Nikomedeia Bench Workstation

Nikomedeia is a bench workstation where six people work side by side and facing each other in an open office. Two rows of light oak tops are separated by a raised oak spine; on the spine sit lids, cable slots and two grey fabric screens. The long body rests on upright charcoal panel legs, each standing on the floor through a slim T-shaped plate. It takes its name from Nikomedeia, the ancient city at İzmit in Kocaeli. We make it in our factory in Istanbul. All the cables gather in the one spine, so nothing clutters the surface above or below. The screens give each person a little privacy and soften office noise; the fabric cleans with a brush. The oak surface wipes with a damp cloth. The panel legs do not get in the way of knees and let a cleaning machine pass underneath. It is built as a modular system; the station grows by adding modules. It fits open offices, call centres and project areas. Oak tone, screen fabric, leg colour and the number of modules are chosen at order. Size follows the project.