Product Design...

Desks have changed. Today, they are likely to support a computer, and therefore, the working surface is deeper, giving the user a more ergonomic relationship to the screen and keyboard. There is also a growing market for desks for telephone work. For this large working areas are no longer needed; the user has a headset and works little with paper.

Second, the office often contains only a percentage of the staff, as they no longer need to be there all the time. This has resulted in ‘hot desking’. To avoid wasting space, only as many desks are provided as are really likely to be used at any time. When an employee does come into the office, he is then allocated a desk for the day. His belongings, and anything specific to him, can be kept in a mobile pedestal which is kept separately when not in use.

Working at home is becoming more common. There is now a market for furniture for the home which is also designed to be suitable for computers.

At Furniture Solutions we are acutely aware of these changes and can assist our clients in accommodating them easily.