How would you like to permanently boost your productivity by making some simple changes to your work area? If you’re going to spend so much time at your desk, then make sure it’s going to be a pleasant experience. 
Although no one knows exactly what the future holds, a new report spells out some of the things designers can expect in the coming years. 
Keep up with the ever changing American workplace with these 10 trends.
You may be in the same position at the same place you've worked for years. But the economy, technology and demographics are transforming how you get your job done.Out: commuting, 9-to-5 schedules and standard-issue office computers. In: telecommuting, more flexible hours and using your own laptop or smartphone for work. 
As daylight hours decrease, many people experience sadness and fatigue. At work it may be difficult to concentrate, you may feel irritable, and your to-do list might feel more daunting than usual. Winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder, affects up to 20 percent of us and there's more to it than just feeling unmotivated. The winter blues can lower your resistance and leave you vulnerable to colds and flu.
So how can you stay healthy and energized at work when all you want to do is hibernate til spring? Here are some easy ways to beat the blues. 
Stepping Wood Grain chair in walnut and bamboo with lacquered MDF end caps by Think Fabricate, 718-456-7218; thinkfabricate.com.See more from Think Fabricate... 
That doesn't mean just putting in more windows. A new, super high-tech ceiling makes it seem as though workers are outside. And it's having impressive results. 
Organizing a work space goes way back to the industrial revolution when managers were trying to find out how to make their workers more productive. Initially, the goal was to reduce injuries, but over the years we’ve learned that carefully organizing your work space can improve productivity (Resnick and Zanotti, 1998). More than just improving productivity, when you personalize your work space, studies have shown you enjoy work more, you work harder, and you have a greater sense of “organizational well-being” (Wells, 2000). In this article, we focus on three elements that will help you decide how to design your work space for productivity: pain reduction, stress reduction, and personalization. Group Goetz revamps a 1980s facility to create highly efficient offices for Foley & Lardner in Washington, D.C. Gensler architecture firm talent development innovator award association of educational publishers... 
Technology, changing work styles and an emphasis on clients’ needs are reshaping the office landscape — and there’s no turning back. Law firms are increasingly aware that their office design and location can play a role in their success.
Lord, Aeck & Sargent gives the Great Depression-era Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building in Atlanta a new lease on life by preserving its historic elements while creating a new, modern workplace for the GSA. 
Did you know that you could deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE of office furniture from your 2011 gross income?
Even better yet... lease or finance your purchase . Your tax savings could exceed your first year's payments!!
MapQuest calls on IA Interior Architects to recapture its start-up roots with a new loft-style headquarters in Denver’s trendy LoDo District. |
The technologies of tomorrow promise to revolutionize how we collaborate, power our devices and navigate our world, but innovative designers are already changing these tasks with the technology of today. 
A little trivia for you . . . What is the leading cause of employee absenteeism? Stress.
In short, when employees are stressed, business suffers. Employers need to take proactive steps to create workplace environments that cater to overall wellbeing, and art is an answer. In fact, workplace art has been shown to be a key driver of employee productivity.
Savvy business leaders are realizing that works of art need not be relegated to the walls of museums and galleries but can be used as a tool to achieve business goals such as:
reducing employee stress,boosting creativity, andimproving overall employee morale. 
Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. 
Our latest blog entry encourages us to get moving...even in our offices!! 
Lose weight, quit smoking, exercise more...these are just a few of the most popular New Year's resolutions people make to enhance their personal life. This year, how about enhancing your professional life, too? Build the foundation for a successful year with the following workplace resolutions. 
Three H won the Grand Prix du Design Award for its Create Office Platform, a furniture collection that consists of four lines: Club, Studio, Forum and Park. The Office Furniture award was given to the New Liskeard, the Ontario-based company’s newest product line in recognition of excellent design, quality and ingenuity in office furniture design.
The award was also shared by Jean Bourassa of Kaboum Design Industrial Inc, an industrial design firm based in Shefford, Quebec that worked with Three H to develop the office furniture collection.
In its fifth year, the Grand Prix du Design Awards recognizes outstanding achievements within the Quebec Design community in residential, commercial, institutional, product, service and office contract design.
As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, there is one thing nearly all modern Americans have in common: we sit all the time.
Though our great shift towards computer-based work has done great things for productivity, it has, unfortunately, done terrible things for our health.
From increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term, to sharply hampered cholesterol maintenance in the short term, the negative health effects of sitting are starting to weigh heavily against the benefits.
Technology has had a big impact on how we work. As few as 5 years ago, there were still people working very closely together in shared office spaces.
They depended on accessing the same information at the same time — which was probably on a server in some closet that was in the office.
But if you’re like most office workers, then you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot fewer people around the office these days. In fact, studies show that private offices are vacant as much as 60 percent of the time.
Tayco {Kruze} Lounge Collection. Kruze is a versatile collection of lounge seating and tables that offer elegance and panache to complement any environment. 
INTERIOR DESIGN BEST OF YEAR PRODUCT WINNERS: Who stood out at the top of the product list for this year's Best of Year? See the honorees here. 
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. Imagine a company where cubicles are gone and the work space resembles a Star-bucks, barista included. Imagine another where no one has a personal office and people can work anywhere in the building, including the roof terrace, and any hours. These workplace designs are being embraced by companies rethinking business strategy.
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