OM’s Truly.® Chair Wins 2017 Good Design Award
OM’s Truly.® chair has been recognized with a 2017 Good Design Award. The annual international competition is presented by The Chicago Athenaeum, together with The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies. The award is presented to the most innovative and cutting edge industrial, product, and graphic designs from more than 48 countries.
Truly.®’s inclusion in this select group is a testament to its well-rounded design language and functionality. The chair has already captured the imagination of industry leaders in the A+D, healthcare, and ergonomics communities, taking home the top prize in several leading industry competitions.
Ergonomic thought leaders at ErgoExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada, recognized Truly.® with the Attendees’ Choice Award. Regarded in the industry as a principled stamp of approval for ergonomic productivity solutions, the Attendees’ Choice rounded out Truly.®’s award-season three-peat. The hotly sought-after chair hadn’t even unpacked its bags from the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, where it won the Nightingale Gold Award for Conference Seating, and was still basking in the glow of the A+D community’s nod of approval with Interior Design magazine’s annual HiP Award.
“This year’s historic 67th Good Design program recognizes the work of thousands of designers and manufacturers worldwide who have successfully undertaken the design challenge to produce the best and most outstanding design products across the globe to our large and expanding global consumers, ” says Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum President, The Chicago Athenaeum.
Wilson Chow, President of OM, responds, “It’s a surprise and an honor to be included in such terrific company. The products recognized are the most outstanding designs from around the world. Truly’s inclusion is a testament to OM’s evolving role as a workplace resource and how thoughtfully we’re addressing our clients’ needs for functional and beautiful seating solutions.”
These well-rounded accolades support the proposition that Truly.® is a task chair that genuinely delivers. Warm yet contemporary styling seamlessly coordinates with smoothly engineered features, and result in a chair ideally suited for today’s multi-purpose work places and work spaces. Healthcare specifiers, architects, designers and ergonomic specialists all recognized Truly.®’s potential to contribute to the built environment through product design and innovation that contributes to good and healthy living.
BACKGROUND
Francisco Romero of Phidesign applied his unique background in architecture, applied math, and design to the versatile and well thought-out Truly.® Its good looks reflect a growing consideration of the range of working spaces, from home offices and start-ups to contemporary and traditional corporate offices. Truly.®’s engineering addresses one defining concept: Can a chair gracefully integrate a back height adjuster and adjustable lumbar support with multiple ergonomic options in a high-end aesthetic? Truly.® responds with a resounding yes. Its exoskeleton construction centers around a strong vertical yoke that serves as a chair-spine, delivering functionality and range of motion while also providing a distinctive design flair that brings the chair together, literally.
Combining next-generation materials and well-considered design, Truly.® features innovations such as its frameless TrueFit® backrest technology, a lively “technical” backrest support membrane that not only adjusts in height, but also allows for a bowable lumbar support curve that is adjusted via a patent-pending activation system. The carefully engineered polyback pattern is cut and positioned to curve, respond, and recover, while the relationship between the back height adjuster, lumbar support, and ergonomic paddles within the exoskeleton allows for a response feedback loop between the user and chair.
Design elements include a new sophisticated color palette for the contoured, perforated polyback; polished aluminum and matte black finishes; an option for an elegantly tailored upholstered backrest; a sleek new arm profile (or an easy exchange with any of OM’s more than 40+ arm choices); and a back shroud that encases and facilitates the architecture of the chair’s movement. A polished aluminum yoke is topped by a graceful, adjustable headrest. A nameplate, used when a headrest is not specified, comes in one of six colors that provide an opportunity for self-expression. Myriad control mechanisms and a wide library of arms, casters, cylinders, and seat sizes are available. Truly.® can go understated or loud, whatever the environment or personalities require. Truly.® is truly a game changer in any working environment. Taken altogether, it is easy to see why Truly.® is a responsive chair that you can make truly yours.
OM is been a national leader in mid-market seating solutions for small and large businesses, healthcare environments, educational and governmental institutions, and various organizations. Founded in 1986 on an egg ranch in San Marcos, CA, OM has grown from a regional provider of ergonomic task seating into a nationally respected and sought-after source for seating for anywhere work happens. OM is Smart Seating.
