Tents evoke images of faraway forests, mountains and lakes. They are structures of escapism, of solitude and meals cooked over campfires. Even I, someone who has never personally had the pleasure of experiencing a night in the wild, knows that's how it's usually done. Steelcase, however, is turning this image on its head. The international workplace specialist is appropriating the unlikely structures as part of a range of curated product innovations that seek to redefine the architecture of future offices.
The 'Work Tents', along with 'Hybrid Neighbourhoods' and 'Signature Spaces' – a range of customisable interior landscapes that value team effort just as much as privacy – are the result of a recent Global Report issued by the company to investigate what employees need in this new era marked by flexible schedules and home office comforts. By taking inspiration from fields like urban planning, Steelcase aims to include their feedback to create user-friendly, task-specific structures that boost productivity and wellbeing alike. Read on to find out more...
Claire Brodka – Content Editor | | | A neighbourhood feel for the office | | By looking to urban planning for design inspiration, Steelcase has created a new roadmap and key principles for creating workspaces that make employees feel 'rooted and replenished.'
Read more | | | Taking the camping spirit inside with Steelcase Work Tents | | Through clever contextualisation and the right design partner, the international work environment expert successfully reappropriates a staple of outdoor architecture for the office spaces of the future.
Read more | | Steelcase Work Tents: Design Process | | For millenia, tents have provided humans with a sense of protection and comfort. Steelcase has adapted the structures to bring those same feelings into workspaces of the future.
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Facts & Figures
Founded: 1912 by Peter M. Wege
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Headquarters: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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Global presence: 185 countries / 11,800 + employees / 800 + dealers worldwide
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Vision: At Steelcase, we believe together we’ll help build a healthy planet, healthy people, and a healthy culture. We don’t just help people work better, we help the world be better.
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Mission: Steelcase leads the way in creating great experiences by offering a range of architecture, furniture, and technology products and services designed to help people reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we design spaces to help people work, learn and heal. | | | | | | Steelcase Global Report: the new era of hybrid work | | New insights from nearly 5,000 employees in 11 countries provide a rich understanding of how work is fundamentally changing and why the workplace needs a new source of inspiration...
Watch the video to find out more | | | How Steelcase makes offices a destination with Signature Spaces | | By creating task-specific, easy-to-specify landscapes within the workspace, Steelcase's curated architectural scenes promote high performance and holistic wellbeing for a rejuvenated office experience.
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