Puzzle Vol. 8: The Creative Office by Tangram

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ABOUT TANGRAM Tangram is an innovator in the design and execution of highly creative interior

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environments and workspaces. The firm collaborates with clients as a creative partner to create and manage environments that enhance the client’s brand and culture through the expert integration of technology, furniture, floor coverings and service solutions. It creates extraordinary value by providing a remarkable

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experience throughout each customer’s life cycle of needs. A flagship dealer for

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Steelcase, Tangram also represents hundreds of other well-known leading brands.

Headquarters: 9200 Sorensen Avenue Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

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A LETTER FROM MARKETING When we imagine the people who fill creative office spaces, we often think of eccentrics, innovators, and early adopters—people who are challenging the status quo and working differently to accomplish their goals. Up until recently, we have focused our efforts in this industry primarily around casual residential-style spaces— unexpected collaboration areas, lounge settings, community cafés— to encourage collaboration, connection and innovation. Today, however, we feel we need to shift our focus to more creative efforts on how to bring people back to the office in a safe and healthy manner. For the moment, small huddle rooms and Parisian café tables are taking a backseat… but not forever (hopefully). As our team began collecting content for this issue of Puzzle, it became apparent that we needed to find a way to effectively marry a collection of incredible product with leading research and innovation that have come to the surface regarding the pandemic. Ultimately, we are all working hard to navigate a path towards a brighter future and finding ways to make that happen. While the office may still feel like a foreign concept to many of us, we hope these beautiful products, aspirational research, and recent completed projects inspire you and keep you working for a better tomorrow. Many of you may know that our company is lucky to have a number of University of Michigan alumni whose football coach recently came up with what may be the perfect tagline. So, from all of us here at Tangram and in the words of Jim Harbaugh, “Stay Positive, Test Negative.”

Paul Smith, Chief Marketing Officer

Seating

01 Allermuir Folk Folk is both timeless in its seemingly familiar design, and timely in its modest and ingenious flexibility. A range of wood, plastic and metal finishes, different colors and upholstery options allow you to change Folk’s flavor so that it can appear like a range of different chairs that somehow sit together harmoniously in one space.

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02 DFM Panca Bench The trend towards Activity Based Work planning has led to requirements for banquettes and bench seating to fit in a variety of planning applications. Panca Benches can be specified to fit into any area of the workplace including open offices, niche areas, booths and conference room perimeters.

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02 Blu Dot Decade Made using 100% recycled plastic, Decade’s gentle curves and genial surface meld to create an unassuming, stackable silhouette. Sophisticatedly dressed for all seasons and durable enough to suit every space, Decade comes in seven eye-pleasing colors. Indoor or outdoor. 6

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01 Allermuir Kin Kin is a family of elegantly strong mono-shell seating designed for Allermuir by PearsonLloyd. Kin’s two standout characteristics are beauty and efficiency. No matter the model, you will encounter maximum comfort created by a minimum use of materials.

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01 Arper Adell Smooth like a pebble, soft as mounded moss. With low rounded curves, Adell evokes a precious keepsake from the natural world—whether in use indoors or out. With a shell made from 80% recycled polypropylene, the calming form has been designed with sustainability at its foundation, putting both body and mind at ease. Plush yet supportive, substantial yet lightweight, Adell’s gentle slopes offer a welcoming and generous place of rest.

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02 Blu Dot Tangent Lounge Chair Don’t let its modest curves fool you. Tangent will boldly take your comfort in a new direction. Gently rounded powdercoated steel hugs a roomy, upholstered seat ready to scoop you up and cradle you in comfort. With eager-to-please proportions and an elegant silhouette, it’s poised to put you and all of your guests in a comfortable spot.

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02 Nienkämper Patkau The two solid wood sections that comprise the Patkau Bench are contoured to emphasize the natural beauty of wood variations while creating a comfortably sloped seating surface. Resting on stainless steel hairpin legs, the minimal but thoughtfully detailed bench is as well suited to galleries and cultural spaces as office lobbies. The Patkau Twist Chair is a more playful, kinetic design. Fabricated using a patented process developed by Nienkämper specifically for the chair, two layers of birch plywood are “twisted” to form the complex curves that lend the shell of the Twist Chair its declarative shape and style.

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01 Arper Aston Club Space to think, space to dream. Aston Club evolves the Aston design to offer sumptuous comfort contained within a striking and elegant gesture. An evocative silhouette that still plays well with others, this statement piece speaks quietly, but confidently. Its strong and classical lines convey an enduring allure – a timeless form designed for superlative comfort.

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02 Mattiazzi She Said

03 Mattiazzi Fronda

Distinguishing chairs with a masculine- feminine variation reimagines their role, introduces a new dynamic between chairs, and a new form of product development for them. She Said is ambitious and restructures the concept of how a family of chairs is composed.

Inspired by contemporary, nomadic nature and the need in public places to accommodate personal items, Fronda offers a single wood shelf beneath its sculpted steel seat. Fronda is the first Mattiazzi chair to use wood for structure and metal for its seat.

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01 Mattiazzi Clerici Clerici radiates devout serenity. Different variants, a classical bench and a lower, upholstered version are suitable for diverse areas of application. The main concept and the fascination of Clerici lie in the grand simplicity of the design. Mattiazzi’s expert craftsmanship and experience make complex forms and experimental approaches possible. Grcic uses this capability to perfect a traditional form implemented in ultra high quality, emphasizing its unpretentious aesthetics.

Stools

01 Turnstone Simple Stool Stools invite leaning in, sharing coffee and ideas, landing for a while then moving on. That’s why they are essential in today’s dynamic workplaces. The Simple Stool does everything you want in a stool plus one more thing that most stools can’t do: it stacks. Create a cafe environment in minutes. Then store it to repurpose the room.

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02 HBF Jueki

03 Uhuru 1x1 Stool

Jueki’s form and namesake originate from the viscous, sweet sap that flows from a tree. Its four legs appear to pull away from the softly curved seat, without disturbance or force. The effect is highlighted in its underside, in the way the wood grain appears to flow downward. The leg ends round slightly as they meet the floor, like the final drippings of the sap itself.

Timeless for many reasons. Uhuru’s 1 x 1 Stool plays off the 1 x 1 Chair’s proportion with an inset wood seat and back. The low back and boxed legs illustrate a distinctly contemporary look that makes this bar stool popular from work kitchens to restaurants and bars. 15

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01 Hightower Ziggy Structurally striking and playfully unique, the Ziggy Table is a fun and functional addition to any multi-use space. Its lightweight and compact nature allows the table to be easily moved to create a safe and comfortable workspace anywhere, whether that's from home, school, or the office.

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02 Muuto Around

03 Gus Modern Metric

The Around Coffee Table brings a new perspective to its typology through the characterful wooden veneer frame that runs along the edge of the table, echoing the ideas of Scandinavian design. With its round shape and multiple sizes, the Around Coffee Table can be used in a multitude of settings, on its own or in groups.

The Metric Coffee Table is a minimalist, geometric accent, crafted with solid Walnut or Ash. The hexagonal top features a beveled edge and is designed to nest with the Metric End Table.

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02 Uhuru Totem Pedestal Inspired by minimal and modular forms, the Totem Slim Rolling Pedestal is designed to tuck underneath desks and sits on hidden wheels. Its built-in surface tray keeps supplies handy, while the top drawer is great for small personal items. The bottom drawer can be used for letter and legal hanging files, or is spacious enough to stow a backpack or large personal items. 18

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01 Allermuir Crate From its slender frame to soft color palette offering, Crate fits into many environments. With the popularity of indoor foliage, Crate was designed to contain and elevate potted plants but is equally adept at storing everyday items.

Modular Storage

01 Nienkämper Cern The Cern collection is a system that addresses contemporary office furnishing needs. The multifunctional elements allow for seemingly endless combinations and configurations from individual offices and workstations to teamwork areas for more collaborative work.

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02 02 Spacestor Palisades A customizable and modular zone divider that gives flexibility to today’s more transitory workforce. This system delivers needed levels of privacy between different working zones whilst maintaining a connection with the whole space. With design roots in mid-century minimalist modernism, the Palisades Grid version is lighter and more open, giving the most flexible choice in construction with a wider range of accessories.

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OFFICEUNTITLED reimagines the office for post COVID-19 workplace

Breaking Tradition

Being an innovative, young and energetic design and architecture firm, OFFICEUNTITLED focuses on creative solutions across all their projects with collaboration and teamwork at the forefront. Recently, they applied their hands-on research-driven design approach to what the future of work will look like post-COVID. They have gradually transformed their existing office space to test out various options for an initially socially distanced workplace with a prime focus on enabling collaborative team work to maximize the time staff members spend together in the office.

While everyone agrees that being in the office allows for better collaboration, OU focused to enhance the in-office experience for its staff. The 5,000-square-foot warehousestyle Culver City office holds up to 50 people. A garage door and five operable skylights open to the outdoors and allow for natural ventilation. The space features two enclosed conference rooms, three open meeting areas, and a sizeable model workshop.

Re-Imagined Workstations Custom furniture design has been a part of OU’s design DNA since its start in 2011. For this project, the team has been investigating more unique and diverse desking types as individual workstation needs have changed with people coming in less often. Finding greater value in ‘homecoming’ over ‘hoteling,’ OU is testing out the idea of two to three

Launching a Research Team

people sharing a desk and a pedestal with individual drawers allotted to each user.

Three months into the pandemic, the team began evaluating their staff’s use of their space as part of an internal research initiative. A five-person core team took a critical look at existing research, how the teams used the space before the onset of the pandemic, and relevant trends. Using their own office as a lab, they began testing out physical arrangements for five office areas: outdoor space, reception, informal gathering areas, kitchen and individual workstations.

“The opportunity to rethink and test how we work is important both for ourselves and our clients,” says Christian Robert, OU CoFounder and Principal. “The main challenge we’re trying to solve is accounting for the ways work will change while maximizing the long-term benefits of getting together.”

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The previous bench layout rearranges into four L -shaped team areas to work closer together while maintaining an individual workstation for staff to accomplish focus tasks, yet still be able to quickly reach out and get feedback on an idea. The team relied on analog almost as much as digital with a physical space not only playing a role in winning client work, but also allowing staff to see what other teams are working on, spurring the design process forward through casual collisions. The new star-shaped layout test fit OU has developed allows each team to take over the adjacent wall areas with screens and whiteboards displaying team project relevant content. Each team is in their own quadrant of the ‘X’ and has the chance to partake in a unique workstyle to diversify the

space and collect feedback. This layout additionally provides an improved sense of safety with the knowledge that each quadrant will only be shared with 3-4 other people—a smaller scale version of a series of projects that OU and Studio Other designed for BCG Digital Ventures.

BCG Digital Ventures, Manhattan Beach The headquarter for BCG-Digital Ventures, an innovation incubator for Boston Consulting Group, is located in Manhattan Beach, CA. Each area of the 55,000-square-foot floor plan is designed for a specific DV team and includes a center workstation room, venture room, center lounge area and a scrum room, designed and intended for collaboration.

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“This design is so befitting to what’s happening today,” says Charlotte Wiederholt, Studio Other President. “If it’s an office of 300 people, instead of exposing yourself to 300 people, you’re exposing yourself to 10 people. It feels much more manageable, controllable and safe.” With pods and sub-areas more relevant than ever before, “separation now provides the option to come together,” adds Robert. OU and Studio Other created unique hexagon-shaped conference tables for both the large and small rooms. Each table was designed with mobility and adaptability so that they could fit perfectly into the corners of the hexagonshaped rooms.

The New Function of the Office As is expected, the process of reimagining the office and configuration stems from the foundational reality that the purpose of the office has significantly changed. According to Wiederholt, the three new functions of the office are culture, collaboration and training. “You’re no longer in the routine of going into the office every day because you have to. I go when I know my other coworkers are going to be there because there will be a chance to collaborate or catch up on projects,” says Wiederholt. “You have to come together to understand

who your coworkers are, understand their personality, their sense of humor.” In OU’s case, they’re turning the resimmercial trend on its head, wanting their space to emulate environments that cultivate hospitality, connection, and breaking of bread. While those who meet in the office a couple of days a week partake in two-hour focused times where they work on individual tasks, a greater emphasis has been placed on shared meals in their communal kitchen that bookend the heads-down sessions.

“We’ve always wanted our office to look more like a hotel lobby or restaurant rather than an office,” says Robert. “We’ve been continually asking ourselves, ‘What is the value of bringing people together who usually only see each other remotely?’” After a year of remote work, employees’ expectations of their workspace are likely to shift in a dramatic way, with the possibility of increased lounge and informal spaces. “Now that we’re used to working from home, it’s important to replicate that in the office. You don’t want to have to leave your home to go work in a white sterile box,” says Wiederholt. 25

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02 DARRAN Room Divider Room Divider is not only functional but also carefully designed, with a keen eye for color and material. The color range for the collection was thoughtfully considered to include a combination of materials, pairing muted tones with a vibrant burst of color. The metal frame is available in 8 powder coat finishes coordinating with interior or corporate brand standards.

03 Steelcase Sarto Screen Sarto Screens are an attractive way to create visual separation across the open office. Sarto can be added to spines, benches and desks to punch up privacy and style.

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01 Turnstone Pivot Screen Work today pivots around teams that come together and move apart throughout the day. They need furniture that makes it easier to maintain the flow of movement and ideas. The Turnstone Pivot Screen is an ingenious solution. Part privacy partition and part whiteboard, Pivot is that rare accessory that can be useful in more ways than one.

Pods

01 SnapCab Pod SnapCab Pods provide the opportunity for independent concentration or collaboration with colleagues. Available in various sizes, SnapCab Pods provide an experience that supports productivity with quiet ventilation for constant air flow, LED lighting for consistent illumination and an option for Corning® Gorilla® Glass markerboard.

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02 Framery Q + O The Framery Q office pod is a perfect place for people to have meetings, brainstorming sessions and important one-on-one conversations in private without disturbing the whole office – or the office disturbing you. Framery O is ideal for important calls or video conferences. Have your discussions in privacy without disturbing your colleagues. Framery O delivers an echo-free and comfortable working environment. Installation is fast and the pod is ready to be used the same day it’s delivered. 29

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01 Bolia Orlando Outdoor Sofa The beautiful Orlando Outdoor sofa has become an instant sofa classic. This modular sofa designed by Glismand & Rüdiger is an excellent option for exterior atmosphere as it can adapt the modules to any space and necessities.

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01 Blu Dot Cache Outdoor

Lounge Chair

Designed to withstand the elements, Cache is well-dressed enough to hold its own with the indoor crowd too. A tubular painted aluminum frame gently bends to cradle comfy inset cushions upholstered in high-performance Sunbrella™ fabric. Perfect for highly sunlight spaces and active audiences, place Cache in or out.

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02 Blu Dot Perch Outdoor Lounge Rectangular teak slats and a matte white or grey aluminum frame cut a stylish and airy swath. Perch makes every day look like vacation. Beautiful from all angles, the collection is made loungeworthy with cushions covered in mildew and fade resistant Sunbrella™ fabric.

03 Extremis Hopper AA All Aluminium version of the iconic Hopper table. A streamlined design made entirely from aluminium, available in 5 standard colors. This mono-material picnic table has few partitions thanks to the use of wide aluminum profiles, creating a calm visual aesthetic while still easy to care for. 33

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02 Janus et Cie Anatra Sophisticated and design savvy, the Anatra collection, designed by Patricia Urquiola for Janus et Cie, is constructed using textured braiding that wraps the frame of each modular piece and lounge chair. Create your own comfortable seating area, using seven versatile pieces that allow for several configurations.

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01 SK Studio Outdoor Collection Inspired by the stark desert landscapes of southern California, this collection is simple, modular, and customizable.

Desks

01 Uhuru MINIM MINIM Workplace Collection is built on the foundation of customizable elements, such as base styles, table dimensions, and overall finishes that can be combined to build numerous possibilities to meet the demands of your team. MINIM Workplace consists of stand alone desks, team workstations, sit stand workstations, conference and communal tables, and private office configurations.

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02 Spacestor Zee Zee is a premium modular desk system with a softer, more bespoke look. Playing a part in biophilic design, its solid oak end leg has a unique look that seamlessly blends nature and design. Unlike other wooden leg desks, the leg detail is distinctly visible complementing a top available in a huge range of finishes. The complete system includes a wide variety of sizes, cable management options and accessories such as screens and power options.

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02 Watson C9

03 Steelcase FrameOne

The C9 Desk celebrates a European aesthetic that is purposeful and minimal. A finely engineered steel frame supports pendant storage and privacy screens to create an essential sense of place. Available in fixed and adjustable heights.

FrameOne is a desk designed to be beautiful, functional and beneficial to your workday. Its clean, simple lines and neat design touches make people proud to own it.

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01 DFM Blend The station has an unexpected materiality and even more unconventionality to it, yet is beautiful on the way it divides and separates people for work. It's a bit like jewelry or a really nice tool for work that is expressive and brings beauty and utility to the work area. Inspired by home, it holds elegance in its humble form. It aligns with the workplace being more like home and hospitality. Couches and ancillary have already headed that way, workstations will continue in the same way, but still will have great utility.

Steelcase Research

Work Better

It's time for an experience that's fundamentally better

Steelcase Research: Work Experience Diagnostic Study conducted in September 2020 in 10 countries. Data in this report represents U.S. participants. 40

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To understand the impact the pandemic has had on what people need and expect in the office, Steelcase conducted research in 10 countries and engaged over 32,000 people in multiple studies. Synthesizing these studies uncovered five overarching needs that will drive macro shifts in the overall work experience and lead to new ways of planning and designing offices.

Five Employee Needs Steelcase research has unveiled five employee needs people will expect to be met for a better work experience:

1. Safety

4. Comfort

2. Belonging

5. Control

physical, cognitive and emotional

to be and feel safe

inclusion, trust and shared purpose

more control over where and how to work

3. Productivity

to focus and collaborate

Four Macro Shifts A better work experience that will deliver on these five needs requires four macro shifts in the way leaders and organizations think about buildings and the workplaces they house.

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1. Safety

Health + safety standards

Smart buildings + a systemic approach to mitigate disease spread

2. Productivity

Efficiency + single purpose spaces

Balancing individual and team needs; multi-modal spaces

3. Inspiration

Attracting talent through aesthetics

Fostering community through belonging, resilience, environmental + social impact

4. Flexibility

Fixed architecture designed for permanence

Buildings designed to adapt and support flexible ways of working

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Designing a Better Work Experience Four new design principles meet new employee needs After having spent months working from home, people’s expectations of the workplace have changed. They want and need a safe and compelling workplace that’s inspiring, more flexible and helps them get work done. They also want more control over where and how they work and designers will need to create spaces to solve for an even more diverse set of needs. Different design approaches will be required to create spaces that support the new ways people want to work and the things organizations need to compete effectively.

Me + We

Fixed to Fluid

Open + Enclosed

Braiding Digital + Physical

Equally support individual and team work

Design for greater flexibility and mobility

More enclosed "me" and more open "we" spaces

Enhance the human experience through technology

Me + We

Equally support individual and team work While some believe the primary reason people want to work in the office is for group activities, people say they also want the ability to focus and work in a professional environment. Relying on home offices to support individual work isn’t viable for an inclusive organization, because various factors — such as limited home space, distractions or commute time — make it challenging for people to always do individual work from home. Designers need to balance the needs of teams and individuals by creating neighborhoods where both collaboration and focused work can ebb and flow. 42

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Fixed to Fluid

Design for greater flexibility and mobility Design planning in the past often relied on a more formulaic approach, with a mindset toward permanent architecture and office settings. The new realities of how people and organizations need to become more agile requires designers to plan spaces that will regularly morph and change as needed.

Open + Enclosed

More enclosed “me” and open “we” spaces Learnings from the work-from-home experience and early returns to the office show new patterns emerging. People, who often did individual work in more dense, open spaces, desire more enclosure or shielding to control privacy and safety. Teams, who frequently worked in enclosed conference rooms, prefer to be in more open settings, both for a sense of safety and the flexibility to expand and contract and adjust their space easily based on their activities. Designers will need to think about ways to reinvent collaboration spaces that don’t always need four walls and a door, and individual spaces that feel more protected.

Braiding Digital + Physical

Enhancing human experience through technology People and organizations will embrace hybrid working from home and office, travel will be less frequent and so remote collaboration is here to stay. Designers need to create solutions for individual and group video interactions that are not constrained to laptops or phones. Sensing technologies will need to be embedded to support increasing data-driven or artificial intelligenceguided experiences.

Personal Spaces

Balance fostering focus work and team connections in these owned or shared personal spaces. Give individuals control over how they get work done, the ability to express themselves and a sense of security while prioritizing getting work done.

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Personal Space 1 Spaces with acoustic and visual privacy let people focus or take video calls.

Personal Space 3 Adjacent spaces for "me" and "we" support quick shifts in workflow.

Personal Space 2 Smaller-scale, shielded settings support privacy and virtual meetings in the open.

Personal Space 4 Reconfigurable, modular enclosed settings make it easier to adjust layouts if circumstances change. 45

Personal Spaces

01 Steelcase Work Tents Designed in collaboration with a world-class tent designer, the concept of Work Tents is rooted in the human desire to seek shelter and protection. With tensile construction at the core of the design, Work Tents pair light and airy organic shapes with tent-like and sheer textiles to create a range of flexible and captivating privacy solutions. Steelcase Work Tents challenge conventional privacy solutions by offering a novel and compelling way for people to work.

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Collaboration Spaces

More open collaboration settings provide a sense of safety and the flexibility to expand and contract the team based on the work that needs to get done. Braid together the digital and physical to support in-person and remote collaboration of all sizes.

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Collaboration Space 1 Active participation in mixed presence sessions is easier when collaborative spaces are designed with digital in mind.

Collaboration Space 3 Individual focus areas alongside more active communal spaces let people quickly shift between work modes.

Collaboration Space 2 More open collaboration options let teams adjust based on size or task.

Collaboration Space 4 Mobile, acoustic boundaries allow two collaboration settings to easily become one. 49

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01 Steelcase Flex Active Frames Active Frames' gridded and modular structure allows for short or long term reconfiguration and provides the adaptability needed in a resilient and evolving workplace. As team and workplace needs change, so can Active Frames. Add doors and locks to create personal lockers, or increase the height and width for more privacy in a space. Active Frames can support a wide ranges of needs in the open office.

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Social Spaces

Help cultivate culture with social spaces that connect people, and create a sense of purpose and belonging through meaningful interactions. Access to power, and analog and digital tools boosts the use of these spaces throughout the day by giving teams and individuals more choices when it comes to making progress on their work.

Designing a Better Work Experience

Social Space 1 Access to large-scale, mobile devices and mobile power lets teams turn open, social spaces into settings where they can move work forward on demand.

Social Space 3 Individual settings within social spaces serve people stimulated by energy and buzz.

Social Space 2 Moveable screens let people adapt boundaries and create added privacy as needed.

Social Space 4 Small tables allow for distancing now, but easily move together in the future to add additional occupancy. 53

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Steelcase Boundary Tents

In today’s workplace, people want quick, effective and immediate solutions for privacy. The Boundary Tent freestanding screen is a go-to for providing visual privacy and shielding in a wide range of spaces. A simple, organic shape makes it perfect as an extra layer of privacy in shared, ancillary spaces. Boundary Tent provides just the right protection to feel safe and comfortable in the open office.

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Learning Spaces Product Grouping

The ability to learn and develop individual and organizational capabilities is key to innovation and growth. Multimodal spaces support different purposes, giving teams and individuals the opportunity to experiment, create and build on each other’s ideas. Both in-person and distributed team members can actively participate in spaces designed to be inclusive.

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Learning Space 1 Multiple large-scale, fixed and mobile devices let teams adjust based on levels of remote participation.

Learning Space 3 Giving individuals their own mobile tablet lets them pull apart or come together with ease.

Learning Space 2 Spaces with varying levels of enclosure and privacy — such as floor-to-ceiling walls or more permeable boundaries — let teams choose what's best for them.

Learning Space 4 Arrange space in multiple ways with movable boundaries and screens. 57

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Conference Tables

01 Neinkämper Nomad Designed in conjunction with Nomad® Interactive Workspace Nomad® conference tables feature sleek, linear lines in a fresh contemporary format. Nomad tables complement any space with fine lines and a refined aesthetic. From conference tables for formal meeting areas to informal settings.

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02 Uhuru Conference Drawing on a minimalist residential aesthetic, the power-ready conference tables were designed with the contract environment in mind. Available in a variety of materials, finishes and dimensions with a thick top, the collection consists of six signature Uhuru base designs and five different top styles.

03 HBF Torre Named after the Italian word for tower, Torre is a thoughtful response to the need for an expertly crafted solid wood table that also supports technological demands. Inspired by a simple cake platter - its column gently narrows toward the center and widens toward the base. Although designed for strength with a weighted base, the Torre table presents itself as lightweight, almost elevated by the columns. Constructed with a solid ash top supported by a conical base, this unique design presents a contemporary aesthetic - but with sustainable materials that will endure time.

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02 HBF Ami Named after the Latin word, Ami, Todd Bracher intended this table to have friendly interactions with every chair and environment. Its simple and pure form is adaptable and meant to disappear and never play the hero of the space. Easy to live with, Ami can be used as dining or conference and is compatible with all seating.

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01 Nucraft Alev A statement piece of the workplace, Alev Meeting was conceived as a mid-century modern design. The table was crafted with a four-piece veneer top, creating an elegant layup that celebrates its individual parts. Its curved edges evoke a richly organic appeal. Power connectivity is discreet, accessible at either the tabletop or within the table apron.

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Hightower Kilo Islands

Kilo Islands help create spaces to socialize or work collaboratively in a diverse and informal setting. Create warm, welcoming seating areas with Kilo Islands, a humancentered bench system designed to meet the flexible requirements of daily use in modern contract environments. Organic shapes create small islands, accessible from all sides so seating options are limitless. Let Kilo work to suit the needs of your space; Kilo is available as 6 individual islands or 2 configurations.

01 Keilhauer Doko Doko is a collection of poufs and ottomans suited for various informal collaborative situations. Doko comes in a variety of sizes and heights: a perch at chair height, a small child-sized seat, ottoman-seat height and a large lounge piece available at ottoman height. Durable plastic Dokos are ideal for high traffic areas and a knit covered version provides a cozy, at-home feel. Both versions come with attached cushions for comfort in a round or rounded square shape and the option of an Active Seating base which requires users engage core muscles while sitting.

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02 Arper Pix

03 Davis Rho

Graphic silhouette and color define the soft, generous volumes of Pix. A family of ottomans, at once inviting and iconic, Pix provides a casual touch of comfort in both contract and residential environments, inside or outside.

Balancing form, comfort and versatility, this series has a calm yet playful appearance which helps create a relaxed atmosphere in the ever-changing workplace. Use Rho singularly for informal guest seating or in groups to establish creative hubs in an open-plan office or public space.

Lounge

01 West Elm Work Belle West Elm Work Belle is an expressive modular sectional featuring an overstuffed form and tufted channels inspired by 1970’s European design. Inspired by deco-era design and expertly tailored, its seat and wide channeled back stands up to commercial wear and tear. Better yet: it’s totally modular, able to adapt to the layout of your space.

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01 Naughtone Fiji As naughtone’s most luxuriously upholstered lounge chair and sofa, the Fiji range offers a significantly different aesthetic to other naughtone lounge chairs, as the plush upholstery provides a welcoming cocoon-esque retreat. The hidden swivel on Fiji chair makes it ideal for a multitude of situations.

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02 National Collette

03 Davis SoMod

With the flexibility to accommodate today’s evolving spaces, Collette’s lush pillows and relaxed sit transport users between casual comfort and commercial style.

SoMod is a showpiece of modern design featuring sculpted edges and continuous lines. Bringing a casual comfort to its tailored silhouette, SoMod prioritizes relaxed lounging through a low profile and generous seat depth. This modular lounge’s modest collection of seating elements includes backed, backless and arm pieces that gang together to connect in a limitless anthology of designs.

Lounge

01 Blu Dot Cleon Sectional Cleon's three modular pieces are designed to let you configure and reconfigure your own perfect seating solution. Stick with your favorite or switch it up. The upholstered components of this small sectional sofa can be connected to create multiple size and shape possibilities. Zig-zag stitching detail and gentle pleating at the seams round out the package.

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TikTok's New Culver City Office

An Ode to Los Angeles

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An Ode to Los Angeles

TikTok, the short-form video app that has taken the world by storm, was the most downloaded app worldwide of 2020 with over 2 billion downloads reported back in April, according to Forbes. Therefore, it came as no surprise when the company announced their Los Angeles operation’s move to a new 120,000-square-foot office in Culver City early 2020, a clear sign of their growth and ambition. “Located between the innovative tech companies in Silicon Beach and the streaming content companies at Hayden tract, TikTok truly sits at the intersection of technology and entertainment, physically and figuratively,” said Vanessa Pappas, TikTok General Manager. “While we are a global company, having a permanent office in LA speaks to our commitment to the U.S. market and deepens our bonds with the city, and the talent and companies, that call it home.”

engaged Tangram Interiors to provide all of the workstations and conference room furniture. The height-adjustable Steelcase workstations provide freedom of choice to all of the users and serve as a visually-clean space for heads-down work. The TikTok team was so impressed with Tangram’s product selection and installation, that they have been selected to provide ancillary furniture on future projects.

TikTok’s new space occupies five floors at the C3 campus and was designed “to embody TikTok’s fun and joyful personality,” says the company.

The new office features an open floorplan with conference rooms, private phone booths, a stadiumstyle presentation and community space, and terraces for indoor/outdoor work. Additionally, a contentcreation studio was completed this summer, a facility now available to TikTok creators and partners.

The office was designed in collaboration with global architecture and design firm Gensler, who then

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"...the space is a love letter to Los Angeles, where entertainment and technology meet to embody all that is TikTok." Upon entering, you will be greeted by a seemingly stark lobby with a single reception desk. However, wait a mere moment and the space will transform into a wildly visual and kinetic scene, thanks to the 100-footlong LED wall with constantly changing images and text, making for the perfect backdrop for any photo or video. At the heart of the office is an eye-catching hot pink staircase, an ode to their logo, that runs through each floor and follows a bespoke mural crafted by their internal design team. With exposed ceilings and infrastructure, matched with expansive windows that provide a full view of LAX and the Pacific Ocean, the building is a celebration in

itself. On the second floor resides the café, with a long buffet table backed by ceramic tiles depicting old skateboard decks as a nod to SoCal culture. Keeping with this theme is the ceiling featuring a tangle of neon, alluding to Los Angeles’s freeways, the infamous 405, 10 and 5. These spaces are accompanied by an additional coffee and tea lounge with colorful booths, lovingly referred to as “Hollywood squares.” Between the views, the vibrant colors, and ‘60’s popstyle artwork, the space is a love letter to Los Angeles, where entertainment and technology meet to embody all that is TikTok.

Flooring

01 Shaw Contract Running Line Rugs Wherever you’re working from, make it all yours. Introducing Shaw Contract's Rug Collection. With designs that translate beliefs into a space. To foster a sense of togetherness. To create a sense of place. To connect you to where you are, from the ground up.

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02 Shaw Contract Gradation

03 Milliken Edge Lit

The colors we choose for a space are emblematic of a mood, a culture or an intended outcome. Gradation offers a soft shift in color from light to saturated, varying from tile to tile to create a mixed and pixelated visual. A black fleck in the tufted base construction adds visual depth and texture, allowing for an impactful use of color in the built environment.

Whether a prism that transforms sunlight into a splendid rush of color or a black light that exposes points of the spectrum that we cannot perceive on our own, light transforms spaces and designates energy. This carpet collection, offered in 12 radiant colors from rich neutrals to bold brights, is available in 25-centimeter-by-1-meter planks, 1 meter-by-1-meter tiles and a modular inset rug. Edge Lit delves into the astounding nature of light.

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02 FLOR Chasing Pavement From custom cuts to one-of-akind patterns, these carpet tiles are made for mixing, matching, and tailoring to your space.

03 Patcraft Inspired Connection Colorpoint carpet tile and broadloom that combine bold pattern with textural luxe to create cohesive spaces with a sense of place that is akin to home.

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01 Interface NY+LON Taking its name from carpet’s core material and its inspiration from two of the world’s iconic cities, NY+LON Streets™ is a playful carpet collection that encourages a new perspective on urban exploration.

Architectural Walls

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01 Muraflex FINO Clean lines and thin profiles reveal the beauty of every interior space while enhancing architectural features and letting in more natural light. Inspired by a sleek design aesthetic, FINO from Muraflex is a streamlined demountable glass wall solution, providing flexibility and convenience with less bulk. Made from fully recyclable aluminum, Muraflex offers European style with domestic lead times.

Accessories

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02 BuzziSpace BuzziPlanter Plants boost people’s happiness, creativity and focus. BuzziPlanter adds an extra feature to that list. The upholstered colorful pot, made from high-density foam, has the acoustic superpower to absorb excessive noise in open spaces, creating healthier environments for people to thrive.

03 SIN Overhand Knot Crafted of stoneware coils, the Overhand Knot is an ornamental work of modern art that can double as a paperweight.

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01 Tom Dixon Carved Vase + Bowl Mouth-blown, double layered black and white glass has been acutely cut back to define a series of circular motifs. Artisanal glass makers in India carefully carved away layers of glass in a design process that explores the opaque, the translucent and the transparent. The intention was for the chunky and heavy glass to take on an ethereal lightness.

Tangram was founded in 1963. Today, we are the leading interiors solutions provider in Southern California with offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Santa Fe Springs, Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside.

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