“Over the past 50 years or so, what the office means to us has drastically changed—and so have the office design trends. Whether we like it or not, these spaces are where most of us spend the majority of our waking hours. It’s where we eat meals, forge friendships, and flex our creativity. As white collar jobs increased around the middle of the last century, more people have entered the traditional office setting. There was a big culture of commuting to the big cities in the height of suburbanization. American office culture has become an experience all its own, forever memorialized in film, television, and comics for decades to come.
The office took on new meaning in the 2000s, with many people abandoning the outdated structure in favor of shared coworking spaces between different companies, which also attracted freelance and remote workers. The pandemic turned everything on its head, turning every corner of the home into a potential office. (Have a webcam, will work.) Whether you’ve got a home office of your own or are just looking for inspiration within your dusty cubicle, consider turning to the office design trends from the past, below.”
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