Today’s office environment is a far stretch from that of just ten years ago and even more from the average setting of the past century. Some companies just slap together an office with some discount furniture they got at a bargain basement, and some companies get the most outlandish and absurd furniture in a vain …
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Well, it’s time for the big day and you’re ready to relocate your office. That means moving the office furniture or buying new office furniture too. It might be a good idea to just buy new office furniture instead of moving the old stuff. If your old office furniture is in somewhat good to excellent …
Have you ever thought of using ergonomic office furniture? It would make sense that these scientifically designed pieces offer both comfort and the ability to relieve physical stress on bones, and joints, and muscles as well. Sitting around in an office for hours on end is not good for the human body. It cuts off …
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Whether you’ve bought a used furniture set or are restoring or refinishing an old one in your home, safety comes first when doing the job right. Not only do some old furniture pieces have dangerous chemicals on them, but the chemicals used to refinish them can be just as hazardous. You not only need to …
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The idea of what work means to us has dramatically changed over the last two decades. What was once a set of responsibilities and assignments tied to a physical location and for a set number of hours has now morphed into an ambiguous paradigm which encompasses much of our lives and often makes it hard …
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At a recent Tech Startup commission in 2011 for Mint Digital, a now rising architect by the name of Jonathan Steiner along with his staff presented a new cyber platform for sharing and applying the (digital) construction of office furniture such desks and other wood furniture globally. In doing so, Steiner’s objective was to minimize …
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NASA is looking for flexible and highly functional furniture options for space, which would make space travel and astronauts’ time in space a lot more efficient and comfortable. It is a cool venture with many students and engineers working on it and it could change the daily lives of astronauts dramatically. Some students recently displayed …
Every now and then a new innovation comes along from creative minds that can change the way things are done. In this case, we’ve got designers Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harstrom of Glimakra that have come up with a solution to noisy office furniture. Endeavoring to bring about a functional room acoustic environment they’ve come …
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When it comes to the work environment, but specifically for those of us who work out of an office, appearance is everything. From the way your desk appears, the positioning of furniture, to the stability—and safety—of your armchair for example. Armchair’s are very valuable for ‘9-5ers’ and make all the difference in comfort. Many people …
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Looking back a few decades, the idea of a desk with no chair may have seemed like a punishment or downgrade. But today, given what we now know and the health challenges that the western world is facing, standing desks may arguably be an upgrade over their counterparts. So let’s break down the pros and …
