Steelcase Receives Seven Best of NeoCon Awards

June 9, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Home Office on June 2008 Steelcase, an office furniture maker based in Grand Rapids, Mich., received seven Best of NeoCon awards at the show in Chicago this week, including three gold awards.

Gold medal winners include c:scape in the furniture systems category. Designed to enhanced collaboration, it features a desk that slides forward to reveal a built-in connection zone to provide users with easy access to technology and storage. The company also received a gold medal in the conference table category with media:scape, which is designed to help teams share information with a retractable “puck” that multiple users plug their laptops into to show and share information. The third gold medal was in the medical institution category.

In addition, the company received one of three silver awards for the Walk-Station, which combines a workstation with a treadmill to allow sedentary office workers to exercise while completing work tasks.

The Best of NeoCon awards are sponsored by Merchandise Mart Properties, the International Interior Design Association, the International Facility Management Association and publications including Contract and McMorrow Report.