The Female Factor

Workplace Buzz on June 11, 2007 7:27 AM

Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune correspondent, looks at how office design has changed over the years.

For years women entrepreneurs and managers have been taking their place in the business community and now their presence is influencing how the workplace looks and functions.
Tib Schultz, owner of Tib Office in Crown Point, said the influence by women entrepreneurs can be felt in the office furniture industry. Whether as owner of their own business or as a key decision-maker for a company, woman are taking charge when it comes to how an office comes together.

Schultz said he has seen a dramatic change in the way offices look during the past 21 years he has been selling and installing office furniture.

Certified interior designer Phylis Butler Mamula, ASID, owner of Designtech in Hammond, specializes in office environments. "In the case of professional women, it's a natural instinct to want people to be comfortable in your environment," Butler Mamula said. That means softer woods like maple, birch and cherry, a comfy sofa or seat for guests and furniture with storage and the potential to hide office work.

"You're spending so much time in your office it becomes your environment. You want to feel at home want to be comfortable there," she said.

Comments (1)

Phylis Mamula is a fraud. She is not a member of ASID. Call them and ASk. She will take you money, and not finish your project. She will not respond to complaints by the BBB. Beware!

— Posted by Dr S | November 6, 2008 11:55 PM | Comment Permalink

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