Why Office Wellbeing & Inclusivity is Critical to a Successful Workplace

How workspaces can support people whose daily lives vary from the ‘regular’.

Emma MorleyJanuary 22, 2024Emma Morley

How Can Office Design Support Productivity?

Read about the key factors that should be taken into account when setting up a supportive and efficient working environment from the basic build, spatial layout, ergonomics to wellbeing.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyOctober 20, 2023Emma Morley

Music In The Workplace

How clients are utilising music in commercial areas when people have adapted to this way of working from home.

Workspace Design FeaturesJoe MorleySeptember 29, 2023Emma Morley

What is Hybrid Working and how can we make it work?

Hybrid work is a flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go workers. It offers employees the autonomy to choose to work wherever and however they are most productive. Hybrid work rose to popularity through the pandemic when employees and employers acknowledged that much of their work could be carried out at home or remotely.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleySeptember 15, 2023Emma Morley

How to design an agile workspace

An Agile Workplace is flexible both in terms of the physical workspace as well as in practice; an agile working strategy better accommodates employees by replacing traditional office rules with general guidelines, within the setting of a dynamic workspace…

Office Design AdviceEmma MorleySeptember 14, 2023Emma Morley

What is the process for designing an office fit out?

We follow the RIBA (Royal institute of British Architects) Process when running any Workspace / Office Interior Design Project; there is a formula and rhythm to this that is understood by the majority of Professionals within the Architectural, Construction and Interior Design Industry so an immediate common ground is recognised. As each ‘stage’ ends it’s a gateway to the next with client approval and sign off agreed before proceeding to the next stage.

Office Design AdviceNadia ThemistocleousSeptember 8, 2023Emma Morley

How do I get my new office designed and built?

If you are relocating to a new office you will be looking to undertake a full scale project from Design to fit out this is the process of changing a space from a CAT A to CAT B space. If you are looking to make changes to your existing space we refer to this as an office refurbishment.

Office Design AdviceEmma MorleyAugust 11, 2023Emma Morley, office design, office interior design

How to make the office a better place to work

There is so much to navigate in the post pandemic world of office design and strategy and a lot to weigh up in terms of where to spend the money on improvements and indeed is this a ‘move or improve’ moment?

Using Rugs in Office Interiors

Whether you can install new flooring or budget limitations dictates that you have to work with an existing floor, nothing adds interest, colour and heart to a commercial space like the right rug.

Workspace Design FeaturesNadia ThemistocleousJune 11, 2023Emma Morley

The Influence of Workplace Evolution on Office Design Trends

The last three years have kept workspace designers like Trifle* firmly on our most flexible toes. In the post-pandemic, office design world, we are now adept at navigating the unexpected….

Workplace InsightsNadia ThemistocleousMay 19, 2023Emma Morley

What is Biophilia in Interior Design?

Biophilia is the connection we feel to nature and the reasoning behind it. ‘Philia’ comes from the Greek ‘to love’ so the literal interpretation of Biophilia is ‘a love of living things’

Workspace Design FeaturesNadia ThemistocleousApril 6, 2023Emma Morley

Does Today’s Workplace Reflect the Wellbeing Needs of Women?

This International Women's Day, we wanted to shine a light on the working lives of women with a focus on the health challenges that can be faced. It is not enough for businesses to wave the ‘wellbeing banner’ without really understanding the complexity of experience.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyMarch 8, 2023Emma Morley

What’s the Difference between a CAT A and CAT B Office Fit Out?

The world of commercial interior design and fit out is full of abbreviations and codes that can confuse those tasked with finding a new space for their business. E.g. do you need a CAT A or CAT B fit out? We seek to demystify the experience.

Office Design AdviceNadia ThemistocleousFebruary 9, 2023Emma Morley

The Future of Work - Trends 2023

In the post-pandemic world of work, what trends are influencing the hunt for the ‘new normal’?

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyJanuary 31, 2023Emma Morley

Facilitating a Workspace Evolution

Our Director, Emma Morley, was invited by Facilitate Magazine to write a piece on the importance of creating spaces and cultures that people want to be part of.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyNovember 8, 2022Emma Morley

Human-centric space - Trifle* feature in FMJ

Our Director Emma Morley was invited by Facilities Management Journal, the sector’s leading title, to put pen to paper about the importance of human-centred design.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyOctober 28, 2022Emma Morley

The Future of Work Must Be Healthy

Emma Morley talked to On Office magazine about how workspaces can support people whose daily lives vary from the ‘regular’.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyMay 18, 2022Emma Morley

Is it Time to Burn the Desks?

The workspace revolution is underway, but the journey and the destination remain utterly unpredictable. Is hybrid working just a stepping stone to something else.....?

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyFebruary 16, 2022Emma Morley

Dec 31st 2021 - How’d that happen?

A former colleague, Ike Obanye always used to say ‘Busy doesn’t have meaning, it sounds tiring. Better to be active’. His words have run through my head repeatedly in the last months of this frenetic year. 2021 at Trifle* has been consistently ‘active’.

Workplace InsightsEmma MorleyFebruary 4, 2022Emma Morley