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Showroom Parties Date Monday, June 11 Time 5–7 pm Location Floors 3, 10, and 11 The momentum of NeoCon will be in full swing on Monday night! Showroom-hop on the third, 10th, and 11th floors to see fabulous products, network, and wine and dine with all your colleagues and industry friends. Visit neocon.com, Special Events, to note participating showrooms and exhibitors, as well as other exhibitor events, important guest appearances, giveaways, and more. IIDA/Contract Magazine Showroom & Booth Design Competition IIDA and Contract magazine will honor originality of design, visual impact, and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in showrooms and booths at NeoCon 2012. The winning designs will be featured in an upcoming issue of Contract magazine. Winners of the 2011 Competition The award for Showrooms Greater Than or Equal to 4,000 square feet was presented to KI, designed by Sheila LaCount and Design Collaboratives Architects. The award for Showrooms Less Than 4,000 square feet was presented to Antron Carpet Fiber, designed by Perkins+Will. The winner in the Booths Greater Than or Equal to 400 square feet category was Sparkeology, designed by Square One Design. The winner in the Booths Less Than 400 square feet category was presented to Savannah College of Art and Design, designed by the SCAD Design Group. The 2011 Best of Competition Award was presented to Antron Carpet Fiber. Innovation in Reuse: Designing Green Building with Reclaimed Materials [SE2] Date Wednesday, June 13 Time 9:30–11:00 am Location MMCC 1 Fee $55 Credit 0.1 CEU / 1 LU Hear from a panel of experts who will discuss a world of opportunity in deconstruction, reclamation, and reuse. Get an overview of the basic concepts, barriers, and opportunities involved in reuse projects. Using specific project examples, the panel will discuss the variety of sources that exist for excellent used materials. Learn how to achieve LEED MR credits associated with building deconstruction and reuse. Take your green design skills a step beyond and be ready for that next opportunity. Panelists: Matt Nardella, AIA, LEED AP, Moss Architecture and Design; William Emmick, NCARB, LEED AP, Studio Gang Architects; Blake Sloane and Cynthia Main, ReBuilding Exchange. Moderator: Rashmi Ramaswamy, LEED AP Shed Studio 8th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show Date Tuesday, June 12 Time 5:30–9:30 pm Location 1052 West Fulton Market guer.ril.la (ger ril’e), n. 1. a member of a small independent group of furniture designers and artisans that band together to provide an exciting, innovative venue to vent their ideas and creativity. Hmmm…You say. Then what is a Guerrilla Truck Show??? Founded by Morlen Sinoway, the Guerrilla Truck Show is an annual design event meant to bring Chicago design to a forefront. It’s where we all step onto the docks of Fulton Market Street to check out creative vignettes by independent designers/artists in rented box trucks or, as we like to call them, mobile showrooms. It goes down for ONE NIGHT ONLY, so don’t miss out on the excitement! Mark your calendars—Tuesday, June 12. BIFMA International’s Annual Membership Meeting Date Wednesday, June 13 Time 7:15–9 am Location Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Wolf Point Ballroom (15th Floor) Members of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA International) and invited guests are encouraged to attend this year’s breakfast meeting to hear BIFMA’s annual state-ofthe-industry and state-of-the-association reports. Pre-registration required. For more information, contact BIFMA at 616.285.3963. Meet the President’s Day Date Wednesday, June 13 Time 9 am–12 pm Location Show Floors Network with some of the industry’s top influential leaders as presidents of exhibiting manufacturers welcome you to their showrooms and booth spaces. On Wednesday of NeoCon, company presidents will be on hand to share their expertise and insight about their products and companies. contract NeoCon® Ideabook 2012 7 http://www.neocon.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