VARIO STAY is a seating and zoning system for open spaces.

It can be quickly and easily reconfigured without tools and thus adapts easily to changing uses or changing teams. The modular structure makes it easy to set up and can therefore be easily changed by the users. 

Office work is currently undergoing a similarly strong change as the introduction of PCs due to the increasingly mobile devices and a significant digitalisation push. The trend away from the classic desk in the individual office and towards working in teams with changing seating and work situations in varying concentration and density has been noticeable for some time now. In recent years, however, it has clearly picked up speed. Public spaces such as cafés, hotel lobbies, airports and parks are becoming offices and in return companies are taking over these elements and creating open and inspiring spaces for their teams. The sofa has become the hallmark of this new work culture. Living room sofas are not always ergonomically suitable for hours of work: too low, too soft, no electrification, hardly any shelves etc.

VARIO STAY provides meaningful 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, right through to the integration of plant elements. With a large selection of fabrics in many colours and a wide variety of surface decors, VARIO STAY can be adapted to the needs of use or room atmospheres with almost no limits.

Central zones, open spaces, coworking offices, station lounge, airport terminal, restaurant or café - the possibilities for individualisation are many and varied. The language of form is restrained, but has a clear space-defining effect. With the rear and side walls, rooms can be zoned and micro-architecture can be realised. 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
W/D/H: 800 / 710 / 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
W/D/H 710 / 710 / 380 mm

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