In the Office 4.0 concept, people are no longer tied to office space designed to fit their needs. With the influence of new technology, people can work in all places, so the boundary between work and private life becomes blurred, and work becomes a way of life. And office space becomes more diversified, which requires more office furniture that breaks down functional boundaries to adapt to a diversified office environment.

New Business Background Spawns Diversified Office

With the new business background, the workplace is rich and changeable, satisfying various working conditions in an all-around way. The office space design is also more diversified, requiring multi-functional and diversified office furniture to create a creative atmosphere and stimulate employees' enthusiasm for work.

At present, there are ten main features in the office space:

1. The open workspace has replaced the traditional lattice room.
2. The proportion of leisure areas has been enlarged, which is convenient for employees to communicate and share and is conducive to relieving pressure.
3. The tea room has become a coffee and beverage area.
4. Thanks to the popularity of cloud storage functions, the number of file cabinets has been reduced.
5. The number of rooms in charge has been reduced, and the number of paint products has been reduced.
6. The acceptance of lifting table products has become higher and higher.
7. Telephone booths will become the standard for medium and large companies.
8. The development and application of intelligent furniture will gradually expand, but the impact is not significant.
9. The space shaping will be more concerned about employees' feelings.
10. Employees' habit of the fixed workspace will gradually become an appointment workspace.

The third space becomes the choice of young people.

In addition to offices in the traditional sense, various office spaces can also be cafes, bars, movie theatres, gyms, and restaurants. The third space (referring to informal gathering places outside the home and workplace) thus becomes a vital workplace. The third space is a "neutral zone" with a natural social function. Still, open, interesting, fun and work are not unique over time. They can provide psychological support and soothe people's emotions and other attributes. Many young employees choose this space as their workplace if it is for the office of the third space, both communication space, social space, quiet space, open space, and another form of workspace. We should explore the types of enterprises, different management styles and the needs of workers in various occupations to plan a suitable working environment.

New Demands for Furniture in Diversified Workplaces

Under the epidemic situation, the demands for home offices, mobile offices and intelligent offices are growing. Highly humanized, flexible and more technologically advanced furniture and office space are needed to weaken the boundary between work and life, fully release creativity and maximize human productivity. Under this trend, diversified workplaces put forward new requirements for furniture products in product R&D and design, material application and new technology application.

Diversified workplaces will place higher demands on office furniture products. For example, in terms of design, it is required to have a unique style, novelty, and a strong sense of fashion which is pleasing to the eye. In terms of material application, different material standards are also provided for other use environments and requirements, in addition to requiring health and environmental protection. For example, when working outdoors or on the balcony, the furniture must have moisture-proof and waterproof functions; in the library, the table must have sound absorption and noise reduction. Multi-functional furniture with strong adaptability is more popular and Favored in different office spaces. Furniture is more functionally diverse and requires not only ergonomics but also specific storage and privacy protection requirements. And even involves furniture components to be assembled at will to create different office spaces so that furniture functions beyond space constraints. The effect to achieve a variety of functional integration.