Onoffice magazine

Dock & Flip is a tremendously practical laptop holder by Gotessons. It can be used horizontally and if preferred, flipped over into a vertical position and tucked backwards, out of the way, occupying minimal space underneath the desk. It is able to rotate 360 degrees on a runner with a push/pull rotation function for ease of use. www.gotessons.com

Sustainability has been part of Zeitraum’s ethos for the past 20 years. The Morph chair introduces an unusual combination of materials: a solid wood frame with a light, shaped wooden seat that can be upholstered. Its delicate appearance and narrow seat area helps this simple, lightweight chair take up very little space. The timber for each piece is individually selected making it exceptional in terms of colour and grain. Morph is also available as a barstool in two different heights.…

Daniel and Rosemarie Bormann have again shown us how they can combine art with functionality. This free-standing sculptured bookcase, made with coloured boxes, stacked and angled to create not only an object to hold things but an attractive art piece. The bookshelf is called Untamed Chaos, although the piece is purposely chaotic and would suit any space in a home or office. www.bormann-design-art.de

With its grey and white colour palette, acres of glass walls and ten different wallpapers, the original Dickensian-era pupils of The Boys Home Industrial School wouldn’t recognise the place. What started life as a 19th-century boys’ school chapel in north London has been transformed into a hub for popular television – now, Shine Group staff worship at a new altar: peak-time viewing figures.Before Shine moved into Primrose Hill Studios (located in the eponymous London ‘village’), its 40-plus staff were strewn…

Pullpo is a production centre, design agency and photography studio with offices in Argentina and Chile, designing ads for the likes of Pepe and Lee jeans, and an umbrella company to sites such as cooltrends.com, a fashion advertising site in Spanish. The starting point for its new Chile office was the abandoned facilities of a salt factory, in the western sector of Santiago. This cavernous industrial site was converted by architect Hania Stambuk into a moody and atmospheric workspace from…

The new Linjé Toolbar and Toolbar Screen by Gotessons are made from solid homogeneous aluminium. The posts are available with a clamp or desk mount, the screen is sound absorbent and is offered in a variety of colours. Multi screens are also available for up to ten monitors. Gotessons has over 40 accessories for the Toolbar Screen which help to create more desk space.   www.gotessons.com

When traditional industries fall into decline this sometimes heralds the end of prosperity. Mid Wales can count itself lucky that alternative sectors are being supported.As Nick Capaldi, chief executive of the Arts Council of Wales, says, “The creative industries are big business in Wales. I’m convinced that it is creativity that will pull us out of the recession.”In fact, according to Creative and Cultural Skills in Wales, total employment in the creative industries is over 24,000, an increase of nine…

Google gave us the office slide, Red Bull introduced the chute, now Electric Works digital media centre in Sheffield has stolen their thunder with a thirty metre helter-skelter, upping the ante on fun in design.Travelling three twists and turns from the third storey to the ground floor in seven seconds, this installation is about far more than visual effect. Stepping out of the sack post-slide staff are slightly disorientated and pumped with an adrenaline release they wouldn’t get from travelling…

Betaunopuntozero is an innovative office system created to embrace new ways of working. Betaunopuntozero is not only a product but a self-sufficient work environment, independent from building constraints and contaminated by domestic elements, which has been designed around those who work. The office system is capable of growing or adapting to evolving teams or individual needs and can be updated to future technological standards. Described as the “evolutive office” the Beta range embraces the concept of making the working space…

The Royal Borough of Windsor houses Eton College, Ascot racecourse, the Queen, most weekends, and less expected, one of Britain’s top ad agencies.