It's so silent inside the quietest room on Earth that you can hear your eyelids shut when you blink. Tucked away in Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood, Orfield Laboratories has made a name for itself in ...

Everyone longs for a bit of peace and quiet, but can everyone handle the quietest place on Earth? Located at Orfield ...

The term applies to a scattered attention span, exacerbated by social media use, that sends one’s brain flitting from one idea to the next, much like kernels bursting in the microwave. I’m feeling it ...

It’s known as the quietest place on Earth, and soon you’ll be able to check it out. Starting next week, Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis will begin new group tours of its quiet chamber. The company ...

Did you know there is a world where silence takes on a life of its own? In this room, your heartbeat becomes an audible drum, your breathing is loud, and the silence is deafening. Welcome to the ...

If you are looking for some peace and quiet, Kristen Haubrich has found the perfect spot. It’s called the “Quietest Room in the World” and it’s at the Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis. For tours ...

Steven J. Orfield's firm, Orfield Laboratories (OL), has spent 50 years in architectural design, research, and testing, dedicated to the premise that what matters in design is the end user, because ...