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scott henderson rethinks the face shield. covid-19.

scott henderson rethinks the face shield. covid-19.

Jun 17, 2020

“when zverse asked me to help them rethink the face shield i jumped at the opportunity. there’s no better time than now for designers to apply their unique skills and knowledge, and the face shield is one of those products that hasn’t seen that much holistic innovation” ~~ scott henderson

the surgical face mask, invented in the late 1800s, and the welder’s helmet, invented in the 1930s, up till now during covid-19, have been doing admirably well outside the confines of the operating room, the icu, a metal shop, for which they were designed. four months into covid-19 we’ve had the occasion to observe the limitations of these specialized items in the more diverse service industry.

the face shield in particular, has proven to have a higher functional diversity ceiling. for example, to talk you don’t have to take a face shield off. however, putting on or removing a face shield can be a to-do and some service positions require a hat.

new york designer scott henderson, with his client john carrington, ceo of zverse, hit a brilliantly conceived and executed bases-loaded home run with their zshield flex.

the zshield flex is designed primarily as a business-to-business solution mainly for service industry workers—such as the food service industry, selective medical, the education sector, beauty and hair salons, and regular consumers as well.

[design criteria ]
> the zshield flex does not strap on the head, impacting a person’s outward presentation.
> the zshield flex is a friendlier, more calming presentation than the shields meant for front-line healthcare workers.
> front-line healthcare workers need ppe to protect themselves, because the environment they operate in is high-risk. the zshield flex will be used in lower risk environments, and is meant to protect the people around the wearer from direct exposure from forward-projected droplets that we all expel through normal talking, sneezing or coughing.
> the unique and unprecedented come-from-the-bottom format of zshield flex does not limit head movement or visibility
> the zshield flex is practically invisible when worn.
> the zshield flex offers different sizes—small and large neck mounts, visors that curves around the face all the way to the ears, and a kid’s size for returning school children.

[ zverse ], the manufacturer of the zshield, also offers a standard face shield for front-line healthcare workers.

[ scott henderson ] is among the top industrial designers working in america today. scott’s product designs for his global fortune 500 client base have become best selling industry disruptors.

scott’s point of view is that design should achieve “clever-freshness”. “clever” is ingenuity combined with a sense of wit. “freshness”, in turn, evokes feelings of health and happiness – lightness as opposed to burden – a feeling of rebirth and an inspiration to move forward.

aside from his world-renown and award-winning work in industrial design, scott is a consistent generator of unique intellectual property, as evidenced by his portfolio of over 50 patents in the u.s. and europe for novel innovations in fields as diverse as housewares and home accessories to consumer medical products and electronics.

scott’s work is included in the permanent collection of the brooklyn museum, the cooper hewitt smithsonian national design museum and the alessi museum, and many of scott’s products have been sold at the moma design store. scott is a sought after presenter on the topic of design, both nationally and internationally.

over 90% of scott’s projects have been mass-produced, a track record few designers can claim. more to the point, products scott has designed have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues for his clients. indeed, many of scott henderson’s products have become industry best sellers.

neocon 2019 and satellite event happenings.

neocon 2019 and satellite event happenings.

Jun 1, 2019

[ neocon’s 51st edition ] since 1969 neocon continues to serve as the world’s premier platform and most important event of the year for the commercial design industry. below are events with the merchandise mart as well as off-site satellite offerings.

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best of NeoCon 2014 winners.

best of NeoCon 2014 winners.

Jun 16, 2014

Contract Magazine 25th annual Best of NeoCon awards for commercial interior products represent 39 categories. Over 40 jurors who are interior designers, architects and facilities management professionals, reviewed over 300 entries. Congratulations to the winners and to others to made 2014 a very good fair.

[ architectural & decorative glass ]
plank | joel berman glass studios (gold)
pattern+ | 3form (silver)

[ architectural products ]
softwall & softblock | molo (gold)
trivati | haworth (silver)
snowsound acoustic panels | atlantic (silver)
susan cain quiet spaces | steelcase (editor’s choice) ####

neocon14-steelcase-cain1susan cain / Courtesy gs studios/steelcase

[ carpet: fiber ]
econyl | aquaful (gold)

[ carpet: broadloom ]
dissemblage | milliken (silver)

[ carpet: modular ]
mixed materials | patcraft (gold)
design journey | ressie duncan & shannon cochron | shaw contract group (silver)
breaking form collection | mohawk group (editor’s choice)

neocon14-shaw-girls1ressie duncan & shannon cochron

[ case goods ]
suite | steffen lipsky | haworth (gold) / image courtesy haworth (gold)
journal | christopher wright | teknion (silver)

neocon14-haworth-SteffenLipsky1steffen lipsky (standing) / image courtesy haworth

neocon14-teknion-wright1christopher wright

[ collaborative collections ]
openest collection | patricia uriquiola | haworth (best of competition & gold)
tesano | nucraft (silver)
go! | clarus glassboards (innovation)
buzzipicnic | buzzispace (editor’s choice)

neocon14-uriquiola12patricia uriquiola / image courtesy haworth

[ conference room furniture ]
kai | nucraft (gold)
karo collection | tuohy (silver)

[ education solutions ]
go juice | palmer-hamilton (gold)
hive | palmer-hamilton (silver)

[ files & mobile storage systems ]
territory | inscape (gold)
straddle ped | jrb studio (silver)

[ flooring: hard surface ]
substrate | tandus centiva (gold)
stratum | usf contract (silver)

[ furniture systems ]
trellis | ki (gold)
lex | halcon (silver)

[ furniture systems: enhancements ]
interval+ | inscape (gold)
hi-lo | davies office (silver)

[ furniture: benching ]
inscape bench | inscape (gold)
antenna telescape | knoll (silver)

[ healthcare fabrics & textiles ]
spirit collection | knol textiles (gold)
valetudo collection | pallas textiles (silver)
envi nature based non-wovens | cf stinson (innovation)

[ healthcare flooring ]
collective time | shaw contract group (gold)
tapis collection | tandus centiva (silver)
mixed message | tandus centiva (innovation)

[ healthcare furniture ]
divo | okamura (silver)

[ healthcare: guest/lounge seating ]
palisade collection | nemschoff/herman miller (silver)

[ healthcare: patient seating ]
jordan active | krug (silver)

[ lighting: decorative ]
vessel | todd bracher | 3m architectural markets (gold)
color mix lighting | seeyond architectural solutions (silver)

neocon14-3m-todd-vessel1vessel

[ lighting: task/desktop ]
lustre | esi ergonomic solutions (gold)

[ lounge furniture collections ]
triscape collection | todd bracher | hbf (gold)
kalyde | safco (silver)

neocon14-hbf-todd-tri2triscape collection

[ office accessories ]
veil | inscape (gold)
soto II | steelcase (silver)

[ seating: benches ]
modo | davis (gold)
zinta | jeanette altherr | arper (editor’s choice)

neocon14-arper-jennette1jeanette altherr

[ seating: conference ]
flex corporate | andreu world (gold)
graph | wilkhahn (silver)

[ seating: ergonomic desk/task ]
remix | paul wilkinson | knoll (gold)
mimeo | bruce fifield | allsteel (silver)
mvmt | biofit (innovation)

neocon14-knoll wilkinson1paul wilkinson

neocon14-allsteel-fifield1bruce fifield

[ seating: guest ]
the washington collection | knoll (gold)
<5_my | michael young | coalesse (silver)
savor | gunlocke (editor's choice)

neocon14-coalesse-young1michael young

[ seating: sofas & lounge ]
ragland | piergiorgio cazzaniga | andreu world (gold)
mitt | bernhardt design (silver)

neocon14-andreu-raglan2ragland

[ seating: stacking ]
lakendo | diemmebi (gold)
unos chair | jasper morriosn | andreu world (silver)

neocon14-andreu-unos1unos

[ signage & wayfinding ]
moxie graphic panels | takeform (gold)
seeyond facing series | seeyond architectural solutions (silver)

[ software technologies ]
ofcdesk idc | ofcdesk (gold)
beyond designer for revit | allsteel (silver)

[ surfacing materials/finishes ]
3m di-noc | 3m architectural markets (gold)
varia ecoresin | 3form (silver)

[ tables: occasional ]
triscape occasional table | todd bracher | hbf (gold)
match | davis (silver)

[ tables: training & work ]
bold one collection | bold (gold)
goto worktables | peter pepper (silver)

[ technology support ]
edge-evolve | esi ergonomic solutions (gold)
tablik | innovative office products (silver)

[ technology-integrated solutions ]
stir kinetic desk | stir (gold)
elven sound driver | ofs brands (silver)
presentable | presentia (innovation)

[ textiles: upholstery ]
elodie blanchard collection | hbf (gold)
archival collection | knoll (silver)
the nettle collection | camira fabrics (innovation)
designtex wallace & sewell | catherine stowell | designtex (editor’s choice)

neocon14-hbf-textiles1elodie blanchard collection

neocon14-designtex-sewell1catherine stowell

[ wall treatments ]
nappacraft | concertex (silver)
alexander girard collection | skyline design (silver)

neocon14-skyline-girard1alexander girard collection

[ walls: movable ]
lite wall | teknion (gold)
aria | inscape (silver)

[ window treatments ]
alphacoustic, betacoustic, gammacoustic | carnegie (gold)
shadeloc | mechosystem (silver)

[ workplace technologies ]
freeaxez power |freeaxez (gold)
logison target | logison acoustic network (silver)

Envirosight SuperVision 250.

Sep 4, 2008

“A sewer worker is like a brain surgeon. We’re both specialists.” —Ed Norton, The Honeymooners.

Ed’s fingernails would be a lot cleaner if this robotic sewer “crawler” existed. Though not an object of beauty this robot is designed to go where you would rather not. It’s estimated that 850 billion gallons of sewer and storm water leaking into watersheds around the country every year. With the Environmental Protection Agency cracking down on cracked pipes the SuperVision 250 submerges to the occasion.

Placed in pipes 10 to 72 inches in diameter, this little robot will track down splits, debris, corrosion, and breaks. Operators can watch the video feed from the 10X optical-zoom autofocus camera and use a joystick to pan and tilt. A ring of high-intensity, shadowless LEDs illuminates the scene; dual lasers help size up defects. A sapphire window shields the camera lens, while hardened stainless steel parts protect the crawler from the harsh sewer environment. And thanks to an ultrathin, Kevlar-reinforced tether (sorry, no wireless), the bot can crawl up to 1,640 feet through even heavily obstructed pipes. Just make sure to hose it off when it comes back.

The manufacturer claims it to be the Most Intelligent Crawler Ever is Also the Most Powerful. SuperVision sets a new standard for video inspection crawlers, integrating a host of innovations such as PipeBus, a communications protocol that allows for lighter cable and longer runs, as well as a zoom camera option, onboard diagnostics and the most sophisticated control console ever designed for a crawler. Like Envirosight’s ROVVER crawler, SuperVision boasts a modular design that lets you swap out camera heads, auxiliary lamps and wheels to meet the demands of the inspection at hand. And with a choice of cable reels, control units and pendants, you can build the system that best suits your working style.

Aluminum and stainless steel body, 6 wheel steerable drive and electrical clutch. For diameters from 10 in to 78 in. Includes 2 sets of additional wheels and Solarc auxiliary lights.

Details
# Kevlar-reinforced cable weighs 20% what others do, allowing SuperVision to travel much further into pipe.
# Zoom camera head with high-powered lamp array further extends effective inspection distance.
# Onboard intelligence speeds diagnosis and supports virtually any combination of auxiliary sensors and end effectors.
# Fully automatic reel pays out and retracts cable, preventing crawler tangles and jams.
# Interchangeable wheels, lamps and cameras adapt crawler to any size pipe.
# Adjustable-height camera (SV250) rises above debris and water, centering view in pipe.

Producer:Envirosight

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