How to Fine-tune Your Workstation Ergonomics
We spoke with Dr. Waj Hoda of Totum Life Science’s chiropractic clinic in Toronto — an expert in workstation ergonomics — for tips on how to give your body the support it needs.
5 Designer Tips to Create a Home Office You’ll Actually Like
To find out what it takes to set up a productive, professional, and comfortable home office, we spoke with Toronto interior designer Jane Lockhart.
The Dynamism of Raw Color Studio
Crafting everything from textiles to brand identity to a new carpet collection for Nanimarquina, Christoph Brach and Daniera ter Haar mix product-making and graphic expression in whole new ways.
How (and Why) You Should Nap at Work
It’s 3 o’clock … your eyelids are getting heavy … work is piling up but you just can’t seem to focus. Sound familiar? Sooner or later, everyone can benefit from the afternoon pick-me-up of a good nap.
Design / Human Resources / Interior / Service
Why Your Office Needs Unassigned Workstations
As workforces become increasingly blended with a range of full-time, part-time, contract, and remote workers, many companies are looking to unassigned workstations to make the most of their office space.
How to Build a Healthier, Happier Office
How can you quantify health and wellness in a workplace, and what can be done to maximize it?
How Architects Are Designing Gender-Inclusive Washrooms
Gender inclusivity is a controversial topic these days. How are designers navigating public washrooms with inclusivity in mind?
5 Expert Tips for Reorganizing the Office
Food for thought: your floor plan can impact your company’s success. Even when things are going smoothly at the office, it’s worth looking at how a few small tweaks to your office set-up can affect the intangibles that impact your success: worker happiness, efficiency — even how prepared you are to face the future.
How to Use Humour to Negotiate a Better Salary
A salary negotiation is no place for joking around. Or is it? Evidence from some social psychologists suggests that humour — the right kind of humour deployed at the right time — can work in your favour, especially in sensitive situations like salary negotiations.
How to Design a Great Open-Concept Office Space
Open-concept office design can offer undeniable benefits, from better communication within departments and a more collaborative atmosphere to more efficient use of space. But making an open-concept office work requires more planning than simply setting up rows of desks.