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2013 Best of NeoCon® Award Winners’ Breakfast Date Monday, June 10 Time 7:30 a.m. Location Renaissance Hotel, 1 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago Tickets to the Best of NeoCon® Award Winners’ Breakfast at the Renaissance Hotel on Wacker Drive on Monday, June 10, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. can be purchased at contract-network.com. Showroom Parties Date Monday, June 10 Time 5–7 p.m. Location Floors 3, 10, and 11 The momentum of NeoCon® will be in full swing on Monday night! Hop on floors 3, 10, and 11 to see fabulous products, network, and wine and dine with all your colleagues and friends from the industry in select showrooms. A listing of the NeoCon® showrooms and exhibitors who will be hosting a special event, an important guest, hospitality, giveaways, and more will be available at neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/specialfeatures/special-events/. Founded by Morlen Sinoway and sponsored by DIFFA, the Guerrilla Truck Show is an annual design event meant to showcase the best of the best in new product designs, furniture, accessory designs for home or person, fashion designs, jewelry designs, and art. Their mini showrooms are displayed inside rented box trucks and parked up and down Fulton Market Street. One night only. For more information, visit theguerrillatruckshow.com. BIFMA Annual Membership Meeting Date Wednesday, June 12 Time 7:15–7:45 a.m. breakfast; 7:45–9:00 a.m. meeting Location Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Wolf Point Ballroom (15th Floor) Members of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) and invited guests are encouraged to attend the association’s Annual Membership Meeting to hear the state-of-the-industry and state-of-the-association reports. Registration required. For more information, contact BIFMA at 616.285.3963 or visit bifma.org. Meet the President’s Day Date Wednesday, June 12 Time 10 a.m.–Noon Location Participating showrooms and booths 9th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show Date Tuesday, June 11 Time 5:30–9:30 p.m. Location 1052 W. Fulton Market The Guerrilla manifesto: 1. To achieve excellence in design 2. To galvanize the design community locally and nationally 3. To select forward-thinking individuals who are innovative with both products and display 4. To achieve a high quality of craft and presentation Network with some of the industry’s top influential leaders as presidents of exhibiting manufacturers welcome you to their showrooms and booth spaces. On the Wednesday of NeoCon®, company presidents will be on hand to share their expertise and insight about their products and companies. For a complete listing of showrooms and booths, please visit neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/special-features/ special-events/. contract NeoCon® Ideabook 2013 7 http://www.contract-network.com http://www.theguerrillatruckshow.com http://www.contract-network.com http://www.bifma.org http://www.bifma.org http://www.neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/special-features/special-events/ http://www.neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/special-features/special-events/ http://www.theguerrillatruckshow.com http://www.neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/special-features/special-events/ http://www.neocon.com/Neocon/index.cfm/special-features/special-events/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - May 2013

Contract - May 2013
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Attending NeoCon® to Enhance the Knowledge Base of You and Your Client
Exhibition: GlobalShop 2013
Exhibition: Coverings 2013
Exhibition: Salone Internazionale de Mobile
Product Focus: Midcentury Made Modern
Product Focus: Uninterrupted Workflow
NeoCon® preview
BBC North
Paul Hastings Atlanta
3M Headquarters
Federal Center South Building 1202
Adobe
Atlassian II
An interview with Vijay Kumar, author of 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
Designers Select: Office
Sources
Ad Index
Commentary: On MoMA’s Plans for its Modern Neighbor

Contract - May 2013