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02/28/2011

Functional Furniture

As students, teaching styles, and the education system progress, so must its furniture. Gone are the days of the inflexible, stationary wooden desk/chair combo. Like the students, school furniture of the future is flexible and mobile. Find out how furniture developments can make students and classrooms more efficient.

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