Mar 02
Feb 08
Lego Office
Posted in: rosie hardyRosan Bosch a pu penser le design des bureaux de la marque de jouets “Lego”. Situés à Billund au Danemark, les locaux du géant du jouet allient à la perfection ambiance calme et détente pour permettre aux employés de se sentir à l’aise. Plus d’images dans la suite.
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Dec 20
Google London Office
Posted in: architecte, desk, pensonLa société Google a installé de nouveaux bureaux à Londres. En s’inspirant de l’univers d’une station spatiale, les designers et architectes de Penson ont pensé un réel décor de science-fiction. Un rendu intéressant à découvrir en visuels dans la suite de l’article.
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Dec 09
L’agence Conix Architects a récemment pensé ce building pour Umicore. Situé en Belgique, cette structure possédant une identité forte cherche à coller à l’image de l’enteprise selon les explications des architectes. Plus de visuels dans la suite de l’article.
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Dec 02
Discover Gifts Worth Giving: Co-Workers
Posted in: Uncategorized From coffee presses to customizable pens, office-friendly gifts for colleagues
At the end of the day, these are the people we spend most of our time with—show them the proper appreciation for the countless Internet videos they share throughout the year.
Jeeves & Jericho
Based in Oxford, contemporary tea company Jeeves & Jericho offers fresh and unique flavors for loose-leaf tea aficionados. The tea’s retro packaging brings down the formality, and looks good tied with a bow in the office grab—hopefully, they’ll share. 20g packages sell between £3-£8 (about $5-$13 USD) at Jeeves & Jericho.
Coffee Press
For the coffee drinker with high style standards, the original French press Bodum Chambord will surely impress. This polished 17-oz version makes up to four cups, so it’s a sophisticated way to get over-caffeinated in the new year. The French press sells for $37 from Cooking.com.
Parafernalia Falter 2D Pen Kit
For a more hands-on work mate, the Parafernalia Pen Kit will get them through the afternoon lull in the office. Assemble a custom pen using any of the tools in the package, with a metal base that can be molded into any of the available shapes. It’s an item with no real purpose save for the satisfaction it gives the crafty cubicle-dweller. The Parafernalia Pen Kit is available at Cult Pens for £21 (about $33 USD).
Stress Paul
Meet Paul, the ultra-squeezable, squishy stress-relief ball. Certainly there’s someone in the office that could use a blob on their desktop to grab at a moment’s notice—think of it as the ultimate remedy for never-ending conference-calls and impossible bosses. Get it at SuckUk for £7.50 (about $12 USD).
Sep 13
Total Office Design
Posted in: workspacesFifty offices you wish you worked at in one comprehensive book
Focused on the intelligent collaborations between architects and interior designers, Total Office Design explores contemporary workplaces that are as visually striking as they are functional. The book categorizes the offices by budget—small, medium and large—with comprehensive floor plans, insightful texts and nearly 425 vibrant photographs accompanying the 50 total spaces.
The smaller offices show that size doesn’t matter. One clear standout is the creative solution Dutch architects Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk devised for the temporary 100-square-meter workspace of Amsterdam-based agency Nothing. Limited to a €30,000 budget, the office is built primarily from industrial strength cardboard. The inexpensive, recyclable material was laser cut and assembled simply by slotting the pieces together, without the need of any chemicals or glue and further pushing the boundaries of sustainable office design.
We are still impressed with the skate ramp at Comvert‘s cinema-turned-office in Milan, but another mid-size favorite we found in the pages of Total Office Design is the striking South Korean subsidiary of Berlin-based company Platoon. As a organization that aids in cultural development, Platoon‘s Seoul office reflects their enthusiasm for sustainable construction. Architects Graft + Baik Jiwon designed the space from modular shipping containers, but avoided the typically tinny and claustrophobic effect of the metal units by replacing the walls with floor-to-ceiling glass. By using the containers as an exoskeleton, they were able to make a bold statement about repurposed design while keeping the project under the $2 million budget.
Also worth noting is our personal favorite is the headquarters of Milan board sport company Comvert. This cavernous old cinema was transformed into a joint retail space and lofted wooden bowl for skateboarding.
With an exterior reminiscent of dazzle camouflage used during WWI to confuse enemies, the impressive facade of Copenhagen’s Saxo Bank HQ makes it our top pick from the large-scale office designs. The 200 million DKR budget allowed studio 3XN to spare no expense on the interiors either, which takes a calmer approach more on par with quintessential Danish style. A combination of wood, steel, stark white walls and high ceilings encourages “interaction and knowledge sharing throughout the company.”
Total Office Design sells for £25 through Thames & Hudson, and stateside through Amazon.
Jul 22
Raymay Fujii’s genius portable scissor design
A simple solution for making scissors more portable, the Pencut by Raymay Fujii creatively consolidates to a pen-like form. Just remove the cap and slide up the flexible plastic handles and you’re ready for snipping. As the metal from the blades extends all the way in to the handle, the scissors have a nice weight and good cutting leverage.
Around since 2008 in Japan, the $15 Pencut is now available for global delivery in green, pink or black from JetPens.com
Jun 22
Audyssey LES Speakers
Posted in: Uncategorized Digitally-enhanced tabletop speakers integrate seamlessly with wireless devices
As fans of the big speaker sound engineered into Audyssey’s compact Audio Dock, the launch of their new Lower East Side Media Speaker is even more tech-enhanced music to our ears. The LES produces precision sound with low bass, warm mids and clear highs using the same type of digital acoustics that the brand uses when they design sound for IMAX theaters and Jaguars.
To take advantage of all the “Smart” electronics inside, the speakers include an optical input that plugs directly into Apple TV, giving you the freedom of AirPlay-enabled audio in a speaker small enough to fit next to your computer. With its clean, simple lines it won’t add to the clutter on your desk, and, inspired by the music scene in the NYC neighborhood from which it takes its name, Audyssey’s LES speaker just begs for late-night jam sessions at the office.
The pair sells for $200, check Audyssey online for more info and purchasing details.
Jun 21
Add a little color to the workplace with a new online Mecca of office supplies
If you’ve reached the stage of adulthood where you pay for office supplies, the candy-colored hues and clean design of just-launched Poppin is a “cheap and cheerful” choice. Jazzed-up desk-cessories include bright yellow staplers, pretty pink tape dispensers (both $8) and almost any color of ballpoint pen imaginable.
Among the surplus of clipboards, scissors and tape, a few items really stand out for their effective design. The chunky plastic ruler’s easy-to-read type ($5) is as great for grade-schoolers as it is for aging adults, and the glass dry-erase board ($695) adds a touch of class to conference rooms. Even glue ($2) gets the Poppin makeover, turning the DIY necessity into a sleek desk item.
But Poppin is more than a full range of better-designed office supplies. The brand, cofounded by Ken Seiff (known for starting Bluefly), makes “looking at, buying and using office supplies an extraordinary experience” by making their site user-friendly—and the only way to buy their products. Easy to navigate, organized by category, color or by bundle, the design makes re-ordering a snap too. Simply sign up to store shipping addresses, view past orders and save your account information.
From file folders to a forthcoming furniture collection, whether for your cube or dorm, Poppin gives the stale work scene a colorful boost.
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