The way we work continues to change every day, and as a result, office design and workplace organization have followed suit. It is important to keep in mind that law design is a unique subset of ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Creating a workspace that inspires employees to be productive and motivated is essential for any organization aiming to improve performance. The relationship between office design and the interactions ...

Even in the mid-aughts, going to the doctor’s office was quite a different experience than it is now. You’d sit in a dark waiting room, with industrial carpeting or linoleum, in an old vinyl chair ...

Let’s be honest: There’s a lot riding on your office design. Study after study in recent years shows how employees’ productivity, satisfaction, and health are affected by their work environment. Then ...

Workplace leaders, listen up: It’s time to ditch the one-size-fits-all-brains approach to office design. The human brain works in all manner of ways, as reflected in today’s neurodiverse workforce—and ...

Over the past 50 years or so, what the office means to us has drastically changed—and so have the office design trends. Whether we like it or not, these spaces are where most of us spend the majority ...

Office designers are scrambling now to try to get more members of the workforce safely back to their desks. Clear plastic sneeze guards have become familiar, as have floors taped off at 6-foot ...

So, what makes good office furniture? Some keywords immediately come to mind: comfort, appearance, versatility, flexibility, resistance, durability, etc. And, of course, we cannot overlook ...

In 1964, the iconic furniture design company Herman Miller unveiled an office plan unlike anything anyone had ever seen. Called Action Office, it was the brainchild of Robert Propst, who was among the ...

From open plans to hybrid zones, every design choice sends a message. Here’s how the right balance between openness and privacy builds real trust in today’s workplaces. Workspaces influence employees’ ...