Furnishing our world
Furniture shapes our immediate surroundings. It is to please our senses and, of course, must be functional and safe. Be it chests, tables, beds, mattresses, desks or school furniture, standards define minimum requirements and facilitate trade between countries.
Well conceived for children
When it comes to children, standardisers focus on much more than just functionality. From baby walking frames to writing boards for schools, safety and health play a major role in the development of standards.
Tailored solutions
In laboratories, cinemas or for camping, furniture is not simply furniture. For those special cases, standardisers have prepared specific regulations.
For further details and information on current developments, please see the thematic portal "Interior decoration and furniture" on the Website of the Austrian Standards Institute.
- Author:
- Mag. Priska Koiner
- Source:
- Dr. Johannes Stern. Austrian Standards Institute
