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.
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
Photography courtesy of Steelcase
About the Author
Kadie Yale
Former Editor-in-Chief
Kadie Yale holds a BA in Industrial Design from San Francisco State University and a MA in Decorative Art History and Theory from Parsons the New School. In her role as editor-in-chief from 2015-2018, she led the interiors+sources team in creating relevant content that touches on sustainability, universal design, science, and the role of design in society.