April 22, 2009—Teknion Corporation announced that its Synapse contemporary wooden side chair was honored with a Bloom Award for its strong sustainable design. Synapse finished first in the Furniture category in the annual award sponsored by Interiors & Sources magazine in partnership with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
Designed by Carl Gustav Magnusson for the contract, healthcare, hospitality and library markets, Synapse is environmentally friendly. It is composed of just five parts, which are all replaceable or interchangeable, allowing quick and simple replacement of parts in the field. When shipped flat in a carton, the chair requires one-third less space, maximizing shipping and installation efficiencies. It can be assembled at the job site in less than five minutes.
Other first-place winners were ReFresh Fiber by Universal Fibers for Flooring; Black & White by Momentum Group for Textiles; LED Advantus by Visa Lighting for Lighting; and EcoTop by Klip Biotechnologies for Innovative Materials. Honorable Mention went to Greenplay by Skyline Design in the Furniture category.
“I was first struck with the esthetic simplicity of this entry. It has nice clean and simple lines and a slight curvilinear back. The chair also has a very good life-cycle since many of the parts can be easily replaced,” commented Tim Schelfe, Bloom Awards judge and Principal of Schelfe and Associates.
Synapse is Greenguard Certified for indoor air quality and manufactured at facilities certified to the ISO 14001 environmental management system. Synapse meets BIFMA (The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association) standards and CGSB (Canadian General Standards Board) testing standards.
For more information, visit the Teknion Web site as well as the company’s FMLink ad.
