From the Archive: How the tools, innovations, and culture of office labour have shaped human output and values
Words by Elissaveta M.Brandon
Out Of Office explores the evolution of the office and its furniture
If the office is no longer spatial, what has it become? Ripe with potential, this is the question that lies at the heart of
Out Of Office – a site-specific and interactive exhibition co-curated by design practice Soft-Firm, furniture brand TORTUGA Living and design specialist Alex Gilbert.
Located in A/D/O, a former warehouse-turned-creative hub in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,
Out Of Office is a thorough exploration of the evolution of office design spanning a period from 1950 to 2050. “The exhibition is part historical part speculative,” explains Tal Liu of Soft-Firm. “We wanted to have fun with it, but also really examine the cultural, historical and technological factors that are involved.”