A series of open-air desks have appeared across the city of Lahti in Finland. Finnish design company Upwood and creative agency TBWAHelsinki collaborate to install a remote working station in the middle of the wilderness.
The lakefront city offers a remote desk overlooking Lave Vesijarvi. Various other open-air desks are placed in forest parks closer to residential areas. These remote workstations offer a sense of escapism while allowing employees to work productively.
The desks are made locally with Finnish spruce wood. Each workstation includes a narrow desk surface with ample room for a laptop and notebook. Additionally, the tree-mounted desks feature built-in support to stand up a phone, a cup holder, and a notch to hang bags.
Image Credit: Upwood
What's Driving This Trend
- Open-air Remote Workstations
- Creating open-air remote workstations that offer a sense of escapism while allowing employees to work productively.
- Tree-mounted Desks
- Designing tree-mounted desks that can be installed in outdoor areas for remote working.
- Remote Workspaces in Nature
- Designing remote workspaces in nature that offer a peaceful working environment for employees.
Who This Affects Most
- Outdoor Furniture
- Opportunity for outdoor furniture manufacturers to create more innovative products in line with the future of remote working.
- Eco-tourism
- Eco-tourism companies can leverage this trend to offer remote working options for their guests in natural settings.
- Architectural Design
- Opportunity for architectural designers to create innovative workspaces that integrate nature and greenery for remote workstations.
