the obo life

All of us in ‘Furniture Land’ spend a great deal of time in and around Clerkenwell, EC1. We thought we’d take a closer look at our surroundings and explore some of the intriguing events, characters and architecture that have shaped our home-from-home through time. We’ll be posting a series of mini-histories to share our findings with you. Think criminals and radicals, revolution and thriving industry, ancient orders and game-changing discoveries. So, when you’re walking aroun

“Colour is not just for our sight, it impacts us physically, emotionally, mentally & psychologically, and transforms our daily lives” - THE COLOUR MINISTRY At obo we’re exploring the world of numerology and colour therapy offering an insight as to how we interact with each other in life, at work and with the planet. Using tools from The Colour Ministry we’ll be discovering the meaning of our colour personalities and sharing our findings with you. We hope to help you explore y

This year, obo are a proud event sponsor and we’d love for you to join us for 3 days of education, entertainment and engagement. Surface Design Show is the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces and returns to London's Business Design Centre 11-13 February 2020 to showcase the best in surface material design, development, innovation and manufacturing. A surface design has never been more vital to contemporary architecture and design. Rapid

As we had been in 2018, we were once again proud to support last year’s Mad World Summit and this time we were privileged to provide support to Ruby Wax’s Frazzled Cafe. Frazzled Cafe is a registered charity that operates with the purpose of providing a safe, anonymous and non-judgemental environment where people who are feeling frazzled can meet on a regular basis to talk and share their personal stories. Frazzled Cafe is not just for the one-in-four of us who will suffer fr

As we had been in 2018, we were once again proud to support last year’s Mad World Summit and this time we were privileged to provide support to the rather awesome Big White Wall; a unique online mental health community. Accessible any time, anywhere. Big White Wall was founded in 2007 and since then, has supported over 160,000 people living with anxiety and depression. People come to Big White Wall for help with a wide range of mental health and wellbeing issues – from anxiet

Today, the spotlight falls on our friend Sid Madge's little books with big insights. His first book 'Meee in a Minute - 60 ways to improve your life in 60 seconds' became a best-seller and celebrates the work of the Meee Programme. Now a collection of 3 books focusing on innovative ways to improve your life, work-life and family-life, these very cool self-help guides come in 60 easy to read chapters that can be read in just under 60 seconds each. At heart, we all want the sam

Take a look inside our studio, proudly positioned in the heart of Fitzrovia. Set in a beautiful townhouse on Riding House Street, we surround ourselves with a carefully curated selection of the newest and coolest pieces in the world of workplace furniture. Products from Haworth, Bene, BuzziSpace, Fritz Hansen and GAN Rugs have been set to provide an inspiring and welcoming working studio. But, why W1 and not EC1?! This small, half-mile area in central London is a cornerstone

STUDIO by Bene was selected by our friends at obo recently when creating a calming library space and the de-frazzle zone for the Mad World Summit in London. Mad World Summit is Europe’s only solutions-focused event, which aims to eradicate stigma & spark a new era of mental health & wellbeing in the workplace. Bene is proud to have supported this powerful and inspiring event, that this year explored the link between employee wellbeing and business performance. Several high pr

#obolife sourced and supplied furniture to the newly designed space for a Reading-based tech company. The carefully selected furniture ensures a dynamic work environment that is beneficial for not only employee wellbeing but also visitors to the business. We collaborated with valued partners Vitra, Haworth, Humanscale, Fritz Hansen, Clarus & CMI Workplace Ltd.