Check out the Best of NeoCon 2017 commercial interiors award winners — HALCON takes Best of Competition

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 Halo furniture

HALCON won Best of Competition for Halo in the Conference Room Furniture category. Image courtesy HALCON.

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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