Amazon is building three glassspheres filled with trees,so that employees can “work and socialize in a more natural,parklike setting”.At Google's office,an entire floor is carpeted in grace.Facebook's second Menlo Park camping will have a rooftop park with a walking trail.
Olle Lundberg,the founder of Lundberg Design,has worked with many tech companies over the years.“We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives,and our tech engineers are the ones who
feel most impoverished(贫乏的),because they're surrounded by the digital world,”he says.“They're looking for a way to regain their individual identity,and we've found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that.”
This craftbased theory is rooted in history.William Morris,the English artist and writer,turned back to preindustrial arts in the eighteensixties,just after the Industrial Revolution.The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines.“Without creative human occupation,people became disconnected from life,” Morris said.
Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities.In Japan,patients are encouraged to “forestbathe”, taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.
These health benefits apply to the workplace as well.Rachel Kaplan,a professor of environmental psychology,has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environments.Her research found that workers with access to nature at the office—even simple views of trees and flowers—felt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying.If lowtech offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then,fine,bring on the cottages.
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