Teknion’s Routes collection, designed in partnership with PearsonLloyd, is a stylish and simple “toolbox” of intuitive furnishings that are as playful as they are practical.

Comprising desks, tables, chairs, screens and accessories – all with their own individual character – Routes is designed to allow teams to create flexible, utility-driven and engaging workspaces quickly and efficiently, breaking with convention and introducing a sense of play into the world of work.

introducing a sense of play into the world of work

intent

Routes’ focus on function is tempered with playfulness and irreverence. A distinct sense of lightheartedness is featured in each piece, with a strong and charismatic personality rooted in the defining curves of bent tubular steel and accent colors of Blue Sage and Signal Red.

This levity is integral to the furniture’s purpose – a touch of playfulness and fun can be an important part of effective working practice, and a powerful trigger for creativity. The whimsical nature of Routes makes it appealing to engage with, giving the collection a domestic quality that elevates it above typical office furniture.

“Both work and play fire the imagination and are truly creative forms of activity. ‘Workplay’ acknowledges the meeting point between both.”

– Tom Lloyd

function

Routes can be used to build up a complete workspace for a small, tight-knit studio or create casual “pop-up” work hubs across the expanse of a corporate headquarters. Routes offers the ability to swiftly make, unmake and adapt workspaces in response to the changing requirements of individuals, teams and tasks.

The collection creates an opportunity for users to define their ideal “route” to completion of any given task. This ability to facilitate kinetic work is reflected in the collection name: “Routes” denotes intentional mobility – a workplace where people are free to use the furniture as tools to pursue multiple pathways to achieving shared and individual goals.

“Visually, Routes is bold enough so that as you pepper a landscape with various pieces, you recognize that it’s a bit different.”

– Luke Pearson

double desk / screens

Community spaces have gained importance in the modern work environment.

The Routes Double Desk provides a touchdown work point that can transform into a workstation for the day.

Add in a divider screen between users to create individual workspaces or a mobile knit screen for ultimate user choice.

fast change

work board

An easel that is writeable, tackable and stackable. Use this mobile board as a writing surface, collaborative space or a space divider.

The Routes Work Board allows you to choose your own experience, adapting to multiple ways of working that promotes user choice.

Routes is a simple concept:
Pick a way to sit,
a place to engage
and a space to work.

Personal preference
is the essence of
the new workplace.

Routes can be consistently
changed to create spaces
that are specific to that
day’s tasks.

Every item in the Routes collection is designed to be as simple and practical as possible to ensure the user intuitively understands how to use it. Routes was conceived and guided by the notion “how simple can something be while still fulfilling its intended function?” By fastidiously applying this economy of means to all collection pieces, Routes delivers a graphic and bold design language driven by a refined utility, without compromising on comfort.

“Simplicity is inherent in the product. You know intuitively how to use it.”

– Luke Pearson



“You don’t need an instruction manual. Just grab what you need and enjoy using it.”

– Tom Lloyd

mobile soft screen

Add this unique fabric screen to any work environment and have complete user choice. From color, height and mobility, the Routes Mobile Soft Screen adds a whole level of user-controlled privacy.

Simply adjust the magnetic dowel and change the personality of the space.

single desk / smooth felt study carrel

Pick a place to work – pick a level of privacy. Pick the amount of privacy for the task at hand with screens for the front and sides. The soft material of felt brings in a feeling of home to round out a more residential feel in the office.

adjustable side table

The Adjustable Side Table adds surface space for a laptop, notebook or coffee cup. The options are limitless – adjust the knob and find the perfect height to add dimension and functionality. This table coupled with any chair creates a new work point anywhere on a floor plan.

personal tote

The way people work has changed and storage is evolving right along with it. With the Routes Personal Tote, not only is there space for personal items, a lockable drawer allows a secure spot for those special items.

As well as facilitating collaboration, Routes empowers users to determine their optimum mode of work – standing, sitting, lounging, or whatever posture is most comfortable or appropriate to the task. Perch, cross-legged on the Arc chair with your laptop; wheel over the Mobile Soft Screen for an impromptu meeting; slide over the Multi-Use Stool for a chat with a colleague. With Routes, there’s space for spontaneity.

rocking chair

Changing postures while working is empowering. Nothing changes posture quite like a rocking chair. The Routes Rocking chair brings a nostalgic casualness to the office environment.

arc chair

The Arc chair delivers a lot of function, as well as comfort. It’s more performance than lounge. A seat built for a bag, laptop and person – this chair provides a casual oasis in the corporate landscape.

multi-use stool

Stack. Spin. Sit. The Multi-Use Stool is the utility seat that completes any creative space. A stack of stools enhances a room to change posture and mindset.

meet n greet chair / laptop table

Comfort meets performance. The Meet n Greet chair, paired with the Routes Laptop Table, creates a dynamic space which users can settle into for the entire day.