Design Brief
The recent pandemic has resulted in what many are calling the largest work from home experiment ever conducted in human history. Furthermore, several companies have now announced a shift to hybrid working meaning even more individuals will find themselves working from home for some amount of time. This situation has inevitably resulted in many people finding themselves working in unsuitable and uncomfortable environments. A solution must be designed to help solve some of the issues that people have faced with working from home.
User Workspace Analysis
Problem Definition and Design Direction
Storage and Balance:
Many users have cluttered workspaces making it hard to find necessary equipment. They dislike current office storage units as they are "R2-D2" like boxes that clutter up the home. This makes defining a healthy work life balance hard as users are constantly surrounded by their work.
Customization and Nature:
Customization is important to users at they can give their spaces bright splashes of colour to combat their homes dull atmosphere. A substantial proportion of home workers also miss opportunities to go outside, which is something they want to do more of.
Visual Direction
The Process
Manufacturing
Outcome
Sisu is a family of products aimed to make working from home an easier and more comfortable experience for everyone, through embracing ideas from hygge.
The Lagom Storage Unit is suitable for office and home needs. This unit blends into the home, helping you keep work out of sight and out of mind at the end of the day, and features hanging storage bags for your equipment. The Orka folding desk allows flexible working over a chair or on the ground. Attached onto Orka is the Lykke Messenger Bag, not only providing storage for you while working, but also allows you to package Orka for working on the go.
Sisu represents our determination to push through, no matter what, which perfectly represents our resilience throughout the pandemic.
Lagom represents a healthier work-life balance.
Orka stands for the energy to do something.
Lykke reflects good luck and fortune in our lives.
