Let’s be honest, in today’s modern working world, a lot of importance is placed on teamwork based activities. For this reason, the concept of co-working is on the rise.
Co-working spaces are essentially shared workspaces often used by self-employed workers such as: freelancers and remote workers. These type of workers usually want to avoid working in isolation at home or at a coffee shop so they resort to working in a more vibrant and lively work environment, where they can also get some great ideas from other similar independent workers for their projects.
As the topic of co-working is broad, our key focus today will only be directed towards the main recommended co-working office furniture solutions. What is exactly required on the office furniture front when it comes to co-working workspaces?
Let’s find out….
In the image below, you will find our unite bench desks range, which is also available on the Calibre Office Furniture website. This style of desking is beneficial for co-working purposes as it allows groups of individuals from various professional backgrounds to sit next to each other and share great ideas as and when they need to.
The next co-working office furniture item we present to you is…
…. our breakout area seating range. One of the key advantages of having breakout office furniture in an office space is the fact that you are able to brainstorm ideas and collaborate with others in a more informal and relaxed setting. Afterall, are we not the most creative when we are in a more relaxed and peaceful state of mind?? So, in relation to co-working there is a higher possibility for you to be able to collect a wide range of marvellous ideas for your work at a breakout booth than in a more private type of office cubicle.
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Most contemporary office spaces are likely to have a reception area, which is often very trendy and modern looking. For a co-worker having a reception area with comfortable reception sofas (see image below) for visiting clients is essential because it will allow them to uphold a professional image and look good in front of their clients.
With this in mind therefore, during any office refurbishment process we would urge all business owners to get hold of decent reception office furniture regardless of whether you have co-working activities taking place or not.
Remember, the reception area is the first point of attraction for all visitors so make sure you get it right. In fact, some businesses have even experimented with a variety of colours for their office furniture and opted for white office furniture items in their reception area in order to make it look crisper and give it an airy type of feeling.
Summary:
It is fair to say that the co-working style of working has become increasingly popular over the past few years. The co-working office furniture solutions displayed above all seem to have one key dominator and that is the need for: collaboration. As you can see office furniture items like bench desking and breakout booths are designed in a way that allow teamwork like this to take place. Do you also agree with this??? We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
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For any further advice on office furniture solutions like office chairs, desks, storage, get in touch with one of our interior design experts here at Calibre.
That’s it with Calibre’s roundtable discussion for the week. We wish all of our readers a very #HappyFriday!