A set from the Haworth Openest collection by Patricia Urquiola of Studio Urquiola. The collection won a Best of NeoCon 2014 award in the Best of Competition category. Courtesy Haworth
West Michigan office furniture makers brought home several Best of NeoCon awards from Chicago this week for the industry’s best new products.
Contract Magazine named the winners Monday of the 25th annual Best of NeoCon awards for commercial interior products in 39 categories.
Haworth in Holland won in the Best of Competition for its Openest collection, and Steelcase in Grand Rapids won in the Editors' Choice category for its Susan Cain Quiet Spaces collection — among other awards the two manufacturers won at the event.
Approximately 45 jurors — who are interior designers, architects and facilities management professionals — reviewed nearly 325 products in 22 hours over a three-day period before NeoCon 2014 began.
NeoCon, the largest design exposition for commercial interiors in North America, took place June 9-11 at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart.
Best of NeoCon 2014 winners
BEST OF COMPETITION
Haworth: The Openest Collection by Studio Urquiola
Designer: Patricia Urquiola
ARCHITECTURAL & DECORATIVE GLASS
Silver: 3form: Pattern+
Gold: Joel Berman Glass Studios: Plank
ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS
Silver: Haworth: Trivati
Silver: Atlantic Inc:. Snowsound Acoustic Panels
Gold: molo: softwall + softblock modular system
CARPET FIBER
Gold: Aquafil: ECONYL
CARPET: BROADLOOM
Silver: Milliken: Dissemblage Collection
CARPET: MODULAR
Silver: Shaw Contract Group: Design Journey: Novice & Master
Gold: Patcraft: Mixed Materials
CASE GOODS
Silver: Teknion: Journal
Gold: Haworth: Suite
COLLABORATIVE COLLECTIONS
Innovation: Clarus Glassboards: go!
Silver: Nucraft: Tesano
Gold: Haworth: The Openest Collection by Studio Urquiola
CONFERENCE ROOM FURNITURE
Silver: TUOHY Furniture Corporation: Karo Collection
Gold: Nucraft: Kai
EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
Silver: PalmerHamilton: Hive
Gold: PalmerHamilton: GO JUICE
FILES & MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEMS
Silver: JRB Studio: Straddle Ped
Gold: Inscape: Territory
FLOORING: HARD SURFACE
Silver: USF Contract: Stratum XL
Gold: Tandus: Centiva Substrate
FURNITURE SYSTEMS
Silver: HALCON: LEX
Gold: KI: Trellis
FURNITURE SYSTEMS: ENHANCEMENTS
Silver: Davies Office: Hi-Lo
Gold: Inscape: Interval+
FURNITURE: BENCHING
Silver: Knoll: Antenna Telescope
Gold: Inscape: Inscape Bench
HEALTHCARE FABRICS & TEXTILES
Innovation: CF Stinson: EnVi Nature Based Non-Wovens
Silver: Pallas Textiles: Valetudo Collection
Gold: KnollTextiles: Spirit Collection
HEALTHCARE FLOORING
Innovation: Tandus Centiva: Mixed Message Collection
Silver: Tandus Centiva: Tapis Collection
Gold: Shaw Contract Group: Collective Time
HEALTHCARE FURNITURE
Silver: Okamura: Divo
HEALTHCARE: GUEST/LOUNGE SEATING
Silver: Nemschoff / Herman Miller Healthcare: Palisade Collection
HEALTHCARE: PATIENT SEATING
Silver: Krug Inc.: Jordan Active Patient Recliner
LIGHTING: DECORATIVE
Silver: Seeyond Architectural Solutions: Seeyond Dynamic Color Mix Lighting Gold: 3M Architectural Markets: VESSEL by 3M + Todd Bracher
LIGHTING: TASK/DESKTOP
Gold: ESI Ergonomic Solutions: Lustre
LOUNGE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS
Silver: Safco Products: Kalyde
Gold: HBF: The Triscape Collection by Todd Bracher
OFFICE ACCESSORIES
Silver: Steelcase: SOTO II Worktools
Gold: Inscape: Veil
SEATING: BENCHES
Gold: Davis Furniture: Modo
SEATING: CONFERENCE
Silver: Wilkhahn Inc.: Graph
Gold: Andreu World: Flex Corporate
SEATING: ERGONOMIC DESK/TASK
Innovation: BioFit Engineered Products: MVMT
Silver: Allsteel: Mimeo Gold: Knoll Remix Work Chair
SEATING: GUEST
Silver: Coalesse: <5_MY
Gold: Knoll: The Washington Collection for Knoll
SEATING: SOFAS & LOUNGE
Silver: Bernhardt Design: Mitt
Gold: Andreu World: RAGLAN
SEATING: STACKING
Silver: Andreu World: Unos Chair
Gold: Diemmebi: laKendo
SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING
Silver: Seeyond Architectural Solutions: Seeyond Branded Facing Series
Gold: Takeform: Moxie Graphic Panels
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
Silver: Allsteel: Beyond Designer for Revit
Gold: ofcdesk: ofcdesk IDC
SURFACING MATERIALS/FINISHES
Silver: 3form: Varia Ecoresin Full Circle
Gold: 3M Architectural Markets: 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes
TABLES: OCCASIONAL
Silver: Davis Furniture: Match
Gold: HBF: Triscape Occasional Table
TABLES: TRAINING & WORK
Silver: Peter Pepper Products, Inc.: GoTo Worktables
Gold: BOLD Furniture: BOLD One Collection
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Silver: Innovative Office Products: Tablik
Gold: ESI Ergonomic Solutions: EDGE-Evolve
TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
Innovation: Presentia: PresenTable SemiPresence
Silver: OFS Brands: Eleven Sound Driver
Gold: Stir Stir Kinetic Desk
TEXTILES: UPHOLSTERY
Innovation: Camira Fabrics: The Nettle Collection
Silver: KnollTextiles: Archival Collection
Gold: HBF Textiles: Elodie Blanchard Collection
WALL TREATMENTS
Silver: Concertex: NappaCraft
Silver: Skyline Design: Alexander Girard Collection
WALLS: MOVABLE
Silver: Inscape: Aria
WINDOW TREATMENTS
Silver: MechoSystems: ShadeLoc
Gold: Carnegie: Alphacoustic, Betacoustic, Gammacoustic
WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGIES
Silver: LogiSon Acoustic Network: LogiSon TARGET
Gold: FreeAxez LLC: FreeAxez Power
EDITORS' CHOICE
Steelcase: Susan Cain Quiet Spaces by Steelcase
Designtex: Designtex + Wallace Sewell
Mohawk Group: Breaking Form Collection
BuzziSpace: BuzziPicNic
Arper: ZINTA
Gunlocke: Savor
West Michigan office furniture makers brought home several Best of NeoCon awards from Chicago this week for the industry’s best new products.
Contract Magazine named the winners Monday of the 25th annual Best of NeoCon awards for commercial interior products in 39 categories.
Haworth in Holland and Steelcase in Grand Rapids each won Best of NeoCon awards from the event.
Approximately 45 jurors — who are interior designers, architects and facilities management professionals — reviewed nearly 325 products in 22 hours over a three-day period before NeoCon 2014 began.
NeoCon, the largest design exposition for commercial interiors in North America, took place June 9-11 at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart.
Best of NeoCon 2014 winners
BEST OF COMPETITION?
Haworth: The Openest Collection by Studio Urquiola ?
Designer: Patricia Urquiola
ARCHITECTURAL & DECORATIVE GLASS?
Silver: 3form: Pattern+ ?
Gold: Joel Berman Glass Studios: Plank ??
ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS?
Silver: Haworth: Trivati?
Silver: Atlantic Inc:. Snowsound Acoustic Panels?
Gold: molo: softwall + softblock modular system
CARPET FIBER ?
Gold: Aquafil: ECONYL
??
CARPET: BROADLOOM?
Silver: Milliken: Dissemblage Collection??
CARPET: MODULAR ?
Silver: Shaw Contract Group: Design Journey: Novice & Master?
Gold: Patcraft: Mixed Materials??
CASE GOODS?
Silver: Teknion: Journal ?
Gold: Haworth: Suite ??
COLLABORATIVE COLLECTIONS?
Innovation: Clarus Glassboards: go! ?
Silver: Nucraft: Tesano ?
Gold: Haworth: The Openest Collection by Studio Urquiola??
CONFERENCE ROOM FURNITURE?
Silver: TUOHY Furniture Corporation: Karo Collection?
Gold: Nucraft: Kai??
EDUCATION SOLUTIONS?
Silver: PalmerHamilton: Hive?
Gold: PalmerHamilton: GO JUICE ??
FILES & MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEMS?
Silver: JRB Studio: Straddle Ped?
Gold: Inscape: Territory ??
FLOORING: HARD SURFACE?
Silver: USF Contract: Stratum XL?
Gold: Tandus: Centiva Substrate ??
FURNITURE SYSTEMS?
Silver: HALCON: LEX ?
Gold: KI: Trellis??
FURNITURE SYSTEMS: ENHANCEMENTS?
Silver: Davies Office: Hi-Lo?
Gold: Inscape: Interval+ ??
FURNITURE: BENCHING?
Silver: Knoll: Antenna Telescope ?
Gold: Inscape: Inscape Bench??
HEALTHCARE FABRICS & TEXTILES?
Innovation: CF Stinson: EnVi Nature Based Non-Wovens?
Silver: Pallas Textiles: Valetudo Collection ?
Gold: KnollTextiles: Spirit Collection ??
HEALTHCARE FLOORING?
Innovation: Tandus Centiva: Mixed Message Collection ?
Silver: Tandus Centiva: Tapis Collection?
Gold: Shaw Contract Group: Collective Time??
HEALTHCARE FURNITURE ?
Silver: Okamura: Divo ??
HEALTHCARE: GUEST/LOUNGE SEATING?
Silver: Nemschoff / Herman Miller Healthcare: Palisade Collection??
HEALTHCARE: PATIENT SEATING?
Silver: Krug Inc.: Jordan Active Patient Recliner ??
LIGHTING: DECORATIVE?
Silver: Seeyond Architectural Solutions: Seeyond Dynamic Color Mix Lighting Gold: 3M Architectural Markets: VESSEL by 3M + Todd Bracher??
LIGHTING: TASK/DESKTOP?
Gold: ESI Ergonomic Solutions: Lustre??
LOUNGE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS?
Silver: Safco Products: Kalyde ?
Gold: HBF: The Triscape Collection by Todd Bracher ??
OFFICE ACCESSORIES?
Silver: Steelcase: SOTO II Worktools ?
Gold: Inscape: Veil ??
SEATING: BENCHES?
Gold: Davis Furniture: Modo??
SEATING: CONFERENCE ?
Silver: Wilkhahn Inc.: Graph
Gold: Andreu World: Flex Corporate ??
SEATING: ERGONOMIC DESK/TASK?
Innovation: BioFit Engineered Products: MVMT?
Silver: Allsteel: Mimeo Gold: Knoll Remix Work Chair ??
SEATING: GUEST?
Silver: Coalesse: <5_MY ?
Gold: Knoll: The Washington Collection for Knoll
SEATING: SOFAS & LOUNGE?
Silver: Bernhardt Design: Mitt ?
Gold: Andreu World: RAGLAN ?
?SEATING: STACKING ?
Silver: Andreu World: Unos Chair?
Gold: Diemmebi: laKendo??
SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING?
Silver: Seeyond Architectural Solutions: Seeyond Branded Facing Series
Gold: Takeform: Moxie Graphic Panels
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES?
Silver: Allsteel: Beyond Designer for Revit ?
Gold: ofcdesk: ofcdesk IDC ??
SURFACING MATERIALS/FINISHES?
Silver: 3form: Varia Ecoresin Full Circle?
Gold: 3M Architectural Markets: 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes
TABLES: OCCASIONAL?
Silver: Davis Furniture: Match
Gold: HBF: Triscape Occasional Table
TABLES: TRAINING & WORK ?
Silver: Peter Pepper Products, Inc.: GoTo Worktables?
Gold: BOLD Furniture: BOLD One Collection ??
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT?
Silver: Innovative Office Products: Tablik ?
Gold: ESI Ergonomic Solutions: EDGE-Evolve ??
TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS?
Innovation: Presentia: PresenTable SemiPresence?
Silver: OFS Brands: Eleven Sound Driver
Gold: Stir Stir Kinetic Desk??
TEXTILES: UPHOLSTERY?
Innovation: Camira Fabrics: The Nettle Collection ?
Silver: KnollTextiles: Archival Collection?
Gold: HBF Textiles: Elodie Blanchard Collection
WALL TREATMENTS?
Silver: Concertex: NappaCraft ?
Silver: Skyline Design: Alexander Girard Collection ??
WALLS: MOVABLE?
Silver: Inscape: Aria ??
WINDOW TREATMENTS?
Silver: MechoSystems: ShadeLoc?
Gold: Carnegie: Alphacoustic, Betacoustic, Gammacoustic??
WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGIES?
Silver: LogiSon Acoustic Network: LogiSon TARGET ?
Gold: FreeAxez LLC: FreeAxez Power??
EDITORS' CHOICE?
Steelcase: Susan Cain Quiet Spaces by Steelcase
Designtex: Designtex + Wallace Sewell ?
Mohawk Group: Breaking Form Collection?
BuzziSpace: BuzziPicNic ?
Arper: ZINTA ?
Gunlocke: Savor