furniture
Designing for a living planet – lessons from Humanscale’s sustainability journey
Often reduced to reporting and regulation, sustainability can be far more dynamic. Humanscale’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Jane Abernethy, illustrates how design-led thinking turns responsibility into opportunity
Building the ROI case for ergonomic workplaces
New data shows investing in ergonomics delivers a measurable return – from cutting absenteeism and turnover to unlocking productivity and talent retention.
Shapeshifter offices: what happens when our spaces start to feel us back?
From mood-sensitive materials to neuroadaptive lighting, workplaces are beginning to adapt not just to tasks – but to emotions, postures and personalities
Design meets digital: why tech integration is central to workplace design
From unlocking performance to enhancing wellbeing and collaboration, a new report by Neat and WORKTECH Academy outlines a roadmap for embedding technology and design from the start
Demographic divide revealed with legal rulings on desks and tech
Two UK employment tribunals have punished companies for discrimination against older employees. But new research suggests that the youngest cohorts are the ones really struggling with wellbeing
Will we switch from activity-based to relationship-based working?
As organisations seek connection, collaboration and culture, a new concept in office planning places the emphasis on who people relate to at work rather than what they actually do
How a lack of desks could hinder the great office return in 2025
Aggressive cuts to desk space by many large companies since the pandemic are now hampering the drive by business leaders to bring people back to the office on a more regular basis
Dare to dream: Milan Design Week exhibits raise the creative bar
The 2024 edition of Milan Design Week was heralded as a ‘return to form’ with a more dynamic and experimental direction in furniture and interiors
