office furniture
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Dipped in integrity: The profound depth of Aeron Chair’s extended palette
Aeron Chair’s new shades, Nightfall and Jasper, arrive with a sense of quiet cohesion – no bells and whistles, no loud technicolour; just two timeless, perfectly versatile near-neutrals. But the new hues aren’t just about colour – and their significance is much more profound than their surface-level subtlety might suggest.
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Alex Bain on finding his anchor in Herman Miller’s Aeron Chair
In the last instalment of our three-part performance seating series, Alex Bain from Architectus explains why sitting well shouldn’t feel like sitting at all and explores an unexpected success metric of the hybrid workplace: the grounding power of emotional support.
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Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen on finding the sweet spot with Herman Miller’s Sayl Chair
In the second instalment of our performance seating three-parter, we turn to DKO’s Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen to peek behind Sayl’s confident architectural form and explore the ideas of inclusivity, adaptability and freedom to move as hallmarks of what sitting your best actually means.
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Dale O’Brien on sitting easy with Herman Miller’s Verus Chair
In the first instalment of our three-part series exploring what it means to sit your best, we pose the question to Gray Puksand’s Dale O’Brien, who discusses the importance of ease and majority rule when it comes to sitting and reveals why specifying a task chair is not unlike choosing a Volvo.
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A fabulous flex in human-centric design
In any interior space, tables need to imbue functionality with flair. They are the quiet achievers of breakout zones, the centre of attention in agile workspaces and the magic zone for brainstorms or brunches.
Project
Steelcase opens hybrid showroom and workplace in Hangzhou
Steelcase has unveiled one of its largest Asia Pacific showrooms in Hangzhou, merging workplace, brand experience and client engagement in a single flexible environment designed by M Moser.
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LINAK EXPERIENCE™: Movement, heritage, and design responsibility
Designing for movement is not just about mechanics and aesthetics, it is about creating spaces that move with us, support wellbeing, and integrate responsible material choices.
Workplace
Stepping into Singapore: Humanscale HQ marks APAC expansion
Humanscale’s new showroom is about the modern workplace, with ergonomic excellence, sustainable design and architectural heritage in Singapore.
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Zenith Design Studio’s newest range is an intuitive and elegant take on workplace design
Discover the range designed to let people gather and ideas flow
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Be unique
Welcomed to the Australian design scene in 2024, Kokuyo is set to redefine collaboration, bringing its unique blend of colour and function to individuals and corporations, designed to be used Any Way!
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Designing spaces for work and life
The office is no longer just a place to work. In an era defined by collaboration, creativity, and connection, workspaces need to encompass so much more. At the forefront is Actiu.
Products
Hot desking just got a lot better with this new, climate-neutral task chair
This chair makes flexible working easier than ever, thanks to intelligent engineering and human centred design.
Articles
How to address workplace acoustics in open-plan offices
With decades of experience in contract furniture, Hushoffice delivers privacy and workplace flexibility with acoustic pods that use the test-improve-repeat approach for the best technical performance in an office environment.
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3 essential products for activity-based working
Transform your workspace into a dynamic, adaptable, and collaborative environment with these products that meet the diverse needs of your workforce.
People
JEB and Lexta discuss future-ready solutions for adaptable workspaces
Paul Dingley of JEB Group and Sally Tam of Lexta shed light on workplace trends that are shaping their product offerings and how sustainability is becoming an integral part of their business strategies.
Ideas
“Workplace and learning space design have more in common than you think”: CDA International
CDA International weigh in on the need for agile and versatile offices and classrooms. They delve into suitable fit-outs that can cater to the changing and varied requirements of users within both these contexts.
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“Dynamic comfort”: Welcome to the Karman effect
Karman, the ultimate ergonomic mesh chair from Steelcase, represents an elevation in seating innovation and Steelcase’s contemporary vision for the workplace.
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The ergonomics of collaboration
The workplace can be organised according to four foundational space typologies. But how do we maximise the ergonomics of each?
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Subconscious sitting: what is it and how do we design for it?
The modern workspace is evolving into a multipurpose ecosystem with an all-new set of demands. Zenith has partnered with Formway to develop their very first task chair, an intelligent answer to the question of the modern office environment – grounded in thousands of hours of research and observation.
Events
Klaro Industrial Design: At the intersection of commercial fit-outs and personalised design
Klaro Industrial Design (K.I.D) is youthful and has a fresh new showroom in Sydney’s Inner West. With a clear sense of purpose and local touches, its workplace-focused designs are striking a chord.
Project
Homegrown melody: Kiln by Fiona Lynch Studio
Set atop the Ace Hotel Sydney, Kiln is a unique expression of Australia by Fiona Lynch Office. Mandi Keighran brings us a lyrical review of this restaurant that is the talk of Sydney.
Articles
The ever-shifting landscape of work
How can we build more flexible spaces? How do we pre-emptively adapt to the demands of the future? Workspace proposes a new way forward.
Furniture
Why every office needs this flexible workspace solution
Adaptability means everything in today’s workplace climate. Zenith has crafted the ideal flexible space with the Precinct range: creating spaces within spaces.
Articles
The story of HÅG Tion: A chair for everywhere
At home and in the office, comfort is paramount in the modern day of work. Understanding this better than anyone, Flokk presents HÅG Tion, a sustainable dream in design and wellbeing.
Events
3 stand designs that stopped us in our tracks at Orgatec 2022
We’ve just arrived back from the Orgatec fair where the world of workplace was on show. Here are three inspiring brands whose product showcases invited us to experience and learn.
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The stand designs that stopped us in our tracks at Orgatec
We’ve just arrived back from the Orgatec fair where the world of workplace was on show. Here are three inspiring brands whose product showcases invited us to experience and learn.
Furniture
5 incredible workplace fit-outs revealed at Orgatec 2022
Indesignlive is on the ground in Cologne, Germany where the major workplace fair, Orgatec, has kicked off. Our editor Alice Blackwood brings us highlights from key brands showcasing at the fair.
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Designing hybrid offices that work
With many offices now shifting to accommodate flexible working, three distinct spaces have emerged to support new hybrid working models – each with their own unique seating requirements.
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Top products you need in your workplace
These products will fire up the transition back to offices, helping to create spaces where employees want to work.
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The only way is up: Introducing Herman Miller’s Ratio
Forget everything you know about desk design with this re-introduction of a classic.
Events
Workspace and polytec’s latest launch: The Forza Collection
During a marvellous event, celebrating the return of in-person activities, Workspace revealed their latest product collection Forza, in collaboration with polytec.
Articles
A playful spin on a classic swivel
Herman Miller’s new performance chair is a joyful fusion of mid-century modern aesthetic, contemporary ergonomics – and a layered palette of colours and textures that will turn any space into a creative playground.
Articles
Nami: Flat-pack, reimagined
Tom Fereday’s latest collection for nau design celebrates the visual fluidity of solid timber, while redefining the idea of a flat-pack as multidimensional, timeless – and Australian made.
Project
Steelcase WorkLife showroom puts hybrid working into motion
Steelcase’s new Melbourne WorkLife showroom is a workspace that puts product into action, exploring the possibilities of hybrid working.
Articles
Infosys entices its people back to work in The Docklands
In delivering the new Docklands head office for global tech giant Infosys, Siren Design has delivered nimble, cloud-enabled agile workspaces, human comfort, environmental responsibility, and some local flavour to boot.
Furniture
5 great solutions for a flexible office space
A flexible workplace is ready to support employees as their tasks and focuses change. It has to be fit-out accordingly to address the needs of the modern workforce.
Articles
Finding furniture that fits amongst home and office
As working between home and the office becomes more commonplace, we now need to find furniture that supports us within both environments.
News
Steelcase acquires Viccarbe to bolster its offerings in the ancillary space
The acquisition is expected to drive strong social growth for Viccarbe, a Spanish designer of contemporary furniture for high-performance collaborative and social spaces.
Furniture
7 workplace necessities for the modern office
Increase productivity and encourage collaboration, all while bringing a new level of ergonomics and wellness to the workplace with these incredible products.
Articles
Save 20% on superb home office essentials with Blu Dot
The time is now and the price is right, so sit back and relax. For the month of June, modern furniture and furnishings from Blu Dot are all 20% off.
Furniture
Why this sit-stand desk is on our list of office ‘must-haves’
Equipped for any work situation or design shift, Steelcase’s Migration SE Pro is a smart, accessible desk with stunning resolve.
Articles
Why this sit-stand desk is on our list of office ‘must-haves’
Equipped for any work situation or design shift, Steelcase’s Migration SE Pro is a smart, accessible desk with stunning resolve.
Articles
Why versatility is key in the modern office
Infinity Commercial Furniture has built its reputation on strong relationships with clients and designers, and its ability to provide furniture with an array of options.
Products
The office that meets the moment
Boasting ready-made products that ensure flexibility and cleanliness, Zenith have created a range of tools that are beneficial for employees and employers.
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Finding middle ground between open and private workspaces
Orangebox’s Coppice provides offices with a compact single space work booth that allows for the safety and privacy seen in a working from home environment.
Articles
The office that meets the moment
Boasting ready-made products that ensure flexibility and cleanliness, Zenith have created a range of tools that are beneficial for employees and employers.
Furniture
Flexibility and productivity with the Kissen conference table
An expansion of the popular Kissen collection, Zenith Design’s Kissen Conference Table is the customisable, large-scale solution for any office space.
Articles
Meeting the new needs of our workplaces with Stylecraft
Now is the time for workplaces and commercial venues to showcase the flexibility and agility of office furniture we’ve known and loved all along.
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Dynamic, agile and empowering spaces with CSM
The University of New South Wales is passionate about creating spaces that engage and inspire the student community. The new refurbishment of the Electrical Engineering Building looks to elevate the learning environment with superior products by CSM.
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Designing for improved workplace collaboration with Wilkhahn’s mobile Timetable Lift
Wilkhahn’s latest innovation, Timetable Lift, redefines the potential of collaborative work spaces through thoughtful, people-centered design.
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The soft form and inviting comfort of the Silhouette Sofa
From Copenhagen-based design studio GamFratesi comes the Silhouette Sofa series – an inviting collection characterised by an elegant curve featured in the sofa’s back.
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Dauphin looks back on a half century of design
Since founding in 1968, Dauphin has stood at the forefront of ergonomics, design, and aesthetics. Founder Friedrich-Wilhelm Dauphin has driven this story and now he looks back on a legacy certified in design gold, but one still growing.
Articles
Flexible working for the flexible office
As humans, we were made to move. The modern flexible office has gone partway to meet this natural demand, yet our furniture is still behind. Thanks to Fellowes, this doesn’t need to be the case.
Products
Indesign In Focus: Sustainable Design
As designers, we are responsible for building and creating. But how can we design thoughtfully without waste? This weeks’ Indesign In Focus combines a list of sustainably designed products and accessories.
Events
Sitia And D’doubles Announce Winner Of Design Competition
A transformable, multifunctional acoustic room divider concept has won Italian furniture brand Sitia’s design competition held during the Singapore Design Week 2019.
Products
AT ESP From Wilkhahn Is A Chair That Lets You Sit Higher
The higher you sit, the easier it is to stand up. The AT ESP chair from Wilkhahn is ideal for sit-stand work environments.
Articles
Work, collaborate and thrive with Zak
From Krost comes the Zak chair – a contemporary seating solution that redefines the modern office landscape.
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Using office furniture to inspire
Arper’s latest range of office furniture, available from Stylecraft, is a trio of collections that will inspire the best from employees and design lovers alike.
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Exploring the office with Poltrona Frau
Italian design house Poltrona Frau has over a century of design expertise, and thanks to Cult, this knowledge is available down under.
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New furniture that’s best Inclass
Inclass has recently partnered with a notable line-up of design leaders to release a collection of innovative contract furniture solutions for the workplace, available through Ownworld.
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The Fiore chair, back in black
The already popular Fiore from Dauphin is back in a stylish new black, continuing the nature-meets-nurture design philosophy of the original in a sleek new way.
Articles
Mixing business and pleasure with Okidoki
Okidoki is the result of collaboration between District and ThinkingWorks, making work life less ordinary in a stylish but functional designer-friendly workstation.
Ideas
Barber & Osgerby’s Insight On The Future Of Work
Brit design darlings Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby open up about the future of work and share new pieces that challenge the modern function of an office – a little taste of Orgatec 2018.
Articles
Fifty years in the making – The Dauphin group celebrates its anniversary ahead of Orgatec
We trace the history of German office furniture company Dauphin and see how it traversed five decades of change to come out on top.
Products
5 reasons modular monitor arms are the best fit for today’s modern office
Adaptable. Open. Collaborative. Modular. These are the words used to describe today’s modern office space. While you might associate the term “modular” with the office furniture, have you considered the role of modularity in workstation technology?
Products
Kokuyo KL Showcases Furniture For Activity-Based Working
At the very first media event in the Kokuyo KL showroom, the Japanese office furniture brand showcased a range of products to support ABW.
Products
A Room Within A Room Courtesy Of BuzziSpace
Launched at NeoCon 2018, BuzziSpark from Buzzispace is a collection of high-back sofas that offers a shielded escape from stressful moments to decompress and regroup.
Articles
Using Swedish customisation for commercial design with a Gap!
The Gap Collection, from Sweden’s Swedese, is an all-around design favourite, and thanks to its unique customisation options is a perfect fit for any contemporary commercial fitout.
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A double win for Steelcase at the Good Design Awards
Steelcase walked away from the 60th annual Good Design Awards with two pieces of gold – for its Navi TeamIsland and Series 1 seating.
Products
Meet Series 1 from Steelcase, A Chair For Every Persona
Which trait do you identify within the workspace? The Extrovert, the Optimist, the Minimalist, the Naturalist, or a combination of more than one? The Series 1 range offers solutions to fit every persona.
Articles
Fiore, seating inspired by the shape of a petal
From Germany’s Dauphin comes Fiore – a range of chairs inspired by the smooth contours of a flower petal.
Products
Meet Collesso, Kokuyo’s Latest Seating System Designed To Support ABW
Kokuyo’s latest modular seating system Collesso offers a wide variety of ‘buffer’ and ‘margin’ to suit a variety of work modes in today’s workspace.
Products
Meet Disruption-Friendly Office Furniture from Luxxbox
How do you future-proof an office in the age of disruption? Luxxbox offers plenty of clever solutions!
Furniture
Distracted in the Open-Plan Office? You’re Not Alone
With up to 50 per cent of employees having a complaint about the lack of privacy and overly distracting nature of open plan offices, maybe it’s time to check out the solutions – this is where Framery comes in.
Events
A Luxe Evening With Luxxbox
Luxxbox (with partner Haworth) hosted members of the design industry for a social evening at a rooftop bar in Singapore last week.
Furniture
Closer Encounters with Kokuyo Inframe
The Inframe screen meeting booth from Kokuyo offers versatile semi-enclosed spaces for open office settings.
Articles
Fresh off the press! Krost’s 2018 catalogue inspires and informs
The Krost 2018 catalogue is here and wants to help take your project to the next level! Here we guide you through their comprehensive portfolio of product for 2018.
Products
A Place for Ideas
From simple whiteboard to multi-functional documentation hub, the mobile Wedge Thought Board from Luxxbox is the ultimate tool for recording ideas.
Furniture
Tom Dixon’s Vision Of How You’ll Work
As the make-up of the conventional office phases out to cater to new working practices, Tom Dixon’s inaugural workplace collection aims to point the way forward with functional, versatile and considerate details.
Articles
Here’s Why You Need to Visit the New Krost Showroom
Krost’s new Sydney home is pushing the boundaries of what we’ve come to expect from the humble design showroom.
Furniture
THE ADAPTABLE COMFORT ZONE
Openest by Patricia Urquiola for Haworth Collection is an ensemble of comforting furniture for today’s flexible work environments.