With more people starting to make a sufficient income online, it is no surprise that home offices are becoming more prevalent around the world today. However, many people who first begin working in their personal home office often do not have the first idea of how to actually decorate it!

Fish tanks for example are seen in many ‘standard’ commercial offices and are actually a wonderful addition to a home office. Not only do they look attractive but the soothing effects of trickling water and fish going about their everyday business makes us human beings feel calm and at ease with the world.

Italian designer Mauro Lipparini has created the EXTreMe Sofa for Saporiti Italia.

An elaborate collection of sofas, armchairs and tables, whose basic frames and main characteristics are defined but, at the same time, whose geometries and finishes are completely free and totally customizable by the end-user.

Patricia Urquiola has designed the Foliage sofa for the Italian manufacturer Kartell.

Moody Couch by Hanna Emelie is the next step in couch designing.

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