Our weekly round up of industry news from around the web.
- The chairs featured in Star Trek were sometimes painted, or modified to look future-y with buttons and lights. But more often than not, they were pulled from a designer storeroom and placed straight into the 23rd century, shares Fast Company.
- As more companies consider plans to bring workers back to the office, The New York Times reports that experts say to expect expanded gathering spaces and fewer personal workstations.
- GlobeSt.com shares that flexible office space is poised for a comeback, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered new leasing activity and drove leasing volume down 92%.
- Learn why strategic design should reflect a post-pandemic workforce culture via ArchDaily.
- BuiltIn explains what a hybrid workplace is and how we can best make them work.
- The workplace of the future will be designed for homey comfort. Check out these office sanctuaries via Wunderman Thompson.
