Synergy. Work, home, family, community, leisure, hobbies: each area of our life contributes to our personal well-being and is an important part of our personality. Why, then, do we talk about work-life balance? These are not two opposing spheres, but experiential realities that have to be integrated into everyone’s daily life. This concept is the […]
The break area is an essential element in any office, as it combines the cosy atmosphere of home (the ‘first space’) with the productivity of the office (the ‘second space’). Although it was originally intended for freelancers, is now represents an essential part of many company philosophies. Its importance is recognised by most businesses, regardless […]
In recent years there has been increasing talk of burnout, either as a remote work-related risk or as a consequence of a workaholic behaviour. According to Statista the percentage of employees in Europe who suffered from Burnout ranged from 45% (France) to 66% (Poland). This figure rises to 77% in the USA (Deloitte data). So […]
When we’re very stressed and tense, one of the first pieces of advice we get from our colleagues is to go outside for a breath of fresh air or to step away from the computer screen for a while. This is not just popular belief, but science: the correlation between closeness to nature and psychophysical […]
Mental health at work has been talked about for decades, often in terms that are not very empathetic (e.g. “office sickness”). Nevertheless it’s a very important factor in daily life, since we all have a “mental health” as much as a “physical health” that musn’t be ignored when we go to work. According to recent […]
At certain times of the year, you may work more hours than usual because there is a deadline to meet and you don’t think you will be able to finish everything. An important objective linked to a strong work commitment can lead to an accumulation of overtime hours spent in front of a PC or […]
Hybrid work has become the dream of many employees, who are increasingly asking for it to be implemented in their company. Spending less money on lunch and on the work commute, saving time and being able to have days where you can concentrate without being disturbed by colleagues are valuable advantages. At the same time, […]
“The brain is like a super-computer” True, but not entirely. An electronic computer, no matter how advanced, is indifferent to its environment. An individual’s performance, on the contrary, is more or less linked to the context in which he or she operates. We’ve already talked about this subject in previous articles: design and well-being are […]
Happy and healthy employees are cheaper for companies and more productive at the same time. This is not a fact, but more and more surveys seem to confirm it. Personal well-being has become increasingly important in corporate organisation and office design: but what exactly do we mean with this term? To answer this question we […]
The design world is like the fashion world: nothing is destroyed, everything is reinvented. The resimercial approach to the office world fits into this specific philosophy, rediscovering a trend that had already appeared in design magazines back in 2018 through a lockdown perspective. What does resimercial mean? The term is simply a syncretism, a fusion […]
