Image source: Vitra — Soft Work
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Soft Work
A modular office seating landscape integrating tables, power, panels and ergonomic support
2018
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Description
Overview
Soft Work, designed in 2018 by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, shifts office activity from desks to an upholstered modular landscape. Seating, table surfaces, power connections and screens combine within one system.
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Components
- Straight and curved seat elements
- Single- and double-sided arrangements
- Arm-mounted movable desks
- Power sockets between seat cushions
- Optional panels and castors
Story
Work organised around seating
Barber and Osgerby developed Soft Work around the observation that mobile technology allows work to move away from a dedicated desk. Vitra positions tables and connections around the sofa rather than placing sofas at the edge of a desk-centred office.
A system for changing groups
The modular construction supports solo work, team use and screened areas. Curves, platforms and movable surfaces allow the arrangement to change with the interior.
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