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Art’s role is becoming a pre-meeting facilitator, not a post-build embellishment. Which reframes art as organizational design, not interior design. 

WATERCOOLER CHAT: Austin’s Quiet Shift in Office Art Strategy

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Austin’s quiet shift in office art strategy has elevated art’s role in office design as not just branding or decoration. Art is being upscaled as behavioral scaffolding to support a framework designed to help teams adopt new behaviors and skills. Companies are deliberately commissioning and placing art to script how collaboration happens, especially in hybrid and rapidly scaling teams. Art’s role is becoming a pre-meeting facilitator, not a post-build embellishment. Which reframes art as organizational design, not interior design. 

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brand engagement

Lobbying For Brand Engagement

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Lobbying for brand engagement has led to some impactful design upgrades for reception areas. Long perceived as just transition spaces, lobbies play a vital role in brand identity and community presence. In contemporary design and hybrid work culture, the lobby has evolved from a circulation zone into a strategic spatial asset that anchors a business within its local context. What was once an overlooked threshold is now a curated environment that redefines the brand experience.

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resimercial office style

Resimercial Office Style: Reinventing Mid-Century Modern

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Resimercial office style is constantly reinventing commercial design. Mid-Century Modern invariably ends up here, empowering color, geometric shapes, and iconic furniture styles from one of the most influential designs ever created. Blending classic emphasis on functionality and clean lines with modern adaptations like warmer color palettes, natural materials, and updated technology integration keeps Mid-Century Modern design one of the most resilient and relevant office design styles.
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SW Colormix 2026

WATERCOOLER CHAT: Sherwin-Williams Colormix 2026

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Sherwin-Williams Colormix® 2026 Anthology Volume Two biennial trend report explores the evolution of key color groups. Sherwin-Williams’ expert Trendsight Team studies color movement across the globe to create these four essential palettes that will guide the future of residential and commercial design. Let’s explore the Colormix 2026 pallets in a little more depth as they relate to current office design trends. 

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human centric environments

Human-Centric Environments

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Human-centric environments are sharpening the focus of hybrid workspaces as an incubator for change. The workplace has traditionally been all about business. Transforming spaces into more relatable, compassionate, and understanding of human qualities is what humanizing feels like at work. An environment where comfort, emotion, and human values become part of the design is essential for making the workplace relevant, inspiring, and productive. The shift to inclusive workplaces recognizes diverse needs, not just physically but also cognitively and sensory-wise. This contributes to retention, innovation, and productivity through intentionally designed workplaces that welcome all workstyles.

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team workspaces

WATERCOOLER CHAT: Expanded Team Workspaces

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Expanded team workspaces are elevating office design into a cultural hub that focuses upon encounters. This takes hybrid office design to another level by elevating the team experience across the office landscape and all hybrid work modalities. People-centered design supports all levels of collaboration by creating engaging amenity spaces that encourage face-to-face connection everywhere.

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Creative Workspace design

WATERCOOLER CHAT: Creative Workspace Design

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Creative workspace design boosts productivity and collaboration. One of the biggest trends moving into 2025 will be creatively designed adaptable office spaces that allow for the multifunctional use of space. Bold idea stimulation will contribute to unique environments that promote productivity and excellence, regardless of your office size or location.

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SW Colormix 2025

WATERCOOLER CHAT: Sherwin-Williams Colormix® 2025

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According to Sherwin-Williams’ Director of Color Marketing, Sue Wadden, the Capsules collection is an exploration of the magic contained within the colors, materials, and finishes that will inspire innovation, create connections, and illuminate the future of residential and commercial design. The SW Colormix 2025 Capsules collection takes a look at the 48 most trend-forward hues for 2025.

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