Gone are the days of the traditional office cube with standard desks and chairs. Companies today are stretching the boundaries of innovation not just in fields of business, technology, medicine and science but in the office and the furniture they use. Many companies, start-ups in particular, are throwing out the old model of boring cubicles and transitioning to open floor plans with hip furniture. One amazing example of this innovation is a company named Chairigami uses cardboard to create compact, all-purpose furniture.
The biggest change from a traditional office setting into a modern, inventive office has been the open floor plan. This approach tends to incorporate the “less is more” approach by trading unnecessary office furniture for massive open space with a minimalistic touch. This doesn’t mean that today’s modern offices don’t use furniture; it just tends to be of the offbeat variety. High tech, modern offices use pieces like egg chairs, Art Deco dangling lighting fixtures, and very basic wooden tables and chairs.
Of course companies like Google take the idea of office creativity to the extreme (in a very fun way) by incorporating things like slides, ping-pong tables, nap pods, beanbag chairs and hammock chairs. Another new, beneficial piece to bring life to any office is the use of plant life and windows. Bringing in massive plants and greenery into the office may sound like a daunting and pointless task, but studies have shown that plants connect and ground human beings especially in an office setting. Plus, these additions make employees happier, and happy employees are productive employees.
Another fun trend in modern offices is the creation of an office bar. This trend is particularly prevalent in tech start-ups and marketing agencies. The benefits of building a common bar area is that serves as a central hangout spot for employees and as the ideal place to host new and potential clients. When purchasing these key office additions, make sure to visit Navis Pack and Ship to ensure that your furniture gets to your office safely.
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