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+ Breakdown
NODE with SHARESURFACE
By Steelcase
By Kadie Yale | Photography courtesy of Steelcase
99
percent of the materials used to make Node are recyclable
1,500
hours spent on engineering and design, and…
15,000
hours of observational research that led to the design
of the chair
52
institutions that were part of the observational research
360
degrees of rotation on the ShareSurface for technology and
information sharing between the patient and doctor
0
tools needed to put the chair together
1
Node with ShareSurface eliminates the need for work
surfaces, stools, keyboard trays, and monitor arms.
13.476
inches making up the radius at the base, the same size as
a MacBook Pro.
4
different uses for the arms of the chair:
easy in and out, allowing for conversational posture,
leaning, and made to hold a bag
Created to move quickly and be
flexible in any environment, the Node chair by
Steelcase has fit perfectly
into spaces from offices
to classrooms. Now
with the new edition—
ShareSurface—Node slips
on its physician’s coat
as a doctor’s best tool,
transforming easily and
intuitively while allowing
better face-to-face time
with patients. This is how
it all breaks down.
