West Elm Workspace with Inscape, the brand celebrated for bringing
residential sensibility to the modern office space, is the recipient of
three Best of NeoCon® Awards and a HiP Award. The Best of
NeoCon® competition, supported by Contract Magazine,
honors new products that are exhibited in Chicago during NeoCon, the
leading event for the commercial design industry. West Elm Workspace was
recognized by Contract Magazine for its Conduit System designed
in collaboration with world-renowned design firm Gensler and West Elm
Workspace’s Linear Wood LED Lighting. Interior Design magazine
awarded the West Elm Workspace Parasol Meeting Table with a HiP
(Honoring Industry People and Products) Award.
Selected from more than 400 entries across 45 categories, West Elm
Workspace accepted the following awards:
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Gold in Furniture Systems: Conduit System designed in
collaboration with Gensler, an innovative office system designed to
offer flexibility and choice in its reconfigurable solutions, allowing
businesses to alternate between a branching system to a traditional
benching system with ease.
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Gold in Lighting- Decorative: Linear Wood LED Lighting
Collection, providing energy-efficient lighting using warm materials
and modern forms with aesthetic details such as a walnut body and
brass-plated accents.
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Silver in Furniture Benching: Conduit System designed in
collaboration with Gensler.
Interior Design magazine’s annual HiP Awards honors commercial
industry pioneers and achievement in product applications. West Elm
Workspace accepted the award for:
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HiP Workspace Furniture/Table: Parasol Meeting Table, a
flexible, yet focused environment with an integrated dimmable light
acting as a community hub and adjunct conference room.
“We are honored to be recognized by the industry for our commitment to
designing a collection of innovative products that meet the needs of
today’s modern workplaces,” said Catherine Schwartz, senior vice
president of West Elm Workspace. “Our residential expertise and
research-backed approach distinguishes us as a brand that is positioned
to ‘unoffice the office’ with flexible, meaningful and humanizing
products.”
In its third NeoCon showing, the 2017 West Elm Workspace product
assortment features more than 20 new research-driven products aimed at
“unofficing the office.” Each design combines West Elm’s residential
sensibility with contract performance and abides by three key values:
well-being, residential inspiration and choice. For more information
about West Elm Workspace with Inscape and to see the complete suite of
award-winning products and solutions introduced at NeoCon 2017, please
visit www.westelmworkspace.com
and follow @westelmworkspace
on Instagram.
About West Elm
Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY since 2002, West Elm opened its first
store in DUMBO, the neighborhood it still proudly calls home. With a
mission of harnessing the power of design and human connection to enrich
lives, everything West Elm does is designed to make an impact in
everyday life, from creating unique, affordable designs for modern
living and commitment to Fair Trade Certified, from LOCAL and
handcrafted products to community-driven collaborations and events. The
brand operates 99 retail stores in the United States, Australia, Canada
and the UK, ships internationally to customers around the world and
operates stores in Mexico, the Middle East and Philippines through
unaffiliated franchisees. In addition to home furnishings retail, West
Elm operates West Elm Workspace in the commercial furnishings industry
and announced its expansion into the travel and hospitality industry
with the launch of West Elm Hotels. West Elm publishes the blog Front+Main
and is part of an active community on Facebook,
Instagram,
Pinterest,
Twitter
and YouTube.
West Elm is a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands.
About Inscape
Inscape, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of office furniture,
has been initiating change in workspace design for the past 125 years.
With an emphasis on quality, innovation, technical design and
unparalleled delivery and service, Inscape has been consistently awarded
for its design, including 4 Gold and 1 Silver Best of NeoCon Awards at
NeoCon 2014, North America's largest design exposition and conference
for commercial interiors. Inscape collaborates with leading European
partners and manufactures their designs in North American facilities.
Their systems, storage, seating and wall solutions delight users, foster
agility and empower technology in the workplace. Flexible and designed
for sustainability, Inscape products enable easy customization and
readily adapt to keep pace with changing needs in the workplace. For
more information visit inscapesolutions.com
