Enjoy the Silence

Science of Silence

We all have times when we need that little bit of acoustic buffering during meetings, touchdowns or for that important phone call. 

At Think Furniture we have compiled a list of some of the best ranges in acoustic solution products on the market for your personal, meeting and office acoustic needs. 

Belgian designer Axel Enthoven was responsible for an ingenious look which harmoniously combines functionality and ergonomics. 

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The swivel base, the built-in light source and the sidewalls provide extra privacy. 

During this years Orgatec Exhibition we were presented with the ideal personal acoustic solution in the form of the ID Trim Cap.

ID Trim Cap gives a clear signal: Please do not disturb! 

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Because its cap is sound-proof, ID Trim Cap is highly suitable for use in micro-concentration zones in open-plan offices.

Another great personal solution is the Workshelter from Vitra. Defining a place of retreat for deliberation, concentration and solitary work. Workshelter’s worktop is screened by two felt-lined walls which isolate the user both visibly and physically. 

Vitra Workshelter at Think Furniture

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The felt lining is acoustically effective and not only protects the workstation within Workshelter from extraneous noise but also increases the sound absorption surface in the room. Workshelter, an important element of the Net ’n’ Nest concept, can be rearranged at any time.

The Vitra Workbay 

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The Bouroullec brothers have designed several workplace solutions before for Vitra but this is almost a melding of both workplace and acoustic soft working area. As ever with Vitra the design aesthetic features highly but not at the cost of acoustic effectiveness.The Workbay offers a calm environment and sense of focus for more studious or intensive tasks.

Design by Alain Gilles The BuzziHub is a space where people can easily come together and share information. It has been designed to become a central point in the social life of an office.

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The BuzziHub has been designed in order to make you feel at home. It is a warm and comfortable environment made to facilitate communication and improve personal wellbeing.

For the more flexible solution of personal space that transforms into meeting area we have the Orangebox Cove. This is a system that offers a combination of Screens , Tables and Seating. The Modular nature of Cove allows for a good selection of differing configurations to provide flexible workspace for various scenarios from touchdown space to resource centres. 

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Cove's flexibility makes it perfect for changing or expanding environments. Easy to re-configure and add to ,the Cove system can be changed to suit modern work or study needs.

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Acoustic solutions sometimes need to be built into larger spaces for effective conferencing and meeting capabilities. Offecct fill this requirement with their visually stunning acoustic tiles, for large spaces where the acoustics have to be considered without compromising on style. 

Offecct Acoustic Tiles

Offecct acoustic tiles are available in a wide range of styles, colours and patterns. Aside from their excellent acoustic performance they provide for an interesting visual aspect. 

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The need for sound absorption in public spaces is becoming more and more important. Window is a magazine display that works as a sound absorber or a sound absorber that works as a magazine display. 

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It is pleasant to work in a quiet environment. A sound absorbing wall full of magazines provides relaxation for both the eye and the ear.

Moulded felt is the basic material of Window. The material is recyclable, sound absorbent, lightweight and durable.

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Airflake is a sound absorbing screen made from moulded fibre felt. This modular system is built around the shape of a hexagon in a variety of designs and colours, which can be freely combined to create the screen.

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Moulded fibre felt panels in seven colours and four patterns. It can be fixed to aluminium rails for mounting on walls or ceilings. Airflake can also be fixed directly to the wall as a sound absorbing decoration. 

Details on these and other Acoustic Solution products can be found at 

http://www.think-furniture.com/categories/acoustics

Email : info@think-furniture.co.uk

 

Vitra Tyde by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The Tyde 

Height adjustable , ergonomically designed and style laden. The new generation of design solutions for the office space now has the beautiful and sleek Vitra Tyde Desk showcased at this years Orgatec Exhibition by the designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

The design team responsible for Vitra's new product The Tyde Desk, Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec studied at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Joint partners in a successful design firm their design portfolio boasts many products and exhibitions focusing on design led yet ergonomic products.The brothers started working with Vitra in 2000 and have created some major contributions to the Vitra Home Collection. 

The Tyde desk embraces the versatility that is required in the office environment, benefiting the user with its adaptability and its height adjustable function. This allows for standing or sitting use, which reduces the strain on the body, increases circulation and movement through its functional use.

The Tyde desk system fits into established working environments with ease, its modern materials and sleek lines as well as the inbuilt motors or cranks for manual adjustment are both quiet and built to high specification. 

The Vitra Tyde desk can also be further individualised for the user by the added elements such as PC Holders, different screen options and accessories. 

The Tyde can be used with sound reducing screening. The polyester based fabrics provide good office acoustics when using this workstation where quite work zones have been defined. 

Tyde Desk System 

For more information on the Tyde Desk Contact us at 

Think Furniture on 0870 1037777or visit our website Think Furniture. 

Alex Katz Give Me Tomorrow

 Alex Katz Give Me Tomorrow

Think Furniture are proud to have been involved with the current exhibition by the influential American artist Alex Katz, installing the Tip Ton Chair and Map Table both designed by Barber Osgerby (Designers of the Olympic Torch) 

Image courtesy of Adrian West

Katz uses oils, collage and flat painterly images, painting in a graphical and bold manner, defining a career that started in the 1950's, the influences of his style, use of colour and crisp forms being evident in the work of his contemporaries including the Pop Art movement.

Image courtesy of Adrian West

His exhibition Give Me Tomorrow is showcasing at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, within the collection Katz has included work from previous shows spanning over six decades. Think Furniture selected the Vitra Tip Ton and the Map Table due to the cool ,clean ,defined appearance that works well with both the Katz installation but also with the contemporary nature of the actual Gallery itself.

Alex Katz, Round Hill,  1977, Oil on Linen Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial and Promised Gift of Barry and Julie Smooke Art © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY Digital Image © 2012 Museum Associates / LACMA
Image courtesy of The Turner Contemporary

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When Bond’s Spy Chief M has to focus on saving the world she reclines (or works) from the luxury of the new Interstuhl Airpad chair.

Why the Airpad you might ask ? Well first off we have the technical and mechanical proficiency of a well engineered German mechanism…one of the smoothest functioning chairs on the market.

Next we have the styling detail of the Airpad’s mesh back that looks almost transparent, the chair has a very light ‘floaty’ feel to both chair movement and look. 

These aesthetics combined with high comfort and ergonomics surely mean a winning chair for Interstuhl. 

And lets face it with James Bond on your side I would imagine the odds are in your favour !!

 For more information, options and pricing on this chair please take a look here or call us for images and brochures etc…

Interstuhl AirPad

The new Airpad task chair manufactured by leading German seating company Interstuhl brings a whole new dimension to mesh back seating options. With its gossamer thin back section almost appearing transparent at times this chair really combines the best of both aesthetics and practicality.

• Airpad is manufactured by leading seating company Interstuhl

• A large range of different colours are available for the Airpad's seat

• The Interstuhl Airpad chair offers a full array of functions you would expect from a high specification manufacturer

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Officepod

 OfficePOD for work

Becoming an OfficePOD user can bring benefits to all. The ability to cut down on commuting and spend more time at home, yet be more productive in your office, safe from day-to-day distractions.

And as employers increasingly look to flexible working and innovative ways of finding efficiencies without sacrificing productivity, OfficePOD offers an employer a truly flexible workplace solution that doesn't risk compromising the employee's welfare and productivity. Similarly, the employee needn't risk compromising the balance of their domestic environment.

All elements of the design and construction make this a highly efficient and functional environment where all available space inside the POD, as well as the ground it occupies, is used to its absolute optimum. 

  

OfficePOD for home

 A Garden studio offers many advantages over the conventional conversion of an existing room within a house. Not least excellent use of space and a more natural setting for your studio. Be it a computer room, sound studio etc.. the fact that it is away from main dwelling can also ensure you are not disturbing other family members if your penchant is for listening to Motorhead at ear splitting volumes! The Pod can be specified with a range of options and be designed to be seated indoors or outdoors and heated ,cooled or ventilated to suit the requirements. Used in conjunction with some of Think’s space saving ideas the Office Pod is a really useful addition to the modern home/garden environment.

 For more information on the officepod please call us on 0870 103 777 or visit our website.

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are now internationally renown designers most. Recently known for their design of the 2012 Olympic Torch.Both Designers graduated

with Master’s degrees in Architecture from The Royal College of Art in London.

They founded their first studio in Trellick Tower, London back in 1996 and have since

Designed and collaborated on a string of successful partnerships with the likes of Vitra ,

Cappellini and Established and sons.

 

Most recently they have won Design of the Year awards for both the wonderfully

detailed Olympic Torch and the Vitra Tip ton Chair

 

Our Top five Favourites

1.Olympic Torch – Defines great British design at its best

2. Tip Ton Chair for Vitra – Great details and front angle skid for providing better posture

3. Four Leaves Coatstand for Magis – Everyone needs one ,so why not make it clean and contemporary

4. De La Warr Chair for Established and sons

5. Map Table for Vitra – Simple solution but with many configurations

 

vitra wins the 2011 good design award for ID Chair Concept and Tip Ton Chair

 

Vitra (in partnership with Designers) has once again excelled in creating great looking and highly original furniture for both home and office use.

The Coveted Good Design awards has been won both the ID Chair Concept range designed By Antonio Citterio and also the highly original Tip Ton Chair by British Design Team BarberOsgerby. 

 

We now have samples of these award winning chairs both in our Kent Offices and shop or can be viewed at Vitra in Clerkenwell, London.

For more info on either of these exciting ,award winning chairs please contact us today on 0870 103 7777 or mail info@think-furniture.co.uk

New Do Chair from Orangebox hits the streets……

New Do Chair from Orangebox hits the streets…… 

Leading British manufacturer Orangebox have just launched the Do chair

to further enhance their already strong portfolio. The do chair is a very well designed (and priced!) mesh back chair that can be configured in a whole range of different ways. Aside from its strong environmental credentials the Do is also very easy to  replace parts /re-configure thus further extending its life if say a cover gets  
damaged or soiled. 

The Do chair is aimed at the entry to mid range sector of the chair market and provides clients with a great opportunity to help improve their chair offering to their personnel whilst improving workplace ergonomics all at an economic price.

Entry Do Chair starts from as little as £ 209 + vat

Hotbox personal storage system

 

Hotbox™ - the only nomadic workbox specifically designed for the flexible workplace.

Hotbox™ is unique, easy to use and helps users work smarter and more effectively. Be flexible
and reduce your costs!

Hotbox™ lets users transport their work and personal items safely and easily around the workplace, from a personal locker to a workstation, meeting location or home. Hotbox™ is designed to work with all existing storage, workstation and screen systems. Hotbox™ makes your workforce as flexible as your workplace.

 

The Olympic Torch - designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

The Torch was designed by east Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, who won the opportunity through a competitive tender run by the London 2012 Organising Committee and the Design Council.

The design, engineering and manufacture celebrate the best of British talent. Barber and Osgerby worked closely with Basildon-based product engineers Tecosim and Coventry manufacturers Premier Sheet Metal to develop the prototypes for the Torch.

Design: an inspirational 8,000

The Torch is made up of an inner and an outer aluminium alloy skin, held in place by a cast top piece and base, perforated by 8,000 circles.




Representing the inspirational stories of the 8,000 Torchbearers who will carry the Olympic Flame, the circles which run the length of the body of the Torch also offer a unique level of transparency. You can see right to the heart of the Torch and view the burner system which will keep the Olympic Flame alive on its journey around the UK.

The circles also help ensure heat is quickly dissipated, without being conducted down the handle, and providing extra grip.

The Torch stands 800mm high.

The Torch is being tested in BMW’s climatic testing facility in Munich to make sure it can withstand all weather conditions. BMW is a Supporting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

Shape: the power of '3'

The triangular-shaped Torch was inspired by a series of 'threes' that are found in the history of the Olympic Games and the vision for the Olympic Movement:

The three Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship;
The three words that make the Olympic motto – faster, higher, stronger; 
The fact that the UK has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and will host them for the third time in 2012; and
The vision for the London 2012 Olympic Games to combine three bodies of work – sport, education and culture.
Weight: as light as possible

More than half of the London 2012 Torchbearers are expected to be young people aged as young as 12, so the designers aimed to make the Torch as light as possible.

It is made from an special aluminium alloy developed for the aerospace and automotive industry. The alloy is lightweight but strong, with excellent heat resistance. The 8,000 circles also reduce the weight of the final design, whilst ensuring strength isn’t compromised. The Torch weighs 800 grams.

Colour: gold

The gold colour embraces the qualities of the Olympic Flame – the brightness and the warmth of the light that it shines.  

Flo arm with tablet and IPad mount

Flo monitor arm with tablet / IPad mounting from Colebrook Bosson Saunders The modern workplace and it's emerging technologies is still evolving and our fixed screens and computers of today are slowing making way (or being added to) with tablet technology from the IPad and Blackberry tablets. Tablet and touch screen technology requires a more flexible and agile approach to desk top integration. The Flo monitor arm complete with tablet mount offers that solution. The new Flo monitor arm works in unison with the adjustable spring to set the optimum tension to the screen weight and deliver perfect usability. To reduce installation time, simply replicate this setting across all workstations.

Engineered to tread lightly on the environment... and offer maximum performance with the minimum number of parts, Flo offers an unrivalled level of design purity.

Ergonomically compatible with touch-screens... enabling the user to easily move the screen from a standard set-up into position for touch-screen usage.

Flo monitor arm costs £90 in standard form. Please call us today for options to integrate the table mount onto this new monitor arm solution 0870 1037777