The state of the environment is becoming an ever more important topic of conversation among manufacturing industries including the office furniture industry. Companies and factories are being forced to come up with products that are not only recyclable but also made from recycled materials. Not only this but the actual manufacturing of the furniture has to have a very small carbon footprint which when you include transport on as well this can be quite a hard task. There are office chairs and office desks out there that are made from recycled materials and are very recyclable however very few manage to hit each target.
Two Toronto based university graduates appear to have come up with a solution to this, which is primarily aimed at the student market. They have designed and manufactured what can only be described as a cardboard desk that is made from 95% recycled material and is 100% recyclable.
While at University Geoff Christou, became aware of this problem and wanted to know if he could come up with a selection of cheap office furniture that was environmentally friendly. He also wanted it to be lightweight to cope with students having to constantly move rooms between terms. The answer was cardboard and he set out to try and achieve this goal.
The desk itself costs $19.99 and is delivered flat packed through the post or by courier. The desk is easily put together with simple instructions and can be easily removed or thrown away when the desk has out lived it’s requirements.
You may be thinking that what happens it this desk gets wet? Well that has already been thought of as this unusual desk has been coated in a water resistant glue that laminates the cardboard to avoid the desk becoming soggy.
It appers that since the company began they have sold 100 units online and seem to have interest from other office furniture dealers and distributors. They are currently arranging for the product to be sold in Mexico and Brazil in early 2012.

All we seem to hear these days in the office furniture industry is ergonomics. It is a very important subject especially as more and more people are getting injured at work due to spending long periods of time working at their office desk and sitting in their office chair. Not only is this problem increasing, but the portable way of working is on the rise as well. There is one product that is trying to combine these two factors and that is the LaptopTower LT.

The design of the Laptop tower is unlike any other office desk. You don’t use a chair for this, you simply stand which means that already you are in a more ergonomic posture. Unlike other desks, the tower is compact and takes up very little space so can be used in a range of domestic and commercial applications. The tower comes equipped with a lighted, pull out laptop shelf with mouse pad, four shelves and sockets to accommodate other small electrical items such as printers or projectors. One of the great benefits to this tower is that it has its own in built cable management system so stray cables will not cause clutter. The tower is powered by a single transparent cable leading to the sockets inside.

Not only can this piece of office furniture be used as a workstation, but it can be used to give presentations as well. It’s compact so is able to save space in the office or meeting room for other necessary items such as office storage, meeting room tables or even a large boardroom table if one is needed in the room. The tower comes in a range of veneers and paints that are used in contrast to produce an attractive workstation.

More and more people nowadays are deciding to work at an office desk and spending long periods of time in an office desk. It is no surprise that the numbers of injuries that are related to work such as back pain, neck strain and shoulder problems are on the rise. The answer is, unless you’re willing to spend less time working in your office chair or at your desk whether it be a home office desk or at work, is to upgrade and get an ergonomic office chair.

There are many ergonomic chairs available to you and they vary in price. You can find yourself spending over £1000 on an ergonomic chair, but if you haven’t got that sort of money available, there are other options, one of them being the Ergohuman office chair.

The Ergohuman is a chair that has been specifically designed for those who spend more than 8 hours a day in their office chair working at their desk. It has a high back design that is constructed from mesh and comes with an optional headrest making it a great designer mesh back chair. The Ergohuman has been designed to provide constant support to the lumbar region and other back regions with multidirectional armrests as well. With a synchro mechanism as standard, the Ergohuman chair does not fail on the aesthetics side of things.

This chair not only has a great design, fully adjustable and ergonomic, but the has an affordable price tag to boot. For more information on this chair and to order click here.

Steelcase have been a household name within the office furniture industry for decades. They have been producing well designed, bright and efficient office furniture for some time and have become the world’s largest manufacturer of office furniture. Their recent collaboration with IDEO has helped them to create their latest product, the Node chair.

IDEO are a design company that work with other companies in the commercial and private sectors to help them develop their ideas. Not only this but they also help new businesses realise potential problems and help them to overcome these. It is for this reason that a collaboration with Steelcase was not a surprise.

The Node chair has been designed with students in mind. As far as education furniture and education seating, this product is unique in a number of ways. The chair has a unique look and has a 360 degree rotating seat that helps students to collaborate and work together easier. This also helps any class set up as the chair, due to the rotating function can adapt to any desk configuration.

As well as this the chair also has a small tablet that can be used for both left handed or right handed people. The small adjustable table is also big enough for books, notepads and even a laptop depending on the user’s preference.

Another unique feature about the chair is that it has a storage compartment in the base. This space is large enough to store bags, books, papers and laptop cases so clutter around the classroom is kept to a minimum. Mounted on 5 castors for easiy mobility around the room, this chair has a plastic seat making it durable and tamperproof so even young children can use it. This chair also comes in a range of vibrant colours which is designed to suit any classrooms décor.

In this day and age in order to run a successful office, you need to do more to help boost the morale of your staff. What I mean by this is that you need to make your office into a workplace as opposed to just an office for working in. Employers need to provide their staff with a comfortable, inspired and pleasant place to work in order to get the most out of their staff whether they work on a computer or have an office desk full of papers to contend with.

In order to create an environment that can provide all of these attributes, it is more often than not that you need to create an office with a more contemporary feel. There are ways of doing this, if you are in need of a “modern boost”, without having to spend a vast amount of money on the décor and that is by upgrading your current office furniture with modern office furniture or even some designer office furniture. This is guaranteed to brighten up the workplace without having the nightmare of getting the builders in.

Nowadays all you have to do is to look on the internet and you can view large ranges of office furniture, from executive leather chairs to conference seating, from boardroom tables to glass desks, it is all there at the click of a button. This is not to say that those who require some expert help can’t get it. Some office furniture dealers offer a service that aims to help you with the whole procedure, including design and space planning for a small fee. Office Reality are one of those dealers however they offer expert services free of charge.

Not only this, but they also offer an unrivalled choice of designer office furniture at affordable prices. With thousands of products to choose from, all quality assured, we believe you will not fail to find something that will suit your needs.