From the Ground Up Building the Future of Work
Dec 22, 2025
Thierry Ondet, managing director of Room, brings insights on innovative workspace solutions. He discusses the growing need for soundproof meeting pods designed to tackle the chaos of open offices. Thierry highlights the importance of flexibility in modern workplaces, emphasizing sustainable practices through local manufacturing and recycled materials. The conversation dives into balancing aesthetics and functionality, ensuring designs cater to diverse user needs, including neurodivergent individuals. He also touches on the future of workspace configurations and the upcoming Room Collection.
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Modular Solutions For Modern Work
- Open offices created noise and privacy problems that hurt productivity and wellbeing.
- ROOM's mission evolved to offer flexible, modular answers to those problems for modern work.
Prioritize Flexibility And Recyclability
- Design products to be flexible, easy to install, disassemble, and move to reduce footprint and cost.
- Use recycled or recyclable materials and aim for products that replace construction when possible.
Unexpected Win With Neurodivergent Users
- Early customer feedback revealed neurodivergent employees loved ROOM booths for focus and returned to offices more often.
- That unexpected feedback led ROOM to intentionally incorporate accessibility and usability into later designs.