June 21, 2006—Humanscale won a Gold Medal for Access Rail in the Furniture Systems: Enhancements in The Best of NeoCon’06.
The Access Rail system is a series of rails, posts, and specialized components that can be infinitely configured to fit any number of tables, desk, or workstations. It provides a unique and readily accessible place for mounting workplace tools, such as monitors, phones, task lights, printers/fax machines, paper management, etc., making tools easier to access while conserving desktop space. The Access Rail is considered an ideal design for use in Command and Control centers, 9-1-1, and other call centers, or wherever space use is a priority for workers. It comes in a variety of lengths and with mounting options to fit any work surface.
Access Rail’s double-sided design enables it to be mounted in the middle of a table to create a benching workspace set-up. Once installed, the Access Rail’s slats allow for tremendous flexibility in workstation set-up. It allows the user to mount virtually all worktop items to the rail using Humanscale’s own mounts or any slatwall mountable products available from other manufacturers.
Also introduced during NeoCon’06 was Humanscale’s Cinto, designed by the Humanscale Design Studio, led by Design Director Manuel Saez. Humanscale’s Cinto features many patent-pending innovations, all designed to improve sitter comfort. For one, Cinto’s backrest is attached to the chair’s frame via a flexible band or belt (cinto is Spanish for belt). This belt, explains Humanscale, allows the backrest to move with the body, offering ample recline and exceptional comfort for a chair in its class.
Humanscale also points out the unique pattern of surface cutouts on the seat pan, which flex independently under the sitting bones to evenly distribute the sitter’s weight. In addition, Cinto’s split-top backrest automatically flexes as users move and turn laterally.
Cinto is 100% recyclable. It is made of a steel tube frame, Santoprene belt and injection molded polypropylene seat and back, all of which are designed for quick and easy disassembly. Cinto comes in a variety of colors and can be configured with or without armrests, with a sled base, or with four legs on either glides or caster. It stack 8 chairs high and is available with storage cart that accommodates up to 14 chairs. List pricing starts at $215.
For more information visit the Humanscale Web site.
