Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: new research is driving a major rethink of office design, and interesting workplace interiors and furniture dominated this year's Clerkenwell Design Week.
Office furniture is on the brink of a major overhaul, now the trend for "Googlefied" workspaces is on the wane.
Alternative solutions started to present themselves at this year's Milan design week, but became even more visible at London's Clerkenwell Design Week, which ran from 24 to 26 May 2016.
From the virtual office of the future to co-working and flexible furniture for less formal meeting and workspaces, here are five interesting office designs we spotted at Clerkenwell:

Offsize collection by Prooff

Dutch brand Prooff presented a range of office furniture named OffSize that aims to break free from existing furniture categories. The upholstered plush leaning posts are designed to encourage workers to have impromptu meetings or recline with their laptops.
OffSize joins Prooff's extensive collection of office furniture that includes stand-up meeting desks and compact, flexible workstations. Developed in collaboration with designers including Studio Makkink & Bey, Ben van Berkel of UNStudio and Léon de Lange, the furniture creates space for private and collaborative work in an environment where people are free to pick up their laptops and roam around.

Virtual reality showroom by Prooff and UNStudio

Prooff also took advantage of the latest developments in virtual reali...