NEW YORK—Humanscale’s newly-launched Path task chair has been awarded a 2022 iF DESIGN AWARD, bolstering the company’s status as a leading designer of high-performance solutions for work-life and beyond. Receiving nearly 11,000 submissions from 70 countries this year, the iF DESIGN AWARD is recognized as a symbol of design excellence and innovation worldwide. Path was selected to receive this prestigious honor by the 132-member jury, consisting of high-profile design experts from over 20 countries, and joins the brand’s portfolio of award-winning solutions, including the Nova task light, Freedom chair, Float sit/stand desk, Diffrient Smart chair, and M2 Monitor Arm.
Designed by Todd Bracher and the Humanscale Design Studio, Path marries Humanscale’s renowned engineering with the highest demands for sustainability and contemporary culture. Path is composed of nearly twenty-two pounds of recycled content, including ocean plastic, post-consumer plastic bottles, and post-industrial material. Each chair is made of almost ten pounds of ocean plastic, most of which are reclaimed fishing nets, the deadliest form of ocean plastic. Path joins 25 other Humanscale products recognized by the International Living Future Institute’s Living Product Challenge (LPC) as certified climate, water, and energy positive.
Path exemplifies “complexity simplified,” foregoing all unnecessary manual controls to deliver an enhanced custom sitting experience. Like all Humanscale chairs, Path’s Auto-Adjusting Technology responds uniquely to any sitter’s body weight, creating a Universal Counterbalance to support them in any position without needing bulky knobs and levers. Furthering the brand’s commitment to furniture that adjusts to the user (and not the other way around), Path utilizes a newly patented Gravity Mechanism. In addition to providing an Ergonomically Inclusive sitting experience, the technology also ensures that proper pelvic and back support is maintained throughout the recline.
Path represents a new step forward in the evolution of task and conference seating and a path to something better for both the customer and the environment. With a simple, softly rounded silhouette, the task chair’s minimalist aesthetic and high functionality enable it to fit into any residential or commercial interior seamlessly. Path is available in a variety of colorways and three different textiles, including the innovative 3D FormSense Eco Knit. Created exclusively for Path, the FormSense Eco Knit is a 3D-knit textile made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyester with yarn derived from upcycled plastic bottles.
