Digitally changing office furniture, open office furniture will become a new trend

When entering the “concept office” of the Herman Miller Shanghai Design Center, the relaxed and pleasant office atmosphere is coming: the door is a casual area, with a trendy red sofa with several full and soft pillows; Directly facing the gate is a small office area, a foreign designer is working with a laptop; the office has no front desk, no personal office, just find a place to sit and handle the business. “Colleagues often travel to offices around the world. In order to save space, our office seats are not fixed. You can work anywhere, anytime. This makes it more flexible and improves the efficiency of your office.” Herman Miller Asia Pacific Marketing Manager Wang Yanfei told reporters. Nowadays, with the extensive use of office equipment such as laptops and wireless networks, major furniture manufacturers have launched office designs that cater to the “network family” – advocating teamwork and emphasizing the convenience of communication; Zhang Yang’s DIY spirit can be assembled at will. Furniture... Open, personalized, and flexible become the latest key words for Office Furniture. Digitally changing office furniture is at the forefront of fashion, not just the Herman Miller family. In the increasingly diverse office environment of digital office equipment, the biggest interference is the power line, network line, communication line and many other line problems. Therefore, the UNI-TOP thin screen system developed by Aurora Furniture pays special attention to the wire trough. Designed to create a thinner, easier to disassemble product with screen function. “People can work with laptops everywhere, so the power routing system becomes very important. Many workstations hide the power cords in the screen or table to keep the desktop clean; in addition, in terms of power wiring, due to desktop computers The chassis is placed under the table, so the socket is below. Now, due to the mobile office, the laptop is running smoothly, and the socket is also designed on the desktop.” Gao Zhen, director of the Aurora Furniture Design Center, told the reporter. From typewriters to desktop computers to laptops, office furniture is constantly evolving and innovating with changes in office equipment. “The area of people’s activities has become larger and the furniture design has become simpler and lighter.” Lai Bin, who works at a French architectural design company, deeply felt the change. “In the past, architects used manual drawings and desks. Putting a ruler, a set of plates and a variety of different pens, so the desktop is required to be very wide. Nowadays, most of them are computer graphics. The office space is more about how to place computers, set sockets, place shelves and other gadgets. In addition, the use of laptops makes the space under the desk larger, which is conducive to the free stretch of the legs.” “The Internet era has brought great challenges to traditional office space and can quickly adapt to this development. There will be more and more new office space.” Zhu Ligang, assistant general manager of Shengao Furniture, a leading domestic office furniture company, told reporters. Many big furniture manufacturers have seen this. Aurora's Castle Castle series is intelligently designed for the office environment, such as the modular structure of the competent area, staff work area, conference area and reception area, detachable and extended links, reused as needed, not only reduces the furniture Reset costs and meet a variety of office needs. Herman Miller's latest Sense office system, all components can be easily locked, snapped or buckled to the right position, can be installed or disassembled by ordinary employees, and the system can be split and assembled at any time to suit the company. Any change, such as layoffs or expansion. The design of the seat is more humane. The Yazhi Hotel is a boutique hotel. The hotel has introduced a number of new office seats for business guests. The seat is ergonomically designed and costly. “A lot of guests liked this chair very much after they checked in. They all asked us where to book this seat.” Wu Zhibo, the public relations manager of Yazhi Boutique Hotel, said. The recent launch of chairs by several major office furniture manufacturers in the United States has made sports a selling point. "The advent of the Internet era has forced us to deal with computers for a long time, but sedentary is harmful to health. This chair is very lightweight and completely designed for the network. Its characteristics are that it is easy to move, and the narrow backrest allows the arms to stretch freely. The tilting device can support people's inclination in working condition, which is the most healthy posture." Wang Yanfei sat in the new Embody seat and said while demonstrating, "Hey, sitting on it can chat." Mobile phone or even chest enhancement exercise, the degree of freedom is very large, can increase the amount of oxygen inhalation, promote brain activity, and thus improve the health of the body." "The seat must be comfortable, the shape should be simple." Zhu Ligang said. In September, Shengao will launch an office chair called “Jinyan”. The chair is ergonomically designed, and its headrest, lumbar support, back, etc. can be adjusted, and the chair is mesh-designed and breathable. Very good sex. “Today's office furniture is pushing the concept of green environmental protection. Some large foreign furniture companies pay great attention to this concept, use a large amount of recyclable materials, and do not contain PVC. The materials used by St. August have reached the highest environmental standards in the country. Recently, a new U+ finishing technology has been developed, which is scratch-resistant, high-temperature resistant and corrosion-resistant. Its unique sealing function can lock off harmful gases such as benzene and formaldehyde to achieve green environmental protection. The comfort level is closely related to people's health. Foreign companies pay great attention to the purchase and configuration of office chairs, and the investment capital is relatively high. Among all office furniture, the fastest growing is the more profitable seats. The price of office chairs of foreign large-scale enterprises is relatively high, and the unit price of foreign office furniture is also rising, while domestic relatively speaking, it pays more attention to cost performance." Gao Wei said. Aurora Furniture has introduced several economical office chairs this year, such as the environmentally-friendly reduce seat, which can be changed to suit different office environments. One of the chairs, called the haber, has an inverted triangle design. Ergonomic, with a reclining device, the unique hanger on the back of the chair can be used to hang a suit, very creative. Industry insiders predict that with the rapid development of technology, people's working methods will change. The office layout of the neatly arranged grid layout, gray desk and black pulley office chair will be replaced by an open and flexible new venue. The famous furniture manufacturer Steelcase has designed a pioneer office without a table and no cabinets. Once launched, it was highly sought after. “It is not important to have a table or chair. What is important is that it can truly become a comfortable, casual and stimulating place for employees to work. There is also a point that cannot be ignored. It is not expensive and does not require a lot of space. The company that settled in the office building is undoubtedly very attractive," Steelcase said. In fact, for decades, office furniture has evolved from completely closed to semi-closed to open. “In the 1950s, Herman Miller pioneered the design of 'separated' modular furniture, which pushed down the cement wall in the office. Today's most widely used 'plaid room' office layout is the tradition that has continued since then. Today, the screen It has become shorter and thinner, and some companies have even removed screens and placed a row of independent tables in a row. The seats are not fixed. Whoever comes and sits. These open office areas make the employees more inspiration." Zhu Ligang said. In the era of rapid development of technology, employees have more and more information, more and more flexible work, more and more freedom, and office can be launched anytime, anywhere. “Many large companies return office to efficient creation and a large number of interpersonal communication. Employees meet only for communication, or to explain some business indicators. Therefore, the future office will be designed, communication space will increase, office furniture It will also change. The office furniture in the past is more serious, but now it adds fun and leisure, such as the design of the bar, mobile sofas, tables, etc.," Gao said.