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The Welcoming Workplace Project

Did you know that by 2020, one in two adults in the EU will be over 50? It seems that ageing is finally on the design agenda, with workplaces having to adapt to the different needs of older workers in future.  

The Royal Academy of Art's Helen Hamlyn Centre recently concluded a study that addresses how office environments might be rethought to allow increasing numbers of older people to participate in the knowledge economy. Although their study examined the needs of older people in the workplace, they found that their results could be applied to all office workers regardless of age.  Click here to find out more about this study: http://www.welcomingworkplace.com/index.html

No excuse for procrastination!

This very simple but ingenious clock called "Trace of Time" by Il-Gu Cha is an eraser equipped timepiece made primarily of glass. Notes and messages can be written on the clock with whiteboard pen. As these deadlines pass, the clock hands wipe away those tasks. Perfect for those of us in the office who are born procrastinators, although not for those of us with short term memories and a habit of being late! Click here to find out more about this clock: http://tinyurl.com/mav3cg

Eye-catching fit out for opticians

When independent opticians, Eyesite decided to relocate their premises in Reading, they asked Newbury Commercial Interiors to design and build the shop-fit for their new practice to offer a more practical layout for their clients. The in-house design service offered by Newbury Interiors was important to the client, as was the ability to complete the entire project within seven weeks. Click here to read this case study in full: http://www.newinteriors.co.uk/case-studies-eyesite.htm

Are you an Office Scrooge?

Make sure you are an office Scrooge, and shut down your PC, printer and other electrical equipment before you leave for the Christmas and New Year break. For more tips and ideas on how to have a "green" Christmas in the office this year, go to: http://www.newinteriors.co.uk/newsarticle.htm?news=141