Yesterday was World Health Day, a day focused on improving global health. This year’s theme: high blood pressure. Work stresses are a significant contributor to hypertension. Which is why leading edge companies are investing so much in designing feelgood workspaces, complete with abun

Palms are the indoor trees of choice for global architects and interior designers, adding drama and theatre to corporate headquarters, shopping centres and office atriums worldwide. On gloomy days, glass-walled buildings can appear cold and hard instead of open and welcoming. Palms ar

Today is UNESCO World Water Day. A day to pause and reflect on our use of water. An opportune time to consider ways to moderate our personal consumption and business use. (If rising water rates aren’t already deterrent enough!). Sustainability surveys show that reducing water wa

Think back to the last time you bought a pair of business shoes. What made you choose them: Did they go perfectly with a certain suit? Did their distinctive design make them irresistible? Were you confident they would make the right impression? Apply the same criteria when choosing Po

Mummie Plants are a new breed of “businessplants” for businesspeople, purpose-designed to make business sense. Preserving a plant locks in its freshness and vitality and makes it self-sufficient, saving you the costs and headaches associated with ordinary plants. All the e

A busy week ahead! Here’s Mummie Plants founder, Norma, putting the final touches to our stand design for Facilities Management Ireland, a key event in every Facility Manager’s diary. This will be our first major show of the year and the first chance for Irish audiences to

Your old office plants have seen better days and you’ve decided to invest in new indoor planting. Like everything in business it pays to start by setting your scope and defining your goals. What influence will your building design & office layouts have? What impact do you w

An indoor plant is a not a typical Office Expenses item. Buy stationery or furniture and that’s IT. You pay once, get what you need and move on. Buying a typical indoor plant is different. Ordinarily, office plants are living things meaning they can’t simply be left to the

The beauty of trees is that, even after death, they retain the power to impact our emotions. Skeletal, lightning-struck trees shock us. Felled trunks in the forest inspire awe. Bleached branches on a beach evoke the cycle of life. Deadwood’s power to move us explains its current

“God created The Earth but the Dutch made Holland”. For evidence of how to generate wealth from nothing look no further than The Netherlands. A nation audacious enough to reclaim 13% of its land from the sea is a natural breeding ground for visionaries. This story tells ho

Looking for an inspirational office plant? Look no further than the plant world’s Greatest Survivor, a plant which roamed the earth before the dinosaurs, a plant that is still going strong after 70-million-years. The Washingtonia. Only a special plant gets named in honour of a U

At work we often use screensavers or postcards of beach scenes for inspiration. Imagine going a step further. Imagine creating a workplace that transports you to the beach every time you enter the office. Office fit-out designers all over Europe are doing it – now is your chance

Mummie Plants is short for “mummified plants”. Yes, as in the Ancient Egyptian practice. Except without the linen wrapping! Mummie Plants are created using age-old preservation techniques and are the brainchild of Holland’s Maurits Hildering. It all started with Maur

January is the time when most of us start taking stock of our lives and thinking about ways to improve ourselves. On a personal level we tend to think about our health be it trying to get fit or cutting out the things that are bad for us. Essentially we want to look & feel better.