3 x INNOVATION = BENCH

GESS Awards 2021 Finalist

Bench table family provides offices and other workspaces, schools, universities and any educational institute with a solution where several innovations integrate to one solution. Bench, designed by Juri Karinen, is the result of new identified needs and demands in the working and education environment. Multifunctionality is the buzzword of the day and spaces are used more efficiently. The ways we work, co-work and learn have changed. This has led to new demands in the functionality of our spaces and the furniture we use. Our environments adapt, thus furniture must adapt too.

ISKU is shortlisted as GESS Innovation Awards 2021 finalist with Bench. GESS Education Awards is a highly appreciated international award in its field and referred even as the “Oscars” of the education sector. This award is given to a product or service that is ahead of current thinking and demonstrates innovation at the highest level, with a way of doing something differently or more effectively. Bench emphasizes sustainable design and tackles safety issues brought forth by the pandemic.

Flexibility and modifiability with easy technology integration

Bench tables are constructed around a modular frame which can be modified by the user at any time. With detachable table screens Bench can be easily converted into undisturbed individual or pair workstations enabling physical distancing, privacy and enhanced acoustics. Bench also provides the users with an inventive power supply and cable management system that supports effective use of multiple devices.

As novel learning technologies are increasingly more applied the challenge of power supply and cable management is emerging. Therefore, in the design process a special attention was put in solving these matters. As a result, Bench provides the users with an inventive power supply and cable management system that enables effective use of multiple devices. Seamless cable management is also essential in creating visually pleasing and clean environments, as well as enhancing the safety of spaces by protecting the users from getting mixed in unorganized wires.

Antimicrobial materials maximise safety

An office, co-working space or a school is a typical environment where infections are spread. To tackle the challenge, we have innovated antimicrobial ISKU+ solution to break the infection chains on touch surfaces. Like any other product manufactured by us, Bench is available with antimicrobial materials. Also, the screens are available with antimicrobial fabrics.

The excellence of the ISKU+ innovation is especially in its ability to cut the spread of harmful microbes, and its efficacy which doesn’t decay over time. The permanent antimicrobial feature makes surfaces protected against wear and tear and cleaning. Overall, ISKU+ antimicrobial technologies can be considered to reduce microbes up to 99.99%. The antimicrobial technologies used in ISKU+ furniture have been tested from the permanent efficacy, safety, recyclability and durability point of view.

The furniture board used for the Bench table tops is M1 classified, eliminating the risk for indoor air emissions. These features make Bench a safe and sustainable choice for any shared space.

3 x INNOVATION = BENCH

GESS Awards 2021 Finalist

A result of a user-driven design process

Flexibility and modifiability with easy technology integration

Antimicrobial materials maximise safety

New means for acoustic management

Bench is a sustainable choice

"Simple design and logic create long-lasting and beautiful products," says designer Juri Karinen.

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