Posts Tagged ‘workplace’

Image: Four Works Workstation Reinvents Workspace

Four Works Workstation Reinvents Workspace

Confession: the amount of time I spend on or at a computer would likely repulse the average person. It’s possible that I’m developing carpal tunnel and poor vision, but that seems unavoidable in the modern age - does’t it? Read more…

Image: Herman Miller and Studio 7.5 Present Setu

Herman Miller and Studio 7.5 Present Setu

During the past year alone, the perpetual challenge of creating a superlative task chair spawned three noteworthy contenders: Okamura’s Leopard, Knoll’s Generation, and Herman Miller’s Emobdy. Each admirable achievements in their chosen milieu, these three pieces offer significant headway on the unending quest to create a comfortable work environment. Read more…

Image: Lucie Koldová’s Table Treasury is a Process of Discovery

Lucie Koldová’s Table Treasury is a Process of Discovery

I am an admirer of all things compartmentalized, so the Table Treasury is a dream come true. Czech designer Lucie Koldová has an obsessive-compulsive bone in her body, to be sure. Meant to store stationary, among other things, this table features drawers Read more…

Image: Flaqué Table

Flaqué Table

Minimalism and ingenuity seem to be the two protagonists for the design scheme of the Flaqué Table. Just like the Levitation Desk or the M Table, the Flaqué Table too obliterates consecrated design principles by catalyzing new-fangled ideas and approaches. Read more…

Image: Live Video at IIDEX, NeoCon Canada: Kimball’s Hum

Live Video at IIDEX, NeoCon Canada: Kimball’s Hum

I’m excited to say that I’ve learned a new word/phrase today. We’ve all heard of ergonomics, defined as: (n) the applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. Read more…

Image: At IIDEX, NeoCon Canada: Global Contract ViceVersa Bridges

At IIDEX, NeoCon Canada: Global Contract ViceVersa Bridges

IIDEX, NeoCon Canada is the place to be next week for all interior designers, architects, manufacturers, and those related to the design industry. Read more…

Image: 3Fold

3Fold

Have you ever wanted to be a crab? When I first laid eyes on Formtank’s 3Fold—designer George Rice’s latest attempt to jazz up the familiar drear of the workplace, an aesthetic typified by what Rice characterizes as “acres of veneered beach”—I thought, yes, I’d like to be a crab, even if for just a day: I could negotiate Rice’s “veneered beach” with a certain crustacean aplomb. Read more…

Image: Executive Normal by Jean Nouvel

Executive Normal by Jean Nouvel

Don’t you just love it when the same mind that created the outside also creates the stuff that goes in it? Read more…

Image: Live at NeoCon: Uno e Zero

Live at NeoCon: Uno e Zero

Everyone must see the Uno e Zero office furniture collection at NeoCon, manufactured by Della Rovere of Italy. The display is somewhat hidden at the back of the eight floor, but once you catch sight of this furniture collection, you cannot help but rush over for a close up. Read more…

Image: At Bklyn Designs: Standard41 Collection

At Bklyn Designs: Standard41 Collection

Standard 41 may be “six generations and two years old,” however there is nothing archaic about their creations. Its quite clear that this family run company sees their own design heritage as something to be embraced and not thrown away for more “hip” trends. Read more…