Club Office is a workspace by Swiss furniture brand Vitra that responds to the needs of the post-pandemic workplace and aims to support health, safety and socialization in responsible ways. The open-plan setup at Vitra's headquarters was created for its own research and design team and it offers a mix of public, semi-public and private spaces to suit different ways of working.
Nora Fehlbaum, CEO of Vitra, expresses that "The office must be more than just a place of work, today, an office needs to provide added value. If an office has no character and colleagues hide from one another, it's better to spare the commute and stay at home."
The welcoming workspace provides an incentive for people to return to working together in person to engage in conversation, informal meetings, collaboration and more.
Design-Forward Flexible Workplaces
Vitra's Club Office is a Welcoming Post-Pandemic Workplace
Trend Themes
1. Socialized Workplace Design - Designing offices that prioritize socialization through the use of open-plan layouts and mix of public, semi-public and private spaces.
2. Post-pandemic Office Furniture - Creating furniture for office that are designed to promote health and safety.
3. Value-driven Workplace Design - Designing offices that offer added value beyond just being a place of work.
Industry Implications
1. Office Furniture - There is a need for office furniture that promotes health, safety and socialization in the post-pandemic workplace.
2. Interior Design - Interior designers can focus on designing offices with more open-plan layout and spaces that allow for socialization as well as private spaces for individualized work.
3. Architecture - Architects can focus on designing office buildings that offer mix of public, semi-public and private spaces.