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Preserving Privacy

Designs that encourage isolation at the workplace

Implications - Although the trend in workplace design has been toward open spaces to encourage interaction, there is also an opposite trend in preserving workplace privacy. Designers are creating self-privacy pods to which workers can retreat for a bit of peace and quiet. Encouraging isolation in this way does not deter from an organization's goal to enhance interaction and team-building, but rather compliments it by giving employees a place where they can de-stress and clear the mind -- something that is certainly necessary in today's fast-paced and stressful work culture.

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6 Featured, 49 Examples: 816,059 Total Clicks

Date Range: Oct 11 - May 12

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Egg-Shaped Enclosures - The Tisettanta Nu-Ovo is a Space Creating Pod for Your Pad

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Warm 57,487 Clicks Pub: Oct 3, 11

Egg-Shaped Enclosures

The Tisettanta Nu-Ovo is a Space Creating Pod for Your Pad

Despite the fact that eggs seems to be the architectural inspiration for the Tisettanta Nu-Ovo home pod, this is definitely no shabby chicken coop. The Tisettanta Nu-Ovo design is an encasement created… [More]

Leafy Folding Backrests - The Limbo Chair Provides Both Privacy and Openness

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Average 11,686 Clicks Pub: Apr 20, 12

Leafy Folding Backrests

The Limbo Chair Provides Both Privacy and Openness

The Limbo Chair takes on the shape of a leaf. Its organic design is completely refreshing—and not just because of its nature-inspired roots. Like a typical pod chair, it boasts a high backrest... [More]

Concave Cocoon Chairs - The Private Rocker by Kyle Fleet is a Bookworms Hideaway

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Average 16,603 Clicks Pub: May 24, 12

Concave Cocoon Chairs

The Private Rocker by Kyle Fleet is a Bookworms Hideaway

Relax with your morning paper and seesaw away in the ‘Private Rocker’ by Kyle Fleet. The student designer from Cranbrook Academy of Art is the mastermind behind this cozy personal... [More]

Modular Privacy Seating - The Arnhem Sofa by Sebastian Herkner Provides Intimacy at Whim

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Mild 10,608 Clicks Pub: May 3, 12

Modular Privacy Seating

The Arnhem Sofa by Sebastian Herkner Provides Intimacy at Whim

The Arnhem Sofa is an interesting piece of furniture. It has a modular design that allows it to provide privacy when needed. Although great for homes, the Arnhem Sofa is particularly great for... [More]

Private Office Pods - The Rhino Workplace Offers a Quiet Place for Workers to Destress

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Warm 27,852 Clicks Pub: Jan 11, 12

Private Office Pods

The Rhino Workplace Offers a Quiet Place for Workers to Destress

Designers are exploring pod-like spaces for workstations, instead of open cubicles where workers have zero privacy, and one of these concepts is the Rhino workplace. An office pod designed to maximize… [More]

Workspace Privacy Accessories - The DeskShell by Ganjavian Kawamura is Great for Open Offices

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Mild 12,775 Clicks Pub: Feb 17, 12

Workspace Privacy Accessories

The DeskShell by Ganjavian Kawamura is Great for Open Offices

Privacy is a often a necessity in work places, and DeskShell by Ganjavian Kawamura ensures that people have it whenever and wherever necessary. For some, privacy may be needed for important phone calls… [More]