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Press release: Vital Office founder Peter Jordan spoke at “4th internationally Conference on Scientific Feng Shui & Build Environment” at the City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University leads the way to scientific research into the application of Feng Shui to the built environmentHong Kong, 19-21 February 2009. Many academics, architects and practitioners met to share their research and practical applications. The 4th International Conference on Scientific Feng Shui & Built Environment took place in Hong Kong on 20 Feb. 2009: Many academics, architects and practitioners met to share their research and practical application in the field of Feng Shui for the build environment. The Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings (AIIB) and the Department of Building & Construction of City University of Hong Kong invited people from all over the world. This year’s theme was Design Harmony and addressed the increasing interest for architects, building professionals and other property practitioners to apply the concepts of Feng Shui in building design. As Feng Shui knowledge represents a holistic view in creating harmonized built environment, research into the application of Feng Shui to the built environment needs to be addressed. The conference started with "Feng Shui and its Appraisal in Traditional Sinology" Keynote Speech by Prof. Florian Reiter, Professor for Chinese Studies, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany. He pointed out that all the information that he presented comes from traditional sources and constitutes widely accepted notions in traditional China. Second speaker was Peter Jordan, founder of Vital-Office, Germany. Peter Jordan who works in the field of office design since 25 years thereby shared his vision to create a living office space with creative people, joy at work and success for the corporation - a win/win situation between people’s needs and corporate demands. In the first section of his talk he showed the audience in a short visualization, why office design is so important. Due to the long time effect that people stay many hours and many years in the office people's lives are greatly influenced through uplifting or depressing stimuli in the office environment. How Feng Shui principles can be used to facilitate the design of enriching office environments he presented in the second section. He showed how Qi attraction leads to inspiration and vice versa and that long time balance in offices need complete Feng Shui 5 elements cycle representing a full circle of life's qualities. Furthermore he showed examples of stimulation through ingenious design and how this relates to Feng Shui symbols, dimensions and sacred geometry. And in his last point he explained the importance of basic human needs according to ergonomics and Feng Shui which needed to be addressed first in office planning. He said that Vital-Office experts recheck a planning or an office according to Vital-Office specifications in the first step and work cooperatively with architects and designers on a global base. At the end Vital-Office group completes a designer's job. Third speaker Dr Michael Paton, University of Sydney, Australia spoke about "Good Fortune or Environmental Harmony?" He discussed the development of Feng Shui theory by consideration of five texts on the topic written in different dynasties. It was found that there seems to be a movement away from empirical observation towards a theory driven approach over time, which had a detrimental effect on Feng Shui as a science. Fourth speaker Dr Anubhuti Thakur, California State University Northridge, USA spoke about "Feng Shui and its Place in American Interior Design Education". Dr Anubhuti Thakur presented a very interesting study in which she explored perceptions of interior design students in the United States about Feng Shui and its place in the practice and pedagogy of interior design. Thereby several misconceptions about Feng Shui were uncovered and the results indicated that students are misinformed about Feng Shui fundamentals. About "Fundamentals of Feng Shui Effects on an Occupants’ Health" talked Dr Simona Mainini, Feng Shui for Architecture, California, USA. She presented case studies to the theory presented in the Xuan Kong System as to the direct affects that time of construction and orientation have on a building’s Qi. She also clarified how the theory on the interpretation of the Xuan Kong Chart drafted by the calculation applied to the relationship between the real life of the house’s occupants and their health. Dr Ellen Van Goethem, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan talked about "Shijin S and the Site Selection Process of Chinese-style Capitals in Japan". She presented a study concerning the process of site selection of the ancient Chinese-style capitals in Japan – Fujiwara, Nara, Kuni, Naniwa, Nagaoka, and Heian where scholars often refer to the concept of shijin sōō 四神相応, ‘to befit the Four Gods’. According to this geomantic theory, the most favorable site to construct a capital was protected in the cardinal directions by one of Four Gods: the Black Turtle-Snake (genbu 玄武) of the north, the Vermilion Bird (suzaku 朱雀) of the south, the Azure Dragon (seiryū青龍) of the east, and the White Tiger (byakko白虎) of the west. Based on textual study and geographical analysis, she refutes both the presumed antiquity of the shijin sōō concept as well as its uniqueness. "Feng Shui China: A Documentary about Chinese Feng Shui" presented Prof. Wei Dong, Zhang Yikuan, and Liang Ge, USA & China. He presented a short version of a movie where over 30 active Feng Shui “masters”, professors, practitioners, experts inside China have been interviewed. For the visual reference, the movie team has travelled to many Chinese cities and villages, collecting the most traditional representations of Chinese Feng Shui. After lunch Prof. Ke-Tsung Han, Head, Department of Landscape Design and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Tai Chung, Taiwan started with "Feng Shui and Harmony". He presented studies which e.g. proved that the experiment group revealed more significant increase in confidence than the control group after viewing visual stimuli of landscapes with good Feng Shui, Feng Shui demonstrated some positive values for human positive feelings. As results from two questionnaire surveys he showed that the judgments made by Feng Shui experts in terms of the favourability of Feng Shui for selecting actual sites were relatively consistent with no significant differences with respect to gender, occupation, Feng Shui school, and time difference. He said that Feng Shui appears to have some positive values of creating harmony with surroundings, both in those who have visual contact with Feng Shui, and who practice it. Architect Michael Rapp, Germany spoke about "Building Shaped by Feng Shui: hand-on Approach to Living Design". As a passionate architect he demonstrated two residential house designs to discern how techniques of Feng Shui guide the design process. Also the Feng Shui design looks similar to the original contractor’s proposal. Yet, the inner spirit of the building within its environment has been transformed. "Feng Shui Criteria for Planning and Design Projects" was presented by Gyda Anders, arqitektur.ac Architects, Germany. She pointed out that the basic assumption and theory of Feng Shui works is the theory about Qi and with this the theory about Yin and Yang. In Feng Shui space is regarded as part of incessantly developing entirety, with potential for development itself. The amount of potential depends on - its capacity to collect and obtain Qi, - the quality and configuration of the Qi-structure of the place, - the interaction with human, earth and heaven, the special vibration of the Qi of this special place in relation to the universal vibration and in relation to the human as inhabitant or observer. Howard Choy, Feng Shui Architects, Australia spoke about "The San Cai Approach to Feng Shui Analysis and Design". He presented lively a case study of a project in Berlin, Germany, where the original architect’s proposal is contrasted with the student’s alternative schemes to show how the San Cai Methodology work in practice. "Feng Shui Villages in Hong Kong" was presented by Dr Michael Mak, University of Newcastle, Australia. He presented a case study of Tai Fu Tai Mansion in San Tin region, Northern part of New Territories in Hong Kong. The case study Tai Fu Tai Mansion demonstrated how the Form School principles and practice are applied in Feng Shui villages layout and design. He found out that the direction factor in this case study as well as other famous Feng Shui villages in Hong Kong is different from the ideal Feng Shui model and came to the conclusion that the physical configurations of the surrounding environment are considered more important than the factor of South-facing direction in isolation. Last speaker Raymond Lo, Professional Feng Shui Researcher and Practitioner, Hong Kong presented "The Year of Ox - Predictions of 2009". He cunningly explained why Feng Shui predictions are not superstitious nonsense and explained the logical base: The unique feature of the Chinese calendar is that all information about time – year, month, day and hour are presented in terms of the five basic elements – metal, water, wood, fire and earth, which are believed to be the basic components of everything in the Universe. The relationship between the five elements accurately helps one predict what is to come by way of one’s fortunes and thus, one can by using this knowledge, multiply the good luck or minimize the bad luck in one’s life. The conference was closed by Dr Albert So, Chair of Organizing Committee. Next morning we came together for Feng Shui Study Tour to IFC Tower and Central and Beverly Hills, Tai Po where we got interesting insights in business and residential developements in Hong Kong. The 2009 Proceedings Preliminaries including an order form of the proceedings CD with full papers of the 2009 conference presenters can be downloaded here: http://vital-office.net/download/Hong-Kong-2009_Proceedings_Preliminaries.pdf. Also in this form is offered a book which comprise papers from previous conferences on scientific Feng Shui. So if you want the 2009 papers too you must order the 2009 proceedings CD. Enquiries and orders are to be sent to: Mr. Wilson Suen; Email: bcwsuen@cityu.edu.hk; Tel: (852) 2788 7149; Fax: (852) 2784 4176; Correspondence address: Department of Building & Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong. More information to the conference is at http:\\bccw.cityu.edu.hk/fengshui2009. |
Pre conference Press release: Vital Office founder Peter Jordan speaks at Hong Kong City University, Conference aims to make Feng Shui More Scientific Link to ERGONOMA journal April 2009 French and English
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Press release:German High-Tech company Zeisberg CNC-Systems starts with a vital office in their new buildingErgonomics and Feng Shui work together to form a healthy workplace First class service and maintenance of high-tech CNC-Systems is Zeisberg’s main business field. And the family driven company located in Hofheim, near Frankfurt values its well trained, experienced and skilled co-workers. With the move to their new building everything should be perfect. A Feng Shui consultant was hired who worked out direction and color scheme for each room, department and co-worker. Subsequently Vital-Office was chosen to supply ergonomic desks and acoustic panel blinds to complete a healthy workplace. All workstations are height adjustable up to stand-up height and have a protection screen in front. Also all cables are properly handled and the CPU is covered from behind to prevent this often seen cable chaos behind ordinary desks. Security and Privacy are basic human needs and are preconditions for healthy workplaces.The principle applied in an office is really simple. Up front: All you need and all your ancestors looked for is a secure place to live. Just as your ancestors in a dangerous environment once looked for a good backing, so do you unconsciously do the same. Therefore a secure workplace is a precondition for any further development and exposure of your qualities at work. The preference for privacy is slightly more sophisticated. Privacy is more than security, and it implies a secured space for your individuality. If you lack security and privacy at your workplace (e.g. through bad furniture design and office planning) you unconsciously establish alternate security domains around your workplace through your behavior. Some of these behaviors are aggressive, deviant, elusive, threatening, antisocial, defensive, incommunicative, arrogant, and reserved. This behavior is not helpful in an organization and it in fact stifles efficiency and competitiveness. These behaviors may cause long term harm to the individual. On the contrary, a secure ergonomic workplace environment can foster open communication and social intelligence for new ideas and better competiveness while at the same time providing more quality of life at work at Zeisberg’s new office. The Office has a long time effect on inhabitants health:Zeisberg asked why it is so important to take good care of an ergonomic healthy office. The office is a working environment with many physical and psychological demands, challenges, and stresses which have a long-term effect on the person working in an office. These demands, challenges, and stresses in offices can cause psychological problems and physical ailments. A meticulous and holistic design of the working environment, however, can promote creativeness and significantly contribute to the wellbeing of body and mind. Feng Shui and ergonomics demand stand-up desks:Yin and Yang is the basis of all Feng Shui teaching. The Yin-Yang symbol itself, however, represents the dynamic of the eternal process of transformation (birth – growth – maturity – decay). Yin Yang is the motor of development, the dynamic force in the universe. In most offices we need this constant motion to keep the business profitable. E.g. planning is Yin and communication is Yang. Planning usually is done seated and communication while standing. Bodily activity also maintains flexibility in mind. Consequently workplaces with the option to work stand-up (e.g. with motor driven stand-up desks) are more healthier and more profitable. Stimulating motifs structure window facadesZeisberg also decided to use the Vital-Office acoustic-panel-blinds which absorb sound and reduce the reverberation time while at the same time are transparent and painted with stimulating motifs. The Vital-Office acoustic-panel-blinds are used to stimulate the Feng Shui elements in a room while at the same time providing sound absorption. The new developed energetic Vital-Office motifs according to sacred geometry are artfully painted in 5 colors, representing all 5 Feng Shui elements. Vital Office has committed itself to the motivation and health of office-workers. Providing comfort, security and optimal physiological support in the working sphere. Vital-Office products represent an advancement of ergonomics- a relevant factor for a vital and healthy workplace. More information at www.vital-office.net |
NEW: Vital Office acousticblinds - sound absorption, transparency and colored motifs
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Press release: Quietness and concentration increase results of working
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NEW: Vital Office acousticblinds - sound absorption,
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Press release: Healthy coworkers as key for economic success Vital Office optimizes office workplaces The Vital-Office GmbH, specialist for office planning and furniture design, committed itself to the developement of holistic working environments. The goal: To adapt office work places individually to the needs of the users. With the help of so mentioned „organic“ office worlds the enterprise improves working environment and organization as well as work contents. Creativity, communication, quality of life and performance of coworkers are promoted and at the same time the efficiency is increased. Office workstations imply a multiplicity of physical and psychological challenges for the coworkers. Bad ergonomic furniture, a bad room layout, no privacy - health loads and bad performances are pre-programmed. Vital Office sets therefore on the strategy of the holistic design of work environments. All cross-linked factors are analyzed and adapted or improved to the needs of the respective coworker. Thus well-being and personality are promoted with the result of more creativity and efficiency. Vital Office is expert, if it comes to ergonomics at the office. „We know, how ergonomic factors in connection with emotional enrichment of the offices lead to more creativity“, says managing director Peter Jordan. Vital Office uncovers fundamental errors of a conventional office planning and offers practical solutions for an optimization of office spaces. Each humans do need backing - also in the office |
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Press release: Innovative Softprotections from Vital-Office add creativity to the office Motifs motivate The vital Office GmbH, specialist for office optimization, shows new ways to bring friendliness into the office workplace. With the flexibly printable soft screens a private and protected work area can be created; the innovation brings also friendliness and harmony in the office. Positive side effect: More ideas by more quality of life and a better competitiveness. It is not a secret: Who is disturbed at its office workstation permanently by external influences, carries out in the long term no effective results of working. The particularly developed transluzent acrylic glass soft screens of Vital Office do not only help to protect the privacy sphere from the front but also brings friendliness, harmony, color and nature in the office. In order to create the necessary inspiration on the job, Vital Office developed three different standards: „Living Environment Design “, „Sacred Geometry Art“ and „Vital Office Graphics“ to energize with colors and forms the inspiration of the coworkers and at the end foster creativity and health. „A combination of several colors, for example in form of a bloom meadow, affects the human mind verifiable in a health-promoting way“, explains managing director Peter Jordan. A further advantage of the soft screens: They are relatively easy to handle and equipped with a connection solvable of the table. Thus they can be easily removed and exchanged and the entrance to the cable chanel for the Office devices under the desk are ensured. Only who feels safe on the job, communicates and becomes creative Additionally the soft screens make a contribution to security and privacy sphere. Both are conditions, in order to feel well and be creative and communicative. Vital Office refers to the perception: Who feels unsafe at his job by a missing privacy area, unconsciously creates alternative safety areas. The possible consequence: The coworkers behave reserved, which for the working climate and the production of new ideas is again bad. With the ergonomic and individually printable soft screens Vital Office makes a contribution for inspired coworker, good communication, creative interaction and at the end a better competitiveness of the respective organization. A win win situation for the organization and their coworker. Vital Office has committed itself to the motivation and health of office-workers. Providing comfort, security and optimal physiological support in the working atmosphere. Vital-Office products represent an advancement of ergonomics- a relevant factor for a vital and healthy workplace. More information at www.vital-office.net |
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Press release: Remain healthy with desk solutions from Vital Office Keep composure at the workplace The vital Office GmbH, specialist for office optimization, sets new standards concerning functionality and ergonomics. With „powerlift C-frame“ Vital-Office presents a product, which does not only work in the office, but also prevents posture deformity from children. Most desk workers know the subject very well but nevertheless
it is more actual than ever. Most desks are fixed height and
cannot be adapted to the respective body size of their user. But
each humans are built differently and posture deformities are
pre programmed. With its „powerlift C-frame“ Vital Office offers
a price relevant solution for all. A concept, which sets new
standards regarding stability, functionality, handling and
design. „The powerlift C-frame“ grows simply with you Vital Office has committed itself to the motivation and health of office-workers. Providing comfort, security and optimal physiological support in the working atmosphere. Vital-Office products represent an advancement of ergonomics- a relevant factor for a vital and healthy workplace. More information at www.vital-office.net |
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Press release: Only engaged coworkers create innovations Use the Potential of your enterprise! The Vital Office GmbH, specialist for office optimization, uncovers the innovation strength and the human interaction with the Potential development according to the Alchimedus principle. Also „yield “factors considered like emotional intelligence and personal commitment of coworkers and management are analyzed. At the end stands a 360˚-analyse of the enterprise, which links test result, market requirements and desires of the coworkers to concrete future projects. 59 per cent of the innovations fail because of the resistances of the coworkers. 83 per cent at their persistency. Over 42 per cent of the coworker's knowledge is not used. With its Potential development according to the Alchimedus principle Vital Office contributes to positively change this condition and to support enterprises during the successful generation and conversion of new ideas. By the Vital Office Potential development according to the Alchimedus principle innovation potentials are discovered and the coworkers are inspired for it . Only when they are motivated and inspired, the basis for economic success is set up. Vital Office uncovers not only the actual condition of an enterprise or only concentrates on cost reduction. „The goal of our holistic analysis is it to develop concrete future projects to increase efficiency“, says Peter Jordan, managing director of Vital Office. The Alchimedus principle stands thus for a system, how humans and their enterprises can vitalize themselves and find their own way to success. Everywhere potential is hidden About Vital Office GmbH |
The fastest method to discover your potentials
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Press release: Vital Office promotes creativity on the job infinity | design: flexible and anthropometric The Vital Office GmbH develops ergonomic office systems, which are to inspire and motivate due to their harmonious forms. With infinity | design the enterprise developed a furniture concept, which fulfills Feng Shui guidelines. Infinity | Design is a flexible and expandable furnishing concept. Th consewuent rounds design opens new formative free spaces and offers at the same time optimal ergonomic conditions. The desk tops are anthropometric, thus formed according to humans measurements. The accurately dimensioned inner curve of the table top makes quick changes from screen to the desk work possible by just a body turn. Besides a relaxed armrest at the table is given, whereby particularly when intensive working with the mouse loads injurious to health of the wrist at the table edge are avoided. Vitally Office uses for infinity | Design only high-quality, homogeneous desk tops on MDF basis, whose design can be customized through three profiles C=rounded, B=45 degree or T=30 degree. Ergonomic space planning Background information to the topic „furniture and
creativity “: About Vital Office GmbH: |
Anthropometric desks from Vital-Office
Awarded Vital-Office Feng Shui desks |
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Press release: Vital Office unites elegance, ergonomics, good Design and flexibility Conference tables for all needs The Vital Office GmbH presents its new and extensive offer of meeting, conference and boardroom tables. With the product line „circon executive “, „infinity Design “and „bicon7 concept “ different series are available, in order to plan the perfect conference table for each application. Representative elegance comes to each conference room furnished with circon executive conference product line of Vital Office. Size, form and material composition are planned according to customer's request and adapted optimally to the given situation. So elliptical, oval or boat formed tables with elliptical bases in chrome, aluminum-groove or individually lacquered. Arbitrary table sizes are feasible. The project Oval Office in Hamburg is furnished with an oval board room table of 11.6 meter length in Swiss pear tree for 38 persons. Media integration Barrier-free, flexible and stable… About Vital Office GmbH: |
Flexibility and media integration
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Press release: Vital Office promotes creativity for the workplace: Vital-Office manufactures furniture systems that inspire, motivate and at the same time providing comfort, assurance and optimal physiological support in the work atmosphere. With this awareness the Vital-Office team plans and coordinates workstations, office spaces and business complexes in close cooperation with Feng Shui advisors and architects. Harmonious organic forms symbolize abundance, Security and formative free space. Creative development, Imagination and strength of expression are made possible. Unnecessary regularity and rigid forms, in structures and the workplace, psychologically work against and inhibit the creative approach of the individual. Moreover such unyielding expression is simply unusual in comparison to natural splendor of our moral fiber. consequently an offense of our mental abilities and as, Austrian Designer, Friedensreich Hundertwasser provoked by saying: "Blasphemy". In mathematics, for example, an ellipse is a curve where the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points is constant. On the other hand, by the "Cassini curve", a family of curves in which the loci of each curve satisfies the condition that the product of the distances to each focus point is exactly a constant. The lemniscates (the horizontal eight, the symbol of infinity) is a special form of the "Cassini curve". A numerical series, such as the golden section, is also a suitable design aid for creating geometrical relationships. Our spirit, is unconsciously aware of such relationships and is content having discovered it’s "intellectual" environment. Therefore it’s particularly important, with regard to organic forms, that clearly formulated geometry are of superior design quality. Creativity means to shape oneself
and ones environment “from” oneself.
Vital Office acknowledges itself as competent service provider for architects and owners. whereby the prerequisite for the in, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany manufactured products, are the result of accomplish projects. The modular assembly, in connection with the most modern CNC-machines and environmentally conscious surfaces, offers Design flexibility with outstanding reliability and superior quality. Furthermore, vital Office organizes seminars with competent architects and Feng Shui experts. Seminars and lectures take place regularly. |
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Press release: Dynamic for executives Whoever explored the actual design trends of automobile design at the latest the IAA (International Motor Show) could say: “Soft design is passé” Distracted fuzzy design-geometry is no longer concealed by soft smoothed edges. Nowadays the preference is for clearly defined surfaces and curves which properly cover (the automobile) technique. Straight lines and large semicircles which intersect in space plus exciting ellipses replace the soft design. Exactly like this current trend is the design of “face” the brand new executive desk system by vital-office. Minimalistic, cool and sensually appealing – these are the attributes of this bold furniture design. Crisp flowing surfaces lead the eye and open up a room’s space. Combinations in noble veneers and matt deuxe lacquers portray the executive’s exclusive high class atmosphere. Face is technically and functionally crafted to perfection. In combination with its attached gas-spring or motor driven "stand-up" unit, face additionally offers healthy ergonomic features for executives to maintain their vitality. Needless to say, cabling for computers is perfectly stored in the board and easily accessible through service doors. With its clear cut design and its fine tuned functionality, face is the basic desk-system for creative, successful and healthy working. A clear decision for style.
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