Inspiration: The Messy Desks Of Einstein, Jobs, and Twain

Ran across an image of Albert Einstein’s desk and is reminded me of a post I had done about Steve Jobs after he passed last year. Both desks were what some would call ‘not organized in any particular fashion’. So I thought I’d poke around for more brilliant people’s desks when lo’ and behold I [...]

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iCrete’s Office – Beverly Hills

iCrete is essentially a think tank, but one that thinks about concrete. Their office won Contract Magazine’s award fro best small office of 2011. A little about the space from Contract Magazine: “This is a think tank balancing privacy and transparency: glass-enclosed private offices line the perimeter, and open meeting areas and a central enclosure [...]

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Saatchi & Saatchi’s Bangkok Office

The Saatchi & Saatchi offices in Bangkok were recently relocated and they look stunning. They wanted space “that inspires, is genuinely fun to come to everyday, and that didn’t take itself too seriously.”

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IMd Engineering’s Renovated Warehouse Office

Designed by Ector Hoogstad Architecten for IMd Engineering in Rotterdam, this old warhouse-made new is a great example of creative reuse. The architect gives the following [translated] detail regarding the layout: “It’s an unusual layout for an office building that nevertheless great advantages knows. Users do not look away from the organization, but are in [...]

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The Offices of Norton Rose in Canberra

From the architect, Carr: “The views of Canberra’s natural surroundings provide a strong connection to place throughout the workfloor. Canberra’s unique urban planning and relationship to indigenous Australia has strongly influenced design decisions from the creation of graphic and signage details to the selection of colour. Front of house spaces take on a modernist appeal [...]

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The Crazy Seasonal Offices of Russia’s Grand Gift

Grand Gift is a gift wrap company in Russia that apparently decided to deck out their office space with some above-average seasonal decorating. And you thought your Christmas door decorating contest was fun. You also might not guess it from these images, but the company uses the Toyota created “Lean” system of manufacturing. More images [...]

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Insight Advertising Agency Offices by SNELL

Open space, crates, ropes with plants hanging on them, and wooden floors is a perfect recipe for an office. Luckily for Insight Ad Agency in Sydney, they’ve got it all. Photography by Kyle Ford. Design by SNELL Architects.

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