by Brianna Crandall — June 14, 2017 — The winners of the 2017 Best of NeoCon Competition were announced on June 12, during an awards breakfast hosted by Contract magazine on the first day of the NeoCon contract furnishings show, held this week at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. A total of 96 awards in 44 categories were distributed in this year’s competition.
HALCON won Best of Competition for Halo in the Conference Room Furniture category. Look for more details about Halo in a future FMLink article, as well as articles showcasing other products exhibited during NeoCon that may be of interest to facilities managers.
HALCON won Best of Competition for Halo in the Conference Room Furniture category. Image courtesy HALCON.
**During the upcoming weeks, as soon as FMLink posts a story on these award-winning products, we will provide live links from the list below. We suggest you bookmark this page so that you can access product information quickly and easily.**
NeoCon
In its 49th year, NeoCon is a premier exposition and conference for commercial interiors, and is annually attended by over 50,000 architecture and design and facilities management professionals and specifiers.
With nearly 1 million square feet of exhibition space showcasing 700+ leading companies, the show launches thousands of new products and covers a spectrum of vertical markets including workplace, healthcare, hospitality, retail, education, public spaces and government.
Best of NeoCon
Celebrating its 28th year, the prestigious Best of NeoCon Competition honors new commercial interiors products that are introduced to the market during that year’s NeoCon in 44 categories ranging from Acoustic Panels & Solutions to Workplace Technologies.
The Best of NeoCon 2017 jurors — interior designers, architects and FM executives responsible for selecting and buying furniture and furnishings for their specific organizations or clients — reviewed hundreds of product entries digitally and in person immediately prior to the NeoCon show.
The Best of NeoCon Competition is sponsored by Contract magazine, NeoCon, the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), and The McMorrow Reports for Facilities Design & Management.
All the Best of NeoCon 2017 entries and categories are viewable on the Contract Network site. The jurors selected Gold and Silver winners in each category, as well as Innovation Awards and a Best of Competition winner. Contract editors also selected winners for the Editors’ Choice awards. Winners will be published in the July/August issue of the magazine.
The Best of NeoCon 2017 winners, listed alphabetically by categories, are:
ACOUSTIC PANELS & SOLUTIONS
Gold: BuzziSpace: Buzzipleat
Silver: Snowsound USA: Snowsound Diesis
ARCHITECTURAL & DECORATIVE GLASS
Gold: Skyline Design: Transcend by Suzanne Tick
ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS
Gold: Teknion: Altos Landscape
Silver: Carvart: CARVART by Soema
CARPET FIBER
Gold: Aquafil USA: ECONYL Pure
Silver: Bolyu: ContinuousColor
CARPET: BROADLOOM
Gold: Tarkett North America: Apace
Silver: Bentley Mills: The Outskirts Collection
Editors’ Choice: Bentley Mills: Night Vision
CARPET: MODULAR
Gold: Mohawk Group: Lichen
Silver: Shaw Contract: Emergence
Innovation: Bolyu: Collaborative Collection
CASE GOODS
Gold: Tuohy Furniture Corporation: Andavi
Silver: Nienkamper: Cern Collection
CONFERENCE ROOM FURNITURE
Best of Competition: HALCON: Halo
Gold: HALCON: Halo
Silver: Decca/Elan: Gait
EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
Gold: KI: Ruckus Collection
Silver: Steelcase Education: Verb Active Media Table
FILES & MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEMS
Gold: Knoll: Anchor Raised Storage
Silver: Watson Furniture: Sidecar
FLOORING: HARD-SURFACE
Gold: Mohawk Group: Lineate
Silver: Patcraft: Subtractive Layers
FURNITURE COLLECTIONS FOR COLLABORATION
Gold: Herman Miller: Prospect
Silver: OFS Brands: Heya
Innovation: Davis Furniture: Q6
FURNITURE SYSTEMS
Gold: West Elm Workspace with Inscape: Conduit by Gensler
Silver: Teknion: Expansion City Line
FURNITURE: BENCHING
Gold: Inscape: Arrivals Bench
Silver: West Elm Workspace with Inscape: Conduit by Gensler
HEALTHCARE FABRICS & TEXTILES
Gold: Designtex: Biophilia Collection
Silver: Mayer Fabrics: Renewal Collection
Innovation: Via Seating: Genie Copper Mesh
HEALTHCARE FLOORING
Silver: Tarkett: Ensemble Healthcare Collection
HEALTHCARE GUEST/LOUNGE SEATING
Gold: Steelcase Health: Surround
Silver: Integra Seating: Valayo Collection
HEALTHCARE PATIENT SEATING
Silver: OFS Brands: Hug
LIGHTING: DECORATIVE
Gold: West Elm Workspace with Inscape: Linear Wood LED Lighting
Silver: Barbican: PipeLight
LIGHTING: DESKTOP/TASK, FURNITURE-INTEGRATED
Gold: Koncept: Splitty Desk Lamp
Silver: Humanscale: Infinity
LOUNGE FURNITURE COLLECTIONS
Gold: Gunlocke: Calm Lounge Collection
Silver: Davis Furniture: Nora
Editors’ Choice: Bernhardt Design: Terry Crews Collection
OFFICE ACCESSORIES
Gold: Active Ideas: HOVR
Silver: Teknion: Zones Easels, Storage Carts, Food Trolley and Accessories
PLUMBING FIXTURES
Gold: Bradley Corporation: Verge with WashBar Technology
SEATING: BAR STOOLS
Gold: Gunlocke: Tia Barstools
Silver: Andreu World: Smart Barstool
SEATING: BENCHES
Gold: Davis Furniture Industries: Weda
Silver: Bernhardt Design: Catia
SEATING: CONFERENCE
Gold: Stylex: F4
Silver: The Senator Group: Rapt
SEATING: ERGONOMIC DESK/TASK
Gold: Herman Miller: Taper Chair
Silver: Interstuhl: VINTAGEis5
Innovation: Interstuhl: VINTAGEis5
SEATING: GUEST
Gold: Gunlocke: Tia Guest
Silver: Calligaris: Saint Tropez
Innovation: JANUS et Cie: Katachi High Back Lounge Chair
Editors’ Choice: Gunlocke: Calia
SEATING: SOFAS & LOUNGE
Gold: Andreu World: Capri Lounge
Silver: Allermuir: Mozaik
SEATING: STACKING
Gold: Davis Furniture: Reed
Silver: Andreu World: Lake
SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING
Silver: Takeform: Applaud
SOFTWARE/APPLICATION FOR SPECIFICATIONS
Gold: Mohawk Group: Visual Interactive Studio
Silver: Snowsound USA: Snowsound Analysis Software
SPACE DIVIDERS/PARTITIONS/SCREENS
Gold: KI: Universal Height-Adjustable Screen
Silver: SiS Ergo: Aura
SURFACING MATERIALS & FINISHES
Gold: National Wood Solutions: Compact Wood
TABLES: COMMUNAL & TASK
Gold: Andreu World: Radial High Table
Silver: Howe: MN201
Editors’ Choice: HBF: Harmoni Table by Space Copenhagen
TABLES: HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE/SIT-STAND
Gold: HALCON: Halo
Silver: Vitra: Citterio Desking System (CDS)
Innovation: Vitra: Citterio Desking System (CDS)
TABLES: OCCASIONAL
Gold: Davis Furniture: Hans
Silver: OFS Brands: Wyre
TABLES: TRAINING & WORK
Silver: HBF: Simple Writing Desk
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Silver: SBFI North America: Arc
TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
Gold: Falcon: Falcon Low Voltage Power and Lighting
Silver: Designtex: Casper Cloaking Technology
Innovation: Designtex: Casper Cloaking Technology
Innovation: Gantner Technologies: Networked Locking System
TEXTILES: UPHOLSTERY
Gold: Pallas Textiles: Loft Collection
Silver: HBF Textiles: Raw Materials Collection
Innovation: Carnegie: PRFM
WALL TREATMENTS
Gold: Skyline Design: Transcend by Suzanne Tick
Silver: DuChateau: Wall Coverings
Editors’ Choice: Skyline Design: Transcend by Suzanne Tick
WALLS: MOVABLE
Gold: Maars Living Walls: SQAPE
Silver: Maars Living Walls: Acoustical Sliding Door
WINDOW TREATMENTS
Gold: Innovations: Drapery and Sheers Collection
Silver: Carnegie: Net Works
Innovation: MechoSystems: WhisperShade DC Electronic Drive Unit (motor)
WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGIES
Silver: SnapCab featuring Corning Gorilla Glass: SnapCab Pod
