Kohei Take

Nov 21, 2024 | monocle.com | Fiona Wilson |Kohei Take |Andrea Pugiotto

LNot long ago, many were questioning the need to have offices at all – but there’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high. We visit firms in Japan, Morocco and Italy to see how HQs with in-built factories or labs are keeping staff engaged and improving the products on offer. Big clothing, furniture and design firms today tend to make their products in locations far from where they are conceived.