VARIO STAY is a seating, zoning and waiting program for open spaces.

It can be reconfigured quickly and without tools and thus easily adapts to a change in use or changing teams. The modular structure allows for a simple set-up and can therefore be easily changed by the user.

Office work is currently undergoing a similar transformation as it did when PCs were first introduced, due to increasingly mobile devices and a significant push towards digitization. The trend away from the classic desk in the individual office to working in teams with changing seating and work situations in varying concentration and density has been noticeable for some time. In recent years, however, it has clearly picked up speed. Public spaces such as cafes, hotel lobbies, airports and parks are becoming offices and, in turn, companies are adopting these elements to create open and inspiring spaces for their teams. The sofa has become the signature piece of this new work culture. Sofas from the living area are not always ergonomically suitable for hours of work: too low, too soft, no electrification, hardly any storage space, etc.

VARIO STAY provides sensible answers to many of these questions and offers the user a versatile platform for this somewhat different way of working. In addition to ergonomic seating elements with back panels in five heights, small tables for drinks and work documents, power and charging options, additive lighting, coat hooks, whiteboard, various shelves and magazine racks to the integration of plant elements. With a large selection of fabrics in many colors and a wide variety of surface decors, there are virtually no limits to VARIO STAY's adaptation to usage requirements or room atmospheres.

Central zones, open spaces, coworking offices, train station lounges, airport terminals, restaurants or cafés - the individualization possibilities are diverse and rich in variation. The design language is restrained, but has a clear space-defining effect. The rear and side walls allow rooms to be zoned and micro-architecture to be realized. For office planners, it represents a multifunctional furniture system; for users, it offers the freedom to adapt their working environments perfectly to their respective tasks.

Seating element
width 800 mm
depth 710 mm
height 460 mm

Back panels
width 800 mm
heights 850, 1050, 1150, 1300, 1520 mm
wall thickness 23 mm

Side walls
width 712 mm
heights 850, 1050, 1150, 1300, 1520 mm
wall thickness 23 mm

Desk element 
width 355 / 710 mm
depth 710 mm
height 380 mm

Design: Prof. Klaus Michel with Henrik Bettels (2020)