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In an age when competitors can knock off products or services in an instant, smart companies are marketing their employees' know-how Mogens Smed is out of luck. On a snowy [...]

STORAGE & FILING IN THIS AGE of technological breakthroughs and computer advancements, it would seem that surely something could be done to reduce the endless onslaught of letters and memos […]

FURNITURE Ottoman Empire: Paul Haigh has designed a series of tables called Thin End of the Wedge for this new company, Ottoman Empire. Three different versions are available in a […]

The big money-makers at commercial and investment banks, brokerage houses and insurance companies, financial traders risk burning out by age 30 in the pursuit of up to $250 million per […]

Miles Carter UK is an office furniture design company established by Miles Carter who crafted the furniture himself and paid little attention to business strategy. In 1990, Michael Clark was appointed as managing director and commercialised the company, and Miles Carter left. The design work is now done by Ron Carter and is based on the original policy of furniture which is functional, individual and restrained in character. Miles Carter has been offered his position back, but will not accept unless he is awarded sole authority for design. He has the power to withdraw the licence to manufacture his designs.

The increasing demand for knowledge workers has significance for office furniture designers, because businesses will require such workers to produce in any location for maximum output. However, there is a lack of such products for the virtual workplace, as shown by the 1992 NeoCon convention in Chicago. Thus, the right direction for the future is exemplified by Steelcase Inc.'s Commons and Personal Harbor workplace design, which is described. This optimal product is encouraged for the rest of the industry.

The Inc Life Gear The Explorer E-cliner ($999 to $1,299) could be the most comfortable home office ever. The traditional La-Z-Boy chair recently got a WebTV makeover and now has [...]

There's a whole lot of wheeling and dealing going on in the offices of today. Literally. 'I'd say if there is a trend in office design, if there is something [...]

Ergonomic Leather Seating Representing an unprecedented value, Office Star's latest high-back executive chairs incorporate an all-new seat adjustment mechanism that provides an exceptional range of comfort and control options. Upholstered […]

In today's highly competitive business climate, one of the most effective ways corporations can enhance their efficiency is through the use of innovative furniture products and configurations. Having spent 35 [...]

While those used desks in your office may have been a bargain, you may be paying a different price by not utilizing your space more efficiently. So how do you [...]

Another new introduction at NeoCon '99 was Here--MetaMobile Meeting Solutions from Bretford. This office furniture system includes tables, walls, and a fixed track system that interconnects using a ganging device […]

The story of the modern office chair--second home to so many Americans--is one of gimmickry run amok. There are chairs with headrests. Chairs with keyboards. Chairs with more shock absorbers [...]

The office furniture industry is enjoying brisk sales in high-end office chairs, driven in part by the need of firms to increase employee produtivity and decrease work-related injuries. Present office chairs are a far comparison from the old wood and iron material used in old office chairs. Many mid-priced and high-end chairs have a number of controls which can be used to provide the best seating configuration.

The management at John Laing Property have introduced a new wireless technology system which also has implications for the way office space is utilized by the workers. The system was devised by BT and the new furniture made by Georgeson Worklife and Steelcase.

ERGONOMIC TOOLS THAT AND O/A EFFICIENCY Without the right pads or with cheap tennis shoes, Walter Payton couldn't get the job done. No matter how gifted the professional might be, [...]

Manufacturers of desk accessories have nowhere to go but up. Or so it appears for those now equipping offices with products that make use of vertical space. Verticality, i.e. going [...]

DESK SYSTEMS Free-standing desk systems have been emerging in this country as alternatives to panel systems for about six years. By desk systems we mean those that are planned horizontally […]

Can funky new furniture make us more productive MOST OF THE WORKERS AT Gould Evans Goodman Associates, a Kansas City, Mo., architectural firm, have normal, everyday desks. But in one [...]

Office furniture manufacturers have come out with ergonomic desk chairs since 1994. Herman Miller of Zeeland, MI, offers chairs in small, medium and large sizes while chairs by Norwegian firm HAG feature a seat-depth adjustment which allows seat pans to be moved forward and backward to suit different thigh lengths. The development of ergonomic chairs has been fueled by the growing work force diversity, which has created a need for chairs that suit the diverse physical characteristics of employees.

The US office furniture manufacturer Herman miller could be leading a revolution. Last year the company launched an office chair which is not only ergonomic - like all such chairs […]

Despite the two-year wait before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was implemented, office furniture manufacturers have just begun to realize the need to create products for workers with disabilities. Herman Miller, Knoll, Rhamdec and Steelcase have created furniture for workers with disabilities. Herman Miller's and Knoll's height-adjustable desks are well-known and Rhamdec has created MYDESC, which is extremely flexible. Knoll has also created an overhead storage unit, the Reuter Overhead. Steelcase has created a division, Casecraft, that specializes in customizing furniture for the handicapped.