Maxwell Whitehead

Adjustable Desktop Divider / Privacy Screen

The trend towards open office plans has created great opportunities for creativity and collaborative employee interaction. The benefits of these open plans are numerous but can often create a loud and distracting environment with little affordance for individual privacy. The Adjustable Desktop Divider allows individuals to create a visual and auditory barrier at their workspace. Allowing individuals to retreat to seclusion from the hectic open office environment to reach optimal productivity. The ability to transition between a flat, open divider and a overhanging enclosure allows users to adjust their workspace based upon their task at hand. It creates a visual indicator to fellow employees, signaling when someone is available for collaboration or wishes to be left alone.