Antenna Workspaces
Antenna provides furniture for open spaces, enclosed spaces and the spaces between the spaces where people come together. A broad range of wooden storage elements includes table mounted, wall mounted and freestanding cabinets. Antenna storage elements suggest boundaries and define individual workspaces without blocking visual access.
Whether in an office, at home or in a coffee shop, work today requires
shifting from one task and type of work to another – from focused projects to
shared and team activities. The distinct modes of work should be supported by a
set of nimble elements that simplify transitions from individual to group work.
With this in mind, the Antenna design brief called for
a simple table structure that could be transformed to create a full range of
work settings, from private office and individual workstations to meeting room
tables and touch-down spaces, supporting the multiple modes of work occurring
in the workplace:
FOCUS: Individually-oriented work that requires
concentration and reduced interruptions. SHARE: Collaboration that occurs in
individual or group spaces and centers on the casual exchange of ideas with a
small number of colleagues. TEAM: Group efforts applied to specific work goals,
which may be supported in primary workspaces or in formal and informal meeting
spaces.
Recognising the relevance of their expertise, we
collaborated with Antenna Design, a progressive New York City firm dedicated to
making the experience of technology and environments more meaningful. In
response to our brief, Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger, the principals of
Antenna Design, arrived at a simple, modular leg and tabletop structure. From
there they developed components, connections and transitions that maximise
usability and flexibility with a minimum of parts. The result is the
ingeniously simple, incredibly versatile Antenna Workspaces.
About Designer | |
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Antenna Design |
Antenna Design
was founded in 1997 by Masamichi Udagawa, a Cranbrook Academy graduate, and
Sigi Moeslinger, who holds degrees from NYU and Art Center College of Design.
Antenna's people-centered design approach aims to make the experience of
objects and environments more meaningful and exciting. Among Antenna’s best
known projects are the design of New York City Subway cars and ticket vending
machines, JetBlue check-in kiosks and displays for Bloomberg. When Knoll set
out to create a new open plan office system, Antenna’s experience with the
ever-expanding presence of technology, and their expertise in user experience
made them an attractive collaborative partner. Together Knoll and Antenna
conceived Antenna Workspaces, an innovative open plan system, which reflects
Udagawa and Moeslinger’s interest in functional simplicity and their expertise
in using design as a tool of social interaction that bridges people and
technology. Antenna has been recognised with several prestigious design awards,
including the National Design Award in Product Design from the Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum. Both Udagawa and Moeslinger are senior critics in
graphic design at the Yale University School of Art. |