Introduction to Work Furniture

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Help people get their top priorities done. Furniture supports the body, tech, and stuff that we all use most of the day. It can be moved out of the way and pulled back in when it is needed. It sets the tone for the space and adds to the overall feeling of the building. People feel this for good or bad. We don’t all work at the office anymore, we set up shop where ever we can and use the furniture that is available. Supportive chairs can be taken with you (I have done 1,000’s on-site demos) and can make a huge difference. There are also small adjustable tables 30″+ wide, about the size of a small cafe’ table, and height adjustable. Work is still getting done all over the world.

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Some History

Yes, furniture was grudgingly bought to support equipment needed for workers to produce whatever their job was. Also, to show the status of managers, executives, and company presidents. Some things have not changed, ego is still very big, and like the false bragging sawhorse/door desk of Bezos.

What drove the development of modern furniture was the equipment and business machines that it supported. The study of ergonomics, body mechanics, OSHA laws, all-day computer use, and insurance claims gave the monetary justification to improve furniture for the office worker. Things have kept going up, the computer worker has become more valuable and so the importance of great chairs to support them. The equipment has become more valuable, and complex, and requires more power/data support. The Dot Com $$$ and the coolness of geek-dome gave rise to some high-end Silicon Valley Style furniture. Cubicle life- fat bundles of data cables, heavy power requirements sent cubicle panels from 1″ to sometimes 4+ inches and taking up more real-estate than ever. More coffee shop style, with collaborative areas to work on a lounge chair or small sofa.

Then Tech changed work life again with smaller lighter, lighter equipment that IBM could never imagine. Laptops, I-phones. I-Pads and mobile mobile mobile. Many people did not have their cubicle or office and logged in when they got to an office. Yes, maybe not ever their office, maybe a coffee shop or co-working space. The Dot-Com burst, the bean counters were having fits, work still needed to get done and Dilbert was even out of a job.

I moved east to The Central Valley and was selling old metal desks again, but to agricultural companies. New product prices came down and the electrical height adjustable table/desk became the “must have” for attracting new talent. The financial controllers in Silicon Valley adjusted to the new equipment needs and implemented the “open plan” workspace. This drove down the size of each employee’s work space and drove even more people to work remotely. Think about the gym, how not everyone can be there at once and people figure out when it is not crowded. You may have realized that the open plan office was like working in a cafeteria. Cheap real estate, high distraction, and poor air quality. The tech workers were younger, more expensive, and needed more “toys” at work and playgrounds. Work Furniture adapted again.

The Covid DAM-DEMIC that is still changing how people work, 10-2021.

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