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These colourful office design ideas will make you want to sit down, collaborate and complete your to-do list.

The way we think about corporate workspaces has evolved in the post-pandemic era. Instead of the traditional, formal office environment, modern workspaces now feature a more relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. These new workspaces offer cosy breakout meeting areas and fully functional kitchens where employees can come together. According to a recent article in Fast Company, the office is shifting from the typical office fishbowl layout, including enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and conventional workstations, such as cubicles and desks, towards a more luxe lounge-like setting. Adorned with contemporary, designer sofas and lounge chairs, the new office exudes an ambience reminiscent of a blend between a cosy living room and a stylish hotel lobby.

"Over the last decade, we have shifted from working out of cubicle spaces to thoughtfully considered layouts that provide places to work privately, collaborate, eat, and relax," says Henri Living designer Lua Henri. “These new-look workspaces encourage you to relax, take a call, and meet informally in a manner that allows for creativity and socialisation. It's great for team bonding and increases productivity, and forward-thinking companies know that this is the best way to get the most from their teams."

A modern community office setting is spacious and filled with natural light, colour, and form. “Just because it's an office doesn’t mean it has to be a cold room in a dark corner,” agrees Lua. “You can cleverly activate different spaces. Colour brings vibrancy, elevating a space and making it a design destination. For example, “Let’s meet at the yellow chairs!” It’s about working in exciting places, not dull, uninspiring corporate spaces.”

Understanding the impact of colour on the feeling of space is crucial in designing a workspace. Warm colours are known for their vibrant and confident qualities, making them great choices for collaborative workspaces. Cool colours create a relaxed, calm mood, and natural tones contribute to a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

Leading international brands like LaCividina, Crassevig, Midj and Saba Italia lead the way with bright, bold colours and playful shapes with armchairs, tables, and lounge suites creating sumptuous zones. “Hospitality, commercial, and lobby spaces can be full of texture, colour, and comfort, becoming a point to escape,” says Lua. “It certainly makes it easier to work dynamically than sitting across a boardroom table.”

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The Agetti Lounge Chair by LaCividina will make you feel right at home – it is just as appropriate in a living room as it is in the office with its playful linear design. We love it in this shade of vibrant canary yellow which looks fabulous teamed with other bright colours or adds a pop of colour to a more natural palette.

The Velour system by LaCividina consists of 63 moveable elements, such as small and large armchairs and sofas, that are minimal, enveloping, and understatedly elegant.

The Ala Lounge Chair by LaCividina is the perfect mix of comfort and style, making it ideal for downtime in the office. Its inspired design draws from the stands used to display old plates in a decorative arts museum offering a modern reinterpretation of vintage chairs, that adds instant chic to any workspace or living room.

The Apelle collection by Midj is soft and enveloping, making it the perfect fit for work or play. Each piece in the collection, including armchairs, office chairs, lounge chairs, coffee tables, stools, and coat hangers, is meticulously crafted with a sculptured tubular steel frame and features a luxuriously stretched leather seat and backrest. Choose from a rich array of colours to suit any space.