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Grind is a new members-only workspace in Manhattan for creative professionals, equipped with the people, the space, the furniture, and all the Intelligentsia coffee necessary to pioneer the future of co-working. More after the jump!

A self-proclaimed “workspace for free-range humans,” Grind was conceived in response to a shift in work culture, a movement away from stiff, centralized corporate practices and towards a more flexible network of freelancing individuals. The newly launched office in Union Square can be seen as a spatial solution for professionals who want to work in a community rather than a company.

While online social networks have been connecting people at lightning speeds, the founders of Grind expressed a desire to physically bring together individuals across many industries. Their idea is essentially the concept of a city on a reduced scale, and their prototype is an office that boasts frictionless technology, gorgeous, stimulating workspaces, clean, environmental furniture, and, most importantly, a community of forward-thinking professionals hungry for collaboration.

Welcome to the future of work from Grind on Vimeo.

By gathering the most innovative and productive human and design resources, Grind pitches itself almost as a contemporary Bauhaus: it is a well oiled, highly evolved think tank, a human-powered machine destined for great things. By breaking down barriers and creating new spaces and new connections, Grind dares to propel the collective human spirit to new heights.

Whether you consider yourself a “Grindest” or not, share your insight on what office spaces can do by entering our World’s Coolest Offices competition, now accepting submissions for all innovative office designs until October 1^st!

by Kelly Chan

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