Top of the Class Vandal Proof Projector Mount & Step Designed

Pupils and teachers using the modern day, ICT-focused classroom, stand to benefit from two unique new products designed for use with the increasingly popular interactive whiteboard. Award-winning product design specialist, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), was called on by Steljes to develop a secure, vandal-proof projector mount and a sturdy step for children that would make the whiteboard more user-friendly.

Called Steljes System 10, Steljes has developed a state-of-the-art projector solution in collaboration with Toshiba.

By carefully analysing the ergonomics of classroom use, IDC’s in-house team of product developers, engineers and project managers worked together to create a design that addressed the issues central to schools - health and safety, ease of use and assembly, and security.

Stephen Knowles, managing director of IDC, explained, “The user is often forced to shade his eyes from screen glare, so we worked on a design that would, uniquely, extend up and away from the wall at a specific height and angle. The projector’s light path is kept on the whiteboard and well out of the presenter’s eyeline. It also means that the teacher and class can see each other, and shadows are dramatically reduced.”