When we heard Facebook moved to new, fancier digs, we had all sorts of visions. Would it be all decked out in blue, the site's signature color? Would there be concept furniture like "Like" button-shaped chairs and giant white boards with "What's on your mind?" written at the top?
Not quite. Instead it's thoroughly modern, exceedingly bright (we counted at least four different oranges) and surprisingly easy to copy if you want the Facebook spirit in your home. Minus, of course, the 57 acres that the Menlo Park facility sits on.
The front of the building matched the inside -- lots of geometric shapes and bold hues...
Orange and yellow get (slightly) toned down by grays and light wood.
A plush chair gives employees a place to relax ... but no napping! Check out that very straight back.
Industrial, modern pieces in cold gray. Hey Facebookers, where's the pop of brights in here?
Now: Check out the pieces that make the place shine. If you bring one into your home office, maybe it'll being you good luck (or if you're lucky, an Aaron Sorkin-penned biopic).
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Bertoia Side Chair by Knoll, $481, All Modern
Etch Pendant Shade by Tom Dixon, $375, DWR
1006 Navy Armchair by Emeco, $570, DWR
Molded Plastic Side Chair by Eames, $249, DWR
Bantam Armchair (get it in orange), $1,238, DWR
Knitted pouf, $90, CB2
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Clockwise from top left:
Molded Plywood Lounge Chair by Eames (in Ebony), $909, DWR
Capel Tropical Rug in Bright Yellow (Regtangle), $71, Rug Studio
Autumn Blaze Paint, Valspar
Case Study Daybed by Modernica (in Orange), $1,698, Hive Modern
Want to see Facebook's old office? You'll see a lot of the same colors...














Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sorry, but that's the most F***ING UGLY office space I've ever seen in my life -- you have to wonder about the gullibility of people who would spend that much for hideous, disjunctive furnishings. If I had to work in that environment I couldn't possibly get a creative thought flowing. Hmmm....maybe that explains the harebrained "improvements" put forth by Facebook recently!
ReplyThere is a good reason those pieces were left behind mid-century -- they are ugly and uncomfortable!! Just because something is seriously overpriced does not make it worthwhile. Get a clue, pretentious people....