Muscatine, IA (November 2009) – From the lobby to the corner office…
collaborating to computing… big to small employees… the new Ignition™ collection
from The HON Company delivers seating that fits who you are, how you work and
where you work. It’s a new full-line platform that addresses the total office
seating needs of today’s value-conscious businesses.
“Ignition provides a complete solution,” said Fred Colony, vice president of
seating with The HON Company. “Ignition’s exceptional breadth of function
supports a wide range of users and applications, while its slim profile and
clean, contemporary design easily coordinates with any workplace.”
Created by notable designer Wolfgang Deisig, the Ignition seating line fits who
you are, how you work and where you work:
· Fits who you are: Because employees come in all shapes and sizes, Ignition
was created to accommodate most users by offering three back-height options
(low-, mid- or high-back), and seats that are proportioned to the back height.
Ignition will fit body types from the 5th to the 95th percentile.
· Fits how you work: Everyone’s job is just a little bit different and
Ignition supports everything from quick collaboration to long periods of
computer use by allowing users to match adjustment features to work tasks. It
offers two arm options (fixed and adjustable) and three tilt functions
(Swivel/Tilt, Synchro-tilt and Synchro-tilt with Independent Back Angle) which
allow the user to customize the chair to support light, medium or heavy/desk
computer work.
· Fits where you work: From the lobby to the corner office, the Ignition
seating collection fits everywhere – conference rooms, lounges, workstations –
and even tight spaces. Its sleek, smart design presents a professional,
coordinated look while still expressing the individual personality of an office
environment.
To complement a variety of office styles, Ignition is offered in a wide range
of upholsteries; and the mid-back and low-back chairs are available in a
mesh-back, as well. The Ignition seating family is also backed by The HON
Company’s Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Products within the Ignition collection include:
· High-back, executive, conference, work and task chairs
· Mid-back conference, work and task chairs
· Low-back conference, work and task chairs
· Task Stools
· Guest and Lounge seating
An additional benefit of Ignition is its SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold indoor
air quality certification by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Products
achieving SCS Indoor Advantage Gold meet the most rigorous indoor air quality
criteria in all of North America.
Furthering its environmental impact, Ignition is made utilizing HON’s
compression molding (Comold) process, which combines postconsumer wood waste
with a binding agent and is molded into the chair’s structural components. This
process alone enables nearly 10,000 tons of postconsumer wood waste to be
diverted from landfills every year and eliminates the need to cut down 5,000
acres of virgin forest annually.
For more information about Ignition seating from The HON Company, visit
www.ignition.hon.com.
About The HON Company
The HON Company is a leader in the design and manufacturing of workplace
furniture including chairs, storage, panel systems, tables and desks.
Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has numerous manufacturing
facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its
products through a nationwide network of dealers and retailers. The HON Company
is an operating company of HNI Corporation (formerly HON INDUSTRIES). For more
information, visit
www.hon.com.
About Wolfgang Deisig
Wolfgang Deisig studied design with the noted Swiss-German industrial designer
Luigi Colani before founding his own studio, Deisig Design, in 1971. Deisig is
known for his innovative design work in the fields of office furniture systems
and office seating, plus residential furniture, bathroom products and fixtures,
tableware and china. Based in Berlin, Deisig has received major design awards
in Germany, France, Japan and the U.S., and his work has been published
worldwide.
