Steelcase Inc. Receives Five Best of NeoCon Awards and Best Overall Showroom for Nurture at NeoCon 2009
June 16 2009 - 10:56AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Awards Recognize Outstanding Design Innovation in Casegoods,
Seating, Tables and Fabrics - CHICAGO, June 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS), a global
office environments manufacturer, today announced that the
Steelcase family of companies won five Best of NeoCon awards,
including two Gold awards, and two showroom awards. Nurture(R), a
Steelcase company and a leading manufacturer of furniture for
healthcare environments, won the Best Large and Best Overall
showroom awards. Products recognized with a Best of NeoCon award
include casegoods, seating, tables and a rug collection, all of
which are on display at this year's NeoCon 2009 World's Trade Fair
for Interior Design and Facilities Management in Chicago.
IIDA/Contract Magazine Showroom and Design Competition at NeoCon
2009 Sponsored by the International Interior Design Association
(IIDA) and Contract magazine, the 14th annual IIDA/Contract
magazine Showroom and Booth Design Competition honors originality
of design, visual impact, effective use of materials and the
outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting and graphics in
showrooms and booths at NeoCon 2009. Nurture won Best Large and
Best Overall Showroom, picking up two of the five available awards
in the showroom design competition. Over 3,000 square feet in size,
the Nurture showroom is a testament to the company's bold vision to
shape and improve the future of healthcare delivery by making
healthcare environments more comfortable, efficient and conducive
to the healing process. Nurture's showroom was commended for
authentically recreating a healthcare environment within The Mart
and successfully showcasing the integrity of the product and what
it does. Best of NeoCon 2009 Sponsored by Contract magazine and
celebrating its 20th year, the Best of NeoCon awards recognize the
top new products introduced at the show. Steelcase Inc. received a
total of five Best of NeoCon Awards, taking home two Gold awards,
one Silver award, the Innovation Award and Editors' Choice Award.
The first of two Gold awards went to Denzien by Coalesse,
Steelcase's premium life/work furnishings division, in the Case
Goods: Desks & Credenzas category. Denzien is a new collection
of casegoods that fit as easily at home as they do in the modern
private office. This collection offers a more socially inviting
space and bridges the gap of work and life by infusing insightful
work process solutions. The elements of the multi-modal Denizen
collection -- storage units, tables and desking -- offer unmatched
functionality for seamless transitions and offer smart features
that include self-closing doors and drawers and integrated,
clutter-free technology access points. Coalesse also received a
Silver award for Emu Heaven in the Seating: Guest category. The
guest chair is part of the 100% recyclable Heaven collection, a
complete line of metallic woven indoor/outdoor furniture with
well-balanced, refined proportions. The woven steel lightens the
spatial presence of the pieces, making them appear weightless in
comparison to their dimensions. In addition, Campfire Table by
Turnstone, a Steelcase company, won the second Gold award for
Steelcase in the Tables: Occasional category. Part of the
Campfire(TM) collection, the Paper Table surface spins to
accommodate everyone around the table and creates a safe
environment for sharing and capturing ideas as they happen.
Rounding out the list of winners for Steelcase Companies, Designtex
was honored with the Innovation Award and Editors' Choice Award for
Common Threads in the Carpet: Fiber category. Inspired by the
Designtex Studio, the Common Threads collection unites modern and
traditional worlds by way of artistry and vision. The rug
collection is at home in any luxury setting from corporate CEO
offices, penthouse suites and stylish residential environments. The
Best of NeoCon 2009 awards were selected from over 400 entries in
more than 40 different product categories. About Steelcase Inc.
Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) provides furniture, services and insights to
help people have a better work experience, and to help companies
and organizations create inspiring spaces with a maximum impact on
performance and a minimum impact on the environment. A
Michigan-based company that has been serving customers for nearly a
century, Steelcase leads the global office furniture industry with
$3.2 billion in annual revenue (FY09). Learn more at
http://www.steelcase.com/. DATASOURCE: Steelcase Inc. CONTACT: Sara
Whitman, +1-212-931-6121, , for Steelcase Inc. Web Site:
http://www.steelcase.com/
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