People leave their marks on places where they work. The first writing was done on clay tablets and now new devices called tablets are once again coming into use but they have evolved considerably since the days of clay tablets. Office furniture in the twenty-first century also shows the effects of considerable evolution since the beginning of industrialization.
It is now generally accepted that the environment is fragile and has to be treasured and protected. However, in recent history it was a hostile force that people thought should be dominated and subdued. Architecture and furnishings reflected such attitudes. Heavy wooden furnishings stood stolidly beneath small windows placed high in wall. Umbrella and coat stands were supplied so that people could shake off the effects of weather. The air was warmed by coal fires and candles added to the carbon emissions but supplied dim light.
Paper was available as writing material but typewriters were not at first. Clerks perched on high stools before sloping desks. Each had a small ledge to keeps pens and inkwells. Ironically the high stools which allowed people to sit or stand before their desk were probably more healthy than the heavy chairs that stood before the roll top desks of executives and caused many a twisted back.
The twentieth century saw the inclusion of women into the industrial work environment. Many became typists or machinists who worked in typing pools where they needed flat tables and light chairs in which they sat for many hours. Soon many feminine touches began to soften work spaces and also the chairs on which they sat for so many hours. Cushions were probably the forerunners of the modern padded office chair. The volume of typed pages coming from their typewriters lit by incandescent electric light bulbs demanded filing cabinets for storage.
Telephones added to the pace and complexity of the industrial world and also to the affluence of some companies and executives. The top floor office became a status symbol equaling the posh car. A wide desk, a carpet for practicing golf and many executive toys made their appearance as furnishings. In impressive office blocks wide windows let in light which could be filtered by blinds. Air conditioners made working conditions comfortable, especially in hot countries.
With the accumulation of wealth came large office towers with hundreds of work spaces that could not be furnished with solid wooden desks. Chipboard made its appearance and plastics, aluminum and glass became popular materials for furnishings.
Information that was a few years ago stored in long rows of metal filing cabinets can now be stored in a smart phone the size of a hand. Such changes have astonished the world in recent decades and have made new demands on office furniture designers. With cloud computing and similar innovations now changing again concepts of how office space should be allocated designers are faced with waves of new challenges and also new opportunities.
It is now generally accepted that the environment is fragile and has to be treasured and protected. However, in recent history it was a hostile force that people thought should be dominated and subdued. Architecture and furnishings reflected such attitudes. Heavy wooden furnishings stood stolidly beneath small windows placed high in wall. Umbrella and coat stands were supplied so that people could shake off the effects of weather. The air was warmed by coal fires and candles added to the carbon emissions but supplied dim light.
Paper was available as writing material but typewriters were not at first. Clerks perched on high stools before sloping desks. Each had a small ledge to keeps pens and inkwells. Ironically the high stools which allowed people to sit or stand before their desk were probably more healthy than the heavy chairs that stood before the roll top desks of executives and caused many a twisted back.
The twentieth century saw the inclusion of women into the industrial work environment. Many became typists or machinists who worked in typing pools where they needed flat tables and light chairs in which they sat for many hours. Soon many feminine touches began to soften work spaces and also the chairs on which they sat for so many hours. Cushions were probably the forerunners of the modern padded office chair. The volume of typed pages coming from their typewriters lit by incandescent electric light bulbs demanded filing cabinets for storage.
Telephones added to the pace and complexity of the industrial world and also to the affluence of some companies and executives. The top floor office became a status symbol equaling the posh car. A wide desk, a carpet for practicing golf and many executive toys made their appearance as furnishings. In impressive office blocks wide windows let in light which could be filtered by blinds. Air conditioners made working conditions comfortable, especially in hot countries.
With the accumulation of wealth came large office towers with hundreds of work spaces that could not be furnished with solid wooden desks. Chipboard made its appearance and plastics, aluminum and glass became popular materials for furnishings.
Information that was a few years ago stored in long rows of metal filing cabinets can now be stored in a smart phone the size of a hand. Such changes have astonished the world in recent decades and have made new demands on office furniture designers. With cloud computing and similar innovations now changing again concepts of how office space should be allocated designers are faced with waves of new challenges and also new opportunities.
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