Now that we’re back in the office, what are the latest trends? Let’s take a look at a few, including porcelain stoneware floors.
Hybrid, shared, horizontal, sustainable, inclusive offices, in which common areas alternate with individual spaces. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the days when workplaces were vertical and hierarchical, with clear distinctions between spaces for employees and those reserved for managers, with shared areas few and far between.
Today's workstations are shaped around functions and the personalities of employees, with furniture that ensures correct posture and excellent lighting. They tend to look towards the outdoors, with nature making its way into the workspace through large windows, and more enclosed areas for privacy where necessary. Contemporary office meetings are frequently in a hybrid format, with some participants physically present and others taking part online. Cutting-edge technology has freed today's meetings from background noise, making them extremely comfortable, convenient and high-tech, using smart, essential, hyper-connected décor elements, whose presence is often invisible.
These are all trends that emerged at OLMeet, Officelayout Meeting and Talk, which also highlighted the fact that talented young employees so keen on remote working can be encouraged to return to the office by high quality working environments that are ergonomic, stimulating in terms of connection with other employees, flexible, easily sanitised, bright and open to the world. Surfaces should preferably be light, bright and energising, in harmony with green areas.
These trends will shortly be confirmed during the upcoming Salone del Mobile in Milan, which will host Workplace3.0, an event dedicated to design and technology for the increasingly multifaceted, permeable, nomadic and evolving office, able to respond to requirements by offering new, functional solutions.
Porcelain stoneware slots smoothly into smart, shared and hyper-connected office environments. Resistant to wear, foot traffic and impact, porcelain stoneware tiles are also 100% recyclable, making them a sustainable choice while guaranteeing high quality. Stoneware is also waterproof, does not absorb stains and is resistant to chemical aggression, so it can be sanitised with any kind of detergent.
Keope’s Geo collection is ideal for new-generation offices: with its beautifully silky feel, it’s perfect for comfortable spaces with a casual elegance, offering the aesthetics of raw earth in a stoneware tile. Geo is available in six combinable tones of medium-light intensity: White, Walnut, Ivory, Beige, Silver and Grey. The light shades of the porcelain stoneware wall tiles create a visual effect that makes spaces look bigger, making them especially suitable for creative, productive and stimulating settings such as offices. The silky materiality of this collection makes for a uniquely comfortable, relaxing experience, helping to create an atmosphere with inspirational energy, yet at the same time restful and peaceful.
