and interiors
Berlin film studio campus transformation wins top green award
A spectacular and sustainable site on the edge of Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport has won a major accolade for urban regeneration at this year’s MIPIM Awards, held in Cannes
Gallic chic: is this the most beautiful office in the world?
As more companies mandate their people back to the office, a French creative agency shows how to make a more compelling offer to employees with a stunning restoration of a 19th century ballroom
