Reshaping Education with SitOnIt Seating

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Our team recently had the pleasure of participating in a webinar with our SitOnIt Seating Team to discover how the pandemic is reshaping education.  This presentation beautifully showcased what is happening in education with regard to where students learn, the use of technology, how we are focusing on wellness and safety, and of course, product trends!

Where Students Learn

Homeschooling will increase

Continued eLearning / Hybrid attendance

Flexible / Mobile Structures and Furniture

Increase in outdoor learning

Our team has experienced this with our children as they have ebb’d and flowed from classroom to home to hybrid and back again.  We see how flexible environments (ie. our showroom) promote comfortable eLearning as our little students move throughout the space seeking lounge furniture, active seating options, or the privacy of the Mute Box (by Artopex).  Comfortable, flexible spaces also help to reduce stress and fatigue from over-exposure to technology.

   

Use of Technology

Video Assited Learning

Augmented Reality Learning

Technology will create new opportunities / digital ecosystems

We have had high school physics lessons, Future Problem Solving Club meetings and even virtual fieldtrips occur in the showroom this year.  How cool!  Technology has created new opportunities for learning!

Focus on Wellness and Safety

Focus on student well-being

More school health clinics

High performance air filtration

Traditional nurse’s offices are busier places these days!  Not only is the traffic volume increasing, but the focus on mental health and academic progress has increased demand on spaces that traditionally only housed ill children.  Hand sanitizer, temperature stations, isolation spaces … schools are looking to customize nurses offices, mental health spaces, and more.

Returning to School:  Product Trends

Divider Screens help support spatial distancing in the immediate situation and can be used for privacy in the future.

Mobile seating allows you to immediately reduce the density in a given classroom and ramp back up as appropriate for community guidelines.

Mobile storage brings much needed flexibility to the learning environment.

Mobile tables keep environments flexible.  Add a Sector Tabletop Screen to promote spatial division!

Lounge seating’s innate weight and scale make them ideal for delineating space while still facilitating student interaction.

Mobile Screens create nooks, individual spaces, and add flexibility as guidelines change.

Universal Screens retrofit to the back and/or sides of a worksurface.  Clamp on screens make a quick fix!

Build a home learning environment with SitOnIt’s Work From Home collection.  Free residential delivery and a great discount mean you can create a dedicated environment at home for less! (Did we mention the 5-year warranty?)

On the SitOnIt website you can find Education Design Plans showcasing how our collection of products work together to create standard and distanced environments ranging from student lounges to classrooms, even administrative and faculty offices!  Click on a space to explore your options, select a typical, and add it to your project in ChairBuilder!  The part numbers and finishes automatically populate with list pricing.  Quick and simple.

Learn more about SitOnIt’s approach to education here!  You can explore more ways to return to school safely, find care and cleaning guides specific to SitOnIt Seating’s products, and learn more about evolving education.  The Project Spotlight featuring Suffolk Community College is outstanding, as well!

Reach out to our team for a more in-depth presentation surrounding education trends and product highlights or for assistance in gathering furniture samples, literature or finishes for your next project!  Stay tuned for information pertaining to some fantastic promotions to support the Education buying season, as well!

Please reach out to our team for a list of sources pertaining to the above information regarding trends and more.

SitOnIt Launches Work from Home Collection

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There’s an easy way to work out of the office with comfort, style and some of the industry’s most popular chairs, desks and workstation accessories.  The SitOnIt Work from Home online shop lets you customize and order award-winning products directly with a dealer discount code (Yay for 53% off!) and free residential delivery.

The collection features the Switchback Height Adjustable table, Novo and Wit task chairs, and a variety of accessories to help you work more comfortably at home.  Finishes have been simplified to a curated collection of paint, fabric and mesh colors for ease of specification.

The new Reya table features instant installation, coming together in 60 seconds as the 4 legs twist into place for a no-hardware-required installation. Choose from metal or bamboo legs, angled or straight.

Whether it’s a full-time or hybridge schedule, the more we work from home the more we need to lean (and sit) on products that can keep up.  Make your home office feel like the real office with easy-to-assemble, high-performing solutions.

Click through the shop.sitonit.net website to explore the collection and reach out to our team to schedule a quick visual presentation covering the fine details!

Artopex Launches Home Office Collection

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Artopex has launched a curated collection of work from home solutions featuring commercial grade reliability with a softened home office appeal.  Designed in collaboration with Jean Barbeau, Director of Research and Development at Artopex, the collection, featuring Arlow, Wilow and Millie, are astheticaly pleasing and ultra functional whether you want to keep things simple, have a sit-stand solution or need room for two!  Add to your home office with storage solutions ranging from pigeon holes to pedestals – the new open pedestal or a mini box-file pedestal – to keep things organized.  Optional screen risers allow for sit/stand options on fixed desks or a simple ergonomic addition to elevate your monitor.

Arlow

This reversible desk with minimalis lines seamlessly combines ergonomics, style and practicality.  Its base with shelves allows for storage or a touch of home accents.  Desk dimensions are 24″ deep and extend in width to 48″ or 54″.  Arlow also allows for a return to either divide two desk together or maximize workspace.

Millie

This height adjustable desk with casters will allow you to vary your postion throughout the day.  Thanks to the integrated penumatic adjustment system, the surface can reach a height of 43.5″!  Sitting or standing, your workspace ergonomics will be optimized to their full potential with Millie.  Desk dimensions are 24″ wide x 36″ or 42″ in length.  Store your PC on the base for ease of mobility throughout your home.

Wilow

This table with tapered metal legs will fit as well in a room dedicated to working from home as in a livingroom or bedroom.  Add a metal compact pedestal on casters with the Noki electronic lock to secure storage or combine it with a return to increase the work surface.  Desk dimensions are 24″ deep and with lengths of 48″ or 54″.  The legs feature leveling glides for stability in your home.

Please reach out to our team for more information or to schedule an overview of this collection with your team or explore the colletion on the Artopex website.  We are enthusiastic about the possibilities of this collection knowing that we are going to be facing extended opportunities to work at home or may be in need of a space for students to have a comfortable space for distance learning.  Arlow, Millie and Wilow are sure to integrate into any space to create a thoughtful, dedicated location for focused worktime for the family!

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