http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/All/ The latest news from Kinnarps http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/TrendReport/Kinnarps-Trend-Report/ In short, we see eight big changes. The changes are already apparent in our society, but we believe that they will come to have an altogether greater impact on the way we evaluate our working environment. The changes which we may be able to affect - or choose to be affected by. However we look upon the future, we know that it inevitable will come. Here at Kinnarps, we are choosing to look upon... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/TrendReport/Kinnarps-Trend-Report/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:21:31 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/CROSSING-BOUNDARIES/ How do you get employees to be more creative? Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the more random encounters there are between employees, the more this gives rise to spontaneous ideas. The study is based on the fact that a workplace is divided into different zones, and the more employees pass through these, the level of creativity can improve by up to 20%. Google is o... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/CROSSING-BOUNDARIES/ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:52:11 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/REDUCING-STRESS/ What would you say if one of your colleagues brought their dog to work? Would you screw up your nose, or are you the sort to immediately offer to take it for a walk? A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University shows that pets at work have a positive effect on the atmosphere and working morale. It is not unusual that the owners themselves feel better, but it is perhaps surprising that it h... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/REDUCING-STRESS/ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:50:34 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/GET-MOVING/ Most experts agree: office workers should take regular breaks and move about. Traditionally physical health has been at the heart of this belief. But we now know of another reason to get up and get moving around the office. Many people believe their best ideas come to them when they are out walking - something which has been confirmed by a new German study by the Max Planck Institute for Human... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/GET-MOVING/ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:48:04 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/WORKPLACES-ARE-SHRINKING/ There was a time when a large desk indicated diligence and power. This may still be true to a certain extent – but the size of the desk has shrunk somewhat… A recent American study compared the size of our workplaces through history. The study findings indicated, for instance, that 40 years ago an employee had an average of over 15 square metres at their disposal – today it's less than six squa... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/WORKPLACES-ARE-SHRINKING/ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:44:01 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/MUSEUM-FOR-MILLIONS/ Museums have become the great tourist magnets of our era. Millions of visitors are drawn to museums not all the time by what is on display but by their modern architecture. Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao is perhaps the best instance of what one single building can do for an entire city. We have noticed that Stockholm hopes to achieve something similar. The mix is apparently completel... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/MUSEUM-FOR-MILLIONS/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:33 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/WORLDS-GREENEST-OFFICE/ “Build smaller. Build better. Build to last. Build sustainably.” These are watchwords and a value platform which Kinnarps shares with the Norwegian architect Ole Sondresen, who from an environmental aspect is pursuing one of the most interesting ventures in the world at the moment. He is building an office building for the crowdfunding company Kickstarter's new headquarters in New York which is... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/WORLDS-GREENEST-OFFICE/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:26 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Design/Kinnarps-Bea-Szenfeld-collaboration/ You can see the installation on the lower ground floor of our London showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week. http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Design/Kinnarps-Bea-Szenfeld-collaboration/ Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:27 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Design/Clerkenwell-Design-Week/ Joe McCrae Capturing the Spirit of Clerkenwell Design Week Joe is a young British artist who will be painting a ‘live’, evolving art installation, evoked by the people and events of Clerkenwell Design Week 2013, as it unfolds. You can be part of this project by inspiring Joe.  You will be able to tell us what you think should be included in this ‘Spirit of Clerkenwell’ artwork and then keep an... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Design/Clerkenwell-Design-Week/ Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:04 GMT http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/MUSIC-AT-WORK/ It is said that the best ideas are born across desktops and creativity grows in open spaces. At the same time, many claim that open plan offices are a scourge when one wants to close a door and be left alone. Someone is talking annoyingly loud on the phone, someone else is playing music in backbeat, a third person has a way of cracking their fingers...so putting on headphones can be the solutio... http://www.kinnarps.com/en/International/news-stories/Blog/MUSIC-AT-WORK/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51:02 GMT