October 4–6,
2021
Chicago

We are shifting our June dates to October for 2021 as part of our efforts to produce a safe and successful onsite event reconnecting the NeoCon Community.
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NeoCon is the world’s leading platform and most important event of the year for the commercial design industry.
About NeoCon

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NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

Wolf Gordon's REPEAT OFFENDERS collection, designed by Ghislaine Viñas, features bold patterns that riff on the past by presenting tongue-in-cheek twists on color, scale, and forms found in the brand’s archival prints. #NeoConExhibitor

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NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

We love the wide array of colors options available in Scandinavian Spaces products! #NeoConExhibitor

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NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

Shaw Contract's new custom hospitality collection, Dialogue, offers a tactile experience underfoot. Aptly named, the luxurious new collection is also designed to inspire people to come together through dialogue. #NeoConExhibitor

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Okamura

NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

Okamura's minimalist pods for open offices offer a sense of privacy, comfort, and a big dose of functionality.

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NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

Take creativity into your own hands with Keilhauer's new textile, Acoya. The high-performance design is available in four patterns and ten coordinating colorways. Its versatile nature allows for designers to create fun, unexpected combinations while maintaining a cohesive look. #NeoConExhibitor

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NeoCon Exhibitor Spotlight

Framery 2Q meeting booth is designed for 4-6 people. It’s the best place to co-create, brainstorm and have meetings. Our superior sound insulation system ensures that your meetings won’t disturb the office – and the office noise won’t disturb you. #NeoConExhibitor

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The Forefront
of Design

With nearly 1 million square feet of exhibition space, NeoCon will feature game-changing products and services from both leading companies and emerging talent—providing unparalleled access to the latest and most innovative solutions in commercial design.

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Visit the virtual NeoCon Program Library

Choose from a line up of informative and engaging on-demand programing. Continue to check back for new programs leading up to the 2021 show.

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CEU Webinar, Extended Q&A + Recap

Watch part one of a two-part series that explores what's next for the workspace. While work life balance has been a trending topic in recent years, it has now been thrown into the maelstrom of working through the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel of leading designers discuss the challenges and opportunities this moment in the workspace revolution has exposed.

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CEU Webinar, Extended Q&A + Recap

While the office we return to won’t be the office we left, the experts behind the scenes at Allsteel, Mohawk, and Steelcase are generating cutting-edge design elements to enhance the workspace experience—a critical component to making sure the return to work is as safe, productive, and innovative as possible. Watch part two of a series that explores what's next for the workspace.

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Defining and Designing a Successful Fourth Place

As new hybrid work environments become more prevalent, Perkins Eastman’s, Rebecca Milne and Scott Fallick, explore the concept of the Fourth Place – a place that combines the functions of home, work, and public space. Read the third installment of Work Design Magazine's monthly series featuring would-be NeoCon 2020 presenters.

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Inspiration and
Knowledge Sharing

Keynote presentations, CEU seminars and inspirational programming will offer world-class expertise and insight on today’s most relevant topics as well as the future of commercial design, leading up to and during the show.

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We are looking for people who are Designing a Better Chicago.

At its heart, Designing a Better Chicago honors the work of all those who use design to advance civic good. The Design Impact Grant Program offers annual project-specific grants to individuals and organizations using design or design principles to directly address pressing issues in Chicago communities. The nomination period for 2021 grants is now open.

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Guest Blog

"Learning and Leading in a Blended Workplace." IA Interior Architects' Co-President and CEO, Jack Powers, shares lessons learned during the pandemic and how to embrace the future for the next for the next generation of design. Photo: DPR Construction Austin HQ, by Peter Molick

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Design Stands Together: Uniting the Design Community with Creative Inspiration

Renowned & beloved British artist David Harber presents his musings on nature. He looks in depth into the natural world around him—in particular, the leaf—and how it has inspired his own sculptural pieces. You can also watch this video on Novità PR's YouTube channel (@novitapr)

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Connecting
the Community

Through expanded programming, NeoCon 2021 will extend its offerings to the broader design community, share ideas, learn from one another, support the greater community and celebrate where and when possible.

NeoCon Program Library

Visit the virtual NeoCon Program Library to choose from a line up of informative and engaging on-demand programing.

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Designing A Better Chicago

The 2021 Design Grant Program nomination period is now open.

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