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Coworking - 19th century style

Welcome onboard one of the world’s most interesting and ecological coworking spaces. It has wireless internet, good coffee, a great view, natural air conditioning and space for about 25 coworkers, as long as two of them are horses. Yes, it’s a coach, an old-fashioned wagon, covered and horse-drawn.

Cheap and creative furniture for coworking spaces

How to work in peace, yet still benefit from the bustling and sometimes noisy atmosphere of a coworking space? That is the conundrum that plagues most coworkers. One workshop looked at solutions to the problem and came up with a blueprint for the coworking space of the future with cheap and adaptable furniture, preferably made from recycled materials.
7 tips for a successful coworking space

What five years ago started unpredictably as a cross-over between a business center, a shared office and a cafe has become its own entity with a unique identity. More than a thousand coworking spaces have now sprung up in cities all around the world, but it’s not automatic that all will fill up. What, then, are the secrets to a successful coworking space?
A workspace made for flexibility

A creative workspace should be as versatile as its occupants. If the users can quickly adapt their thinking and practices, why should the physical boundaries of their workspace be rigid and inflexible?
When Coworking doesn’t work

For every nine coworking spaces that take off, there’s at least one that is forced to close its doors. So what lessons can be learned from those coworking spaces that, despite an enormous amount of optimism and energy, have had to shut up shop? Deskmag spoke to two former workspace operators who were willing to share their advice.