ACCESSORIES
Technology Support
CPU Support
Space is always at a premium. Take the desktop, for example: No matter what kind of work you do, there never seems to be enough room. Our research of a cross-section of North American organizations found the space crunch is only going to intensify: 90 percent said workstation size will decrease or stay the same over the next 5 years.
While space is shrinking, so are central processing units (CPUs). But it's a business reality that organizations can't afford to adopt these new, smaller CPUs everywhere. The result is a squeeze: work areas getting smaller even while most CPUs are as clunky as ever.
Keyboard Support
When it comes to people supporting their forearms and wrists while keying, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that in North America costs for repetitive motion injuries (RPIs) decreased 34.6% between 1997 and 2007 (Liberty Mutual Workplace Index, adjusted for inflation).
Over the same period, sales of ergonomic office accessories increased by an average of 17% (BIFMA). It's reasonable to think that better equipment helped lower these costs.
Even with a significant decline over those 10 years, annual costs to businesses for RPIs are still over $2 billion. That's about the same as health costs resulting from traffic accidents.
Monitor Support
When we design things, we have always looked to the human body for inspiration. Bend your arm at the elbow, stretch it out, rotate your hand at the wrist. You have just experienced the inspiration for our monitor arms.
The adjustability of these arms is an important component in giving workers ergonomic support. When we recently asked companies about the types of monitors they use, 84% said flat screens. And 58% noted that they use desktop computers, with separate display, CPU, and keyboard.
Power/Data Support
Technology is so much a part of our lives we often use it without thinking. That is, until we need to unplug a power cord or disconnect a data line. We think it makes good sense to locate outlets and ports either on the work surface or just below it, so that they're easy to access.
Easy access makes life more pleasant for people who need it. It does the same for organizations by giving them ways to maximize space on the work surface and allowing flexibility in planning where to locate power and data access..
Mobile Support
People take mobile working for granted. The facts back that up. Recently, we asked business leaders what elements will drive the design of their work environments in the next 3 to 5 years. The top response (62%) was providing wireless technology. Already, 69% of these companies report using wireless or Wi-Fi connectivity throughout their facilities.
Mobility across the campus is a trend that will continue, as will the trend to work elsewhere—from coffee shops to living rooms. Most organizations we surveyed embrace alternative work strategies, including working from home. About 60% of them give these workers laptops, but most (69%) don't provide additional support like an ergonomic chair, adjustable table, or task lighting.
AV Support
As much as people may dislike meetings, everyone knows that much of the real work of our age takes place during them. An increase in the number of meeting rooms is hardly surprising. Recently we asked companies what happens when they repurpose space, and 50% said they created more conference rooms.
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) confirms the trend toward more group spaces. Its members report that while individual space has stabilized, common support space has increased on both a percentage and square-foot basis.
Personal Task Lights
Flute Personal Light
Flute was designed by Tom Newhouse to be flexible, versatile, compatible, economical. And with its LED technology, 85% recyclability, 24-year life span, and cost of about $1.13 to use it for a whole year, Flute leaves a minuscule carbon footprint on the earth. Weighing in at just two pounds, this task light also leaves a small footprint on your desk. And it's home-grown: made in the USA.
Ardea Personal Light
The Ardea are the great herons—those elegant birds with the long, infinitely flexible necks. Inspired by these majestic birds, Yves Béhar designed the Ardea personal light to be infinitely adjustable. Its ingenious neck design lets you direct Illumination right where you need it—on paperwork, a keyboard, or a good book. And like the herons, Ardea is kind to the earth.
Leaf Personal Light
The striking Leaf light puts the control in your hands—actually, in your fingertips. To adjust the intensity or change the light color from warm to cool, just slide a finger along a groove in the lamp base. And even though it's LED lighting, it isn't hot to the touch. We solved that problem, so you can position Leaf for task lighting, fold it to create ambient light, or straighten the arms for dramatic wall lighting. Without burning your fingers.
Fluorescent Task Light
Be focused on the task at hand with our fluorescent task light. It provides targeted illumination, helping you with all your projects, big and small.
Versatile and Efficient
Fluorescent task lights work with any Herman Miller system to ensure that your work is properly illuminated. They can be attached to a tall or short pole, frame, panel, or rail tile.
Halogen Task Light
Get more done more comfortably with less eye strain with our halogen task light.
Versatile and Efficient
Halogen task lights work with any Herman Miller system to ensure that your work is properly illuminated. They can be attached to a tall or short pole, frame, panel, or rail tile.
System Task Lights
Twist LED Task Light
It's a new day. And the energy-efficient, eco-friendly Twist LED task light lights the way leaving only a tiny carbon footprint behind. Made from minimal material, so it requires less energy to produce, Twist consumes 40-50% less energy than traditional undershelf lighting. It requires minimal packaging, so more units can be shipped at once, reducing the amount of energy--and money--needed to ship.
Fluorescent Systems Task Lights
The Lumisoft task light has a patented optical system that effectively eliminates glare. A metal shield blocks and redirects light through two batwing lenses, which reflect light indirectly onto the work surface. The back lens also directly illuminates the surrounding vertical surfaces. An energyefficient, high-power-factor electronic ballast and T8 lamp are standard. The Lumisoft undershelf task light mounts beneath a flipper door unit or shelf. The three-step dimmer and daisy-chain system, which operates up to eight lights, are optional features.
Work Tools
Holders
Telephone trays, magazine holders, hanging file foldres, work surface-attached tool rail, mini-shelf, mini-tackboard, folder arches, binder shelves, bundle clips, document grippers, hanger pegs, pencil holders
Stoa Modular Rail System
There's your desk. Is the surface buried under wires and stacks of paper and folders and all your other junk? The Stoa modular rail system can change it into an organized and clutter-free work area. Easy-to-attach components are coordinated to create a smart, efficient, and stylish system.
Storage
Pencile drawers, marker/eraser holder, bookends
Trays
Paper trays, Organizer trays, storage trays, vertical trays, diagonal trays, display trays
Foot Pillow
Those who sit for long periods of time working at a computer can benefit from this foot pillow. It elevates the feet, as well as supporting them. More important, it helps place your lower spine in a neutral position. That can relax your muscles and distribute your torso weight correctly.
The foot pillow is available in a wide range of fabric coverings. It measures 5.25" high by 17" wide by 12" deep.
Screens
Eames Molded Plywood Folding Screen
As Charles and Ray Eames saw it, designers just want to have "serious fun." This 68-inch-high, undulating screen resulted from their play. It's a portable, foldable, enjoyable way to divide space, provide a backdrop, and add privacy. The screen was designed as a complement to other Eames molded plywood creations. It's also a stand-alone piece distinctive in all kinds of settings.
Soft Screen
Lightweight, freestanding, and portable, the soft screen is a sinuous, beautiful way to divide space or have a little privacy when you need it. Like a curtain that somehow manages to stand upright.
Designed without a frame, for a light aesthetic, the screen is nevertheless stable, strong, and rigid. But it looks delicate, thanks to the translucent panels—cool white or spun gold—that allow light to filter through.
The soft screen is 63 inches high and unfolds to six feet.
Climate Control
C2 Climate Control
Be cool. Or be warm. Or breathe easy. Or all three! The C2 climate control lets you take charge of your own personal climate. Its advanced technology offers heating and cooling settings and air filtration too. Climate control is one of the top 10 qualities affecting job performance. You can leave the sweater or fan at home—and you'll be more productive too.
Sound Management
Babble Voice Privacy System
"Blebbar zoon geet fend wammaren." That—or some equally garbled sound—is what your coworkers will hear when you're having a phone conversation with Babble. The Babble voice privacy system uses patented technology to allow you to speak freely and securely right in your workstation—no matter what you have to say, no matter where your workspace is located. Your words will remain confidential.
RoomTune Sound Management Technology
Make a sound investment. RoomTune tackboards and marker boards multitask as sound-absorbing panels that reduce excess workplace noise. Hang them in an office, conference or meeting room, or classroom and keep sound levels to a minimum. Tackboards can be finished in your own materials or digital printing of artwork, so they also make a sophisticated design statement.
Other Accessories
Eames Hang-It-All
Charles and Ray Eames brought a sense of play to all their work, including the Hang-It-All. It took the everyday coat rack to a new place that was inventive and fun. More than just a conversation piece, the Hang-It-All holds anything that slips over its colorful hooks.