Nienkämper’s TOKO 

by Anna Zappia | June 5th, 2023

Nienkämper’s TOKO, designed by Carl Gustav Magnusson, is a modular system of self-supporting structures that can be used to create unique environments in the office. The easy to reconfigure structure provides the visual and acoustic separation essential for work in open spaces.  With the array of options available on the market, Magnusson wanted TOKO to be more than a set of four cubicle-like walls—all too common in today’s workplace. “Most of these systems are reconfigured into square boxes,” he explained. In typical corporate settings, visitors are often greeted in a reception area or ushered into a conference room, serviceable but not necessarily comfortable.  The experience of hospitality when one goes out for a meal served as one inspiration. “It has the spirit of a café or even a food truck,” Magnusson said. “They are inviting places, and I wanted to capture that. It’s a third space that offers a friendly …