4 tips on how to create a home office you’ll love

Jonathan Adler, the iconic designer, has big plans for your home office in 2021. When the pandemic hit, many of us scrambled to figure out how to ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Jonathan Adler, the iconic designer, has big plans for your home office in 2021. When the pandemic hit, many of us scrambled to figure out how to work from home. But it’s now clear that remote work isn’t going away anytime soon. So rather than improvising, Adler suggests we rethink our space to create a comfortable office full of things that make us happy. A piece of pottery, a comfy armchair, a coffee maker—whatever will make our lives more joyful. Read all the tips Adler shared with me in our interview. —Liz Segran   co.design Ditch the Zoom bookshelf: 4 tips from Jonathan Adler on how to create a home office you’ll love ‘I believe a well-designed home is more powerful than Zoloft,’ Adler says.    work life What I learned from talking to 20 diversity, equity, and inclusion experts Albrey Brown, head of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Airtable, wanted a fresh perspective in his DEI efforts in 2021, so he talked to experts across industries to find out what they’re thinking.   co.design Burger King unveils its first major rebrand in 20 years ‘You can almost taste the typeface.’

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