Since March, in some cities,
People stay at home because of epidemic prevention and control.
In addition to shopping online,
Remote work has also become a big issue at home.
We connected the homes of 3 Shanghai "work-to-live" people,
Someone who works from home for 5 years,
Once "lazy", gradually self-consistent;
Someone's home and studio are 15 minutes apart,
Every moment, in a high-density aesthetic atmosphere;
Someone's office is next door to the house,
Work and life seem close, and they are completely separated...
Their careers are different,
But they have been in the "home" working atmosphere for a long time,
While continuing to learn and innovate, while charging and settling.
One of the interviewees, Kitano's studio
One of the interviewees, Fitch's studio terrace
People who work from home for a long time,
How to combat "burnout" and improve efficiency?
Working from home is perhaps a supply of inspiration?
How to create a comfortable "home studio"?
How to soothe the mood and get comfort when you are tired?
Look at their stories.
Editor Xu Ying Responsible Editor Tango
Mr. Wang Moyan and Mr. Wang Moyan and Mr. Wang have been renting a house of more than 300 square meters in Songjiang District, Shanghai for nearly 4 years. It's their home, and it's also their studio.
Mo Yan runs a small home brand, to take care of all aspects from design, proofing, production to new, sales, delivery, she still hopes that the working environment is comfortable and relaxed, "In order to meet the needs of warehousing, it is best to find a factory office, but I don't like that environment, just happened to encounter this house, big enough, can also live, too perfect." ”
Mo Yan and her home, studio
In July 2018, the couple completed the whole house renovation in 1 month and 50,000 pieces and moved in. After passing through the flower hall of the entrance, the living room, dining room, and kitchen form a transparent whole, with 2 bedrooms for self-occupation, and the other 2 for the studio and warehouse.
The hard installation is slightly "rough", and the cabinet frame is customized to the factory, but the bathroom and kitchen are not sloppy, "they are related to the most basic quality of life, and the supporting water, electricity, coal, pipelines, washbasins, etc. must be reasonable and complete, and it takes more thought and cost."
In 2018, "Yi Tiao" visited Mo Yan's home
Soft decoration is very rich, sofas, tables and chairs, ornaments, utensils, etc. are long-term "collection" and "savings", under the large white wall with the change of light and shadow, it looks refreshing.
At that time, Mo Yan said that this was a "delicate rough wind", and also shared the transformation of dry goods on social platforms, and "One" also came to visit, attracting a lot of attention, which was the first "rough wind" blown up on the Internet.
What 2018 looks like
In fact, this is not the first house that the husband and wife have lived. Back in 2016, Mo Yan also had a full-time job from nine to five, and she and her husband lived in a small apartment with a yard that was not far from here. "We all studied art and groped to design our own homes." After the renovation, she posted her experience on the home platform and attracted a wave of fans.
At that time, the domestic home furnishing market was not as prosperous as it is now, and many good-looking objects were particularly expensive. During the renovation process, Mo Yan tried to design and make some items, such as carpets. I didn't expect these little things to be liked by many people, and I simply started my own business. This year, because of the increasing number of items, Mo Yan rented another room upstairs as a warehouse and delivery room.
Medieval sofa just replaced in 2021 (left)
Mo Yan's working hours generally start from the afternoon, drawing design drawings, docking with factories, shooting... She is not used to fixing the "workstation", where to stay comfortable, where to start, "the bedroom of the single sofa and the living room of the long table, is the most commonly used two places, in fact, drawing well, anywhere can be." For her, working from home, the whole person is free, and a lot of the time spent commuting can be used for life.
bedchamber
But the "downside" of working from home is, "Occasionally it encourages laziness, and I even feel guilty, why do I work so much shorter hours than others?" But sometimes, I get a call from the factory at ten o'clock in the evening, and I have to deal with it immediately until the early hours of the morning. "Similar sudden and scattered work is often there, as a blogger, Mo Yan outside the studio, may also need to pick up the camera at any time, grab the footage of food, clothing and transportation.
"Working from home, the most important thing is to make sense for everything you do in a limited amount of time, work = results."
In Mo Yan's words, people like her who are "lazy" have also gone through two or three years of adaptation before they "self-reconcile" with the matter of working from home:
"Some friends who work from home are perfectionists, very demanding, have schedules every week and every day, they can't accept laziness and anxiety. My biggest difficulty in recent years is indeed to compete with the loose and not to delay.
The current state, I enjoy it, I master the rhythm, this rhythm is fluid, do not have to be meticulous to the daily how, but before the set deadline, I will be able to complete the work, the middle degree, I will grasp. Of course, customers and orders also push me forward. I certainly can't be a writer and write a book at home, but it can only be achieved by willpower. ”
On the winter solstice of 2021, Mo Yan and his friends "camped" at home, eating hot pot and making dumplings
The impact of this round of epidemic in Shanghai on Mo Yan is not small, the factories that often cooperate are temporarily shut down, logistics are blocked, and several new products in the research and development process are stuck. Anxiety is palpable.
Stuck at home, she began to regain her paintbrush and learn guitar.
Family, flowers, cats, paintings
In mid-March, after the community was unsealed for a while, she and her husband ran to the nearby Chenshan Botanical Garden for the first time, and in her eyes, suburban parks are the most comfortable destinations, "more comfortable than drinking coffee and afternoon tea in the city." ”
Tatsuyama Botanical Garden
Savoring flowers and plants has become an important schedule. Mo Yan is a student of landscape design, placed on the terrace a lot of flowers and plants, March and April, most of them are still budding, wood hydrangeas early show, and then, hydrangeas, moon seasons, clematis gradually blossom, olives four seasons evergreen...
There are a lot of herbs on the terrace that gives people comfort
In recent years, because of his work, Mo Yan has seen more good objects and good spaces, and expanded the knowledge base. The things she found gradually had her own breath.
"Friends said that the furniture I bought was more Chinese-style In the Middle Ages," she said, "after seeing more, and then understanding some of the masterpieces, you will slowly form your own aesthetic." I came into contact with some medieval furniture in this process, and when I met something I liked and could afford, I tried to take it back. 'Medieval' is a collective concept that includes both expensive collectible works and now unattainable master furniture that was bought a few years ago, such as Fenyou's chairs, as well as second-hand used objects that are still produced by some brands, and their prices are more easily accepted by the public. ”
The bowls and basins in the house, Mo Yan could say their author names
A Chinese antique furniture store in Suzhou
The things that can impress Mo Yan are either made of good materials, such as irreproducible teak products, or furniture from the hands of masters, even if they are not out of the circle, but the shape is beautiful and fits the eye...
There are more such things, and the temperament of the family matures. Mo Yan also changed the "microclimate" by changing furniture and displays.
Last May, she changed the lights for her bedroom, decorated the small corner, and wrote: "Recently I found that everyone is trying to create a sense of medieval in the home... Compared with the trend of buying explosive medieval items, it is more recommended to think from the origin of design: do you like the subtlety of modern Danish design, or the cool industrial Bauhaus metal? Or is it a solid wood with Japanese aesthetics? Identify your favorite style, then look for the right piece that fits your aesthetic definition to create your own home atmosphere. ”
Mo Yan's favorite chandelier
Some of Mo Yan's blogger friends also live a life of work and residence.
Among these people, she likes to go to the food researcher's "stomach grabbing" home to eat, "friends' homes have a unique temperament, not the same as the internet celebrity face, the stomach-grabbing home, the atmosphere is particularly good, piled up from everywhere, in line with the owner's aesthetic of the small things, that kind of people and home integrated, without deliberate appearance, is really charming." ”
"Scratch the stomach" home
Mo Yan "rubbed" the meal to the stomach
Mo Yan once said on Weibo: "Home is like dressing up, when I was young, I admired people who dressed appropriately and solemnly, but now I pursue comfort and intimacy... It shows that the aesthetic progress of the whole people is a good thing... One day, each of our homes will have their own good looks. ”
Next year, Mo Yan's family will move into a new house in the suburbs, and the decoration style and transformation methods will be greatly changed, but what will not change is her lifestyle of integrating work and living.
From the end of 2021 to the spring of 2022, the epidemic has risen and fallen. During this period, Kitano curated his own exhibitions, and held two small exhibitions in the studio for free reservation, one around the industrial design collection and sound, and one about mushrooms and candles.
Her studio is located in shanghai's Hengfu style area, the first floor of an old bungalow, with a row of windows in the room, facing the entrance to the community that is both green and has no lack of life atmosphere, which is her favorite working atmosphere, with a human touch, no sense of distance.
Light and shadow in the studio
Kitano studied business, and because of his interests, his work direction gradually shifted to media, display, design, and photography, and later became a lifestyle blogger. Now, because of her past experience and knowledge reserves, she tries to focus most of her energy on independent curation and film images.
Kitano
"Industrial Design Collection & Sound Exhibition" scene
Exhibition "Magic Garden", mushrooms made of clay
When there was no need to set up the exhibition, Kitano left the studio "empty".
In the main house with horizontal windows, two old oriental rattan wooden chairs were found; a medieval countertop with kandinsky lines; a sofa bed made by Kitano, made of wood from the old Dai wooden houses that were demolished; a Danish medieval storage cabinet and a desk.
There is no exhibition when the studio
In the small room, the eight immortal tables, fragrances, and typewriters are permanent. Deeper in the tea room, the four walls are pure white, reminiscent of washi paper, screens, tea sets and hand dishes lying quietly on the ground, nothing else.
Tea room inside the studio
When I talked to Kitano about the origin of many things, it was like listening to her talk about her life. Rented loft small home, just on Yanqing Road, bike to the studio, 15 minutes, try to take a different route every day.
Kitano's daily tea routine, in the living room of the home, there is a 50s British round antique table, next to the gold leaf screen, to enhance the atmosphere.
Kitano's home
She likes to do crafts, weave tapestries and tea mats, or make patchwork from discarded jeans. Because some of her friends who do scenting, yoga, and music therapy, she also gradually contacted and learned, and when she needed to relax at home, she listened to some ethnic minority music, burned incense, and relaxed for a while.
Kitano's home
Because of these fun in life, when traveling to various countries before the epidemic, Kitano will search for objects in a targeted manner, Japanese paper and craftsmen's utensils, European medieval furniture and industrial designs, and his favorite flip film projector...
Kitano's home
Although no KPIs have ever been established, more and more old objects related to life have been collected, and some of the collections have been put into the studio. Home and studio are separated by 15 minutes, and in Kitano's words, regardless of the atmosphere of work and residence, "it is the presentation of 'me'".
At the "Industrial Design Collection & Sound Exhibition", some of Braun's objects are in the collection of Kitano Tomohito
A lot of desk work, film repair, cutting, etc., Kitano still likes to complete at home. There was a desk next to the bed on the second floor, which was her workbench. As a former workaholic, she is very self-disciplined, and after breakfast every day, she must first sort out the day's work plan, before and after the development, and go to the studio more diligently.
When I lived in the famous Wukang Building before, Kitano went out less, last year she moved home, had a studio, she went out more time, she liked the current community atmosphere, "now the real quiet, both sides are, there are all kinds of vegetable farms, community cafes, small aesthetic spaces around, is the real look of life." ”
At the entrance to the building where the studio is located
Presenting the appearance of life, a moving living room, this is Kitano's definition of this studio.
"At present, most of what I have received is not famous paintings or ancient vessels, and I have not yet gathered the ideas of a series. Since the studio is in the old bungalow where it is quiet in the middle of the night, I look forward to the people who come here to feel the subtle beauty of life after entering the door. In the past few years, because of my work, I have met a group of people in different fields who have a understanding of the beauty of life. For me, what I see and hear is a source of inspiration, internalizing them into life, and then externalizing them into a 'living room' that can accommodate more than a dozen people to communicate and communicate face-to-face, which is very 'ideal country'. ”
"Industrial Design Collection & Sound Show" scene, flip chip projector
"Industrial Design Collection & Sound Exhibition" live, typewriter
Kitano's home, the vinyl record player is her favorite object
Although Kitano does not solidify his own collection "system", he still learns systematically.
"One of my favorite televisions, from the 1950s, was asked from a friend who was dedicated to the brand, and it was very interesting to ask him about the design, the concept, the evolution of this kind of thing.
During some activities or travels, I also meet interesting people, who may be experts in british antiques, Japanese antiques or oriental objects, and I will visit them repeatedly to learn about their collection system. It is very necessary to see more and learn more, only in this way can you understand your true preferences. ”
Travel records, by Italian sculptor Marino Marini (left) and the Olivetti Museum in Venice (right)
Kitano says she can work in any relaxed environment, and when she used to work on entrepreneurial projects, she worked in a café, which she enjoyed and meditated.
Her ideal space is a factory-type loft, where work and life can be freely adjusted, "In fact, how big or where it is is not important, the landing point of work and residence, or to return to the person itself."
Studio corner
Kitano is very fond of the studio window, the light and shadow change to give her inspiration, when she is tired of setting up the exhibition, or when she is not busy, she looks at the window in a daze. "I've found my way to get along with myself now, I used to be a workaholic and every string was broken tightly, now, let's slow down and relax a little."
This March home moment
After entering the epidemic isolation period, Kitano's follow-up work and vacation arrangements were in vain, and all shooting and exhibition plans were adjusted and postponed on a monthly basis.
"When my friend brought me wine, we were still talking about what we could do to heal everyone's mood after unsealing. I may also really revolve around the integration of work and housing, do some planning, or go out to collect wind and shoot films, we have been in Shanghai for too long, we need to be in contact with nature, we need to walk around to see, to recharge, to return blood. ”
Fitch, a post-90s interior designer who lives on the outskirts of Shanghai, has started his own design studio. In 2019, he bought an entire floor of a commercial house, one ladder and one household, so half of it was used as an office area and the other half was self-occupied.
"The two sides are connected by a long corridor, this floor is just located on the top floor, with a terrace of more than 100 square meters, I can see at a glance, it is both a leisure area for friends after work, when isolated, it also makes people feel like they are outdoors."
The view from the terrace penetrates indoors
Most of the houses that Fitch participated in the renovation have a simple appearance, four walls in white tones, wood with micro-cement, and a large area of seamless flooring, which is "more popular with young people".
But when designing the office, he added more elements of life. The entrance to the studio, a floor of hollowed-out red brick walls adds to the flow of light and shadow, which is the inspiration he got from the Sala Ayutthaya Hotel in Ayutthaya. "There is also a small road 'water view Ting step', which has a tortuous sense of migration, which can enhance the leisure of the space."
A corner of the FF DESIGN office
The large area of black and white in the room, as well as the scattered red color blocks, make the space like a box with a ring of loops, more jumping out. "In our office, everyone wears slippers to work, you can be relatively relaxed, don't have so much mental pressure, our industry, overtime is already more."
A corner of the office
And his own house, which is separated by a corridor, is more plain in comparison. Upon entering the door, an oversized nakajima island is right in front of you, with a sun-drenched living room at one end and 3 bedrooms at the other.
Slightly coffee-colored paint, very lined with wood finishes and floor texture. A floor lamp of Isamu Noguchi stands in front of the glass door leading to the terrace garden, alternating natural light and soft light, and the warmth of the artificial light source makes up for the hard cold brought by the plain.
Nakajima across the entrance to your home
Rounded corners of the TV wall
Excellent lighting in the living room
The dining table near the terrace is the most "colorful" area in the room, and the surrounding large area of glass doors and windows introduces the blue sky and white clouds, and the "color" dining table gives people a good appetite. Fitch also likes to collect fashion dolls and shoes, clothes, shoes and hats, dolls are well organized, and the items themselves are an indoor scene.
Standing in the natural light and shadow of Noguchi Isamu floor lamp
Next to the table is a lacquered wood hand-painted "Fauvist Medieval Screen"
Trendy shoe display area at the head of the bed
The distance between the office and home allows Fitch to be on call when faced with work. Although "workaholic", there is also a clear distinction between the two, "I like this state very much, it is very convenient." The office and home can be switched with one click, which not only saves a lot of commuting time, but also gets work information at any time, handles emergency situations, and can also receive temporary visiting guests on weekends. But correspondingly, I watch movies, cook, and meet friends at home, but I don't deal with work, and life and work are very close and separated. ”
In the more than 2 years since the epidemic, working from home has become more and more common for many people.
In the house designed by Fitch, there are hundreds of square meters of villas, and there are also more than 30 square meters of small apartments. Although their owners are not absolutely "work-to-live", they all need to create a comfortable working space at home. "To work from home efficiently, you need relatively independent work areas, comfortable lights, plenty of sunlight, stable greenery, tables and chairs that fit your habits, and, of course, space for activities outside of work."
The current shutdown caused by the epidemic has certainly made him feel pressured. "I often work remotely on the terrace, shut up at home, and have more time to think about plans. Wait for 'Spring' to come. ”
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