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Waikato University researchers have proven the effectiveness of Bodyfurn.

A year long study into the effects of Bodyfurn furniture on the learning environment by Waikato University researchers has proven that Bodyfurn makes a significant, positive difference to concentration and effects a reduction in off task time by users. >read more

The new standard in classroom furniture
The more we understand the relationship between the physical environment and learning outcomes, the more we appreciate the need for a whole new approach to the way school
furniture is developed. > read more

Is everyone sitting comfortably?
How an improvement in the physical environment improves learning outcomes. > read more

Winners in 2005 Lexus Design in Business Awards
Furnware, the Hastings based manufacturers of school chairs and Obo, the Palmerston North based company which dominates the world of field hockey equipment, are the major winners of the 2005 Lexus Design in Business Awards, organised by the Designers' Institute of New Zealand in association with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. > read more

Academic Paper
Bodyfurn Review Paper - World Ergonomics Congress Paper, Maastricht, Netherlands.
July 2006. > read more

What the students say about Bodyfurn®
After three months of Bodyfurn® trials at Napier Boys' High School 30 randomly selected students (of the 160 who used them) were asked to describe in as few words as possible their impressions of the new chair. Here are their responses, unedited... > read more