Winners in The Best of NeoCon competition were announced during the June 18-20 NeoCon event at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Sixty-five products were honored with Gold and Silver Awards; also given were 5 Most Innovative Awards, 2 Editors’ Choice Awards, and a Best of Competition Award, for a total of 73 Awards among the 255 entries in 26 categories. The competition is sponsored annually by Facilities Design & Management magazine, Contract magazine, The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. Gold Award winners and their categories are listed below.
Best of Competition,
Gold Award & Most Innovative
Carpet, Broadloom
Lees Carpets, for Metafloor-Collaborative Voice Collection
Editors’ Choice Awards
Category: Furniture Systems
JOFCO, for TW Collection
Izzydesign, for Clara
Alternative Office: Gold Awards
KI, for All Terrain Mobile
Metro, for Metro BIX
Architectural Products & Finishes: Gold Award
Skyline Design, for ARCHiglas/texture
Carpet, Modular: Gold Award
Milliken, for Oxygen
Ceilings: Gold Award
Armstrong World Industries, for I-Ceilings
Computer Support Furniture: Gold Awards
Markant USA Inc, for Markant Manifest
SIS Human Factor Technologies, for Generation IV Xtreme Table
Desks: Gold Award
Date Weiser, for xo Freestanding Desk
Fabrics, Leathers, Vinyls: Gold Award
Maharam, for Composites
Files & Storage: Gold Award
Bretford, for Freeloader
Flooring: Gold Awards
David Oakley Designs, for Hopi
Interface Flooring Systems, for Sabi
Furniture Systems: Gold Awards
Riviera, for Rivierawall
Teknion, for xm (see ad on FMLink)
Furniture Systems: New Components
Gold Award & Most Innovative
Herman Miller, for Resolve System Design on Textiles
Healthcare Fabrics: Gold Award
Robert Allen Contract, for City Lights
Healthcare Furniture: Gold Award
ADD div of KI, for Sleep Chair
Lighting: Gold Awards
LightSpace/Boyd, for Whisper
Office Accessories: Gold Award
Intellaspace by Weber Knapp, for SecureFit Set
Seating, Desk/Workstation Task Chairs
Gold Award & Most Innovative
Aeris USA, for Swopper
Gold Award
Brian Kane Studio, for Jersey
Seating, Executive Desk Chairs: Gold Award
Kimball, for Skye
Seating, Sofas & Chairs: Gold Awards
Bernhardt Design, for Go Collection
Bernhardt Design, for Michael Vanderbyl Collection
Surfacing Materials & Laminates: Gold Award
Cesar Color, for PerforatedGlass
Tables, Conference & Training
Gold Award & Most Innovative
Kimball, for Aspire
Tables, Electrified: Gold Award
Dates Weiser, for xo Conference Table
Tables, Occasional: Gold Award
HBF, for Chart Table
Wall Treatments: Gold Award
Innovations in Wallcoverings, by Eco-Alchemy Prints
Workplace Technologies: Gold Award
Nucraft, for Vertex Odyssey Media Wall
For a complete list of all winners, including Silver Awards, and their products, visit The Merchandise Mart Web site.
As announced at NeoCon 2001
