ACHIEVING THE ERGONOMIC OFFICE SPACE

When designing a well-functioning space for my client, many factors come into play and ranking at the top is achieving the ergonomic office space. Designing for the sustainable human experience, human comfort and wellness are precursors to realizing a productive and creative employee base. Simply said, the investment into office ergonomics will not only pay-off in happier employees, your bottom line will show that people are being as productive as they can.

“A healthy workstation is one that allows you to work in a neutral, relaxed position. That setup “requires the least force, the least strength, the least effort,” said Alan Hedge, director of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group at Cornell University, “and that means you’re putting the least amount of strain on your body.” To get there, you will want furniture that can be adjusted to your body size and shape — basically, “the more adjustability, the better,” said Justin Young, an industrial and operations engineer at Kettering University in Michigan.” How to Make Your Office More Economically Correct, The New York Times.

A couple of ergonomically notable office chairs from this year’s NeoCon include the Yanique ,an award winning Italian designed chair by MASSIMO COSTAGLIA.  It is the only single shell mesh chair available that can use the ergonomically correct synchro control required for a full task chair. With features that include:

• Perfect Movement: patented mono-shell synchronized system allows the back & seat to move at an ergonomic 2:1 ratio.
• Arms: ergonomic easy-adjustable height arm featuring a 4D textured cap or sleek, fixed conference arm.

The Silver award went to Nightingale with the NLC Model chair. This chair features:

• Arms: boasts flip-up arms.
• Adjustable: Newton Wafer mechanism™ Crafted to serve multiple purposes.

For more on these chairs you can visit their websites https://nightingalechairs.com/news and https://viaseating.com/indoor-products/.