Of course, work implies a place to work, so we must now turn to the office of the future.  The example above from 1964 is a classic of Space Age thinking.  Note the clean, crisp lines.  Observe the geometric order, the subtle blending of technology and architecture.  Also notice that all the furniture is bolted to the floor so that if your chair is a bit too close to the desk, it's your fault if you didn't bring an oxyacetylene cutting torch.

Not that it was all trendy modernism.  The company that commissioned this also had an eye for economy.  We cut out the armrests and passed on the savings to you!

The other side of the coin was the Early '64 World's Fair school of office design that seems to have been intended to be manned by air stewardesses. 

True, there are no writing surfaces, drawers, keyboards or even a cupholder, but it does have multicoloured panels, moulded plastic consoles, a standard issue AT&T telephone handset and huge status lights that are still too far away to be actually read by anyone at the desk.

And, of course, screens; lots and lots of tiny screens everywhere.  None of them seem to be tuned to anything, but one must take the rough with the smooth.

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