Redefine the Modern Home Office at Afternoon Light
(NEW YORK, May 16, 2026) – Humanscale Living and Resource Furniture join forces for a four-day activation at Afternoon Light during the much anticipated NYCxDesign. Presenting as “Humanscale Living at Resource Furniture,” the showcase introduces a curated collection of home office solutions that merge space-saving innovation with human-centered, wellness-driven design from May 16–19, 2026.
As hybrid work continues to reshape how people use their homes, Humanscale Living and Resource Furniture deliver a new standard for the modern home office. Humanscale Living’s wellness-forward designs pair with Resource Furniture’s expertise in transformative, space-maximizing systems to offer homeowners complete, cohesive solutions.
Grounded in Humanscale’s long-standing philosophy that comfort is essential to living well, Humanscale Living represents a natural evolution of the brand’s ergonomic legacy. Curated offerings from Humanscale’s decades of innovation bring commercial-level performance and functionality into the home. Each piece is thoughtfully designed to move with the body, blending refined aesthetics with intuitive function and responsibly selected materials.
At the core of the installation is Humanscale Living’s premium seating and workspace solutions. Highlights include Humanscale’s next-generation lounge chair, The Diffrient Lounge. Originally conceptualized by Niels Diffrient over 20 years ago, Diffrient Lounge is the first lounge chair engineered at the intersection of technology and the human body. It offers continuous ergonomic support across every posture, integrated power, and a built-in worksurface — all in a single form. Other product highlights include the iconic Freedom 25, celebrated for its weight-balanced recline and dynamic comfort; and the eFloat Quattro desk, which reimagines the sit/stand workstation with a refined four-leg design and quiet electric lift.
“As the boundaries between home and work continue to shift, design must evolve with them,” says Heather Fennimore, President of Humanscale. “Our presentation at Afternoon Light brings ergonomic, human-centered solutions into the home in a way that feels seamless, intuitive, and enduring.”
The activation also spotlights Resource Furniture’s Ella & Louis – a freestanding Queen wall bed with an integrated sofa that can transform into two single-sized beds, each with its own integrated seating. Allowing for a variety of sleeping arrangements and requiring no surrounding cabinetry, Ella & Louis is the ideal solution for adapting multifunctional offices and guest rooms to the demands of modern homes.
“Humanscale’s mission to create intuitive work-life furniture made them a natural partner,” adds Steven Spett, Co-Founder of Resource Furniture. “With so many companies and professionals opting for hybrid work models, we remain dedicated to providing stylish solutions to help homeowners create seamless, multifunctional spaces.”
Together, Humanscale Living and Resource Furniture present a thoughtfully designed home office environment that brings together space-maximizing solutions, intuitive systems that move with you, and a shared commitment to ergonomics and sustainability. The result reflects the reality of modern living, where the home now functions as both a place to live and a place to work.
The Humanscale Living at Resource Furniture activation runs May 16–19, 2026, at Afternoon Light, 161 Water Street, New York. For more information, visit resourcefurniture.com and humanscale.com.
ABOUT RESOURCE FURNITURE
Since 2000, Resource Furniture has defined multi-functional design. It specializes in transforming, multi-purpose, and space-maximizing furniture that solves some of the most common and intimately felt problems in the home – limited room for a family to grow, a lack of storage, no space to entertain, or work from home, and a need for greater functionality overall. Resource Furniture carefully selects, imports, and distributes innovative furniture from the finest European manufacturers, including its world-renowned line of transforming wall beds designed and made in Italy by Clei, S.r.l. These transforming furniture systems do more than maximize square footage; they unfold all of the possibilities of your space. Each of the wall beds, transforming tables, seating, and storage solutions offers unmatched flexibility, aesthetic beauty, and longevity, and all with minimal environmental impact.
