# Gridded Home-Office Furnishings Established & Sons' 'Grid' Creates a Room Within a Room By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-05-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-office-furnishing References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90354514/working-from-home-is-now-more-prison-like-than-ever?utm_campaign=Compass&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) & [establishedandsons](http://establishedandsons.com/products/grid/) Established & Sons hired designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to create 'Grid,' a [modular home-office furnishing solution](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mespace-workstation) that addresses the fact that an ever-increasing number of people now work from home. The [flexible at-home furniture solution](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omnio-office) boasts the ability to create a room within a room, helping to separate living and working spaces from one another without completely closing them off. True to its name, Grid takes the form of a seating system with a powder-coated steel frame. The L-shaped furniture system has an enclosed back panels that can be upholstered like the sofa or otherwise configured to suit the needs of one's live-work space. The Grid system has the potential to be enhanced with [shelves, tables and screens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arches-screen), and adapted as needed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Modular Home-office Furnishings:** The 'Grid' system by Established & Sons offers a modular and flexible solution to create separate workspaces within the home, addressing the increasing trend of remote work. - **Room Within a Room:** The Grid system allows for the creation of a dedicated workspace that is separated from the living area, providing privacy and focus for remote workers. - **Flexible At-home Furniture:** Grid's adaptable features, such as shelves, tables, and screens, provide opportunities for customization and personalization of home-office spaces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture:** The furniture industry can explore the development of modular home-office solutions to cater to the growing demand for remote work setups. - **Interior Design:** Interior design professionals can leverage products like Grid to create functional and stylish workspaces within residential environments. - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can offer innovative solutions like Grid to help individuals separate their work and living spaces, enhancing productivity and work-life balance. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Home Office Structural Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ingrid.md) - [Bench Wall Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubicle.md) - [People-Pleasing Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubicle-system.md) - [Storage-Attached Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grid-chair.md) - [Dynamic Modular Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunon-furniture-mixcube.md) - [Customizable Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steelcase-flex-personal-spaces.md) - [Modular Office Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/form-us-with-love-1.md) - [Modular Speaker Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grid-modular-sound.md) - [Mountainous Modular Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summit-furniture.md)