Creatif Conversations

As lockdown restrictions in the UK begin to ease, many organisations large and small are considering their return to work strategy. To gain an understanding into how some of the world’s largest organisations were adapting to the unprecedented levels of change brought about by the global pandemic we decided to reach out to Sam Sahni – Head of Workplace Strategy and Change Management discipline for global fit-out experts Unispace, in addition to leading their Global Enterprise programme.

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that few people have had such a wide-reaching and genuinely positive impact on the workplace design sector as Women In Office Design founder, Harsha Kotak.

Remember 2018? A time when industry events were commonplace, and the phrase “social distancing” wasn’t mentioned? Well, back in December 2018 we closed out the year with one final “Creatif Talks” seminar as we welcomed Neil Usher following the release of his critically-acclaimed book, “The Elemental Workplace”.

This month we check in with Creatif’s very own Founder and Managing Director, Dwight Bailey, to discuss the effects of the current pandemic and what the future of the workspace may look like.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic affecting countries worldwide, this Creatif Conversation is the first to be conducted via video call, rather than face to face. It was particularly timely to be speaking to Elliot *Gold, Co-Founder of Work.Life, as he owns coworking spaces across London, Reading and Manchester.

Bright, bold and botanical; a Charlotte Jade design can be spotted a mile off. Charlotte Jade is a luxury interior design brand that’s made its mark by specialising in beautiful, highly detailed, hand drawn artworks.

Nicola Gillen is the Head of Total Workplace EMEA at real estate giants Cushman & Wakefield. As a workplace visionary and published author, Nicola has extensive experience within real estate and has lived and worked abroad for a number of years.

Jon Tollit is an award-winning Design Director and Principal at Gensler, predominantly working on projects in the lifestyle sector.

Richard Russell is the founding Director Innerspace Cheshire, one of the foremost suppliers of natural materials within the interior design industry.

Rosie Haslem is a Director at Spacelab, a research, interior design and architecture practice that has a strong focus on making buildings that fit people, instead of trying to fit people in to buildings.