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the idea a step further with benching.
“Benching, a decade-old concept, is
based on the idea of people working
at big benches and tables to maximize
light,” says Bright. “It’s more eco-friendly
because you don’t use panels or walls.”
Market-focused design
Specialized industries such as
healthcare and education are looking
for furniture tailored to their specific
needs. “We understand the need of our
core markets of healthcare, education,
government and business and design
products and components that can
adapt to their parameters,” says Mike
Tennity, vice president of design and development for KI. “We’re willing to work
with customers to create custom pieces
which have turned into 20 percent of
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Herman Miller’s
Caucus table line
added flexible
components,
such as a lectern
that can work
independently or
on a table top.
our business.”
This year KI
released Aristotle, a modular
laminate casegoods line with
solid and wood
grain surfaces
that can be mixed and matched to
create a two-tone look. “Aristotle offers
different component sizes and shapes
and can be integrated with our existing lines,” says Tennity.
KI also released a bariatric seating
line for people who weigh up to 750
pounds called Arissa. “The old paradigm
was to take an existing furniture design,
make it 30 inches wider and beef up the
frame to handle the extra weight,” says
Tennity. “This seating collection is more
natural and organic and features higher
back angles, raised arm heights and no
pinch points. A person of any size would
look natural and feel comfortable.”
New
BIFMA
standard focuses
on furniture
sustainability
Office and institutional furniture manufacturers now will have a sustainability standard
to complement LEED building rating systems.
The Business and Institutional Furniture
Manufacturers Association and NSF International introduced the E3-2008 Business and
Institutional Furniture Sustainability Standard
to the American National Standards public comments period this summer.
The development of the standards began
more than a year ago with help from academics,
architects and designers, end users and regulatory agencies, among others. Multiple proper-
