Along with construction of large office blocks and application of Biirolandschaft concept (office landscape), American furniture plants began to manufacture furniture suits, which working surfaces and spacer for storage were integrated with panels and screens providing for certain measure of privacy, and at the same time provided cover for electric and telephone cables indispensable in modern offices.

In 1964 Robert Propst created for Herman Miller Furniture Company system called Action Office. Soon many similar systems appeared that carried names of a respective designer. Knoll Company launched systems called Stephens, Zapf, Hannah and Morrison. In Switzerland system Haller appeared, in Italy Marcatre and Olivetti, Lucas in Great Britain, Race in Canada, Voko in Germany, and also products in Hayworth and Steelcase in the USA.

As seating position at the desk results in physiological problems, designers designed ergonomic chairs that provided for comfort and protection of a spine. Projects of Bill Stumpf (Ergon chairs), Niels Diffrient and many other designers focused on possibly a comfortable and adequate office seat. Soon they became the basic element of modern office equipment.

BillStumpf, Ethospace Interior, Herman Miller, Inc., 1985

Office furniture and partition panels system made by one of the main American manufacturer were shown in typical arrangement of working position, along with ergonomic chairs and lighting within space between wall panels. Sliding panels may be covered with fabric of different colour, and may be made from pure or milk glass to provide for privacy, light and visibility, or complete closure, if needed.

 Source: John Pile "Historia Wnętrz", Arkady 2000