The Art of Design Issue 21 2016 | Page 42

42 KI’s New Ec4 Workplace Furniture Collection Adds A Touch Of Nature To The Modern Office. Combining the elegance and robustness This has been shown to reduce stress and Oversailing worksurface and table of solid oak and steel, KI’s EC4 collection improve wellbeing. As many offices are top options create space for informal of workplace furniture adds a touch of located in highly urbanised areas, such gatherings and collaboration. The new nature to the modern office landscape. as EC4’s namesake, even small inclusions C-Series screen has been especially Designed and manufactured in the UK, of natural analogues can enhance the created for EC4 and can be added to create it has all the inherent capabilities of a aesthetics of the workspace and a sense of more defined individual spaces without workstation system so can be configured wellbeing for those who inhabit it. compromising the softer, more domestic to suit open plan areas, meeting rooms feel of the workstation. and third spaces alike. Its beautiful, classic With a streamlined inventory of design is coupled with KI’s reputation components, EC4 workstations and tables for outstanding quality and intelligent provide clear, unencumbered space above engineering. and below a cantilevered worksurface. The refreshing mixed material aesthetic can EC4’s solid oak legs complemented by be extended into EC4’s storage collection a variety of coordinating accents and through the introduction of accents and finishes such as oak laminate edge detail colours, and matching solid oak feet. The on worktops, act as reminders of the collection delivers high performance natural world and augment wider biophilic through intelligent wire management design - a concept that aims to bring capability and a sliding top as a cost nature into man-made spaces. neutral standard option. www.kieurope.com/EC4