This year, ‘workplace’, and more specifically, its future, has been firmly on the agenda. Workspace Sweden presents a ‘forum for the workplace of tomorrow’, exploring the changing emphasis for employers from pure productivity to employee experience – EX.

As part of the exhibit, speakers including Tarkett’s EMEA Marketing Communications Manager, Marjolijn Verleg, led a seminar on the company’s global Worklife research, which has shown that many physical workplaces have not kept pace with the changes that are now part of our everyday lives.

Back in the main exhibition zone, The Post-Spatial Workspace installation ponders the question: “with the office in your pocket, is there any need to leave home?” With the popularity of cloud-based systems and homeworking, Tengbom architects explores how the physical workplace might adapt through three areas: location, technology and sustainability.

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Elevating lighting from functional to a form of art, Doshi Levien’s Earth to Sky collection comprises seven pieces that channel their beauty through simplicity. Minimal shapes and a subtle colour palette combine to create a quiet statement – the perfect in-between of the current maximalist and minimalist trends.

With longevity in mind, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec present the latest additions to their ceramic vase collection for Iittala. With symmetry at the design’s heart, and a thin layer of enamel providing extra depth, the results explore the relationship between the perfect and imperfect in nature.

From the traditional to the futuristic, Woodio Design exhibits the results of its material technology research – the world’s first waterproof solid wood composite. Offering an earthiness, the textured material adds a touch of warmth to bathroom interiors through baths and sinks.

Image credit: Jonas Lindström