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En plein air: flexible office spaces take work outside

Businesses are moving staff - and furniture - outdoors to get closer to nature and improve wellbeing

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Fermob's Bolder two and three-seater tables with integrated seats, counters and corner connecting tops and high stools in Cactus and Chilli colours at bank Crédit Agricole Centre-est's Terralumia project in Lyon.
Fermob's Bolder two and three-seater tables with integrated seats, counters and corner connecting tops and high stools in Cactus and Chilli colours at bank Crédit Agricole Centre-est's Terralumia project in Lyon. Credit: Terralumia – Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard

French manufacturer Fermob, known for its reception and workspace furniture, has extended its Garden Office range to tap into the growing trend for working outdoors.

Working surrounded by nature can only be beneficial for health, inspiration and revitalisation, believes the company, which first launched the Garden Office range in 2023 for businesses wanting to adopt a new attitude at work.

Its ergonomic outdoor desks, tables, chairs and stools allow specifiers to design open-air offices with welcoming communal areas that encourage discussions and sharing between employees.

The modular, flexible solutions can adapt to a wide range of applications (open-space offices, canteens, gardens, terraces, rooftops), encouraging contact with nature and interaction between colleagues.

With new additions to the range, which include the Bolder modular table and stool, Adadesk rocking side desk and Luxembourg Work high desk with storage, Fermob is now assisting all kinds of businesses, local authorities and managers of buildings open to the public to transform life at work and in public areas.

  • Adadesk rocking side desk in Honey, printed with the name of the Terralumia project.
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    Adadesk rocking side desk in Honey, printed with the name of the Terralumia project. Credit: Terralumia - Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard
  • Luxembourg bar chairs (design Frédérique Sofia) and Luxembourg Work high tables, all in Chilli, Cactus and Honey.
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    Luxembourg bar chairs (design Frédérique Sofia) and Luxembourg Work high tables, all in Chilli, Cactus and Honey. Credit: Terralumia - Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard
  • Luxembourg Work high table in Cactus.
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    Luxembourg Work high table in Cactus. Credit: Terralumia – Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard
  • Adadesk rocking side desks in Honey, Cactus, Chilli and Acapulco Blue.
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    Adadesk rocking side desks in Honey, Cactus, Chilli and Acapulco Blue. Credit: Terralumia – Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard
  • Bolder two-seater round table with seats in Chilli.
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    Bolder two-seater round table with seats in Chilli. Credit: Terralumia – Crédit Agricole Centre-est / Romain Ricard
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Fermob: inventor of the open-air office

With the newly extended Garden Office collection, Fermob pays special attention to the wellbeing of its users to ensure better performance through intuitive and versatile ergonomics.

Whether designing a space for just one or two people, for four people or a larger gathering, the ingenious, multipurpose furniture adapts to all outdoor needs. It is designed for all postures in response to new ways of working.

Fermob's playful and clever solutions are the perfect allies for any outdoor design project. 

For more information about specifying Fermob products, visit fermob-contract.com

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