The office is changing. Today, office designs are now highly diversified and adaptable. A creative workspace may encourage idea sharing, boost teamwork, and enable flexible work schedules. Team morale may be greatly improved by just giving your workplace layout design a little more attention.

Francesco Favaretto from Favaretto & Partners and our design collaborator shares his insights about the change in product design practices and the story behind our new Flying series chair.

This is the time; the time to reshape the offices and reinvent the way we work. The pandemic has demonstrated its ability to spur transformation. As the idea of workspaces transitions into its next stage, the "office" as we know it may not last for very long. Going to the office to do individual tasks no longer serves the office's original function. The office will develop into a center for cooperation and socialization, both of which were obviously lacking when working remotely.

Hybrid work is the way of the future, and it's here to stay. A hybrid workplace design gives you a competitive advantage, and having hybrid work alternatives is a top priority for job seekers. This is especially true of educated and skilled workers, a group that is difficult to recruit and retain.

The way we work has fundamentally altered, as has the function of the workplace. Getting workers to come into the office, even for a few days a week, may be difficult when work can be done from anywhere. Instead of being a location where employees must go, the workplace must now be a place where they want to be. Employees and employers are urged to collaborate more than ever before to create a workplace that meets everyone's requirements. Enter the “destination workplace” – a place of work where people want to be.

The term 'biophilia', which inspired 'biophilic design', was created by psychologist Erich Fromm in the 1960s to explain our natural need to interact with nature. Interacting with nature can improve our well-being; in fact, this theory states that people have an innate need to connect with nature and living species. As biophilic office design aims to improve our wellbeing by strengthening our connection to nature, it is becoming increasingly popular among workplace designers in the post-COVID era.

Good design looks good, but why shouldn't it also feel, smell, and sound good? Our five senses influence how we perceive the physical environment and can provide insight into how we should approach workplace design. They are a bottom-line-driven investment in their employees' engagement and well-being. As a result, the workforce and organization become significantly more inventive, adaptable, productive, and lucrative.

With the long-awaited return to work, creating smart workplaces has never been more important. Modern office design is changing and adapting to meet the demands of post-pandemic workplaces. People want to work in a setting that encourages creativity, cooperation, and communication while also lowering anxiety and stress levels. Corporate offices are changing in tandem with the movement in human physical, mental, and aesthetic requirements.

Millennials and Gen Z employees now make up a larger portion of the workforce, and when deciding whether or not to accept a job offer, they consider factors other than the compensation. Candidates establish their initial impressions of a firm during job interviews. Recruiting talent has gotten more competitive as candidates' expectations of office spaces have become more value-based and inventive.

In recent years, the workplace has changed tremendously. The days of the cubicles and the single open office are long gone. Today, a hybrid of different sorts of workplaces come together to provide a seamless work environment that encourages employee autonomy and innovation. The significance stems from the ability to strike a balance between interacting with coworkers and completing head-down focus work.

The age of hybrid work has arrived. The pandemic has caused significant changes in our working methods as well as our expectations for how we will operate in the future. When the employees return to work, they'll want the same level of freedom that they've had over the past year. Moving forward, each business will need to develop a holistic and unique hybrid workplace that addresses the physical, digital, emotional, and psychological needs of their people.

The war for younger talent is raging on. Businesses that are not adaptable enough for change and embrace the future of work will undoubtedly receive the short end of the stick. They must set themselves apart in order to attract, retain, and engage employees. People can now switch jobs more easily than ever before, thanks to the rise of hybrid teams and organisations that allow them to work from anywhere.