Recent Posts by Continental Office

 
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Offices as Art

Have you ever thought about your furniture as artwork? What about extra details like plants, dishware, or even coat racks? Your office is a work of art and those visiting have an experience that uses all five senses. Your office should tell your story and emanate your culture, as well as be inviting to those who step inside. Legendary furniture designers, Ray and Charles Eames, pioneered entertaining as art and understood the value of carefully selecting each object in a room, from the table to the trashcan. You can apply the Eames way of thinking to your own space and allow every visitor to leave your space with a unique and positive experience.

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What is Experiential Design?

Today's workforce demands creative spaces that attract and nurture the innovation that brings your culture to life. Simply put, experiential design is how people interact with a space in order to gain an understanding of what an organization's brand is all about. It connects people to places.

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How to Optimize Your Growing Space Affordably

It’s an exciting time when business is booming. But many businesses struggle with keeping up their workspace during such growth. As new employees come on board, you have to consider the cost of purchasing extra furniture and the added wear and tear on flooring and equipment around the office. The changes you make don’t have to be expensive and they should integrate seamlessly into your existing space. You want to optimize your office environment rather than clutter it, and you want to do so affordably.

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The University of Findlay: A Case Study

The University of Findlay Athletic Department wanted to create a sense of excitement for fans, current student-athletes, and future athletes, with a memorable, branded experience. The project honored past athletic achievements, while also making room to display current highlights.

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Standing Up to Sitting Down: 3 Furniture Trends Impacting Workplace Wellness

With the increased use of technology in the workplace, the need to sit for prolonged periods of time has increased as well. While technology was designed to make our lives easier, instead the toll of sitting has made it more difficult, at least on our bodies. This new phenomena leads back to employee wellness, and impacts us as organizations not only through sick time and missed work, but also in employee happiness and productivity.  

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Make the Right Move: Tips to Consider Before Reconfiguring Your Existing Workplace

If you want to reconfigure your existing workplace, don't be deceived - it can be a daunting task.

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How Flexible Manufactured Interiors Create the Ideal Work Environment

If managed with care and tact, new approaches to traditional methods can shake up thinking and inspire creativity. There's nowhere this is more imperative than in the workplace. This could mean considering new solutions, such as manufactured interiors, that promote collaboration and teamwork through adaptable spaces that prompt interaction. These flexible and inviting spaces could be the key to your long-term success.

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What is the Living Office?

For years, going to work meant going to work. Work stayed at work. Typewriters stayed on desks. Rotary phones didn't move.

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Case Study: The Motorists Insurance Group

While change isn't always easy, it's sometimes necessary. This is exactly why The Motorists Insurance Group reached out to WSA Studio and to us.

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Get Your Workplace in Shape: 3 Things to Consider About Space Utilization

It can be hard to determine how much space your organization actually uses. As a company, you may look for ways to save on facility costs or you may just be in search of other options to create a work environment that is conducive to meeting everyone's needs

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