Good work!: Interstuhl HUB
Brand story by Julia Hauch
Meßstetten-Tieringen, Germany
30.07.20
The concept of New Work has turned working life on its head and raises some fundamental questions. With its HUB system, German manufacturer INTERSTUHL provides some convincing answers.
Office or café? Interstuhl's flexible HUB system opens up new possibilities for the work space, turning a simple coffee break into a little holiday
Office or café? Interstuhl's flexible HUB system opens up new possibilities for the work space, turning a simple coffee break into a little holiday
×In the age of agile structures and flat hierarchies, can offices really still look the same as they did before? And, in the age of digitalisation, do we still even need furniture at all? What challenges are posed to the individual by opening up space? And how can they best develop and experience these new possibilities in times of infection control measures and social distancing?
The answer to all these questions, in short, is HUB. This flexible office element from Interstuhl comes from a philosophical approach, it is both one and many at the same time, and thus, taps into the spirit of the new world of work.
With HUB, you can easily create smaller islands in the middle of the larger space – ones which support flexible working as well as effective relaxation
With HUB, you can easily create smaller islands in the middle of the larger space – ones which support flexible working as well as effective relaxation
×In open space, the focus is not on work, but on people and their many different needs. They want to arrive and feel comfortable, sometimes they want to work in a quieter, more concentrated way and sometimes they want to talk. They want to continue to learn, make decisions, take a break. And, yes, sometimes they may even need to get on a swing for the creative juices to start flowing. In short, all of our everyday work activities have a different dynamic and need their own particular space and feel.
For HUB designer Volker Eysing, both the visual unity and functional independence of the modules were centrally important
For HUB designer Volker Eysing, both the visual unity and functional independence of the modules were centrally important
×With HUB, these spaces can be individually created – without losing sight of the central, open space. Small islands in the middle of the main area, which allow flexible, effective work to be realised in a relaxed atmosphere. HUB is a system that’s reduced to the essentials with three basic elements: Rear walls and pods set the framework, mobile and stationary partitions define its dimensions, while armchairs and sofas form the basis – with the proven seating comfort of Interstuhl.
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