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Best of NeoCon® Currently in its 22nd year, the Best of NeoCon® Competition honors new commercial interiors products introduced to the contract furnishings industry during NeoCon® 2012. Sponsored by Contract, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., McMorrowReport.com, IIDA, and IFMA, the Best of NeoCon® features 42 product categories ranging from Architectural Products to Conference Room Furniture to Workplace Technologies. Approximately 45 jurors review 325-plus products in 22 hours over three days before NeoCon® begins. As of late May 2012, all products that were entered into the Best of NeoCon® are available for viewing on the Contract Network: contract-network.com. Past Best of NeoCon®winning products also are always available for viewing at contract-network.com. Contract magazine’s Best of NeoCon® jurors honor their favorite new products at the show each year, but what shines in the eyes of NeoCon® attendees? In collaboration with Designer Pages, Contract hosts Best of NeoCon®: People’s Choice, now in its second year. NeoCon® attendees are given an opportunity to select their favorite products by voting online at neocon.com and contractdesign.com, where they will view submissions side-by-side and click to vote for their favorite. Voting will close on June 17 at midnight EST, and winners will be announced online and via email. For more information on Contract programs and events, email John Rouse at jrouse@contractdesign.com. The Best of NeoCon® is your source for new products at NeoCon® 2012 Product Locator Posters—for participating Best of NeoCon® entrants and advertisers. Ideabook—your complete guide to NeoCon® Contract-Network.com—an interactive website providing exclusive entrant product images and showroom and planning capabilities including sort by product category, showroom, or new project. Best of NeoCon® Product Guide—complete listings of all entrants, products, and showroom locations Product Cards—4-by-6-inch cards featuring product images and descriptions, showroom locations, and contact information distributed throughout the Mart and in the Contract Lounge. Contract Lounge Location 7th Floor, Booth 7-2094 Best of NeoCon® 2012 winners presentation Former Best of NeoCon® winning products and furnishings Events and Products 2012 Award Winners’ Breakfast Date Monday, June 11 Time 7:30 am Location Renaissance Hotel, Chicago 24 NeoCon® Ideabook 2012 contractdesign.com http://www.McMorrowReport.com http://www.contract-network.com http://www.contract-network.com http://www.neocon.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.neocon.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - May 2012

Contract - May 2012
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Coming Events
Exhibition: Coverings
Exhibition: Highlights from Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Product Focus: Enlivening the Flexible Office
Product Focus: A Collection to Define 21st Century Herman Miller
NeoCon® Preview
Hospitality’s Influence in Workplace Design
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Campus
Steelcase Office and Work Café
Shlemmer Algaze Associates
Red Bull Amsterdam
THQ
Grey Group Roof Deck
Knoll, East Greenville Headquarters
The Metrics of Distributed Work
Tools: Pinterested, by Design
Exhibition: Hallingdal 65
Designers Select: Office Furniture
Sources
Ad Index
Exhibition: Lasvit Liquidkristal by Ross Lovegrove

Contract - May 2012