• Functional Furniture

    Feb. 28, 2011
    28 min read

    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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