Product Briefs: School Furnishings
While these educational goods won’t take away students’ first-day jitters, they will make schools more comfortable.
January, 1 2016
EzH20 Bottle Filling Station
Elkay updates its popular filling stations with a bevy of energy-saving features, including an option to turn off the unit’s refrigeration when not in use and sensors that self-diagnose maintenance issues. Other time-savers include lights that automatically—rather than manually —reset after each filter change.
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Ballo
An imaginative take on traditional ball chairs, this active seating by Don Chadwick keeps kids moving as they learn. Ballo features a compact central column, weighted base, and air-filled domes on each end; it is covered in nonslip TPV so overenthusiastic users don’t fly off the seat. Available in eight vibrant colors.
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PlayForm 7
A play structure that doubles as interactive art, PlayForm 7 inspires physical, open-ended activity for children ages 5 and up. Measuring roughly 58' x 25', the tubular metal frame features multiple nonslip bridges, hammocks, and sunshades that kids can lie on, play under, or climb up. The unit is available in multiple color combinations and with optional bamboo panels.
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Loch
These semi-rigid, slide-on acoustic desk dividers provide privacy in open-plan settings such as libraries. Made of polyester fiber, the panels are free of Red List chemicals and manufactured using a minimum of 65% post-consumer recycled material. The three styles and 12 colors serve a multitude of interior schemes.
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Noraplan Valua
With its 32 hues inspired by colors found in nature, this Greenguard Gold–certified rubber resilient flooring is free of PVC, plasticizers, and toxic heavy metals. It is resistant to slips and bacteria, and offers excellent footfall sound absorption. It comes in 2mm and 3mm thicknesses, as well as in square tile or rectangular plank form.
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