The Office Stylist

Safari Sundays

The Office Stylist Team — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:07 +0000

Describe your office space to us

We’ve created an eclectic environment that is playful and energetic. We focused on color and smell to awaken the senses and stimulate all of us on a daily basis. Our space is always evolving and there are always little discoveries, from the scratch and sniff wall paper to the fake video cameras in the bathrooms.

Where did the inspiration for your office space design come from?

I wanted to challenge the conventions of the typical workspace and took influence from the things I find fascinating in my personal life and create a home like environment that is comfortable and fun to hang out in.

What is your favorite part/design of your office space and why?

I love chandeliers, always have and will always use them in all of my spaces. They are such a contradiction to modern day living and so opulent and grand in a world of modern clean design.

Do you feel that having a well designed and inspiring office has changed the way you and your employees work?

The different communal areas encourage interaction and collaboration and the lay back atmosphere makes people feel as though they aren’t at work.

If you could use one word to describe the feel of the office space, what would it be?

Eclectic

Tell us about your company and what it means to you to have a well-designed office space.

To see more photos, be sure to check it out on my column over at the fabulous Turnstone blog

Safari Sundays is a creative design agency that develops brands, delivers packaging solutions and creates a visual language for companies. We are based in Soho in New York and work with global clients and deploy our work across the world. Our work environment is an extension of who we are, what we stand for and sets the tone of what it is like to work with us.

By the way, If you have a stylish, modern or innovative office you want to feature onTheOfficeStylist, or you need help transforming your space, please contact us. Located in LA? We’d love to stop by and take photos of your space and profile your business. Love this Office Profile? Take a look at the other Office Profiles we have on TheOfficeStylist.

Sayeh

The Office Stylist

Show Off Your Cables Instead of Hiding Them

The Office Stylist Team — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:53:55 +0000

A mess of cords is a common workspace problem. Whether you have a home office or work in a cube, you now what I’m talking about. It’s even a problem most living rooms face, a mess + tangle of cords. While I’ve talked about ways to hide the cord clutter, what if you embraced it instead?

A very long lamp cord doubles as wall art + extension of this lamp. Love this photo and the idea behind it, could you make it work in your workspace?

This is what I’d like to call “cord décor” where your cords become décor with the help of a cute accessory. You can see more of these Leaf Ties here.

Let’s not forget our newest favorite, the Coil Lamp that uses a cord as the shade and base of the lamp. An extension cord wraps around the entire lamp to make for a great conversation piece.

A colorful Cord Router that keeps cords organized but on display. The colorful holders make for a great accessory + cord displayer.

To read the rest of this post on my column over at the Turnstone Blog, click here!

Enjoy! Sayeh, The Office Stylist

Studio No. 6

The Office Stylist Team — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:30:35 +0000

Photos by Daniel O’Connor Photography

Where did the inspiration for your office space design come from?

The inspiration for our design and branding office, Studio No. 6, came from our website and our project portfolio. The concept for the space was to extend our brand into 3-D space. It was designed to feel contemporary, hip, fresh, edgy and unexpected. A moveable wall in the center of the office, which acts as a backdrop to the conference room, features a flying frog from our most notable work, the branding of the GO Boulder buses.

What is your favorite part/design of your office space and why?

My favorite part of the office is difficult because I have three elements which I absolutely love. We customized barn doors to house the media center in the conference room with customized door handles of our logo. And who has a modern orange chandelier in a conference room? But the biggest statement is the moveable wall with a flying frog and large paint splatters. The wall has a dual purpose; acting as a room divider between the client area and the work stations and housing a large work station on the ‘studio’ side of this large 8’ tall piece.

Do you feel that having a well designed and inspiring office has changed the way you and your employees work?

The space has not only changed how we work, but changed how we present our work. Prior to this space we were a virtual company and often had presentations and meetings with clients in random places like coffee shops. Now we are perceived as more professional, more creative and more serious about our creativity! We now look forward to going to work and find that we collaborate more with both clients and team members because we have a place to call home.

If you could use one word to describe the feel of the office space, what would it be?

Energetic!

Tell us about your company and what it means to you to have a well-designed office space.

Studio No. 6 is a design and branding company with a multi-disciplinary, artistic approach to branding campaigns. It’s a reflection of who we are and our resume in 3-D. It’s a statement without making a statement and an extension of our creativity.

We wanted to represent a fresh approach to how a design studio looks by using contrasting materials, dynamic graphics and unexpected details throughout.

When our clients enter the space, they understand our design sensibility immediately which makes the job of selling much easier. But what it means most is that it makes us happy. Not only do the aesthetics make us smile, but it actually has a much deeper meaning. Our space represents a large accomplishment because the space was completely raw when we began the tenant finish. We did the space planning, 3-D renderings, architecture and oversaw the construction and custom fabrication of each and every detail. It was a large project that is enjoyed each and every day.

By the way, If you have a stylish, modern or innovative office you want to feature onTheOfficeStylist, or you need help transforming your space, please contact us. Located in LA? We’d love to stop by and take photos of your space and profile your business. Love this Office Profile? Take a look at the other Office Profiles we have on TheOfficeStylist.

Sayeh
The Office Stylist

BGT Global by ADD Inc Miami

The Office Stylist Team — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:30:25 +0000

Describe your office space to us

Designed by architecture and design firm ADDInc Miamiand constructed by KM-Plaza, interactive agency BGT’s brand-new, custom-built, 30,000 square-foot global headquarters in Miami, FL was crafted to make both Facebook and Google envious. A true evolution of design trends that resembles a massive San Francisco loft, the space includes:

Zero cubicles, no right angles and countless collaborative spaces that emphasize and enhance innovation and flexibility – every work space is unique
Polished concrete floors; 14-foot exposed warehouse ceilings; industrial materials like raw plywood, rusted metal angle irons and barn-like wood paneling
An eight-sided conference room, the “Octagon,” with a 35’ ceiling, a 15’ projection screen and a 10’ spiral light fixture hand-made in Italy
An expansive, iPad-friendly conference table flanked by modern Herman Miller chairs and a working “garage door”
A spacious employee lounge complete with an open kitchen, built-in benches, a popcorn machine, an industrial-strength espresso machine and a performance area for in-house bands
Two “living walls” made from hanging plants in one of the collaborative breakout rooms
The world’s largest “floor-to-ceiling” dry-erase marker board used for brainstorming (30’ x 15’)
A figure-eight corridor that represents a mile if walked six times
22 miles of voice, data and Internet cables
A transparent server room
Two large lecture rooms
A training space that fits up to 20 people
A creative corner with a piano and Legos
A library with industry-relevant books and articles
Custom-painted artwork throughout the office
A giant gong used to celebrate new projects
An interactive lab where clients’ websites are tested before pushed live

Where did the inspiration for your office space design come from?

For many years, BGT’s co-founder David Clarke had the generalidea and design of BGT’s global headquarters mapped out in his mind. It took several years to find the perfect location, but once BGT decided onthe Village at Gulfstream Park in Miami, FL, David and BGT’s other co-founder Gay Manheimer worked hand-in-hand with the architecture and design firmADD Inc Miami to make the cutting-edge office space a reality.

What is your favorite part/design of your office space and why?

The cornerstone of our new space is the staff café and lounge that’s located in the heart of the office. The whole headquarters was built to make the staff feel like they’re working at home, and this café/lounge area epitomizes this home environment. It includes:

An eight-sided conference room, the “Octagon,” with a 35’ ceiling, a 15’ projection screen and a 10’ spiral light fixture hand-made in Italy
An expansive, iPad-friendly conference table flanked by modern Herman Miller chairs and a working “garage door”
A spacious employee lounge complete with an open kitchen, built-in benches, a popcorn machine, an industrial-strength espresso machine and a performance area for in-house bands

Do you feel that having a well designed and inspiring office has changed the way you and your employees work?

We wanted to create a space that reflected the passion, dedication and creativity of our staff. It’s our responsibility to make sure that when BGT’s greatest asset, our staff, leaves the office at night they’re excited to return the next morning – and having a well-designed office space helps to make this goal a reality.

If you could use one word to describe the feel of the office space, what would it be?

Two words: Collaborative and transparent.

Tell us about your company and what it means to you to have a well-designed office space.

Ever since BGT was founded in 1996, our top priority has been the well-being of our staff. We’re most proud of being named an Ad Age Best Place to Work in the U.S. two years in row – in 2011 (#2) and 2010 – and our new office plays a big role in engendering employee happiness. The space represents our philosophy of collaboration and transparency, and you’ll see many unique areas throughout designed to emphasize teamwork and to fit our specific needs.

BGT’s boilerplate:

BGT Partners, a 2010 and 2011 (#2) Ad Age Best Place to Work in the U.S., creates interactive marketing and technology solutions for global corporations that strengthen brands, develop more engaging relationships and transform businesses. BGT serves as a strategic advisor to such clients as Sony, Ryder, Walmart, Carnival, ADT and GE, among many others, helping them build and maintain their digital and social-marketing infrastructure. For more information about BGT, please visit bgtpartners.com, facebook.com/bgtpartners and twitter.com/bgtpartners.

Sayeh
The Office Stylist

Is Your Workspace Distracting You?

The Office Stylist Team — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:30:25 +0000

Distractions at work are one of the biggest time wasters and preventers of productivity. There are loads of distractions around while you’re working like your cell phone, co-workers talking loudly, visitors, etc. but is your workspace distracting you too?

Take a good hard look at your desk area and tell me what you see. Is it a mess? Is it covered from top to bottom with post-its, memos and other notes you still haven’t gotten around to? Or is it stacked with knick-knacks and frames? If you answered yes to any of those then your workspace is a distraction and can even cause you unnecessary stress and anxiety.

Here are a few tips to dump the distractions and the stress:

If you’re a post-it master

Get a memo pad you can’t throw away. There are tons of options like WhiteyBoard where you can stick a sheet of whiteboard and use it as a long to do list. They even have white board stickers. Keep it to a maximum of 4 on your desk, anymore will start the stress and clutter all over.

If you’re a Collector

To read the rest of this post on my column over at the Turnstone Blog, click here!

Enjoy!

Sayeh, The Office Stylist

The Psychology of Color Made Easy

The Office Stylist — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:52:58 +0000

Found this great infographic from the Painters of Louisville. A quick and easy guide to colors in your space both at home and at the office: