Framery

The first offices were laid out according to Taylorism, named after Frank Taylor who introduced endless rows of office desks, with managers who would keep an eye on what was going on from the surrounding offices. Luckily, workplaces nowadays are a bit more welcoming, with a mix of corners to which you can withdraw, and …

And, when it comes to your office equipment, exactly the same applies. There are a few colours that are best avoided and a few shades that will have a positive effect on your employees. The effect that is produced, however, depends entirely on the context. In other words, you should reconcile your office colours with …

Branding with office furniture  Office furniture is a useful tool for highlighting your company’s identity and underscoring your branding. You might want it to reflect the colours in your logo. You will certainly make an impression if this is reflected in the office chair and reception sofa upholstery or even in the floor coverings.   But …

Even employees who had to have a really good reason to justify working from home before the corona pandemic (ranging from a boiler repair to a sick child), have good prospects of being able to regularly work several days a week from home in the post-corona era. Of course, coming into the office is still …

Much has been written about the pandemic that has dominated our lives over the past two years. And, in 2022, the corona virus will still influence our daily reality, even though we have become masters at flexibly adapting to a (working) context that is continuously changing. In this article about office trends for the new …

You need to think about sustainability and other office trends and the fact that most employees are increasingly working from home. But it is your activities that will largely define the office design. Here, we will run through the requirements for a co-working space for lawyers, where privacy and security must be prioritised but not …

This resulted in the introduction of multidisciplinary teams, short sprints which enabled rapid adjustments to be made, and resources such as whiteboards on which project progress could be easily displayed. There was also a growing realisation that an agile working environment is vital. Here, you will find out precisely what that means and how you …

Not everyone finds it easy to speak up during virtual meetings. Online, you also miss non-verbal cues that might indicate that certain people are not in agreement. Online meetings can be a genuine drain on your energy, particularly when there are a lot of people taking part. Isn’t it lovely to get together once in …

Whether they are working at home or in the office: your employees spend a huge amount of time sitting down and neck and back problems are never far away if you fail to take account of their bodily structures and activities when choosing an office chair. But how do you find the perfect ergonomic office …

When it comes to those who have spent the past few months working from home in a peaceful and quiet environment (at least when the kids are entertained) going back to work has taken some getting used to. The clackety-clack of the keyboards, the radio turned on, a team that decides to hold a spontaneous …