Picture a pair of scissors, and there’s a good chance they’re orange. But have you ever wondered why? It’s all thanks to the 368-year-old Finnish company Fiskars, whose ubiquitous orange scissors ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Shane Vermette believes he has come up with "the most important innovation in scissor design in 2,000 years," having designed Right Shears, a pair of L-shaped scissors ...

Ergonomic chairs. Ergonomic remote controls. It's a word bandied about to imply good design, and is celebrated in a new exhibition at London's Design Museum. But what's it all about? It's time for a ...

Anthropometric data—comprising systematic measurements of human body dimensions—plays a pivotal role in the formulation of ergonomic design. This field of research underpins the development of ...

Workplace injuries are a significant concern for businesses, leading to downtime, high costs and decreased employee morale. Often, these injuries stem from poor ergonomic design rather than just ...

Ergonomic design has long been a primary consideration for developing furniture, hardware and other consumer products. But ergonomics doesn’t only apply to physical objects; good ergonomic design is a ...