REDEFINING THE WORKPLACE
The use of pop art reflects the fun personality of Flamingo International and its employees
Redefining the workplace Mark Howorth discusses the challenges and opportunities presented in designing creative office spaces for clients
Interior Design Today spoke to Mark Howorth about his experiences of designing offices spaces and how the trend for culturally stimulating and exciting workplace design has led to a shift in the way designers approach office interior design.
Callender Howorth is a multi-discipline interior design and architecture practice based in London and Nice, France. Much of their work is produced for the UK and the South of France where the team work to create spaces that reflect the clients’ wants and needs in dynamic and inventive ways.
offices in London transform into a hub of creativity and vibrancy. When talking to Mark, I discovered that much of the eclecticism and innovation comes from within the company itself – a creative branding and international agency that prides itself on helping to discover the potential in the companies it works with. With this brief of
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recent task for Callender Howorth saw the Flamingo International
sorts set, it was up to Mark and the Callender Howorth team to realise the vision for the office space through clever design and out of the box office thinking. It is really exciting to see
companies such as Flamingo International, embracing the ideas behind promoting healthy working environments as it allows designers to express more creativity and employ their understanding of environment when working on office designs. For Mark and the team, the Flamingo project was one of three that they have completed for the company, the first designed 10 years ago and their fantastic relationship has continued on. We asked Mark some more in depth questions on why he thinks there has, in the past few years been a change in attitude towards office design.
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Why do you think that office spaces have, for
so long, been designed in clinical neutrals palettes and with little sense of the people occupying them? If you think about how much time you spend in an office, it is incredible to think that only now are we embracing a new, freer way of working, with environments that encourage creativity and a relaxed atmosphere. There has certainly been a global shift in the way we now use office space and what we demand of it. People are now starting to realise that you can create these environments and that’s its ok, a healthy to operate in bright, open and humorous spaces. As a nation we are ‘nesting’
more than we did 5-10 years ago. Clients now crave a comfortable environment with a sense of fun
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