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DESIGNERS SELECT Education Education planner Carrie Perrone shares insight into the year’s best products for learning environments 1 2 Carrie Perrone, AIA Education Planner/Classroom Specialist, Learning Studio SmithGroupJJR Phoenix 1. Allsteel: Gather Collection allsteelo ice.com Reader Service No. 278 “The collection meets current trends in active learning environments with its flexible family of products. We look forward to seeing View, All Around, Scooch, and Hedge installed in the Learning Center at Central Arizona College, Maricopa Campus.” 2. 3form: Exteriors 3-form.com Reader Service No. 279 “3form brings ease to the design process with its Ready To Go solutions. The integration of color, visual texture, and light allowed us to specify product in multiple configurations for wayfinding and entry identification on a recent project.” 3. Momentum Textiles: Silica themomgroup.com Reader Service No. 280 “We just installed three shades of this high-performing upholstery for lounge units at Gateway Community College’s student services area. It’s PVC-free, perfect for public use, and a durable alternative to vinyl and polyurethane.” 4. Finelite: ICLS finelite.com Reader Service No. 281 “ICLS (Integrated Classroom Lighting System) is zoned and stepped lighting made easy and functional for classrooms.” 5. Steelcase: Verb steelcase.com Reader Service No. 282 “Verb results from Steelcase’s extensive research and understanding of educational needs. This accessorized table meets a variety of learning and teaching styles allowing for multiple classroom configurations. It o ers a clever integration of tools that facilitate the interaction of students and engagement of instructors.” 28 3 4 5 6 6. Knoll: Toboggan knoll.com Reader Service No. 283 “We think a slogan for the versatile Toboggan chair could be ‘surprising comfort meets surprising function.’ This simple and playful form has the potential to be the reformed version of the standard and very utilitarian classroom tablet armchair.” contractdesign.com DECEMBER 2012 http://www.allsteeloffice.com http://www.3-form.com http://www.themomgroup.com http://www.finelite.com http://www.steelcase.com http://www.knoll.com http://www.contractdesign.com

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

Contract - December 2012
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Focus: Rex-Ray Analysis
Designers Select: Office
Designers Select: Healthcare
Designers Select: Hospitality
Designers Select: Education
Highlights of the Year’s Great Products
Far Fewer Mills Impact Textile Design and Production
IIDA Best Interiors of Latin America
Showroom: Swarovski Lighting Showroom
Showroom: Milliken Studio New York
2012 Contract Brand Awareness Survey
Sources
Ad Index
Installation: Petra Blaisse and Desso Woven into the Fabric of Stedelijk Museum

Contract - December 2012