Springboard’s DOURO Collection Borrows Inspiration from Portuguese Vineyards

The collection takes Springboard in a whole new direction.

Working surface expert, Springboard, proudly introduces DOURO, a new collection of vertical and horizontal collaboration tools inspired by Portugal’s Douro Valley, a picturesque region known for its sloped terrain and winding vineyards. Designed with soft, rounded edges, DOURO is reminiscent of the valley’s rambling hills, rendering the pieces to look more like furniture than traditional collaboration tools. DOURO also interprets the valley’s natural textures through honest materials like birchwood and stainless steel, evoking a sense of warmth not typically found in other working surfaces. As the industry gravitates toward comforting, homey environments, DOURO is the perfect addition to residential-inspired spaces, whether at home or in a public place.

The DOURO launch also marks the introduction of horizontal working surfaces to Springboard’s product family. In addition to an angular mobile easel and a wall-mounted whiteboard, DOURO features two dry-erase meeting tables and a writable desk, blurring the lines between furnishings and working surfaces. DOURO’s horizontal boards also promote collaboration and imagination while offering an efficient solution to space-conscious working and learning environments. Designed to flourish in a variety of commercial and residential spaces including education, offices, healthcare, home offices, and more, DOURO provides more creative ways to communicate.

Dry Erase Meeting Table

Combining traditional furniture design with a collaboration tool, DOURO Meeting Table allows small groups to share ideas on the same horizontal surface. Topped with a durable melamine resin surface and birchwood trim, the Meeting Table is a blank canvas for analog communication. It’s also supported by curved tubular steel legs that echo the rounded nature of the DOURO Collection. Available in both regular and high top variations, the tables seat four and two people, respectively, and each come with a center cutout for cable management. DOURO Meeting Table is 720 mm (28”) tall and 2,100 mm wide (83”) while the High Top is 1,080 mm (43”) tall and 1,200 mm (47”) wide.

Dry Erase Desk

Students are typically dissuaded from writing on their desks, but DOURO’s Dry Erase Desk makes that a thing of the past. Designed with Meeting Table’s same melamine surface, birchwood trim, and stainless steel legs, the Desk is designed for individual brainstorming and organization. Intended for learning environments of all kinds, the Desk caters to visual and kinesthetic learners, allowing them to materialize ideas and interact with their environment. DOURO Desk features a cable management cutout at the top of the writing surfaces. DOURO Dry Erase Desk is 740 mm (29”) tall and 1,500 mm (59”) wide.

Mobile Easel

DOURO Mobile Easel is an angular, moveable writing surface suited for residential and commercial spaces alike. Designed with a 4 mm ultra-clear white premium glass surface, Mobile Easel leaves no marker streaks. Mobile Easel comes with chromed steel legs, a stainless steel tray, and a birch plywood frame, reflecting the natural materials and textures found in today’s design trends. Mobile Easel also comes with three locking castors for easy mobility and stability and is 1,850 mm (73”) tall and 700 mm (28”) wide.

Glass Writing Board

The wall-mounted sister product to DOURO Mobile Easel, DOURO Glass Writing Board is a ghost-free 4 mm glass surface. Trimmed with birchwood—that makes the piece look like a picture frame—and a stainless steel tray for markers and erasers, the Writing Board takes a warm approach to wall-mounted working surfaces. Designed to look natural in any home or work environment, the Writing Board’s mounting hardware is hidden for a free floating effect and is 900 mm (35”) tall and 1,200 mm (47”) wide.

The DOURO Collection has a flat-pack design, which is easily shippable through UPS/FedEx. This shipping process eliminates bulky, fully-built crates that tend to take up too much space and waste natural resources. Specifiers can simply order, track, and receive individual DOURO pieces or a variety of Easels, Wall Boards, Meeting Tables, and Desks without difficult cumbersome shipping crates. The DOURO Collection is in stock and ready to ship in two weeks.

DOURO’s flat-pack design is also quick and easy to assemble. Each product comes with simple components that come together with just a screwdriver. DOURO is specifiable as a cohesive group for larger workspaces, or sold separately for small workspaces and private offices.

About Springboard

North Carolina-based manufacturer Springboard develops refined working surfaces that facilitate creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Their commitment to uncompromising craftsmanship and precision is fueled by their belief that people should be able to engage passionately in all aspects of their lives, including their work. Springboard exists to give people design-forward tools to express their ideas.

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