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Sedus has recently completed a project for Kantar's offices in Portugal. The location in Porto, Kantar GTI Hub for the Global Technology and Innovation division, offers a fantastic working environment for its employees.

“We are the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We help our clients understand people and inspire growth. We know what makes people tick, what their likes and dislikes are and how this affects a business.”

This is how Kantar describes its mission on its website. Clearly, this company knows what matters. It goes without saying that they also wanted to create the perfect workplace for their own employees.

A place to work, be creative and productive – at first glance you wouldn’t guess that desks, team workstations and meeting rooms are hidden away here. Take a second look and the “digitalCHURCH” in Aachen reveals an innovative concept and plenty of space for an inspiring work experience. Managing Director Iris Wilhelmi from “digitalHUB Aachen” provides an insight.

What would you expect when visiting the home of a trend expert in Stockholm? Light wood, simple, functional furniture and reduced shades? Not at Stefan Nilsson’s home. His home office is bursting with strong colour accents, unusual shapes and creative individual pieces. He explains in this interview how the work in his home office inspires his job as a trend expert and journalist every day.

What are hybrid hotels? And what impact will such models have on the way we live and work in the future? Veerle Donders, Concept & Brand Director of Zoku, provides the answers.

A former garden arbour in a new guise - only a few steps separate the residential home from the studio and a building stands at the back of the garden, which functions as a separate workplace. Plain white on the outside, inside there is a lot of thinking, planning and consulting going on.

The constant evolution of the working environment places high demands on flexible, aesthetic and high-quality office furniture. Sedus, as a pioneer in the office furniture industry, has responded to this and proudly presents the se:lab product family. This carefully curated collection is not only functional, but also individually configurable to seamlessly adapt to changing needs and create inspiring work environments.

When an interior designer and an architect renovated their first house together, it wasn’t going to be easy. The ideas and approaches sometimes could not be more different. But not so with Elisabetta Rizzato and Denis Stoppiglia.

In an ever-changing world of work characterised by hybrid solutions and flexible working models, Sedus proudly presents the newest member of its product family: the se:flair swivel chair. This innovative piece of furniture was created to meet the ever-changing requirements, needs and wishes of the workforce – whether in the office, conference room or home office.

Green Living, Urban Jungle, City Gardening; living with plants is enriching and is changing and cultivating entire cities worldwide. Greenery is also having a lasting impact on the world of work. The plant guru Igor Josifovic-Kemper explains why.

Designer Robin Rizzini has taken up the theme of “soft seating” in a working context. For Sedus, he has designed the new se:living sofa. In this interview he gives an insight behind the scenes and into recent developments.

Univerre’s new headquarters in Sierre, Switzerland, is both a workplace for employees and a place of inspiration for customers. The 1500 square metre building, named “Hive,” has been equipped to create various work areas with state-of-the-art furnishings, thus expressing the core idea of a productive workplace.

The gbg housing association in Hildesheim, near Hanover, Germany, has recently modernised its offices and redesigned and furnished around 54 rooms.

Everyone is different. This means everyone’s working methods and preferences are different. And everyone has their own requirements in the workplace. Whether we work in the office or in a home office, the equipment and environment should be designed so that we can be as productive as possible.

In 2014, the decision was made to renovate the historic parliament building in Vienna, and the first construction work began in early 2018. Now, after almost 5 years of construction, the work has been completed and the official reopening is imminent.

Conference chairs are one of the most important aspects of any productive meeting. Thanks to inventors Charles Darwin (wheels), Thomas Jefferson (swivel), and Thomas R. Warren (combining the two), we have an elaborately designed, exquisitely comfortable chair created for work and meetings. But with so many modern options, how does one choose the right conference seating? We'll go over what to look for in conference chairs so you can find the perfect solution.