Bye bye, sterile, cold offices. Hello, warmth and welcoming spaces. In 2024, offices trends are all about managing the happiness and productivity of employees by creating environments that favor comfort, flexibility, sustainability, and focus. Businesses that want to succeed in what has become a highly hybrid work environment should take stock and reevaluate how they utilize office space in terms of layout, furniture, facilities, and environmental impact. That, in turn, affects choices in terms of products and services.

  1. Factors to consider as we move into 2024:
  2. Making offices more “homey”
  3. Creating flexible floorplans
  4. Communal desks and tables
  5. Healthy habits
  6. Spaces for socialization
  7. Spaces for solitude
  8. Sustainability

The offices of the future prioritize people by creating spaces that facilitate connection and are designed with teams in mind. With that in mind, here are some suggestions of products and services that cater to these factors and will help make 2024 your business’s best year yet!

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Offices That Feel Like Home

Rather than sleek, sterile environments, offices are now moving towards creating spaces that focus on comfort and collaboration and socialization. Armchairs, plants, soothing artwork, cozy lounges. No more cookie-cutter spaces. Personalize and warm up your office space to make people feel more at ease and at home. You’re asking them to leave the comfort of their own home to come into the office. Make it as welcoming and beneficial to their time as possible.

Parkwyn Series Loveseat

Learn 15″ Round Vinyl Floor Seat

Snap-Together Steel Six-Shelf Closed Starter Set

Artificial Ficus Tree

Which leads us to spaces dedicated to recharging, such as breakrooms.

Spaces to Recharge

When considering recharging spaces, think of this – what do people need in order to stay centered and focused when they are in high stress, high-performance environment? It’s not just the coffee and snacks that matter. It’s having a comfortable, warm, relaxing place to step away from the crowd to get some breathing space. That is where breakrooms come into play. Think of them as little pockets of calm, a kind of chill coffee bar with snacks and a vibe that automatically puts someone at ease.

Alera Reception Lounge Sofa Series Club Chair

Height Adjustable HD Stool w/Backrest

Cafe Table

Breakroom Supplies

Flexible Floorplans Built for Flow

Organizations looking to the future will prioritize space flexibility in their workspace plans, making innovative design choices to create a bustling, vibrant office environment that accommodates each employee’s unique needs.

Rather than confining employees to fixed workstations, companies are investing in modular, mobile furniture that supports activity-based working. Focus is shifting from job titles to workstyles, as organizations analyze patterns of focus work, collaboration, and learning across departments. Companies are beginning to tailor floorplans, desks, and amenities to optimize productivity for each mode of work.

This also translates to cost savings, as companies can reduce the overall number of desks and enable desk sharing. Plus, since so much is cloud-based these days, there isn’t as much need for storage shelving at desks themselves, which further opens up the space and invites more fluidity and teamwork.

Turing Home Office Workstation with Integrated Bookcase and Power Center

Alera Valencia Series Mobile Workstation Desk

Urban Series L- Shaped Desk

Premium Workstation Privacy Screen

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Communal Desks and Tables

Healthy Habits

Ergonomic chairs, standing desks

More standing desks to combat the health risks of sitting for long periods of time.

Alera EQ Series Ergonomic Multifunction Mid-Back Mesh Chair

Ergonomic Sit Stand Mat

Ergonomic Memory Foam Wrist Rest with Attached Mouse Pad

AdaptivErgo Two-Tier Sit-Stand Lifting Workstation

Corsivo Sit-Stand Workstation

Sustainability

A green footprint is top of mind these days. When making purchases for your space, look for products that are recycled/recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable. Rather than buy a million plastic water bottles, invest in a water filtration system. Purchase biodegradable cleaning products. There are SO many eco-friendly alternatives these days. Whenever and wherever you can, choose green.

A green footprint is top of mind these days. When making purchases for your space, look for products that are recycled/recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable. Rather than buy a million plastic water bottles, invest in a water filtration system. Purchase biodegradable cleaning products. There are SO many eco-friendly alternatives these days. Whenever and wherever you can, choose green.

On Tap Faucet Water Filter System

Marine Biodegradable Straws

ecoLogic Rely Manual Foam Soap and Sanitizer Dispenser

Kitchen Supplies

Clean Building All-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate

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