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Honorable Mention 2017 / Office Equipment / Professional

Assembli

  • Company
    Studio O+A, United States
  • Lead Designer
    Primo Orpilla
  • Design Team
    Emi Katagiri
  • Client
    Martin Brattrud
  • Project Link
The pieces I am designing for Martin Brattrud
speak to the change that is happening in the
workplace. We are now seeing more and more
open plan workspaces being planned and
designed for a variety of end users. Most of the
early adopters of the open plan has been the
tech industry, but now we are seeing a shift to
more professional services, banking, apparel
industry etc. adopting this strategy for their
work space. They are usually excited not only
with the efficiencies inherent in collaborative
workplace strategy, but with the benefits of the
increased social activity and energy that these
workplaces typically exude.

Areas to work, play, meet, concentrate and rest
can happen anywhere in today modern offices.
Our objective with Assembli was to give you a
piece that can reconfigure to several workplace
settings and also have multiple uses outside of
simply lounging. With this piece we wanted the
user to feel as comfortable hanging out
lounging as they do working. The piece can be
changed to easily create visual and acoustical
privacy through its various back heights. You
can make comfy workplace settings through
accessories like cushions and tablet armrest.
The pieces can be arranged in multiple layouts,
but also simply stand alone. Because of the
panel and cushion based assembly and the
ability to allow the addition of accessories for
back support, hanging hooks for backpack
storage and work surface options you can
create a simple workspace there as well. By
allowing for the many types of uses the table
accessories allow for a number of surfaces on
which to write and ideate on as well. With this
product many things can be achieved.
Photo Credit: Studio O+a