That number is expected to increase 20 percent every year. All of this has changed the traditional office environment as we once knew it. This fading line of demarcation between work and home has affected the way space, systems and furniture is designed. The challenge is not designing for the office or for the home but designing product for people in either environment. Furniture Few furniture designs speak to both the home and office, even though work crosses over every day.
Most furniture is defined at first glance.
Functional work space is missing from residential furniture. Natural beauty is often missing from contract designs. The blending of residential and commercial furniture requires a clear understanding of the progressive contract environment, the contemporary residence and today's modern executive to create both versatility and classic beauty into each piece. While many companies today borrow elements from the traditional workplace to design for the home office, we attempted to take elements of comfort and style from residential design and translate them into functional, elegant furniture for either residential or contract settings. Deliberate Functional Ambiguity Functional ambiguity ensures flexibility and is the essence of cross-over furniture.