The home office has gained increasingly significant relevance since the pandemic broke out, with many working people realising that a dedicated workspace in the home plays a more important role than previously thought. Whether you turn an entire room into an office or set aside an area within one of the rooms in your house, an allotted working area helps you to sep arate your work tasks from your personal life – minimising everyday distrac tions when you need to concentrate. In order to be efficient, you need to be organised and therefore your desk should ideally have built-in drawers so that the work surface is as clutter-free as possible and the likes of pens, stationery and folders are neatly hidden away. Bookshelves are a great addition to any home office for easy-access to files and literature, and they take up little or sometimes no floor space, making the room feel more organised and spacious. Many have found that working from home has actually increased produc tivity as they don’t lose time or suffer the stress of travelling to the office and are immediately on-hand for any home deliveries or emergencies that crop up. Ensuring that your working area is as comfortable and ergonomic as possible for your individual requirements is a strong contributing factor to your productivity, as commercial offices are nearly always set up as “one size fits all”, which may not suit everyone’s way of working. So, make your work space ideal for your own specific needs, and ensure working at home is more pleasurable and more productive.
THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE
The Blues office armchair provides an ergonomic seat that is available in either leather or fabric. The enveloping backrest welcomes and supports the individual, and comes as a high or low version. The Blues desk features an elegant formal aesthetic in walnut wood, and the legs of the desk are equipped with drawers covered in leather (www.turri.it) .
Muuto’s clay-coloured swivel Fiber armchair with a polished aluminium base is perfectly ac companied by their minimalist smoked oak 70/70 table. Available from Acoola in Pol. Ind. San Pedro de Alcántara (www.acoola.eu) .
The exclusive award-winning Silver office chair by Interstuhl comprises an innovative auto matic return mechanism and offers the ultimate in ergonomic seating. Available from Lijomi in the Marbella Club (www.lijomi.eu) .
The Bistrot bookshelf from Henge is made from thick solid wood covered in metal and finished in burnished brass, black burnished brass or steel. It is shown here with their Time table, which is also made from solid wood and burnished brass and has a fluidity of form that is especially eye-catching. Their Sa vanna chairs are made from black wood or olive ash with a leather seat; while the iconic Superb-All Horizontal ceiling light is a showstopper, whimsically hovering above in all its extrava gance. Henge is available from Ambience Home Design in CC La Poveda in Marbella (www.ambiencehomedesign.com) .
The modular Ubiqua bookcase from Porada has columns that are fixed to the wall or ceiling. It is fully customisable and you can change the composition of the shelves and drawers to suit the space. Porada is availa ble through Acoola in Polígono Industrial San Pedro de Alcántara (www.acoola.eu) , Siesta Interior Design in Centro Plaza in Nueva An dalucía (www.siestainteriordesign.com) , Am bience Home Design situated in CC La Poveda in Marbella (www.ambiencehomedesign.com) and Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avda. del Mediterráneo in San Pedro de Al cántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com) .
The Blade shelving unit by Modulnova is minimalist yet eye-catching in its aesthetic. Blade is built to last for years and it comes in high-quality materials that are made to-measure. Modulnova is situated in Avda. Salamanca 12 in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.modulnovamarbella.com) .
