By late Friday, most teams don’t need another sprint; they need a softer room. A small ritual helps: e.g, at 16:30, every shared screen in the office slips from “drive” into “exhale.” Darker backgrounds, slower motion, longer fades. The space loosens its shoulders, and people follow.

Here’s a three-work set that quietly and tastefully carries the office from the last meeting into the weekend.

StudioScheele, Astral Figures: A near-black stage with dance that unfolds. It reads premium without shouting for attention, and the slow, organic motion settles the conversation rather than competing with it. Start here as the afternoon turns.

Maxim Zhestkov, Optics: Zhestkov’s forms evolve with architectural calm: precise, deliberate, almost meditative. After Astral Figures, let this work ease the room into tidy-up mode: people are still talking, but the visual tempo tells everyone the week is closing. Let the work harmonize with open floors and glass.

Quayola, Natures 3: Quayola’s abstractions of botanical and landscape material bring a last note of warmth, nature distilled into soft motion. It’s the piece that nudges attention outward: you look, you breathe, you leave lighter. Perfect for reception, corridors, and the path to the lifts.

Sequence them in that order: velvet dusk, cool clarity, soft nature, and dim the lights a notch as the palette warms. Keep captions off, logos off, brightness capped. The mood should be felt more than noticed.

If you want this “Friday Exhale” set ready to play - the files, screen presets, and a simple licensing setup for office displays - reach out!