The HON Company Adds New Enhancements to SmartLink™ Education Furniture
Compact Teacher Station, Adaptable Student Desks and Innovative Accessories Round Out This Comprehensive Collection.
Muscatine, IA – March 22, 2010 – Born out of meticulous research, The HON Company’s SmartLink™ furniture for learning environments has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the education and design communities. Building upon this award-winning collection, HON is pleased to introduce a number of extensions to the SmartLink family – including a compact teacher station, sit-to-stand and fixed student desks, and innovative accessories.
“All of the SmartLink extensions are designed to offer the best utilization of space while providing the ultimate in productivity,” said Mark Roumfort, HON’s vice president of product development. “Whether it’s for a kindergarten or a high school learning environment, these new additions to the SmartLink lines are flexible, durable, smart solutions that can easily be reconfigured to facilitate interactive learning and better support individual teaching and learning styles.”
Compact Teacher Station
Gone are the days when a bulky teacher’s desk sits at the head of the room. Instead, today’s smartest learning environments are flexible and interactive – and require a teacher’s station that fits this bill. The new compact teacher station (24” x 60”; as compared to the traditional size of 26” x 72”) is ideal for teachers who prefer a smaller desk. It also can be used as a computer station or as a workspace for assistants, student teachers or volunteers. What’s more, the smaller size makes it highly mobile and perfect for laptops.
Adaptable Student Desks
The new sit-to-stand student desk adjusts from 30 to 43 inches in one-inch increments; and also presents additional collaborative opportunities for group and project meetings.
Offering further customization in the SmartLink student desks, HON now provides a fixed-height leg option – at 30 inches high – which is perfect for high school and college learning environments.
Both of the new student desk options still feature the same benefits as the other SmartLink student desks, including “non-handed” tops, which provide greater flexibility and arm support to any user. The desks are also lightweight and can easily be organized into a variety of configurations, which is further facilitated by the top shape. Plus, all of the SmartLink student desks offer a number of storage options, including a backpack hook and wire basket, which allow students the ability to easily organize their materials.
New Accessories
Finally, to make better use of wall and floor space, HON has introduced new whiteboard cabinet brackets and a rail kit for use with its SmartLink storage system. The cabinet and whiteboard brackets attach to HON’s full-height storage units – turning virtually any storage space into an extra teaching surface, display space or student work area, without taking up extra wall space.
For more information about SmartLink education furniture, visit www.hon.com.
