Herman Miller launches two new office systems

Public Office Landscape by Yves Béhar for Herman Miller

As part of its Living Office concept, Herman Miller has launched two new office systems: Locale, designed by Sam Hecht and Kim Collin of Industrial Facility; and Public Office Landscape, designed by Yves Béhar and fuseproject.

Desktop Fireworks by Tomomi Sayuda

Royal College of Art Design Products graduate Tomomi Sayuda has created a range of stationery that bursts into celebration when its user presses a button.

Inception by Luca Nichetto for Seletti

Luca Nichetto has designed a dish rack inspired by a scene from Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film Inception, in which the city of New York seems to fold onto itself as if it were made of rubber.

Script collection by Lexon

Alarm clock by Lexon

Lexon's Script collection updates the principles of the 7 segment display - which became synonymous with electrical products during the 1970s and is still popular today - with a new digital font that has an elegant, calligraphic style.

Urban Outfitters campus, Philadelphia

Housed in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Urban Outfitters corporate campus is home to the Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters offices along with the shared Building 543.

Business Playground by Mathieu Lehanneur for Pullman

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting space for hotel brand Pullman that blurs the lines between private and professional life. The room includes wall-mounted boxes of curiosities, a leather-edged meeting table inspired by poker tables and a bubble-shaped ceiling alcove with forest canopy views inside.

PROOFF: furniture for the progressive office

EarChair by Prooff

Dutch design brand PROOFF develops innovative and flexible office furniture that encourages interaction and allows privacy. The brand's pieces allow users to add fun combinations in to structure open-plan work environments.

Desktop accessories by Industrial Facility

British design studio Industrial Facility is showing a preview of its new desktop range for Herman Miller this week. The brand's retail pop-up, Retail Facility, displays the new items next to other pieces in its collection as well as giving a glimpse into the design and development process involved in making them.

Flexible working: Pro by Konstantin Grcic

With design based on research that shows that allowing children to frequently change posture in their classroom chair promotes better learning, Konstantin Grcic's Pro chair for German school furniture manufacturers Flötotto features an S-shaped seat that promotes healthy development, both physically and intellectually.

Tools for Thinking by The School Of Life

Cultural enterprise The School of Life continues to input its positive life messages with a recently launched stationery range. Tools for Thinking is a collection of books, cards and pencils that all convey stimulating messages, essential for everyday life.

BuzziHives by BuzziSpace

BuzziHives by Alain Gilles for Buzzispace

Belgian designer Alain Gilles has quite simply wrapped a protective sheet around two seats to create a space in which two people can conduct instant meeting sessions. Called the BuzziHives and designed for BuzziSpace, these welcoming cocoons can be used stand-alone or in groups to punctuate the layout of an office.

Happy Office Happy Home by Studiopepe for Spotti

Photo by Andrea Ferrari

During Milan Design Week 2013, Spotti collaborated with Swiss company USM Modular Furniture on a special display called Happy Office Happy Home.

Curated by Studiopepe, the specially created environments demonstrated how well-designed environments can facilitate productivity and enjoyment of work.