Trend Report: Surface Materiality / Mackinac by Steelcase
Steelcase unveiled its Mackinac solution at NeoCon 2018, with a goal to improve workspace planning by eliminating – or at least alleviating – “stressors of the modern office.” Mackinac’s solutions are intended to better support focus work, collaboration and respite – and achieving all of these things within a compact footprint. One of the most important elements of the design of Mackinac is its surface material options, which are carefully chosen for their visual and tactile appeal. We spoke with Julie Yonehara, global surface materials designer for Steelcase, about the surface material trends steering the industry today. But first, a brief refresher on the Mackinac product. Steelcase outlines what it believes the ingredients of a “fast-paced environment” are: >Constant context switching – moving from one topic to another, from a broad to a narrow view >The need to manage and process large amounts of information and filter for relevance >Shifting from visible …
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