Redefining the Home Office
(2014) In Diploma work IDEL01 20141Industrial Design
- Abstract
- When we talk about the future of work we do no longer talk about “the paper less office” like we used to but the “no fixed work place office”. In the year of 2013 26% of the Swedish population was occasionally working flexible, meaning at other locations then the actual workplace. And this number is expected to increase in the upcoming years.
The research made in this project consisted of different phases with the purpose of answering questions such as: What are the positive and negative aspects of this new behaviour and is it here to stay? Who and why are people choosing to work more flexible? And most importantly: Where do they work when working flexible? This was done by reading articles and interviewing people with different... (More) - When we talk about the future of work we do no longer talk about “the paper less office” like we used to but the “no fixed work place office”. In the year of 2013 26% of the Swedish population was occasionally working flexible, meaning at other locations then the actual workplace. And this number is expected to increase in the upcoming years.
The research made in this project consisted of different phases with the purpose of answering questions such as: What are the positive and negative aspects of this new behaviour and is it here to stay? Who and why are people choosing to work more flexible? And most importantly: Where do they work when working flexible? This was done by reading articles and interviewing people with different connections to the topic of flexible working.
What could be concluded from the research was that there is an increasing group of people that are choosing to work occasionally from their homes. With this in mind the starting point became the home, focusing on the kitchen table, which was pointed out as one of the most common places to work from. The kitchen table is often transformed into a temporary “home office” since a lot of us no longer need all the office products we would usually have in a home office. A common ergonomic weakness in these situations is the lack of proper lighting. With this in mind the idea
of designing a luminaire that can transform from a homely kitchen table light to a more work-friendly task light was awoken.
This was the starting point for the design process where the focus was on developing different concepts and ideas that where tested out and compared to each other. The result became a product of a love story between a task light and a classic kitchen table lamp.
The movable arm where the light source is located allows the user to choose from a
reflected ambient light when pointing the light source towards the reflector and a
more directed light when moving it out. This solves the ergonomic issue without overlooking the importance of the kitchen table as a genial meeting place in the home. (Less)
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- author
- Skillgate, Siri
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Omdefiniera hemmakontoret
- course
- IDEL01 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--14/50242—SE
- ISSN
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 4612431
- date added to LUP
- 2014-08-29 15:19:24
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The research made in this project consisted of different phases with the purpose of answering questions such as: What are the positive and negative aspects of this new behaviour and is it here to stay? Who and why are people choosing to work more flexible? And most importantly: Where do they work when working flexible? This was done by reading articles and interviewing people with different connections to the topic of flexible working.
What could be concluded from the research was that there is an increasing group of people that are choosing to work occasionally from their homes. With this in mind the starting point became the home, focusing on the kitchen table, which was pointed out as one of the most common places to work from. The kitchen table is often transformed into a temporary “home office” since a lot of us no longer need all the office products we would usually have in a home office. A common ergonomic weakness in these situations is the lack of proper lighting. With this in mind the idea
of designing a luminaire that can transform from a homely kitchen table light to a more work-friendly task light was awoken.
This was the starting point for the design process where the focus was on developing different concepts and ideas that where tested out and compared to each other. The result became a product of a love story between a task light and a classic kitchen table lamp.
The movable arm where the light source is located allows the user to choose from a
reflected ambient light when pointing the light source towards the reflector and a
more directed light when moving it out. This solves the ergonomic issue without overlooking the importance of the kitchen table as a genial meeting place in the home.}},
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