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Aspect Furniture Melbourne showroom opening, 5–7 March

Announcement posted by Aspect Furniture Pty 20 Feb 2019

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Aspect Furniture Melbourne showroom opening, 5–7 March

You’re invited to our Melbourne showroom opening to experience a full range of cutting-edge workplace settings. Enjoy gourmet food and drinks as you browse this active work environment and network with industry peers and the Aspect team. The three-day launch event will feature breakfast, lunch and evening sessions.

To make furniture selection convenient for designers and clients, we found a space in the heart of Melbourne between Flinders Lane and Collins Street. The discreet entrance off Collins Street brings you into a beautiful character space with high ceilings and windows. Warren and Mahoney has designed the new fit-out and their first decision was to leave the building shell exposed and simply paint it in a soft white with clusters of circular light fittings to create intimacy.

An active work environment in its own right

Far more than a showroom, the Melbourne space is an active workplace where you’ll find furniture settings in full operation and with plenty of space to assemble and trial your own layouts.

‘We’ve arranged the collections so the Aspect team can freely use any part of the space for their own meetings and work,’ says interior designer Jono Coates from Warren and Mahoney. ‘This gives visitors a clear sense of the nature and character of an agile workplace, which they can trial themselves. Every workstyle setting is there – booths, modular workstations, demountable rooms, privacy screens, soft seating, chairs, tables, smart lockers and accessories – large and small.’

Spatial features

One of the design and functional features of the space is a ‘live’ catalogue of chairs spanning the wall and windows along Flinders Lane. The grid is made from Aspect’s own creative designed aluminium shelving system, so when discussing chair options, the team can simply point to the range and have models on the ground for testing.

Furniture takes time to assess and experience, so we have also built a hospitality kitchen at the centre of the showroom to serve food and drinks for extended meetings and furniture trials. We can move furniture around and configure different options to give clients a clear picture and the ability to discuss them in detail with their designers, colleagues and the Aspect team.


Hospitality influencing the workplace

One of the major changes we’ve seen in the workplace over the past five years has been the integration of hospitality-style settings. To retain top people, corporates are focussing on the human experience, and casual coffee and lunch environments are one of the keys to a happy workspace.

You’ll see these influences in the hub kitchen, velvet upholstery on our Hive modular seating, and ottoman chairs grouped with pedestal tables. Collaborative and flexible, we’ve seen how much teams enjoy these spaces – they’re fun and create more energy and engagement at meetings.

Developing the perfect furniture solution

‘We’ve laid out the furniture so clients and designers can start to imagine and combine options,’ says Jono. ‘Aspect regularly create bespoke samples for projects, so the client can order a sample of the exact design and see how it combines with all the other furniture components. The space is open and flexible enough to allow these trails to occur.’

Visit us to see, touch and operate cutting-edge workplace furniture systems. If there is a specific setting you’d like to trial, we can set it up to your specification for your team to use, adjust, test and discuss.

What:               Aspect Furniture Melbourne showroom opening

When:               5–7 March 2019

9am breakfast sessions

2pm lunch sessions

4pm canapés/drinks sessions.

6pm closing cocktail party

Where: 333 Collins Street, Melbourne central

RSVP:                shane.m@aspectfurniture.com or phone 1800 696 334