March 21, 2013
Office design goes to the movies. Part 1 – Zoolander
Zoolander may not be a great film but it has its moments and does come alive every time the Mugatu character arrives to eat up the scenery. Of course, as an unreconstructed deskhead, I am always tempted to look over the shoulders of the characters in a film to see what they are sitting on. Mugatu sits on an Arne Jacobsen Egg chair. It’s over 50 years old but screams DESIGNER, hence its place under his backside. It provides an easy shorthand and so is widely recognised, but its ubiquity including as a way for places like McDonald’s to flag up a new approach to their interiors with a mixture of fakes and originals means it can feel overused.
March 23, 2013
The resistance to flexible working is entirely reasonable
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace, Workplace design
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