Collaborative work has dramatically increased over the last decade. According to a Steelcase IPSOS workplace survey, 62% of European executives often work with another person and 54% often work in small groups too. Collaborative work either includes informal tête-à-têtes at any location or the classic round table situation in a dedicated room.
Over the last years, individual work has dramatically changed and users are often collaborating and are mobile within a space; thus motion through the workstation is the key to face the decrease of personal space. According to a Steelcase IPSOS workplace survey, 46% of European employees declare that they suffer from back pain at least once a week. 63% of them recognize not to adjust their chair (TNO).
Steelcase understands that space has never been as important to us as it is now. As working styles change and modernise, traditional storage facilities are rapidly becoming redundant. Share It is designed to provide efficient storage specifically for the way people want to work today. Share It provides a modular and diverse storage design concept to improve the performance of both people and space in the workplace.
Steelcase understands that the world of work is changing every day. The challenges of integrating people and space have never been greater. Company footprints are shrinking and space is being reconfigured more frequently to optimise occupancy and reflect the changing requirements of businesses.
Steelcase understands that space is getting more and more important. Companies are increasingly looking at new ways to make the most out of their existing office space for their employees. That is why Steelcase has produced a system, focusing on space-saving solutions within team areas, called ‘Forward Compact’.
Amia helps take pressure off the body thanks to innovative seat foam, and provides a unique comfort for everyone. The chair is cored out in the middle to provide a softer middle so that the narrower persons naturally sink a bit into the chair, enough so that when they get into that soft middle, they feel the cushion of the chair naturally come around them providing some bolstering.
Partito Wall and Screen is a flexible and ingenious system that optimises the way in which space is divided up. It brings structure to open areas and offers support for the many different types of tasks carried out during the working day.
The Universal Storage units are a medium to large capacity metal cupboard offering 3 closure types that provide a high functionality level with internal fittings and accessories. They are robust, functional and sustainable.
Extreme work situations call for high performance Worktools, such as Leap 24/7. Leap 24/7 is designed for people who need to remain seated and maintain intense concentration for long periods of time, such as shift workers in the security services, air traffic controllers, clinical researchers and people in the emergency services.
Steelcase, the world’s leading office space and furniture designer, unveiled the FrameOne Bench, a new addition to the multi-functional FrameOne desk system which will allow companies to create a completely consistent work environment for their employees.
Today, more and more people work outside their company building or spend only part of their time at their desk. And the "European Work Laboratory" IPSOS survey conducted for Steelcase in February, shows that about 25% of European managers work often and very often out their primary office building. This underlines the importance of an efficient, versatile and mobile storage unit. That's why Steelcase has reinvented Moby.
In most offices today, desk space is constantly sacrificed to piles of papers and tangles of trailing wires. Following 95 years of meaningful and measurable contribution to the success of his customers, Steelcase today introduces a solution for a better work experience: Kalidro.