Workers feel more trusted and motivated thanks to hybrid working
New research shows office workers' professional lives have improved since gaining greater autonomy over their working week
What can the workplace learn from lockdown?
National design firm Hames Sharley surveyed all staff across its six studios to investigate the impact of working from home and the lessons that could be translated back into the workplace
Bringing home into the workplace: Why offices are embracing domestic design
The blurring of home/office as a work location has become undeniably accelerated
How to bounce back from a failure at work
How do we move on and recover from a failure at work? The answer starts with finding the right words
Adding value to office design through roof terraces
With a focus on mental wellbeing in the workplace and how to encourage positive productivity, external workspaces are a step in the right direction
Four insights from the workplace of the future
Woods Bagot’s Workplace Interiors Global Leader has been helping companies adjust to the post-Covid landscape
5 ways houseplants support health and wellbeing at work
Fed by Instagram trends, millennials, and the recent lockdown, indoor gardening has been enjoying a major boost in popularity
The most productive colours to paint your home working space
The colour of your space can have a big impact on your productivity, mood, and mindset throughout the workday
Revealed: UK’s best workplaces for women in 2021
Great Place to Work UK has just unveiled its 2021 list of Best Workplaces for Women
How can diversity and inclusion become more than just buzzwords, but a new way of thinking?
Gabrielle Bullock, director of global diversity at design and architecture firm Perkins&Will, explains how the profession has an opportunity for a reset after decades of inequality and slow progress. This must become a movement, she says
Will this be London’s healthiest office tower?
Newly approved sustainable office tower, Edge London Bridge, will be an all-electric building with no fossil fuel or gas supply, putting it at the cutting-edge of low carbon design
Mad about music: A third of office workers argue over the office playlist
61% of offices don’t permit music, according to a study by Office Furniture Online, despite over half of employees being in favour
Accessibility in the workplace must cater for all disabilities
Accessibility in the workplace has never been more prominent on the agenda as we look to return to hybrid or office-based working
Design key to rejuvenating out-of-town business parks
Why designers play a vital role in rejuvenating our deteriorating, out-of-town business parks for the long-term
Younger workers likely to change jobs if forced to work in-office every day
Generation Y is pro-remote work and more likely to challenge traditional office life
