A commentary on mobile workspaces.

It is difficult to draw the lines of work and life when work has become more global and fluid for mobile workers. And because availability and responsiveness are pivotal in business, a back-and-forth toggling between life and work happens constantly. It is not surprising these time-pressed knowledge workers find it a challenge to toggle between work and rest.

 

Slave
Mobile workers are overly dependent on technology to complete their work on the go. They have become slaves and their lives are being controlled. In order for their devices to be powered, mobile workers will literally bend over backwards to reach for the power source.

 

Deprived
The presence of the workspace is eradicated, creating the scenario of a mobile worker working only on the bare minimum platform provided. The stark contrast between the skeletal structure and the small surface signifies the lost of connection both physically and emotionally to the elements provided in a normal office setting that they can call ‘theirs’.

 

Solitude
The chair requires two people to stay seated because the movement of one directly affects the person on the opposite side. The mobile worker will realize that it is impossible to keep the balance alone. The piece aims to amplify the loneliness of a mobile worker and the need for the presence of others.

 

Work
with
Studio Juju
 
By
Lee Si Min

Tay Tze Yu

Haikal Aziz