As a true incubator and revealer of lifestyle trends, the Maison Objet fair is also an amazing opportunity to attend numerous conferences with experts from various fields. The topic that caught our attention this year : workplace design.

The ENJOY mantra has the power to extend beyond the individual level, to influence companies and collective living spaces. Today, the codes have changed. Gone are all the long hours spent in open spaces sitting on the same chair and the endless rows of dull, soulless desks. Welcome to hybrid, customisable, and joyful workspaces! Ever since the pandemic and the era of remote work, many active people want to separate private and professional spheres better. Therefore, we adapt not only our work methods but also, and especially, our spaces.

What solutions can be provided to adapt to all work modes?

We create the desire to return, meet everyone’s needs, and innovate, all in order to attract. The workplace must reveal itself through its spaces and embody its values concretely. The workplace becomes a destination in itself, offering various services (sometimes worthy of the hospitality industry: gyms, childcare…) To start, we need to imagine complementary spaces, balancing shared times and moments of concentration: coffee corners, outdoor gardens or terraces, accessible kitchens, ergonomic furniture, round sofas to encourage face-to-face interactions…

2024 will be marked by sharing and better living, shaping spaces imbued with each company’s uniqueness. If you’re not convinced, the numbers speak for themselves: 39% of the French population consider the workplace as a decision criteria during their interview… (Baromètre Actineo de la qualité de vie au travail – June 2023).