November 12, 2007—Humanscale’s Cinto chair has picked up four prestigious awards, the company has announced.
The 2007 International Design Awards named the stacking chair its Product Design of the Year. In addition, Cinto was a First Category Winner and first-place finisher in the Interior Furniture category. The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization also recognized Cinto with a 2007 Good Design Award in its Product Design category.
The artists and entrepreneurs who created and judge iDA strive to recognize and celebrate visionary designers in architecture and interior, fashion, product, and graphic design. The iDA chose winners from nearly 1,000 applicants from about 50 countries and will feature each in the 2007 iDA design book.
JIDPO’s Good Design Awards is Japan’s only evaluation and award program that recognizes design. Also known as the G-Mark, this top nod draws consumer attention to products that improve lives and advance industrial activity, says Humanscale.
Cinto’s novel and patent-pending design sets a new bar for moderately priced ergonomic seating. While most stacking chairs are not conducive to hours of sitting, Cinto provides all-day comfort by flexing and bending with the body. Spanish for belt, Cinto features a backrest that is attached to the chair’s frame via a flexible belt, allowing the backrest to move with the body to provide ample recline and automatic lumbar support for the vast majority of users. In addition, Cinto’s seat pan features a pattern of surface cutouts that flex independently under the sitting bones to evenly distribute the sitter’s weight and reduce pressure points.
Cinto is 100% recyclable. It is made of a steel tube frame, elastomer belt, and injection-molded polypropylene seat and back, and is designed for quick and easy disassembly. Molded into the bottom of each Cinto is a phone number that owners may call when their chair reaches the end of its life. Humanscale will provide assistance to owners to help ensure that their Cintos get recycled.
For more information, see the Humanscale Web site.
