Patricia Urquiola designed her new Openest furniture line for Haworth to improve and foster communication and collaboration in the workplace

帕特里夏·乌尔奎拉(Patricia Urquiola)新的办公家具系列开发中最关键的创意时刻发生在两年前她第一次与美国巨擘豪沃思(Haworth)会面时。

“我记得我们当时在一个巨大的房间里，有一张巨大的会议桌，”这位米兰设计师回忆道，“最糟糕的是我坐在一边，他们坐在另一边-那么远。”在这种情况下，我说不出话来。“

Urisola通过从她的座位上跳起来，在桌子周围跑来，与她的美国同事们面对面地坐着眼睛，纠正了这种情况，然后她就能够交谈、描绘和互动。

这次近距离的会面开始了Openest的创作过程，这是本周在芝加哥Neocon设计博览会上首次亮相的办公家具系列，并在410名竞争对手中迅速赢得了最佳表现。

她的设计不是专注于为大型办公室设计的经典表格原理图，而是为了改进和促进沟通与协作。

由于织物后背会产生茧效应，依赖于柔软的纺织品，它们能唤起家庭的舒适感，这些碎片适应了他们的环境，变得与小团队的聚会有关，就像是孤独的反思时刻一样。

“我们的工作方式更接近、温暖、不那么正式，所以我们更容易沟通。”

“另外，”她补充道，“当人们开始工作时，他们需要感觉良好。”

The collection features sofas, pouf seating, tables and space-dividing screens, all of which function as flexible design elements that can be configured in a multitude of ways for both open or conventional work spaces

With fabric backs that create a cocoon effect and a reliance on soft textiles that recall the comforts of home, the pieces adapt to their environment, becoming as relevant for small team gatherings as for solitary moments of reflection

Urquiola was inspired by the less rigid creative environments she has had the opportunity to work for in her career, but also by the informal ways in which Europeans tend to work spontaneously

'America needs our [European design] approach,' she says, firmly. 'We work in a way that is closer, warmer and less formal, so it's easier for us to communicate'

A pod-like environment in which to share ideas

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