SPACE SOLUTIONS:
Conference and Meeting Rooms
Our parents probably wouldn’t recognize the conference room of today. The formalities, amenities and rigidity are gone and in its place are spaces that focus on user flexibility and whose furniture and technology are accommodating, more practical and more comfortable than anything they could have imagined. In these selections we read about the changes in conference room design inspired by the new ways we work.
Eurotech Seating - Elevate
The Elevate task chair was developed by experts, for experts. Its simplified design provides superior comfort.
Special-T - AIM
AIM tables celebrate an attractive modern design suitable for a variety of interiors and delivers a high level of sophistication to any space.
Magnuson Group - GREENCLOUD PLANTERS
Greencloud planters are available as round standing or hanging flower pots in painted steel and aluminum. Includes molded water saucer and three round flower pots.
Say Goodbye to the Boring Conference Room
The post-pandemic conference room is evolving in four distinct ways. Meeting rooms are being designed in new shapes and sizes, with new looks, new locations — like outdoors — and with new tech that can accommodate offsite attendees and manage sound more effectively. In this selection, you can read more about how the change happening in these spaces matches the changing attitude about how we communicate.
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Global - Bungee SL™ Tables
The Bungee family of tables comes complete with a selection of top shapes and legs to meet a spectrum of planning possibilities. Versatile, affordable and efficient, Bungee is ideal for classrooms, training settings, boardrooms, flex spaces or any other settings where flexibility and growth need to be accommodated.
Global - Prefer™
Prefer chairs feature an enduring design with a sleek mesh back, available in two polymer frame finishes and six contemporary mesh colors. Its swivel tilt mechanism couples with a discreet pneumatic seat height adjustment.
Calyx by Claridge - Calyx Glass Whiteboards
The ultimate premium writing surface for those who require an elegant and unique design style for their writing surfaces, Claridge Glass Whiteboards are perfect for the board room, executive offices and anywhere else that design is equally valued with functionality.
Featured Brands: Global and Calyx by Claridge
Inclusive Product Design: Everyone Has a Seat at the Table
With careful planning and thoughtful design, the conference room experience will be seamless for all users, no individual will feel singled out, and everyone will get the most out of the space. As there is more focus on inclusivity and more equitable long-term planning, designing for accessibility is paramount. In this piece, we learn about the way that Gensler is designing conference rooms with inclusivity in mind.
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Indiana Furniture - One10
One10 Tables provide a scalable aesthetic with a versatile range of tables that provide solutions for casual to formal meetings that can support individual technology, the sharing of personal technology, or communal technology equipment.
Indiana Furniture - Joy
Find joy at work no matter how hectic the schedule looks. The Joy family of seating is both stylish and highly adjustable. Choose from task chairs or stools, mesh or upholstered backs, arm or armless models, and limitless fabrics for the seat.
Calyx by Claridge - Glass Whiteboard
The ultimate premium writing surface for those who require an elegant and unique design style for their writing surfaces, Claridge Glass Whiteboards are perfect for the board room, executive offices and anywhere else that design is equally valued with functionality.
Featured Brands: Indiana Furniture and Calyx by Claridge
Meeting Considerations in the PostPandemic Landscape
“What type of meeting will best support intended outcomes and goals? Should those outcomes be driven by a presentation format, a scrum session, or a traditional meeting?” In this thoughtful study of “meeting considerations in the post pandemic landscape” these are some of the questions that are asked. The article discusses how collaboration has changed the way we plan meetings and, as a result, the criteria for what is needed in meeting spaces.
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3Form Elements - Profile Tiles
Design modular tiles to transform walls into dramatic expressions of light, shadow, pattern, texture, and color. Standard tile quantity fills 4’x8’ area; tile count varies by pattern. Unwrapped tiles made using recycled/recovered forest products.
KFI Studios - Arbor
Arbor combines the ideal balance of simplicity and beauty. The light or dark solid wood frame is complemented by poly colors pulled from nature. The seat and back are subtly contoured for lasting comfort.
KFI Studios - Rang
The Rang tables present an organic quality with a blend of materials. The wood frame is complemented by steel belting with colors pulled from nature. Inspired by the human form, its underlying strength and stability is apparent in its stance.
Featured Brands: 3form Elements and KFI Studios
On another level: The unexpected power of stairs in the workplace
As the way that we meet changes, we take advantage of more fluid, sometimes spontaneous meetings that might happen on the landing of stairs. This piece describes both the aesthetic of incorporating a staircase as a central hub in an office as well as the functionality of this design. “The staircase is not just about beauty, or even vertical circulation. Designed correctly, the staircase can become a site for gatherings, meetups, and events."
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