5.19.08 | There are many things about Humanscale that are difficult not to admire. The first is that the company is grounded on ergonomics – call it human factors or just plain people-centric – gives a healthy shift to the focus on sustainability that is too often lost in a rush to obtain LEED certification or to save the planet. It'’s not that human centricity is the best perspective for solving our environmental problems, it’s not. But by appealing to human nature- –the aggrandizement of the species and the self- –we are most likely to save the Earth as an enjoyable human habitat.

5.12.08 | Steelcase and Jeannie Bochette organized an event of Shakespearian import a couple of weeks ago. Presented by Roger Payne (biologist) and Lisa Harrow (actress and author) of the SeaChange Institute, SeaChange: Reversing the Tide is performance art that combines science and poetry to make the point that “man is not the overseer of life but an integral part of life’s complex web, and that our survival requires that we attend not just to our own wellbeing, but also to the wellbeing of the entire web of life.”

5.5.08 | Project/product rapid prototyping and specification software we be an indispensable tool for manufacturer-dealer sales people and interior designers within the next five years. This software represents a great leap forward from the current dealer specification tools and now equips dealers and interior designers to collaborate to most effectively present to clients their project capabilities.