Ayse Birsel on Her Design Philosophy, Work With Herman Miller, & More
byWDM’s Elise Shapiro recently interviewed Ayse Birsel to learn more about the development of Herman Miller’s Overlay and her overall design philosophy.
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Forget FaceTime, Let’s Hear it for Face-to-Face Time
byJLL’s Dr. Marie Puybaraud explains why human interaction matters more than ever in a digital era—and what you can do about it.
Design Thinking and the Innovative Workplace
byDesign Thinking involves a creative, agile mindset that incorporates the ability to ask questions from a variety of vantage points.
Multi-Sensory Resimercial Design Combines the Best of Both Worlds
by“Resimercial” design has become increasingly popular in recent years. While we can’t expect that our offices will ever feel quite like home, we can do our best to make them more comfortable, a key component of both happiness and health.
Shifting the Paradigm From Wellness to Well-Being
byCharlie Grantham explores why we need to change how we approach workplace design and move from cost-based measures of building performance to more human-centric behavioral measure of wellness and wellbeing.
The Human Touch: Four Ways the Workplace is Becoming More Human-Focused
byToday, employees are seeking environments that are more mobile, flexible, and personalized. JLL’s Workplace Strategy Lead, Bernice Boucher outlines four major ways the workplace is changing for the better.
Designers Are Competing With the Comforts of Home, How Technology Can Transform Workplace Humanity, and Other Industry News
byA rise in teleworking is forcing designers to compete with the comforts of home, how technology can transform workplace humanity, and more!
Canopy: Where Collaboration and Privacy Coexist
byKimball’s ‘Canopy’ illustrates how far we have come with the design of furniture systems that work in today’s more open and flexible workspaces.
How Measuring Happiness Can Revive Architecture in the Information Age
byIn this article Melissa Marsh explores harnessing occupant data to inform better building and design practices—benefitting both architects and end users.
The Three Faces of Human-Centered Design
byA practical guide for making our workplaces more life-affirming.