Interior Design, Office Design News, Trends & Tips

10 May 2019

Time for a new shop front?

It’s a sad fact that shop fronts can be destroyed in the blink of an eye – sometimes accidentally and sometimes on purpose. Normally such incidents only make the local press but earlier in 2019, the Sloane Square branch of luxury jewelers Tiffany &...

10 May 2019

How to facilitate the freelancer?

Freelancers are coming into their own in today’s gig economy with Wi-Fi, cloud computing and video calls making it possible to work flexibly in almost any industry. In fact, the number of self-employed workers has doubled in the last two decades -...

16 April 2019

Walls that are works of art

You can’t escape the coverage in magazines and on the internet devoted to lifting your mood, improving your wellbeing and indulging in mindfulness. While many workers will wince at the thought of fitting this into their already-packed downtime ,...

11 April 2019

Is sitting the new smoking?

We have often reported on the scourge of sitting too long and now a sedentary lifestyle has been billed as worse for our health than smoking. New research claims 70,000 deaths every year are caused by sitting too long – which is a higher death rate...

18 March 2019

Office conversions force more relocations

Despite what you may read in the press, the UK property market is alive and well, to the extent that many office tenants are being evicted to make way for residential developments. It’s a trend first noted in back in 2016, when the Department for...

15 March 2019

Better productivity? A lunch table for 12

There is an undercurrent in many offices that makes employees feel guilty about taking a lunch break. Despite being entitled to time away from the desk, research from Mastercard and Ipsos MORI revealed only 17% of British workers take around one...

14 February 2019

Should the boss have a private office?

Isn’t the open plan interior office design a great way of working? There’s the banter, camaraderie and increased sense of collaboration. Plus, there’s the boss – sitting alongside the team and very much approachable. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? In...

12 February 2019

The hub is here: let’s transform your agency

We don’t need to tell you the High street is changing. Estate agents across the country are beginning to evaluate their branch network, trying to find the balance between brand awareness, public-facing presence, and bottom line figures. There is a...

16 January 2019

Don’t measure standing desk success in calories

A misleading news story misses the point of standing desks (although burning a few extra calories is always welcome). When journalists write a headline, they do so to grab attention and create controversy, and it was no different when the Daily...

12 January 2019

Introducing the refreshed MPL brand

After advising 100s of clients on how to achieve a good office refurbishment , MPL takes its own advice with a trio of new looks. MPL Interiors has unveiled three new business improvements to kick off 2019, with a relaunched website, a refurbished...

27 December 2018

Hot trend: Biophilic office design

Bringing the outside in with biophilic office design could slash sick days, boost productivity and motivate your workforce. Have you ever been told to go for a walk or get some fresh air to clear your head? Have you got a beautiful sunset or an...

18 December 2018

3 brand considerations during business acquisitions

How to keep it fresh and consistent when merging with another company or growing your network through acquisition. The current property climate means mergers and acquisitions in the estate agency industry are increasingly common but, the coming...

18 December 2018

Office design to match new recruitment trends

Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has taken the bold step of asking some new recruits when and how much they’d like to work rather than enforce a rigid 9-5 working week. Applicants list their skills and strengths when applying, together...

26 November 2018

Trendy office designs for ceilings

What’s above your head can make a big impact in your office. Here’s MPL’s advice for using your ceiling to make a style statement. Ceilings are often thought of as merely functional but in the world of office design , that bit above your head is a...

26 November 2018

Office designs for a plastic-free workplace

Plastic is not always fantastic. You can cut your usage in the workplace with a smarter interior office design . Here’s how:- You’re buying paper straws and using a bamboo toothbrush in your home. How can you replicate this effort in your...

19 October 2018

Is the death of the window display imminent?

For decades, window displays have been a High Street estate agent’s shop design but the days of refreshing pockets with property details may be numbered. Agents are showing signs of ditching one of the most established methods of advertising...

17 October 2018

Office design: Stop staff being SAD this winter

Autumn’s arrival heralds the start of long nights and short days, when it’s dark by 4pm and early starters might find their first hour of work is also under the cover of darkness. A survey conducted by Mental Health Research UK (MHRUK) found 1 in...

21 September 2018

Office refurbishment to minimize workplace etiquette faux pas

From discussing the details of last night’s date on your personal mobile to eating a particularly pungent lunch at your desk, working in an office comes with a list of unspoken etiquette rules that you may find yourself breaking. Did you know that...

20 August 2018

When the temperature rises...

We’re enjoying warmer summers and climate forecasts suggest heatwaves may happen more frequently, so how does your office design and setup fare when it hots up? A survey by Ricoh and Oxford Economics, entitled ‘The Economy of the People’, found 93%...

20 August 2018

Do people want to join your culture club?

Attracting good staff used to mean offering the highest wage but in a climate of poor wage growth, employees are increasingly being swayed by office culture - something than can be fostered by creative office design and build . Up until the late...