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Welcome to the creative office! Where’s your office? Freshly printed business cards tell generation of employees see a job in a different light and about the changing world. Less and less people are sho- have established an office on the move; at home, on the wing a fixed phone line, as people prefer to be reached train or in a hotel lobby. on their mobile. The need for a visiting address is not the   But despite - or perhaps because of - this new freedom, same when you are easily connected anywhere. A new the office has become more important than ever. It’s a place

for creative, face to face meetings, where new ideas are We can help you develop the workplace of the future. LED born and where job satisfaction takes more space than the luminaires inspire bright and varied environments that specific activities being undertaken. In the creative office, enhance creativity, at a lower energy cost. Wherever you we unconventionally furnish spaces - to meet changing hang your hat, we have the solution for your office. needs and to increase workplace appeal. Then the light is more important than ever.

Alexandra Moore. Good design promotes creativity Design at the workplace makes you more creative – and to be put into context. Noise, colour and ventilation are reinforces the company’s attractiveness and brand. But three other factors which play an incredibly important role just putting out a few beanbags, a game console and a table tennis table simply isn’t enough. “A creative office needs a holistic approach. Lighting, noise, Is it possible to consciously increase creativity at the office using design and furnishings? colour and ventilation are all important factors that affect “Yes! Although...

“A creative office needs a holistic approach. There is no ’quick fix’.. working environment. Equally a well designed workspace can also strengthen the company’s brand and help attract “No! The office will survive. But it’s going through a major change in form. Nowadays we are just as likely to work at What is your approach to working with light? home as in a hotel lobby. And personally speaking, I think this is just the beginning. But even if we’re not tied to our “Lighting is really important for creating different moods. desks anymore, we still need to meet the requirements for Wherever possible...

Jonas Källberg, product manager at the office furniture company Martela. Trends in office planning What’s going on at the office? And what isn’t? Working life is changing. In a world in which we are constantly connected, everything no longer revolves around a single desk or a single room. And yet we still need an anchor in life. The office is still here; it just looks a bit different nowadays. These are the current trends. Activity Based Working (ABW) Now that technology no longer ties us to a specific place, the office is becoming activity based. Rather than simply using a desk as the starting...

The office as part of the brand An exciting interior which matches the company’s identity has become ever more important when it comes to attracting new staff and reflecting the brand. Ergonomics and functionality are today viewed as natural parts of working life. An inspirational working environment has now become the new competitive edge. Jonas Källberg, product manager at the office furniture company Martela.

New building and planning methods influence the type of lighting More large offices, more open spaces with fewer walls and every time you move or add new furniture in the space. lots of glass are all clear trends in the open-plan office. Ideally the recessed solution should be supplemented by Reorganisation is a part of everyday life and both employ- a good desk luminaire at each workstation, so that every ees and furniture swap places fairly regularly. This places employee is able to control their own light. The large totally different requirements for the lighting. Something open-plan office...

dings, in the form of both large window sections and glass them. Warmer colours, like beige and orange, work best walls which screen off cellular offices and conference with a light source that has a warmer colour temperature, rooms. The window sections are excellent, since they give around 3000 kelvin. Ideal for rooms intended for unwin- lots of incidental daylight with the opportunity to save ding and time to think. Bold, plain colours look the best energy using daylight control. The glazed areas inside the with a colder colour temperature of around 4000 kelvin. If office are more deceptive....

Tommy Govén. Creative Light Planning Back up the light planning process with research The message from the research is clear; if you light your of ambient light, i.e. more light on the walls and ceiling, premises in the right way, you achieve a working environ- actually performed better and got higher marks. In a room ment in which people feel at ease and think better. All you which is perceived as being bright, without dazzling us, we need is knowledge and good luminaires. Tommy Govén, become more productive. Even if productivity shouldn’t be head of research at Fagerhult, has identified the...

”The best thing for us is the natural light, which is in fact a type of ambient light..” we are dazzled by the glare. Instead, we absorb the light when using LED lighting in an office you achieve a brighter which arrives vertically, from the side and just above us. By and better working environment while at the same time planning the artificial light in an office in a similar way – reducing your energy consumption. You could say that you allowing it to bounce off indirectly from walls and ceilings – we can achieve the same effect. Why are LEDs so good in the office? Are LEDs creative in other...

How to make a creative lighting environment There are many ways of coming up with creative lighting solutions using LED luminaires; from variations in light level and temperature to personal solutions based on shape and colour. All EU countries have a common standard for lighting of A room that enhances creativity must be well lit. Light the workplaces, EN 12464-1. For paper based activities the walls and ceiling as well as the work surface. This can be desk must be lit to 500lux, or 300 lux when working with done in several ways, but an effective solution is combi- monitors. The ambient light,...