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designers rate Beth A. Rooks, IIDA, LEED Associate Bergmeyer Associates Boston Wallace Williams, IIDA, IDSA Vice President, Regional Director of Interior Design Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Detroit stacking chairs Contract asks two designers to name and explain their preferred products Beth A. Rooks, IIDA, LEED® AP Bergmeyer Associates 1. Knoll, Gigi www.knoll.com Reader Service No. 236 I love that this chair has flex in the back and is comfortable for all body types. It comes in great colors and is available as a bar stool, which is helpful for projects that need both heights. 2. Bernhardt, Orbit bernhardtdesign.com Reader Service No. 237 Orbit offers great design along with sturdiness and durability at a great price. 3. Vecta, Kart coalesse.com Reader Service No. 238 The Kart chair nests rather than stacks. It is a great alternative to a stackable training room chair when you want the ease and comfort of a castered chair with the ability to store them in a small space. 4. 1. Wallace Williams, IIDA, IDSA Albert Kahn Associates 4. Herman Miller, Caper hermanmiller.com Reader Service No. 239 I like the clean look and informal feel of Caper. It combines up-to-date materials and good engineering detail in a chair that is not only nice to look at but also encourages the user to interact. It’s a very positive design for interactive settings. I feel like I’m going to be productive when I sit in this chair! 5. 2. 4. 5. KI, Perry www.ki.com Reader Service No. 240 Perry is a no-brainer—good design, well constructed, easy to care for, fairly comfortable, and the price is almost always right. 6. Steelcase, Cachet steelcase.com/na Reader Service No. 241 Cachet was bit gangly in appearance when I first saw it, but what a cool chair! It appeals to the industrial designer in me—very user interactive, neat engineering, and the latest in material technology. It has all the answers. 3. 6. 90 contract june 2009 www.contractmagazine.com http://www.knoll.com http://www.bernhardtdesign.com http://www.coalesse.com http://www.hermanmiller.com http://www.ki.com http://www.steelcase.com/na http://www.contractmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - June 2009

Contract - June 2009
Contents
Editorial
Industry
Exhibition: Best of NeoCon 2009
Building Bridges
Bright Side
How Sweet It Is
At Home Abroad
First Class Dining
Star Quality
Collective Conscience
A Perfect Fit
Teen Spirit
Designers Rate: Stacking Chairs
You Are Not What You Were
Ad Index
Perspectives

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