As Airbnb grew from a tiny startup to the $2.8 billion behemoth it is today, it outgrew four headquarters in nine years. That meant a lot of rearranging and redecorating.
That experience was one of the reasons why Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia was inspired to launch his own line of furniture designed for changing workplaces. The modular line, from Bernhardt Design, can be reconfigured easily based on a company's needs.
Gebbia showed off the furniture at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York on Monday. The line, called Neighborhood, consists of couches, tables, and rolling ottomans. The couches come with either high backs, which create more privacy, or low backs, which have the option of seating on both sides. They can be arranged straight or in curving patterns, and end seats can be covered with a table surface.