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Clearing the Clutter: Create a Productive and Organised Workspace

Stress and chaos go hand-in-hand, which is why a messy workstation is often a reflection of one’s mood and state of mind. When this is out of balance, it can negatively impact one’s mental clarity and productivity. Here are our top tips for decluttering your workspace.

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Healthy Workspace Environments Crucial For Overall Wellbeing

World Health Day raises awareness about the importance of global health and well-being. The team at OFIS is commemorating the 75th edition of this day by focusing on the global theme being #HealthForAll. We support the creation of healthy working spaces and motivating everyone to prioritise health always.

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Viva Magenta - How to introduce 'Color of the Year', to your workspace?

Viva Magenta is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2023. This vibrant hue symbolizes strength, vivaciousness, and harmony. This year’s color selection is derived from natural elements and dyes which reconnect us with our inner strength and galvanizes the spirit.

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Shhh: 3 reasons why office acoustic solutions are important to manage noise in workspace

Sometimes even the good-designed workspaces are not immune to bad acoustics and noise pollution. Amber Peters, senior interior designer from Bluehaus Group, shares her insights on the importance of office acoustics and picks acoustic solutions, furniture and flooring products from our portfolio that not only look good but also absorb the sound.

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In your space: Take a look inside ATI Architects' new office in Downtown Dubai

Step inside ATI Architects’ new head office, housed in a landmark building in Downtown Dubai. Our team at OFIS helped them select the right office furniture from B&T and Benel and flooring products from Interface, delivering a creative workspace with wellbeing and biophilic design principles and ergonomics applied throughout.

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Black is back! How to use dark colors in your design and office furniture?

We're back with our Monday Moods series. Today our concept designer Melia Abs explores how different shades of black can be used in workspaces and office furniture and flooring, especially in executive offices and meeting rooms. While the beige colour was favoured by many designers in the early 2000’s and grey was dominating both residential and commercial interiors in the past decade, black is surely coming back as the new neutral. And we love it!

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Thinking in shades of blue: How to use Pantone Color of the Year in office spaces?

Over the years Pantone Color Institute with its Color of the Year selection has influenced not only fashion, product design and residential interior trends, but also the way work environment and office furniture are designed. Today, we’re thinking in shades of classic blue together with Abeer Zaidi, FF&E manager at Swiss Bureau Interior Design. We are exploring a range of different office furniture products that can help you incorporate various shades of blue (from baby to navy blue) in workspace environments without overwhelming the space.

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Surreal and social: Reimagining the post-Covid social spaces and collaborative furniture

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, collaborating and meeting in big groups still seems a bit surreal - as an idea beyond reality. However, as people are now gradually returning to their offices, how do we ensure that they are back to a safe workspace environment? Fatma ElFeki, interior designer at Dubai-based design studio Roar and Melia Abs, concept designer at OFIS, joined forces and worked together on selecting collaborative furniture while imaging a perfect “khalina nsharek” or “let’s collaborate” workspace in a surreal setting.

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Is work from home here to stay? Check out our home and office furniture inspirations

Will you continue to work from home after the coronavirus pandemic? Our concept designer Melia Abs shares her weekly dose of inspiration, envisioning her perfect home office, using residential and office furniture products from our Spanish partner Sancal.

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Leading through a crisis: I’m only human, after all

During the recently held webinar co-hosted by OFIS and Cosentino, Lucy Kidd, a business psychologist and leadership consultant, and design and build industry leaders – Kristina Zanic, Keenan Grote and Mariam Halim Kamel – shared their truths on how they’re currently navigating their teams through the coronavirus crisis while staying humans – after all.

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