About 15% of people, or 1 in 7 employees, in the UK are neurodiverse. Here we’ll look at office design through a neurodiversity lens, and give you some tangible actions to take when designing a workplace that’s inclusive for everyone. It’s well-recognised that how you design your office can greatly affect the wellbeing and happiness of your people, and this rings true even more so for those who are neurodivergent. So what does this mean for employers? And how can you adjust your office space to ensure everyone thrives? Whilst we give our recommendations in this article, one size absolutely doe ..read more

It’s time to go behind the scenes once again as we bring you another team spotlight. This month, it’s our Pre-Construction Manager, Andy Lillington’s turn to tell you about himself, his role, and his life at Blueprint Interiors. Hi Andy, Tell us a little bit about your role As Pre-Construction Manager, my role is to take the design brief we’ve defined with the client and make it a buildable space. I collaborate with them to develop specifications, meet subcontractors, develop costs, and turn the ideas we’ve dreamt up with the client into a reality. Day-to-day can vary, but the majority of ..read more

Chloe, Rebecca, Kate and Ben went to Clerkenwell Design Week 2023 and have come back full of ideas and inspiration! Tracking the latest workplace design trends means we can share these insights with our clients (and of course the rest of our team). Here are some of the main trends we saw this year – based on talks from industry experts and browsing the showrooms of our favourite world-leading suppliers. Life-centred design and sustainability We’re finding ourselves speaking to clients a lot more about the wider impacts of making certain design choices, so we’re pleased to see this one as a hot ..read more

Your office is a reflection of your business and therefore your brand. So when your company rebrands, your office should change with it. Branding is more than a logo; it’s about how your company is perceived and makes people feel. This of course includes people who visit your offices, like clients, and perhaps most importantly, your employees. A new brand means a chance to refresh your office space. We’re going to look at the things to think about when updating your office design as part of a company rebrand. Use elements of your new brand identity A successful brand conveys your company’s per ..read more

If you’re a coffee lover (like us), then you probably know that a good cup of joe at the right time does wonders for your mood and productivity. It’s no wonder that we drink an estimated 98 million cups of coffee in the UK every day! But did you know that having great coffee in the workplace can actually increase happiness and motivation among your team too? So, grab your favourite mug and let’s talk coffee in the workplace. Coffee and productivity We all know that coffee contains caffeine, which improves brain function, including memory, mood, and reaction time. This means that a good cup of ..read more

The rise of hybrid working represents a monumental shift in what we class as ‘the norm’ when it comes to where and how we do our work. With this, organisations face the challenge of empowering people to work more flexibly, balanced with the need to bring teams together to do their best work. And of course, maintain that all important sense of community. Add in the fact that each person has their own preferences and needs, and the challenge only becomes greater! Recent Steelcase research concluded that the key to successfully embracing new working practices lies with leadership teams. Employees ..read more

It’s time to go behind the scenes once again as we bring you another team spotlight. This month, it’s our Project Designer, Kate Bennett, here to tell you about herself, her role, and life at Blueprint Interiors. Tell us a little bit about your role As a Project Designer, I’m involved with clients right from the early stages of a project until fit out and then handover. In my role, I work with other team members to get the initial brief, then create client presentations to show design schemes and inspiration. I also produce 3D models which show our clients what their new office will actually l ..read more

If you walk into a drab and lifeless office, how does it make you feel? Probably a bit drab and lifeless… On the flip side, if you walk into an office that’s had a lot of thought put into things like the décor and layout to create an uplifting, inspiring and motivational feel, how do you feel then? It’s pretty clear from picturing these scenarios in your mind, that office design has an emotional impact on the people that work there. Once you understand what people want and need from their office, you can make decisions that’ll deliver. In turn, you can design your space to improve the emotiona ..read more

Office design has a bigger impact on productivity than you might initially think. In fact, the design of your workplace can significantly increase your people’s productivity. Who wouldn’t feel inspired by a well-designed, comfortable office that encourages choice over workspaces, with options to get away from distractions? But how do you do that in the first place? To get you started, here are six office design features that increase productivity. A quick caveat before we begin… What works for one team or individual doesn’t always work for another. Always ask your employees what they want or t ..read more

As is tradition, approaching the new year at Blueprint Interiors means looking ahead to the trends and tools that we believe will define the next 12 months of office and hybrid working. A reflection of 2022 This year, the challenge which started off as Covid retreated, and we saw the general return to the workplace. In 2022, businesses were asking what the office is for, but a year on, they now have strong evidence that these physical spaces need to provide the core resource to encourage and support the cultural behaviours that give great organizations the competitive edge in terms of recruitm ..read more