Today, in the pandemic world, evolution seems to be taking place everywhere. Last year, in 2020, we saw a worldwide lockdown and all works had to be stopped or had to be continued from own spaces, due to social distancing. But our world has to keep on moving and progressing in spite of Covid19. And so, The office duties are resumed again. But there is a lot of evolution seen in the interior of the offices and its furniture.
In 2021, we notice the corporate world working on the combination of work from home as well as work from office. And while thinking about this situation, there are certain aspects that needs to be taken into account. Offices need to furnished, considering things like-UVA HR

- Hybrid workspaces – a Hybrid workspace is an office that draws employees to work in the space. It should be attracting a large group of individuals to focus and work, instead of forcing them to work.
- Resimercial design – a Resimercial design is a combination of designs that gives the comfort of residential spaces as well as the ambience of a workspace. It consists of commercial home office furniture and practical as well as durable furniture. Dedicated lounge areas are a great example of this form of designs, as it adds a casual, living room feel to the office.
- Movable furniture – Movable and modular office furniture is in trend, these days. Quickly adaptable and convertible furniture is considered to be more flexible and convertible furniture is less time consuming too. For example, one does not need to wait for a vacant meeting room if they have modular furniture, any room can be used as a meeting room. Panel-based system furniture works the best for a modular furniture trend.
- Sustainability – Each and every employee, the client as well as the manager, founder of the office is concerned about the eco-system and demands for an eco-friendly office. A consumer must always prefer buying eco-friendly material for office furniture. Biophilic design is used to reconnect nature with modern life indoors. The finest example of Biophilic design is the growth of the living wall method. Living walls are vertical walls that have plants grown on them. The idea is that more plants should be in the offices, to improve the air quality and also because it helps to reduce stress and nurtures creative thinking.
Office furniture is not monotonous like before, it is on a new rise in 2021. Let us look at a few of the many emerging trends of modern office furniture-
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- Acoustic furniture – Acoustic furniture is designed in a way to help gain attention and focus. It is customized in size, fabric that is the most comfortable and takes into account, the noise cancellation aspect. In remote jobs or work from home forms of jobs, these kinds of materials used in the furniture are essential.
- Biophilia – Biophilia is a tree plantation in offices. Biophilic designs are the building of vertical walls and living walls with pots and plants. In 2021, where people are craving for oxygen needs, it is necessary for offices to get ample amount plants, oxygen and freshness. Biophilic walls are beneficial as well as they can be an investment in the health and growth of employees. More plantation in the offices, add to the calmness of office employees.
- Ergonomic trends – Everybody likes comfort. A person feels the need to be comfortable at home or even in the office. A comfortable solution to this problem is the use of the ergonomic chair. Ergonomic chairs can give an employee, at home and comfortable experience. Besides, studies show that ‘human bodies are not designed to stay in a position for long’ and ergonomic chairs are totally worth its price.
- Colourful workstations – The use of colours in offices is a bold move. But, after the pandemic, masks, etc. one needs an attractive workspace to stay motivated towards work. Colourful workspace, curvy shaped tables, panels can help an employee to focus. Curve shaped stations are more helpful in terms of privacy, less noise and minimal exposure. Also, in 2021, sanitization is the need of the hour, curve-shaped workstations are easy to sanitize.
With the above mentioned trends and designs, we can mark that 2021 is a year, which takes into consideration, the comfort and environment of employees more than office decor needs. In the coming times, we will notice a lot of innovations where technology and eco-system will go hand in hand, emphasizing on the organic development of the office furniture.