ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) is pleased to announce that it has developed "ADDCELL Hexa," a highly functional hexagonal closed booth ideal for team meetings and hybrid meetings using large displays. We will continue to develop the product further with the aim of releasing it after autumn 2024. This product will be exhibited at ADDCELL TOKYO 2024, the largest office furniture trade fair in Asia originating from Germany, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Wednesday, May 29th to Friday, May 31st.

With the spread of hybrid work, the need for private booths continues to increase, and our sales performance is more than 2.5 times higher than the previous year. In January 2022, we started selling "ADDCELL ADDCELL" a closed booth that takes people and sound into consideration and fits into any office. Compared to regular booths, it features a new structure that eliminates the floor, and has been well received for its diverse variations such as 1-person, 2-person, 4-person, and universal types, its ease of use without construction, and the comfort inside the booth due to its slim outer design, and it has been adopted in many workplaces.
In recent years, the demand for multi-person booths has increased due to an increase in one-on-one meetings and meetings using large displays, leading to the development of a six-person model that can also be used for team meetings. This state-of-the-art private booth with excellent sound insulation and sound absorption solves the lack of meeting rooms in offices and the sound problems in open spaces, enabling efficient and creative team collaboration.

- The hexagonal layout fosters a sense of unity and makes the screen easy for everyone to see

The hexagonal shape allows for the installation of large displays and a layout that is easy for everyone to see, which helps to create a sense of unity among the team. The distinctive exterior creates a presence as a symbol of the office, while the open design with large glass surfaces creates a sense of openness and encourages communication. The hexagonal shape also reduces wasted space when multiple units are installed side by side, making it easy to introduce either alone or in groups.

・A large private booth of 6 square meters that can accommodate up to 6 people and requires no construction

This large booth is 6 square meters and can accommodate up to 6 people, something not possible with conventional private booths. It can be easily installed without the need for installation work such as partitions. It has excellent sound insulation and sound absorption properties, and a slim outer design that provides comfort inside the booth, allowing team meetings with a large number of people to be held with ease.

- Huddle space utilizing newly created space

By utilizing the outside of the booth, it can also be used as a huddle space (short-term meeting space). You can freely build a workspace that is ideal for short meetings before and after meetings, small tasks, etc., and induces communication between office workers and improves work efficiency.

We have also begun to enlarge the rectangular type for efficient placement, expanding the maximum size of ADDCELL, which has been developed as a closed booth that fits into any office with consideration for people and sound, from a 4-person type (3 square meter type) to a type that can be used by 6 to 8 people (6 square meter type). While retaining the conventional automatic operation function of lighting and fans when entering the room and sufficient sound insulation for real-life and web conferences, it supports flexible expansion of medium-sized conference rooms without requiring facility construction. The release is scheduled for fall 2024 or later, just like ADDCELL Hexa.

*This will be exhibited at ORGATEC TOKYO 2024
*The exhibited product is a prototype and may differ from the final sales specifications.

*There are no plans to exhibit at ORGATEC TOKYO 2024

For details on ITOKI's exhibition at ORGATEC TOKYO 2024, click here
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2024/0524_OrgatecTokyo2024/

At ITOKI, we are leveraging our know-how in “Tech x Design based on PEOPLE” to develop a range of smart office products that improve the usability of new working styles based on hybrid and ABW (※).
By combining spatial design, technology and furniture, such as the sound furniture series' "sound parasol" and "sound sofa sofa," which solve sound issues such as sound leakage and noise interference during web conferences in open spaces, the "Panora" conference table that creates a sense of unity as if you were face-to-face and invigorates communication, and the "Workers Trail Hoteling Label," a workers status label that makes it easier to select and use workplaces, we aim to seamlessly connect people and places, realizing comfortable and creative new ways of working.

For details on the sound furniture series "sound parasol parasol" click here
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2022/2209_soundparasol/

Click here for details on the sound furniture series "sound sofa sofa"
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2023/2309_soundsofa/

Click here for details on "Panora"
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2023/2307_panora/

For more information on "workers Trail Hoteling Label," click here
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2023/2309_hotelinglabel/

(*) The 10 activities of ABW (Activity Based Working) are a concept created through research by Veldhoen + Company, a Dutch work style transformation consulting firm. ITOKI has formed a business partnership with the company to develop the ABW business.