Wokbay, the most recent design project by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra was presented during Orgatec 2012. Workbay seeks to create a natural, yet simultaneously highly efficient habitat in the office environment, in a moment when most interaction takes place in and around the employees' communal workplaces. This change in work habits brings with it new challenges: the greatest, perhaps, is to find new alternatives for undisturbed concentration.

Workbay provides easy-to-use semi-private spaces for common areas — the so-called "middle zones" of an open office plan. A system of organically-shaped, cell-like configurations, the single modular elements make possible a wide variety of formations, from single work situations to group spaces and micro-architectural clusters. These cells fit into offices of nearly any size and, because they are part of a modular system, they adapt easily, being capable of growing organically with changing office needs and conditions.

The system is based on four curved, straight or star-shaped wall elements of two different heights, offering employees the freedom of choice: they can retreat to the setting that is most appropriate for the work at hand. Workbay allow for individual work stations (a space of "retreat"), larger meeting situations for two to four people (a place to "meet"), and combined office landscapes consisting of different areas ("meet & retreat").

Built to avoid the heaviness of other micro-architectures, Workbay offers a protective and durable shell thanks to a sturdy industrial fleece, supported by a light-weight aluminium structure. The system also takes into account the downside of today's buzzing open offices: the cells shut out background noises, thanks to the exceptional sound-absorbing quality of the polyester fleece — a fairly new material in the furniture industry. Workbay is enhanced by a warm range of colours, as well as the selection of different table tops and benches.