Is the optimal workplace open plan or cubicle? The jury’s still out. That’s why flexible workspaces that toe the line between the two are now a large part of the task furniture market. And if it turns out those aren’t what you’re looking for, a new, more sustainable range gives you the option of trial and error with a smaller carbon footprint.
Ease by Edsbyn
Swedish manufacturer Edsbyn recently launched Ease, a line of modular, flexible office partitions made from recycled bottles, Dezeen reports. Designers Andreas Engesvik and Jens Fager upholstered these lightweight frames of wood and aluminum with sound-absorbent synthetic felt woven from discarded PET to create several configuration options tailored to specific professional scenarios:
Work One Way
A partition ideal for the perimeter of a room, against the wall
Work Dual
A two-sided composition ideal for placement at the center of a room
Work Stand Alone
For the lone wolves out there…
Talk
A semi-enclosed partition that provides acoustic and visual cover for meetings small, medium, and large
Screen Program
A desktop partition for casual privacy (no cheating on exams here)
We don’t foresee wanting to throw these away, but they’re so lightweight and post-consumer, you could easily chuck ’em if you wanted to.
via Edsbyn, h/t Dezeen