The Node chair is a piece of furniture that I have had my eye on for a while. Not only does it look fantastic (surely no one can disagree with that!), but you can see just from looking at it, that a lot of thought and effort has been put into its design.
It seems to break the mould of typical furniture, or more specifically chairs, by not just addressing one problem but many. A chair that has a writing tablet, a seat with support, somewhere to store your bag, mobility and of course – looks great.
In case you hadn’t guessed teaching room furniture is something of a slight obsession of mine. I am particularly interested in those ideas and solutions that solve issues that I have come across within education and I believe this is exactly what the Steelcase strive to achieve with the Node chair. I have no links with furniture companies, therefore the only reason I write about a furniture solution via this blog is if I think it’s interesting and potentially very beneficial to educational institutions – which again, I think the Node chair is!
So, what’s so great about the Node chair?
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