Introducing exciting new products and people at the NSSEA School Equipment Show in San Antonio proved successful for Smith System. Attendees at the three-day show clearly embraced products created to support social learning. “Architects really liked the Chat™ Chair,” says Bill Risdall, Vice President of Marketing. Other products that support social learning also garnered a lot of attention. “Our Acrobat™ Crescent Table was very well received, and the I~O™ Post was a big hit, too,” he added.

Architects flocked to Smith System social learning products to fill a need created by a transition in the use common areas. In the future, they will be considered learning spaces – some designs call for hallways 30 ft. wide. Molly Risdall Parnell, National Sales Manager, observes, “Going forward, a hallway isn’t just a hallway, but a shared learning space. Architects and designers are eagerly seeking a source for products that support social learning.”

That need, she explains, was anticipated by Smith System. “The I~O Post provides a near-perfect hub for students collaborating via electronic devices, whether they’re laptops, or iPads. The Chat Chair was a big hit because it’s such a practical alternative to lounge seating – its polypropylene surface is so much more durable and easy to clean than fabric.”

Full Sales Team Converges

NSSEA provided an opportunity for an expanded Smith System sales team to interface with customers and to bond with each other. Matt Coyne, Dave Smith, Mark Coffman, Paula Florian, Nancy Johnson, John Hughes, Rebecca Jimenez and Lorrie Skwarek represented Smith System and shared tips and success stories with each other in San Antonio.