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Would you like to work in a space station? Not the boring old real space station where conditions are quite cramped but a space station built by graduates of the Stanley Kubrick school of interior design? If so, I highly recommend that you get in touch with Google, and ask to be transferred to London.
Designed by PENSON, Google Engineering's new London offices are a giddy exercise in science fiction set decoration, replete with smooth white surfaces and bold solid colors. I'll admit that as I paged through the publicity images, it was a little hard to take them seriously. But this is a real working space, and behind the glamour there are carefully considered affordances for Google's working style. Via Color-Art 
Orange is in. It’s been turning up everywhere, including interiors, fashion, lifestyle—just scan through the pages of Interior Design magazine. For the new year, Pantone is officially giving it some time in the limelight. The venerable authority on color recently announced its 2012 Color of the Year: Tangerine Tango #17-1463 TCX. 
Whether or not your business is a bricks and mortar business or a pure on-line enterprise the management of your brand in different environments and for different market segments is becoming more complex and more important. Shifting public perceptions now make brand positioning a more difficult task and amongst business owners and managers there now exist a number of mis-conceptions in respect to brand building. This excellent article throws a lot of light on this changing world and should be read by anyone responsible for brand and reputation management especially in on-line endeavours. Via Daniel Watson 
Whether it is a personal space for a home-working freelancer or a large-scale operation for an international corporation, the design and layout of an office is an essential consideration in creating a stimulating working environment. Via Color-Art 
Six cost-effective trends and tips to help educational facilities meet and exceed goals. Via Elizabeth at Forrer Business Interiors 
The spaces in which we work have a direct effect on creativity and productivity, so it is important that offices are designed for maximum inspiration. The thing about workstations is that even if you have a nice one, seeing another awesome setup can make you a bit jealous. How does your workspace look? Via Color-Art RisMedia.com (press release)What Brand Do You Aspire to Be? |
Four companies respond to a Facebook query for pictures of funny office holiday decorating jobs, parties and events. These companies prescribe to the "go big, or go home" mantra when it comes to getting employees pumped for the holiday season. 
Especially for knowledge workers, over-the-top complexity has given rise to a host of under-met human needs. That’s a big and growing problem, not just for individuals but also for the organizations that employ them. It’s not just the economy that needs to recover; the wellbeing of the workforce needs recovery, too.
“Every person’s wellbeing is critical to achieving an organization’s goals and fulfilling its mission,” say Gallup researchers and authors Tom Rath and Jim Harter. “Every day in your organization, people don’t show up, don’t give their best effort, erode your productivity, and cost you millions of dollars because of poor mental and physical health.” Via Color-Art 
The headset manufacturer Plantronics doesn't much care where its employees work, and to prove that, its new offices are outfitted with a cornucopia of features that make telecommuting simple, easy, and encouraged. Via Color-Art 
In this 2-part series, Andrew Sibley from Desso looks at how the workplace is changing. Read Part I: The “New” Work, Part I. The new office design reflects that company's brand and its core values, creating offices in which ... Via Color-Art 
John Edson shares what he learned when LUNAR recently changed digs.
The proliferation of wireless access in this country has empowered an entire a generation of mobile workers. Working remotely has become a great new alternative for those seeking to buck the office-establishment. Via Color-Art 
The Milwaukee School of Engineering recently opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory for its industrial engineering students. Portions of the laboratory were donated by Racine-based Ruud Lighting and Forrer Business Interiors of Milwaukee. Via Elizabeth at Forrer Business Interiors 
Does your office look too much like The Office? Are you sick of cubicle overload? As entries rolled in for the Inc. and Architizer Coolest Office contest, we found several themes shared by the sharpest entries. Via Elizabeth at Forrer Business Interiors 
Extend your brand to the walls...Creative, Branded Corporate Art Transforms Workspaces from Tired to Inspired |
