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Special Exhibits Not only will NeoCon® showcase over 700 manufacturers representing hundreds of product lines, but also unique exhibits and installations displayed throughout the Merchandise Mart, giving you even more inspiration and insight into how you may want to approach your next design projects. celebrates many of the accomplishments of The Merchandise Mart, our showroom partners, and the Herman Miller Lounge City of Chicago. Addressing global environmental Location The Merchandise Mart, 1st Floor, challenges, the display highlights the product South Lobby innovations, research findings, and events of the last several decades that reduce our environmental This year at NeoCon, the South footprint and make the world a better place to live. Lobby of the Merchandise Mart will To learn more about all the green initiatives in place at be completely furnished with the The Merchandise Mart, please visit mmart.com. Herman Miller Collection to allow GSA Internet Lounge Location The Merchandise Mart, 8th Floor, Suite 8-1031 Take a break from the hectic activity at NeoCon and stop by the show’s GSA Internet Lounge. Relax in comfortable furnishings while checking your email or browsing the web. Questions regarding federal government furniture procurements, or on how to do business with the federal government? Speak with acquisition and business development professionals from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). visitors an opportunity to experience the concept of a “daytime living room” firsthand, and to demonstrate how the company’s furniture can be combined to create a diverse variety of comfortable and collaborative workspaces. We believe that design goes much deeper than styling. Each piece in the collection presents a solution that is as purposeful as it is beautiful, and contributes to the greater whole. We invite you to join us in the South Lobby as well as at the Herman Miller Showroom, 321, at The Merchandise Mart. BreakPoint Books Location The Merchandise Mart, 7th Floor, Suite 7-2030 BreakPoint Books will be hosting an onsite bookstore during NeoCon. BreakPoint Books will carry titles authored by the conference speakers, and will feature titles on Interior Design, Green Building, Architecture, and much more. Stop by to browse and network with other conference attendees at the NeoCon Bookstore, brought to you by BreakPoint Books! BuzziSpace Lounge Location The Merchandise Mart, 1st Floor Need a place to meet a colleague, make a phone call, converse with a client in peace and quiet, or just need momentary relief from the NeoCon hubbub? The BuzziSpace Lounge is the perfect destination for you! A ‘World of Silence’ awaits you just around the corner from Starbucks by the Kinze Wells entrance. Interiors & Sources Materials Pavilion at NeoCon Location The Merchandise Mart, 8th Floor, Suite 8-3130 The materials you choose for furniture and interiors can make or break a project. Durability, sustainability, economy, availability, and, of course, design and form compatibility are all factors, but gathering and making sense of the all the information you need is often a daunting task. In the Interiors & Sources Materials Pavilion you’ll find hundreds of material samples displayed side-by-side, with details on their origin, makeup, and recommended applications. This experiential, educational exhibit is curated by design historian and materials specialist Grace Jeffers, and populated with the help of Material Intelligence (materialintelligence. com), an information resource on surfacing solutions for designers and fabricators. The Interiors & Sources Materials Pavilion will be hosting its educational exhibits and sponsoring CEU presentations at NeoCon 2012. We invite you to visit, browse, ask questions, and get inspired! Guerrilla Truck Stop Connect with izzy+ Location The Merchandise Mart, 1st Floor, North Lobby Step up to the bar: izzy+ has created the perfect platform for connecting, or a sweet retreat. The concept that launched tongues atwitter at last year’s NeoCon is ready to stir imagination at a workspace near you. Experience it in the Merchandise Mart’s first floor lobby during NeoCon 2012. Location 7-1022 Morlen Sinoway Atelier and Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. are proud to sponsor an exhibition featuring the work of designers participating in the 2012 Guerrilla Truck Show. The exhibit will feature fresh designs from Craighton Berman, Merkled Studio, Po Campo, and students from Harrington School of Design and University of Illinois Chicago, in categories such as furniture, lighting, accessories, and unique designed objects. These featured selections will also be part of the 8th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show on Fulton Market Street. The Truck show is one, BIG night only—Tuesday, June 12th, from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. Please visit us at NeoCon to preview the future of design. For more information, call 312.432.0100. Green Spot and Sustainability Timeline Location The Merchandise Mart, 1st Floor The Green Product Gallery and education center showcases new, innovative, sustainable and ecofriendly products from our showroom partners. Also featured is the sustainability timeline, which 8 NeoCon® Ideabook 2012 contractdesign.com http://www.mmart.com http://www.contractdesign.com

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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

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