ADAPTING TO A NEW WAY OF WORKING

Tirthankar Basu, Managing Director, India and SAARC region, Steelcase talks about the emerging trends in workspace design

A lot has changed after the pandemic, especially in the way we work. For over 100 years, Steelcase has been creating innovative solutions at the crossroads of furniture, design, architecture, and technology, to reshape how we live and work. In a conversation with Tirthankar Basu, MD, India and SAARC Region, Steelcase talks about innovations in the workspace segment.

What are the factors governing the trends in the workspace furniture market?

A. Companies want to give employees more flexibility at work. Traditionally, you would work at your desk for eight hours and then go home. People are lot more adaptable nowadays. Steelcase surveyed 58,000 people in 11 different countries to see what it will take to lure them back into offices and found some surprising—and some not so surprising—answers. “The workplace should be the best place to get work done.”