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a palm tree”) is clearly seen at least during the last ten years. The novelty of these days case is that for now, people aim to show not only themselves on camera but also the place they are living and working. A home (interior, home office, a working area from home) is becoming not a private place for the work or relaxing, but a place of personal pride and proof of effectiveness and distinctiveness. A lot of prominent designers were trying to solve the problem of making the “work from home” process more cozy and comfortable through adding some extra functionality to traditional “home” or “office” objects. They were trying to convert one-function objects to multifunctional items. 244 Myworld Sofa by Philippe Starck (2013)
WORKING FROM HOME. IS IT A NOVELTY?
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lthough some experts are saying that the “home-work” pattern will change, and a lot of people will prefer to work from home after COVID, it can be stated that this trend generally is old news. The employees’ shift from office to home-office (or office “under
COALESSE by Jean-Marie Massaud (2013)
At Home at Work as a macro trend today
Here, I put some iconic examples of this transformation. I aimed to find examples from the past to prove
