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Choosing the right tunes for your workplace can create a more relaxed atmosphere and boost employee productivity. Music can relax the mind, block out distractions and get you powering through your to do list.
Recent studies have shown that offices that play light background music are 10% more productive than offices that don’t. Playing music in your reception areas is great too, it often makes wait times seem shorter and the office feel more welcoming.
The best type of music to get your productivity pumping is dependent upon your workplace. Keep in mind the music should not be distracting or have any overbearing lyrics or beats, which may have an adverse affect on productivity. Some employees peak with music without lyrics such as classical or jazz music whilst others work best with easy listening commercial type, indie or rock.
Once you’ve decided on the type of music that suits your workplace, you can make a personalised playlist on online radio sites such as Spotify or Pandora. These sites allow you to enter an artist and they will automatically build a playlist of similar music around that style and will play them at random throughout the week. Best thing is you can update your list all the time, so no more listening to the same CD on repeat!
Some of the artists we’ve been basing our playlists on lately are:
Renault’s new Melbourne office unites a range of contemporary furnishings with an impressive display of cars.
Concept Office Interiors achieved the desired aesthetic by incorporating Benchwork Trak workstations, Web seating, Globe mobile pedestals, Flip tables and Future seating in an open plan office.
Clip seating and Halo tables were used for the breakout area, which is surrounded by an artistic wall mural.
A striking visual was created with a Conti boardroom table, surrounded by Sax chairs, overlooking a Formula One car and Canary Yellow Renault.
Are you spending up to 8 hours in your office chair each day? If the answer is yes, you should know that prolonged sitting places excessive strain on your back, neck and limbs. Leaving you feeling stiff, sore and with a higher risk of injury.
By integrating some simple desk stretches into your daily routine, you can make yourself more comfortable and protect your body from permanent injury that could affect your muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons .
Stretching also increases mental alertness, improves circulation, reduces fatigue and lowers stress and anxiety.
Here’s 6 of our favourite stretches to get you started. To reap maximum benefits make sure you breathe easily, don’t bounce, take your time, feel the stretch and know your limits – stretches should never be painful!
In addition to stretching, it’s also important to invest in ergonomic office furniture that promotes the correct posture and provides adequate support. To read more about ergonomic furniture click here.
Apart from looking great, there are other advantages to having plants in the office. Five of the key reasons are listed below:
1. Improved Air Quality
Offices are full of toxins generated from elements such as carpet, air-conditioning, paint, cleaning products etc. People also excrete volatile substances such as acetone and methanol, along with scents from their perfumes and soaps. Plants clean the air by absorbing these toxins and reducing carbon dioxide. In effect, they are a much cheaper alternative to expensive air filtration systems.
2. Regulate Temperature and Humidity levels
During transpiration (the cooling process of plants), plants cool down the office by releasing moisture into the air. The amount of moisture released ensures a suitable level of humidity depending on the internal office climate. On cooler days for instance, less moisture is released to keep the office warmer and vise versa on warmer days.
3. Improved Employee Health
Improvements in air quality also result in healthier employees. Offices that have introduced plants have noted a reduction in staff headaches, eye irritations, lung impairment and respiratory problems. Plants have also been known to reduce symptoms and occurrences of asthma and bronchitis.
4. Reductions in Stress Levels and Productivity Increases
With the elimination of toxins and optimal humidity, people feel less drowsy and have heightened concentration. Recent studies have indicated that offices with plants are 12% more productive than offices without plants. The presence of plants in the office also connects people with the outside world, making them feel more comfortable in their surroundings.
5. They Serve as Room Dividers
Greenery also offers an attractive room divider. Plants can be placed strategically throughout the office to divide areas and to create more privacy. Plants also have varying levels of acoustic properties that can help dampen office noise.
With so many benefits, you should definitely consider some plants for your office. Have a look at our planters. We have varieties that can fit onto the top of storage units, stand freely or fit onto our Trak system.
Happy Planting!
Mint’s contemporary and timeless aesthetic, along with its versatility, make it easily adaptable to any work environment.
The system features 40mm stylised tubular steel legs that have a unique splayed appearance. The legs come in both Silver and White and also offer a 150mm height adjustment making it flexible in a variety of settings.
Mint workstations can be arranged into a range of configurations including two, three and four way workstations along with double and single sided workbenches. All of which come with a 25mm melamine top with rounded corners.
Mint workstations work exceptionally well with our range of Vast desk mounted screens, which can be upholstered in any fabric and come with or without an accessory rail.
The best way to calculate how many people can fit at different sized meeting tables is to calculate the perimeter of the table.
As a general rule, each person should have a minimum of 600mm space. A minimum of 600mm space each is necessary to have enough arm and leg room and to allow ease of movement to and from the table. Of course, the space requirements will vary for different types of settings. For an executive boardroom table up to 800mm is appropriate, but for a casual breakout table 600mm is fine.
Take a 3000mm wide by 1200mm deep meeting table for instance, it has a perimeter of 8400mm, so depending on the purpose of the table, we could potentially seat up to 14 people. However, this size is more commonly used as an executive boardroom table, so we would recommend between 10 or 12 seats. Another example is a 1500mm diameter table, which has a perimeter of approximately 4710mm. We would recommend a maximum of 7 people for this size table.
The space you elect for each person will also help determine which chairs can be used. Choosing a more compact chair maximises each person’s space. Chairs such as the Zoot, Arc, Sax and Ess are just a few of our compact chairs which allow more space for each user.
Below is a suggested guide for the amount of seats suited to different sized meeting tables.
3600W x 1200D 12-14 people
3000W x 1200D 10-12 people
2400W x 1200D 8-10 people
2100W x 1200D 6-8 people
See our range of Meeting Tables here.
A bold and sophisticated furniture solution was created for the new Ferrari Office in Sydney.
To furnish their new workspace, Ferrari was in pursuit of furniture that would compliment their branding with regard to both quality and aesthetics.
In order to achieve that look and feel, Designers at OMG Projects specified ourBenchwork Workstations with the Trak System, Globe mobile pedestals, Conti Meeting tables and our Web and Sax seating.
We used a custom Red Polyurethane top for the Conti Meeting Table and Red and White Woven Image Echo Panel screens on the Trak Workstations. Our Black and White Web and Sax chairs also looked the part, fitting in perfectly with the colour palette.
Can you believe it’s almost Easter already?!?!
To celebrate this extra delicious time of the year, we’re hosting a Virtual Easter Egg Hunt on our website. If you can find the virtual Easter Egg you will be entered into the draw to win one of three ultimate Easter Egg Packages.
All you need to do is locate the Easter Egg on one of our product pages. We’ve included a clue below to set you on your way. When you find the virtual egg, just click on it and you’ll be able to complete an entry form for your chance to win.
Good luck in our virtual Easter Egg Hunt and we wish you and your families a safe and happy Easter break!
Say goodbye to bulky, unattractive storage units. With our Push storage range you can still have the storage space you desire, without compromising your office aesthetics.
The Push range features 18mm Melamine with a contemporary high-gloss finish. Its refined lines and lack of unsightly handles make it unobtrusive and perfectly suited to the modern office.
Push comes in an array of configurations including double and single tiered units and also wall mounted or floor based versions. Each cupboard segment also comes with an adjustable shelf.
For easy access, the cupboard doors can be effortlessly opened by lightly pressing on them. The ease of access makes the units perfect for storing all sorts of items.
Push storage is a high impact and practical solution that adds a whole new modern look and feel to all sorts of office areas from executive offices to boardrooms and breakout spaces.
Last Sunday our team put our running boots on to battle it out in the Sri Chinmoy race around the gorgeous Iron Cove ‘Bay Run’ track. Those of us that competed, ran in either the 7km or 14km races.
To celebrate reaching the finish line, we indulged in some delicious and well-deserved pancakes.
Next up is the City to Surf, bring it on!
We recently completed a project for OPSM where we needed to create a monitor arm solution that would accommodate all the components of their latest optical technology, ACCUFIT.
ACCUFIT is truly revolutionary and recently featured on A Current Affair. It works by taking measurements for a range of parameters from interpupillary distance to facial features to define a completely unique glasses fit for each customer and results in a clearer and more precise image.
In order to implement ACCUFIT, OPSM needed an arm that the ACCUFIT monitor and camera could be fitted onto with the ability to be moved and positioned at a wide range of different heights and angles easily.
With OPSM’s brief in mind, we were able to custom develop a monitor arm that could hold the systems camera and monitor and allow for the full range of adjustability needed.
OPSM is now utilising our monitor arm in all of their stores throughout Australia.
