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Best of NeoCon Awards Presentation, Monday June 13, 7:30 AM CT

Watch the Best of NeoCon Awards Presentation live streamed at the Grand Stair at theMART and online on the NeoCon Hub. A Hallmark of of NeoCon since 1990, Best of NeoCon is the official awards program honoring outstanding new products from exhibiting companies across a wide range of verticals. Click on the link below for more details.

DARRAN Room Divider

Exhibitor Spotlight

In collaboration with Dutch Invertuals, DARRAN Furniture has created a visually appealing and colorful alternative to traditional room dividers appropriate for offices, restaurants, healthcare, and homes. A combination of materials with muted tones and vibrant bursts of color available in four different shapes, the room dividers feature a metal frame in a choice of eight different powder-coated finishes.

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Metropolis Sustainability Lab at NeoCon

Visit the Metropolis’s Sustainability Lab at NeoCon (suite 380), an exhibit and destination to help you take the next step towards making a positive impact on people and planet. At the Lab, you’ll learn about the most innovative products and dive into new initiatives and resources to help advance your work.

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Exhibitor Spotlight

First launched in 2018, Frövi’s Relic Cloud has become a real project must-have. Available in 3 sizes, 20 frame colours and 39 top options, plus the added option of lighting and biophilia, you really can get creative!

Danish Design Makers Exhibition - IN UNION

Danish Design Makers, an alliance of designers with different backgrounds, but all with strong ties to the Danish Design culture, will be debuting the exhibition IN UNION at NeoCon in June.

Scandinavian Spaces Yarn

Exhibitor Spotlight

Scandinavian Spaces’ showroom at NeoCon this year will feature their much-anticipated Yarn guest and dining chair—a product manufactured in a manner that reduces environmental impact and focuses on sustainability. A recycled steel frame paired with separate, attractive seat and back cushions yields a sort of floating effect that charms the eye.

Allsteel Normann Copenhagen

Exhibitor Spotlight

Contemporary cool meets corporate luxe through Allsteel and Normann Copenhagen’s expanded partnership, bringing accessible Danish design and a new sensibility to the North American Contract workplace. Consisting of a full line of original, solutions-based products for offices, the innovative simplicity and elegance that defines each design belies its timeless appeal.

Framery Framery One

Exhibitor Spotlight

Framery’s soundproof workspace pod is returning to NeoCon this year! Framery One is a futureproof pod that combines 4G technology and a digital ecosystem with superior acoustics and the brand's exceptional design DNA.

April 28 Coalesse 2

Exhibitor Spotlight

Coalesse introduced two new additions to its Marien152 collection: the Marien152 Lounge Chair and Marien152 Stool. Designed in collaboration with internationally renowned designer Arik Levy, the collection as a whole aims to bring the comforts of home into the workplace. Various customization options are available for flexibility in design.

April 28 Fermob

Exhibitor Spotlight

Fermob USA’s latest addition is a fresh take on the school chair, designed by Tristan Lohner. Studie brings appeal and practicality in equal measure, indoors or outdoors. Its sleek and contemporary style is available with or without arms, boasting a lightweight, hard-wearing frame made from 100% aluminum.

April 27 Armstrong Flooring

Exhibitor Spotlight

Inspired by relaxation, meditation, and intuition, Armstrong Flooring presents a series of collections: Asana, Nildra, and Zenscape. The new flooring designs exhibit exceptional durability and enhance wellbeing, imbuing rooms with a sense of serenity through the use of organic lines and soft, subtle hues that recall the colors of nature.

April 26 HBF Textiles

Exhibitor Spotlight

HBF Textiles introduces Crumpled Paper, its latest sustainable textile made from 100% post-consumer recycled polyester. Already exceeding performance standards for heavy-duty textiles, the new design was inspired by the combinations of shadow and light that came from crumpling papers of varying thickness.

April 20 Extremis

Exhibitor Spotlight

Extremis' newest introduction and tool to foster togetherness, the Tiki table, joins the brand's Tiki stool. Partly elegant and partly functional, the eponymous collection incorporates a minimalist approach that complements indoor and outdoor living—and prioritizes functionality and flexibility.

April 18 Patcraft 2

Exhibitor Spotlight

Patcraft’s Deconstructed Form collection features a range of patterns, from large scale to textured to luxe, for flexibility in use throughout different environments. Each style creates a distinctive design with sleek arcs or intersecting angles to enhance and balance the mood and experience of a space, while also providing opportunities to promote wayfinding.

April 15 Mohawk Group 2

Exhibitor Spotlight

Mohawk Group’s Lichen Community carpet tile collection is a fresh take on the original Lichen collection, offering an additional bark texture that embodies their commitment to sustainable design in support of a better ecological community. In collaboration with McLennan Design, Lichen Community is the company's lowest embodied carbon product to date.

Between Art and Design

Monday, June 12
The past few years have underscored the vital importance of design in relation to the human experience. Join Nick Cave, internationally renowned Chicago-based artist, and his partner and design collaborator Bob Faust, Principal and Creative Director for art and design studio, Faust, for a dynamic conversation on the art of collaboration, hybrid practice, and the design of life, moderated by Cheryl S. Durst, IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO.

Bruce Mau on Design

Tuesday, June 13
Join legendary designer, author, educator, and artist Bruce Mau, for his keynote presentation. Across thirty years of design innovation, Mau has collaborated with global brands and companies, leading organizations, heads of state, and renowned artists. A brilliantly creative optimist, Mau’s timely message on life-centered design will offer a clear path towards developing innovative, sustainable, and holistic solutions to complex, interrelated challenges.

Design: Sustain-Ability

Wednesday, June 15
Join Shashi Caan, multicultural designer, educator, and author, for her NeoCon keynote presentation “Design: Sustain-Ability with Shashi Caan”. In her leadership roles with a global roster of clients, institutions, and firms, Caan has focused on the meaningful improvement of quality of life as shaped by design. Drawing on extensive international work experience, she will delve into the foundational development for the design industry to address current societal challenges. Peter Exley, co-founder of Architecture is Fun and 2021 AIA National President, will join Shashi in conversation.

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2022 Virtual CEUs

This year’s CEU programming is virtual online and on demand accredited sessions from an impressive roster of leading industry experts. Registrants can watch each session when it runs live online or anytime on demand (for accreditation) through July 15.

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theMART 2.0: A New Era

Monday, June 13
Gensler Chicago is collaborating with theMART to imagine an exciting future for the building. Todd Heiser and Lily Diego will explore theMART’s evolution as it takes on a new relevance to best serve the design and business communities of Chicago and beyond.

Designing for Measurable Impact: ASID Outcome of Design

Tuesday, June 14
Interior designers strive to create spaces that elevate the human experience, delivering beneficial outcomes to clients and end users. Have you been curious about measuring these outcomes to better validate and communicate the value of design? No matter your role in the design community, you will be inspired and empowered to start incorporating outcome measures to positively impact people, place, and planet.

ESG Workshop: How to Design for Climate, Health & Equity in Every Project

Tuesday, June 14
Net zero carbon emissions, circularity, ESG, regenerative design. Client expectations are changing. Is your team prepared? MindClick’s JoAnna Abrams and HDR’s Susan Suhar will be leading a hands-on workshop on how to support your clients’ ESG goals through design, gain access to design decision tools your entire team can employ, and best practices when it comes to promoting your firm's expertise and expanding your business.

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Designing a Better Chicago - Panel Discussion

Wednesday, June 15
Designing a Better Chicago shines a light on our city’s extraordinary design legacy—the local talent, assets, and community that have long supported civic good through design. Join the 2020, 2021 and 2022 grant winners to hear about their outstanding efforts to design a better Chicago.

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Guest Blog

Purposeful Design Starts with the Materials We Use
"Why do we design? For art and beauty, yes. But also for purpose. A well-designed chair offers comfort and stability, while an imaginatively created rug brings warmth to a home. Good design improves quality of life. However, beyond the functional purpose of design we must also consider the intention behind all of our design choices." Hear from Giulio Bonazzi, Chairman & CEO, Aquafil Group.

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Design Nerds Anonymous podcast

Amanda Schneider interviews Byron Morton, Vice President of Sales and Leasing at theMART, and Avinash Rajagopal, Editor-in-Chief of Metropolisto discuss the key issues influencing change and the current conversations in the commercial interior design industry. Click link below to listen!

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Guest Blog

Time As The New Variable In Workplace Design Programming
"Over the pandemic I, like many, dove deep into gardening and garden design. One of the fascinating things I discovered is that landscape architects design two plans: one for the initial planting installation and a second for the ultimate design, at the 5-year mark when the plants have grown to their mature form. They also do four studies to consider how their design morphs over the seasons to ensure there is year-round visual interest. Their process reflects the inherent understanding of the dynamic nature of the craft." Hear from Melissa Hanley, Co-Founder, Principal, and CEO of Blitz.

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Designing the Metaverse - the value of starting before you’re ready
“For the design community, a new creative opportunity is emerging. What does a chair, a room or a building look like when materials, building codes, ergonomics, and even gravity cease to be a consideration? What happens when a new metaverse decides to inherently re-write these rules and create a new set of design challenges? These questions and more are about to take the design world by storm as people begin to explore virtual environments in which they’ll work, play and connect.” Hear from Andrew Lane, NeoCon 2022 speaker and co-founder of digby.

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The Evolution of an Icon: Creating a New Experience at theMART
“theMART is a creative center and hub of design, and the changes being implemented represent an amalgam of genres coexisting in a balanced and eclectic landscape." Read the latest From The Community blog by Gensler Chicago's Todd Heiser and Gensler Detroit's Lily Diego, where they give a firsthand look into the expansive renovation of our beloved Merchandise Mart.

The NeoCon Hub

Visit the NeoCon Hub to access exhibitor pages, floor plans, keynote presentations, virtual CEU sessions and networking with the NeoCon community. Registration remains open for "Virtual Access" to the NeoCon Hub as well as Virtual CEU Programming. The NeoCon Hub and Virtual CEUs are available through July 15.