Herman Miller
© Daniel Carlsten
WORK BETTER TOGETHER – PUBLIC
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Based on the belief that the more people connect, the better they
work, Public transforms every part of the office—including individual
desks—into places for collaboration. It’s the first office system to
support casual work and to provide comfort at the desk, in circulation
spaces, and in group areas—all within a consistent design vocabulary.
Visually uniform and modular surfaces, storage, and seating can be
configured into a broad range of settings that encourage fluid transitions
between collaborative and focused work.
Public Office Landscape
Designed by Yves Béhar and fuseproject, 2013
In the new landscape of work, technology enables us to work
anywhere and to collaborate virtually. Despite this, people continue
to be drawn to the office for work and interaction. At Herman Miller,
we believe office landscapes that encourage people to work
together foster greater productivity and enhance everyone’s ability
to generate ideas.
Through global research, we’ve learned that 70 percent of workplace
collaboration happens at the desk. Most of these interactions are
brief, typically lasting three to five minutes. At the same time, people
—supported by mobile technology—are spending more time away
from their individual workspaces.
