Stell’s new office proves that using old furniture is nothing to be ashamed of!

Wearing second-hand clothes has become a kind of trend nowadays, and used garments are proudly worn. Why couldn’t it be the same with furniture? Real estate management company Stell proves that old furniture can be wonderfully integrated into a new office!

Last spring, Stell moved to the Tammsaare business building, simply because the previous place became too small. “We were actually expanding even in our previous office. We had to somehow create additional space for new employees,” said Piret Veski, Marketing and Communication Specialist at Stell.

OCCO came to help

Some new desks were bought for the new employees, but soon it became apparent that for the well-being of everyone, a move to a larger space was necessary. However, since the new desks had just been ordered, Stell decided to make use of them in the Tammsaare office. This is where OCCO came to the company’s aid.

“OCCO was willing to help us – since we had to combine the old furniture with the new, they assisted us in ordering custom-made furniture and matching the pieces together. Since we couldn’t use all of the old furniture, OCCO agreed to purchase the leftover furniture so that nothing would go to waste,” described Veski.

Old becomes new!

Mainly, the work desks of the administrative department and service managers were taken along, and an open office area was created for them. OCCO also helped in ordering sound-absorbing felt partitions and creating a new solution for the customer service counter.

At the same time, Veski pointed out that, for example, the kitchen corner was completely renewed: “There was truly old and ugly furniture there, and we thought that it couldn’t be improved anymore. However, since we had chairs available, we could use them in the kitchen corner.” The designers took into account Stell’s brand color, gray, when creating the kitchen, and OCCO once again assisted with custom-made furniture. The result is a characteristic, comfortable, and cozy kitchen corner for Stell.

According to Veski, combining the old and the new was not very difficult. “I think the designer also found it interesting not having to build everything from scratch. However, of course, it would be easier if we could create a completely new office ourselves,” said Veski. “Nevertheless, it seemed unreasonable to discard good furniture. As a company, we try to follow sustainability principles as well.”

“If buying clothes from second-hand places has already become somewhat common nowadays, when moving to a new office, the furniture should be like new. I think it’s cool if you can combine new and old furniture. There’s no need to be ashamed of it,” Veski remarked.