Here are the top 5 questions to ask before demolishing office walls in your existing space. Creating that desired open plan layout could involve more than expected. Mr Office Resident…Tear down this wall!…or maybe NOT! 1. IS IT STRUCTURAL? A qualified professional can determine if the existing wall partition is load bearing. If it… Continue reading
NeoCon is the holy grail of trade shows for the commercial furniture industry. Want to know what trend-setting styles will soon be on showroom floors? Just ask Erik Booth, Director of Sales for Creative Office Pavilion in Boston MA, who recently returned from Neocon 2017. Erik knows his way around the office furniture industry. With… Continue reading
For many businesses, the reception area is an afterthought. That is after…the employees and executives have been assigned their work space…after the lunch room has been suitably stocked with snacks…and after the meeting rooms have been equipped with state of the art communication tools. We all know what is said about “first impressions”. For a… Continue reading
The goal of any work place is quite simply productivity. Us humans have many strategies ranging from office design to organizational systems to achieve this but honestly the honey bee has us beat hands down. When it comes to a smoothly work environment, the Beehive is tops in productivity Here’s why… • Each hexagonal… Continue reading
An office remodel or new work place design can be challenging but with experience and good advice, office renovations need not be a hair raising (or losing) process. Here are 5 tips for a successful office remodel. . TIP #1: Time is not your friend! Once the project begins, it will move VERY quickly. Electricians,… Continue reading
Effective office space planning requires preparation and thought. It is not just a matter of getting furniture to fit. In many ways, designing an office is very similar to organizing as office. Both are solution driven. Both work with stuff. Both require knowledge of how people function in the space and what they need to… Continue reading
As an office designer I believe that every office space should display some type of wall art. BUT every WALL need not have wall art! This is definitely a case where “less is more” Here are 5 tips for eye-popping office artwork that is sure to please. Tip # 1… Make it Relevant Avoid “generic… Continue reading
I’ve seen that doubtful look before. I get it when I show a client a meshed backed desk chair. It usually is followed by… “Does this mesh back offer support”? In 1994 Herman Miller, prominent manufacturer of office furniture rolled out an extra terrestrial looking chair called the Aeron chair. It used light weight plastic… Continue reading
No matter how complicated an office design may be, the color scheme gets everyone’s attention…and opinion. Selecting office colors that work can be challenging. That’s because color is a funny thing…it is metamorphic, relative and personal. METAMORPHIC ? Yep…it changes like the weather! Literally. More accurately it is our “perception” of color that changes. For… Continue reading
I have to admit…with the extinction of the 100 watt light bulb in 2012 and the eventual demise of all incandescent light bulbs…that’s right… (see here for details on the “light bulb law” as told by Popular Mechanics) I have considered for just a tiny moment…hoarding truckloads of 60 watt light bulbs for personal use. … Continue reading