Built for Learning.
We make furniture specifically for pre-K-12 teachers and students. Everything is tailored to how they work, how they think and even how they fidget. When you’re ready, we’ll partner with you to curate the best possible spaces – school by school, classroom by classroom.
On Trend: Flexible Seating
No matter what your district calls it — optional seating, alternative seating, flexible seating — many K-12 educators are rushing to provide nontraditional seating options for their students.
A change in classroom and furniture design philosophy.
In today's successfully designed classroom, everything starts with the student.
Interchange
Collaborative desks
The intersection of functionality, style and practicality gives the Interchange line its innate unity and beauty.
Cascade
Imaginative Storage
The flexible, scalable, comprehensive solution for classroom organization, storage and distribution of teaching materials.
Oodle
Active seating
Just flip the inventive rocker base over to switch between sitting flat and sitting with movement.
We don’t make K-12 school furniture as part of what we do. It’s the only thing we do.
We design for young minds. With a century of experience, we’ve learned what makes pre-K-12 education different from any other environment (spoiler alert: quite a lot), and have made it our business to cater to those unique qualities.
Design Resources
From our blog
Go to blogEmpower the People (Students) with Versatile Sit-Stand Desks
Most teachers know the health benefits of providing sit-stand desks in K-12 classrooms. Foremost, students have more energy to learn. But there’s another benefit…
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Keep the “Flex” in Flexible Seating: Why Traditional Student Desks and Chairs Still Matter
Smith System solves this dilemma with its many active seating options that support posture, movement and comfort. A prime example is Smith’s Flavors Chair. It…
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Top 10 Benefits of a Flexible-Seating Classroom
As part of our series on that topic, we've combed through a heap of online data and compiled the ten biggest benefits (in our opinion) of flexible seating. Help…
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5 Steps to a Flexible-Seating Classroom
What’s important is having a plan, according to Dianna Radcliff, the aforementioned fifth-grade ELA teacher and technology specialist. Doing so has made her a…
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The Optimal Classroom Chair? Let Learners Decide.
Kids and teens seem to intuitively know how and where they concentrate best. Just look in a modern K12 classroom. Students might be sitting, standing, kneeling,…
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A Transatlantic Team: Smith System Furnishes Primary School in Greece
The opportunity to furnish a classroom is exciting. The opportunity to develop and direct the furnishing of an entire new primary school is extraordinary, especially…
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Starting a Makerspace? Your Beginner’s Guide
The thought of starting your very own School Makerspace can be daunting. You’ve read about Makerspaces and seen their potential, but where do you start?
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Futuristic Classrooms: Make Way for Big Changes
Many educators and designers are wondering, “What will the classroom of the future look like? How will my job change?” Even the best Magic 8-Ball can’t provide…
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