POD SEAT & POD SOFA / BY o4i FOR MARTELA

“with podseat we think we have created the most compact single workstation to date and the podsofa might as well be one of the smallest conference rooms around. the podseat and podsofa are extensions of diagonal previously designed for martela and offer a well-matched, wider and a more holistic approach to the  modern office environment. together with diagonal, they create flexible areas that boost the productivity and well-being of users by offering various ways of  meeting, focusing or reading. podseat and podsofa are the perfect private zones for contemplation and concentration!”

o4i (henrik kjellberg & jon lindström)

more and more people are spending time in waiting areas, and while waiting want to have some privacy for making telephone calls or working with a laptop. at the same time, workers today are more and more mobile, and in many offices there are fewer and fewer dedicated workstations. the trend is  obvious – flexible working spaces will continue to be more popular. martela’s latest and most innovative solution offerings in this area are the podseat and the podsofa designed by o4i.


The round corners and soft shapes of the podseat and podsofa are immediately noticeable, so are the significant window openings that characterizes  and differs this product from it`s competitors. the window is one of the key features that makes these compact units feel roomy and spacious; they are at a comfortable height serving as an extended armrest, so users don’t feel cramped inside. besides they also give a lighter visual feel to the product and  they help you to see at a glance if any unit is occupied.
the screens blocking the sides and back give users a safe, comfortable, and secluded feeling. still the screens are only 125 cm high, which means they  won’t block the view when placed in an office space. the podseat has a swivel base which easily allows users to choose their focus, to either turn away for privacy or to turn towards other people for conversation.  the podsofa can easily create small cabin like rooms if placed opposite to eachother and all units comes with optional swing-out tabletop for more function. it is possible to choose symmetric or asymmetric screen as well as several colour choices for the various components.

the podsofa can easily create small cabin like rooms if placed opposite to eachother and all units comes with optional swing-out tabletop for more function. the podseat and podsofa from martela offer many options for flexible, semi-private working that today’s more mobile workers require. podseat and podsofa will be officially launched and showed to the public at the stockholm furniture fair feb 5-9 2013.



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