Artists Blurring The Line Between Art And Furniture, Applied Arts

The thiết kế of a space impacts how calm, relaxed, và inspired people feel, & hence how productive and engaged they are. The right office thiết kế is powerful. It can boost mood & productivity, & help businesses attract talent. Architectural elements such as internal staircases and centralized kitchens, for example, facilitate spontaneous interactions, which is why you’ll find them in many We
Work locations. Color is also extremely important in helping employees have a good day at the office: Touches of yellow & orange stimulate creativity, and blue và green are calming.

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The team behind getting this just right at We
Work is the in-house kiến thiết team. Interior designers source the furniture, and artists create the paintings, photographs, & neons that adorn every location. Their task is to lớn make these spaces feel vibrant & energized. The goal: inspiring employees with the creativity of their workspaces.

Increasingly, artists are taking their work from not just being on the walls but becoming physical manifestations of art in 3 chiều form—customized furniture you won’t find anywhere else.

That furniture could be completely designed và crafted in-house. Or it could be a piece of fabric designed by the team and plastered onto an existing piece of furniture. The idea is the same: to lớn create chairs, benches, ottomans, nooks, & coffee tables that can’t be found anywhere else. These pieces of furniture often reflect the local culture where the space is located, or the history of the building.

“The customized process is important lớn us so the space feels really considered. It’s something that our competitors aren’t doing,” says David Silverstein, former art director of special projects at We
Work. “That màn chơi of detail và care about the experience of the members that’s tailored to lớn their specific building is very important lớn us.”

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Sculptures allow the art team to experiment with different media

Creating customized furniture is the natural diversification of medium in what the art team does, says Silverstein. “We’re pushing the limits by doing more sculpture, creating more 3d items, more installations và interactives, so that everything we bởi isn’t just a canvas on the wall or a framed photograph.”

Bengaluru, India

Design by David Silverstein. Photograph by Bailey Sullivan.

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This bench in We
Work Prestige Central in Bengaluru, India, was sketched out by Silverstein và crafted from scratch. He handpainted a plywood box with a panther và local flora, & topped it with a cushion made by a local fabricator the team worked with. This location in Bengaluru—part member space, part regional headquarters—contains several nods to local culture & craftspeople. There are hand-painted Indian murals, a Jaisalmer yellow sandstone top on the community table, & cane và bamboo furniture made by a local vendor.

Design and sketch by Bailey Sullivan

This fiberglass bench, also in Prestige Central, was drawn up by designer Bailey Sullivan. It’s essentially a modern art sculpture in black và white that functions as a piece of furniture. Custom furniture such as this will often be placed in central areas, such as near an elevator bank or in a common space in We
Work locations—spaces that are usually treated with a bit more attention since they’re xuất hiện and shared.

Boston, Massachusetts

Design & photograph by Vin Conti

This glass coffee table at We
Work 501 Boylston St in Boston was drawn up by designer Vin Conti and created from scratch. The glass box, with neon designs of animals & flora inside, is a representation of one of the dioramas in the old Boston Society of Natural History, which used lớn be housed in this space. “I chose things that would look really cool lit up in neon,” says Conti. “I’ve always loved foxes, và thought one would look amazing as a neon. The butterfly was an easy second choice because of the fun, twisty flight trail.”

Custom prints make spaces feel unique và special

Besides crafting original furniture, the team also designs textiles. Some of these customized textiles will live as rugs or throw blankets. Others will be used to lớn reupholster existing pieces of furniture, such as an ottoman or a chair. Some textiles are inspired by local patterns. The idea, says Silverstein, is lớn build up a library of custom textiles that can be used across any of We
Work’s global locations. The team prefers this increased customization lớn sourcing existing pieces of fabric that can be found in any other space. This helps make every detail of a We
Work space feel unique.

Bogota, Colombia

Design and photography by Eric Friedensohn

These back cushions at We
Work Carrera 19 in Bogota are covered in a customized fabric, designed by Eric Friedensohn. They’re inspired by the Mola pattern, a traditional motif of the Kuna people who reside in Panama & Colombia.

Prints lend an air of playfulness to the office

Incorporating a sense of playfulness in the workplace allows our brains khổng lồ be more flexible, which is essential lớn thinking creatively & innovatively. Playfulness can come in the form of unstructured activities, such as an untimed brainstorming session. It can also be reflected in the choices of colors & patterns for furniture in a workspace.

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