The vast majority of open office and cube farm photos that I surf through are plant deserts. Healthy plants are rarely part of the plan. This office, however, is an attention getter because it is a real desert of sorts. Notice the clay pebbles at the base of the cactus in the top photo. They look like expanded clay pebbles used to maintain plants in hydroculture. A strong clue that they are is the fact that this office is in France and not the U.S. Hydroculture is in widespread use in Europe but virtually unheard of here. The grand high poobahs of horticulture here in the U.S. decree that all cacti belong in a clay pot with saucer. Further, the pot must have the mandatory drain hole under penalty of drip torture. All of this, of course, is not true. Cacti are very comfortable growing in sub-irrigated soil mixes and clay pebble hydroculture. The office, designed by the world renowned Edouard François, is not some fringe group of creative types. It is the office of H of group Havas.
From the Havas website:
Havas is one of the world's leading group in communications consulting.
A multicultural, decentralized group, it is present in more than 100 countries through its vast network of agencies and affiliation agreements. Its 14,000 employees put their creativity and expertise to work for each client's specific needs.Havas is organized in 2 worldwide networks:
• Euro RSCG Worldwide (headquarters in New York): a worldwide integrated communications network that is strong in all of the disciplines in which it works.
www.eurorscg.com
• Havas Media (headquarters in Barcelona): international media expertise network.
www.havasmedia.com
Independent agencies with a high creativity reputation like Arnold (headquarters in Boston), H, W & CIE, and many others belong also to Havas.
Now better organized and ever more innovative, Havas attracts every year new global and local clients as well as talent that are recognized worldwide for their creativity and expertise.
Via: Apartment Therapy
