Recognizing the top new contract product and furnishings introduced at this year’s NeoCon Trade Show, the Best of NeoCon 2009 Awards named 74 products winners of the prestigious award. A total of 280 products were entered in 40 different categories, ranging from carpets and flooring to lighting, furniture, and textile design.
This year’s jury was comprised of 42 corporate, government, and institutional facilities management executives, interior designers, and architects, who are responsible for selecting and buying furniture and furnishings for their specific organizations or clients.
A full list of this year’s winners and entrants can be found online at www.contract-network.com (registration required).
This year’s Gold Awards Winners are:
Architectural Products
Botania, Skyline Design
Carpet: Broadloom
Wool, Shaw Contract Group
Carpet: Modular (tiles)
Wool, Shaw Contract Group
Case Goods: Desks and Credenzas
Denizen, Coalesse
Education Solutions
Dewey by Fixtures Furniture, izzy+
Flooring: Hard-Surface
UltiMetal, Crossville
Flooring: Resilient
Space, Johnsonite
Healthcare Furniture
Health-First Infection Control Centers, Peter Pepper Products
Healthcare Fabrics
Now & Zen Woven Agion Collection, cf stinson
Healthcare Seating
Graduation Push Back Recliner, Cabot Wrenn
Healthcare Textiles
Midori Collection, Arc-Com
Lighting: Decorative: Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces
Light Art, 3form
Lighting: Specialty: Fiber Optic, LED, Remote-Source
Twist, The Be Collection by Herman Miller, Inc.
Lighting: Task/Desktop, Furniture-Integrated
Element, Humanscale for Hospitality
Office Accessories
M2 Monitor Arm, Humanscale
Seating: Conference
Setu, Herman Miller, Inc.
Seating: Ergonomic Desk/Task
Generation by Knoll, Knoll
Seating: Guest
Solace Chair, HBF
Seating: Sofas and Lounge
Elle, Loewenstein
Seating: Stacking
Vili, Gunlocke
Software Technologies
GreenGenie, Armstrong Ceilings & Wall Systems
Surfacing Materials
Dreamwalls Color Glass, Dreamwalls Color Glass
Tables: Conference
AERO Conferencing Series, CCN International
Tables: Occasional
Campfire Paper Table, Turnstone
Tables: Training
Zii Drive, Surface Works
Technology Support
Powermat, Powermat
Textiles: Drapery
Air Rights, Knoll Textiles
Textiles: Upholstery
The Campion Platt Collection, HBF Textiles
Wall Treatments
Digital Projects, Maharam
Worksurfaces: Height-Adjustable
Planes Height-Adjustable Tables, Haworth
Workplace Technologies
DC FlexZone Ceiling Systems, Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Systems