While younger people can easily get in and out of bed or sit on a couch, older people can have a much harder time of it, with conditions such as arthritis or rheumatism considerably limiting their movements.
Czech and German partners, involved in the EUREKA E! 3210 SPECIFURN project, have developed a new line of furniture [...]
The beauty of this system speaks for itself. As you stand before it, the quality of the materials and the level of craft become immediately apparent: Shelves and drawers of solid hardwood, dovetail joint construction, solid steel structure. But what’s less obvious is also what truly distinguishes this system: its versatility.
A broad selection of [...]
Custom Design Software, the maker of full featured Windows software for retail furniture stores, announced that the Custom Design Software package now has the capability of interfacing directly with QuickBooks.
Company president Jerry Katz, noted that, “now furniture dealers who want to upgrade to a sophisticated inventory management, point of sale and management reporting software package, [...]
Some leading companies of the Pesaro-based furniture industry are testing a new IT system to link producers, subproducers, movers and logistic operators through the same language. The platform was devised by the Marches Regional Council and developed by SVIM and Cosmob. The IT language used is so innovative it can go international, and so flexible [...]
Menu is a flexible furniture system with a wide range of design, material, and size options. It includes three edge profiles, 10 worksurface shapes, and bookcases with overall heights of either 68 inches or 81 inches that can be combined to form custom work stations. Four veneers, Three Form plastics, and four paint color options [...]
Duo is designed for pairs of people that spend much of their day working together, but also need space to work independently. Through movable components, the workstations support dyadic work by providing quick access to materials and power while also affording privacy and interaction. The portfolio includes: tall storage, which doubles as a transaction surface [...]
Created by a division of Herman Miller, Babble is a “sound-management tool” that provides voice confidentiality and security of information in open-plan work environments. Workers cannot be heard beyond their cubicles because the phonemes of their voice are rearranged. A desktop device, Babble connects to the telephone and sends the user’s voice out in multiplied [...]
Ad One is a modular system of tables, storage components, and accessories designed by Italian architect Antonio Citterio. The basic table measures 71 inches by 35-1/2 inches and is supported by a perimetric, structural-steel frame system that allows the same four legs to support up to six tables connected. Storage units can sit below or [...]
Known for its ergonomic office products, Humanscale has come out with an adjustable arm that allows users to easily customize the height, angle, depth, and viewing position of their flat-panel monitor. Minimizing risk of repetitive-strain injury, the arm can be adjusted 7 inches up or down from a seated position. The die-cast aluminum arm has [...]