Furniture Systems
These days office furniture design is hot. The market has been flooded with concepts and trends. Most of this hubbub centers on the need for greater flexibility. Workers need to be able to work in teams, to regroup, and to move around, sometimes on an everyday basis. The best way to achieve this is with flexible workstations that can be changed around to fit a variety of needs.
Team Work
For workers who need to work in teams, the furniture should be on casters so that employees can rearrange things to suit their needs. But a good office designer will want to have his clients explain how they perform their work. The way the work is done within a set space is crucial in planning the furniture setup.
Modules can sometimes be built, depending on the furniture system used, so that it can be used in varying arrangements. Sometimes these furniture components are used to provide more privacy and sometimes they are used to enhance communication between the workers. It all depends on how the modules are set up.
In fact, furniture systems themselves are a kind of trend. But this is a trend that has become universal in its appeal. For one thing, these systems offer flexibility, but they are also made to be used with the modern technology that drives today's work environment.
Dual Aim
In a large business concern, there will be many departments, each with its own work habits. This makes flexibility an important feature. A good office designer can even motivate the workers to work in a specific manner according to how the workstations are constructed. This achieves the dual aim of meeting the business needs of the firm while providing the employees all they need to perform their work.
The new systems are a boon to growing companies. The modules can be divided into double the number of workstations in minutes should the need arise.
In addition to all these benefits, the new office furniture is just plain user-friendly. One particular invention, known as a sit-stand, allows the user to go from a sitting position to a standing position with greater ease. This is a terrific device to have in computer call centers. The work surface has a lever to control the device. If the employee gets a phone call, he can stand just by pressing the lever. The entire work surfaces rises along with him.