October 20, 2008—Hum. Minds at Work has been distinguished with the highest honors at the 2008 BeST Design Awards sponsored by the Designers Institute of New Zealand. The awards celebrate the country’s best achievements of the past year in product, interior and graphic design.
Hum received Gold awards in the Furniture and Sustainable Product Design categories, as well as the coveted Stringer Award for outstanding achievement among all category entries.
Stringer Awards are not always presented; only six were awarded for product design in the past 11 years, notes the announcement. But the judges praised Hum as a standout winner in the furniture category, remarking that they were impressed not only with its design resolution, but also with the thorough and sophisticated research process used in its development.
Hum is manufactured and distributed in the United States by Kimball Office and designed in partnership with Formway Design, the award-winning design studio based in Wellington, New Zealand.
Designed to address the global demand for collaborative workspaces, Hum is the result of a multi-disciplined study into how people work—continually shifting between concentration and collaboration and what people need to work at their best.
Personal Workspaces are height-adjustable convex tabletops that enable smooth transitions from solo to group work. See MeT Screens use an openwork pattern to filter distractions without isolation, ensuring timely and appropriate interactions between teammates.
Meet MeT Spaces are positioned where two Personal Workspaces abut, creating a natural point for teammates to exchange ideas without missing a beat.
Hum contains significant recycled content, uses rapidly renewable materials, can be refurbished, is easily taken apart for end-of-life recycling, and meets LEED indoor air quality standards.
For more information visit the Hum Web site.
