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Gunlocke's Converge Collection Wins Best of Gold And Silver at NEOCON World's Trade Fair | June 2007
Gold and Silver Award

Wayland, NY – June, 2007 – Gunlocke took home gold and silver at this year’s Best of NeoCon awards competition, which took place during the annual NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago. (PDF, 29KB)

Buildings Magazine | June 2006
Innovations Award

Relate received the Grand Prize in this awards competition sponsored by Buildings magazine and presented at NeoCon. Relate captured this award in the Workplace Productivity Solutions category.

Best of NeoCon 2006 | June 2006
Gold Award

Merge captured a Gold Award in the Conference Table category in this coveted competition that drew 370 product entries in 30 categories, and were judged by designers and facilities professionals. The competition is sponsored by Contract Magazine, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., IIDA, IFMA, and McMorrowReport.com.

I.D. Magazine 2006 Annual Design Review | April 2006
Honorable Mention

Reach received an Honorable Mention in the furniture category. I.D.'s Annual Design Review recognized the best product, furniture, graphic and environment designs.

Design Journal's 2005 Awards for Design Excellence | March 2006
Adex Award

Reach received a Platinum Award and Align received a Silver Award for design excellence in recognition of superior product design - furnishings marketed to the architectural and design industry.

Top 100 Products for 2005 – Buildings Magazine | December 2005
Editors’ Choice

Reach was chosen by readers and editors as one of the top 100 products in this annual review.

Best of NeoCon 2005 Award | June 2005
Gold Award

Align was honored with a Gold Award in the Furniture Systems category in this industry-recognized competition that garnered over 300 product entries. The competition, sponsored by Contract magazine, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., IIDA, IFMA, and McMorrowReport.com, was judged by sixty interior designers and facilities management professionals.

Best of NeoCon 2005 Award | June 2005
Gold Award

Reach received a Gold Award in the Files and Storage category in this industry-recognized competition that garnered over 300 product entries. The competition, sponsored by Contract magazine, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., IIDA, IFMA, and McMorrowReport.com, was judged by sixty interior designers and facilities management professionals.

Office Furniture Dealers Alliance | June 2005
Dealers’ Choice Circle of Excellence Award for Management 2005

For the fourth consecutive year, Allsteel has been recognized by OFDA. The award is based on the OFDA Dealer Satisfaction Index survey and is designed to recognize best of class performance.

2005 Innovations Award - Buildings Magazine | May 2005
Grand Prize

Reach received the Grand Prize in this awards competition sponsored by Buildings magazine and presented at NeoCon. Reach captured this award in the Workplace Flexibility Solutions category for demonstrating efficiency, functionality, and aesthetics in the workplace.

Adex Award - Design Journal’s 2004 Awards for Design Excellence | April 2005
Platinum Award

Sum was named a Platinum Award winner in recognition of superior product design - furnishings marketed to the architectural and design industry.

Bottom Line Design Award - Business 2.0 Magazine | March 2005
Honorable Mention

Sum was given an Honorable Mention in this inaugural award competition sponsored by Business 2.0 and judged by a jury of design professionals.

North American Die Casting Association | March 2005
2005 International Die Casting Competition Award

Allsteel’s Get Set was honored for its Nesting Latch casting by the North American Die Casting Association. The Nesting Latch was the winner in the Aluminum Die Casting under 1 lb. category in the 2005 CastExpo ’05 Casting Competition.

I.D. Magazine 2004 Annual Design Review | February 2005
Design Distinction

The Sum chair captured the Design Distinction Award in the furniture category. I.D.’s Annual Design Review recognizes the best product, furniture, graphic and environment designs. This annual showcase has recorded the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture.

Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and
Design
| January 2005
Good Design Award

The Sum chair was honored with this prestigious award recognizing designers and manufacturers for advancing new and innovative product thinking and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered standard design. Sum was selected as a winner in the Office Furniture Product Design category.

Architectural Record Annual Review | December 2004
2004 Product Report

Allsteel’s Terrace with Infinite Spectrum tiles was among the top products in 2004 in this annual review by a jury of designers, architects, and editors.

Buildings Magazine Annual Award | December 2004
2003 Editors’ Choice - Top Product Picks

The Sum chair was chosen by readers and editors as one of the top 100 products in this annual review.

Chicago AIA | October 2004
Excellence in Architecture Award

Allsteel’s Dallas Resource Center received an Honor Award for excellence in interior design. The jury’s comments stated that the project provided a wonderful sense of place. Projects were chosen based on planning, design, and execution of building projects.

IIDEX Best of Show Awards | September 2004
Gold Award

The Sum chair won a Gold Award for product design at the 2004 IIDEX/NeoCon Canada show. The Interior Designers of Canada judged projects based on creativity, functionality, and the enrichment they bring to everyday life.

Texas IIDA | August 2004
Design Excellence Award

The Dallas Resource Center was honored with an award for Retail Design Excellence in this annual competition at MetroCon. “The use of light and dark within a large volume is provocative and intriguing,” commented one of the jurors.

2004 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | June 2004
Bronze IDEA Award

Allsteel's Get Set chair won a Bronze IDEA award at this annual contest, sponsored by BusinessWeek and juried by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). The competition honors the best product designs of the year.

2004 Innovations Award - Buildings Magazine | June 2004
Grand Prize

Allsteel’s Sum chair was named Grand Prize winner in this annual award competition sponsored by Buildings magazine and presented at NeoCon. Sum captured the top award in the Product Performance category for demonstrating aesthetics, durability, and ease of use in the workplace.

Office Furniture Dealers Alliance | June 2004
Dealers’ Choice Circle of Excellence Award for Sales and Marketing

For the third consecutive year, Allsteel has been recognized by the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA) by receiving the
Dealers’ Choice Circle of Excellence Award for Sales and
Marketing. The award is based on the OFDA Dealer Satisfaction
Index Survey, designed to recognize best-of-class performance as well as identify topics of dealer concerns.

2004 Design Journal NeoCon Award | June 2004
Best of Show

The Sum chair was recognized with a Best of Show award, citing that it was one of the premier products in its class. Best of show recognizes superior product design introduced at industry trade shows.

2004 Montreal International Interior Design Show Awards | May 2004
Award of Excellence

The Sum chair was honored with a First Place Award of Excellence for New Product at the annual Montreal Design Show.

Society of the Plastics Industry | April 2004
New Product Design Award

Get Set received the First Place Award in the Furniture category in this competition that recognizes companies for innovation in unique and creative applications. The judges evaluate design, process, tooling, materials, finishing, and markets.

TFM Show Annual Product Competition | April 2004
2004 Best of Show

#19 was awarded Best of Show in the Furniture category during the 2004 TFM Show and Conference. The show attracts decision-makers and facility executives who have the opportunity to evaluate products and services while attending the show.

DuPont Antron Design Awards | March 2004
Retail Category Winner

Allsteel’s Chicago resource center was recognized by the DuPont Antron Award jury for innovative use of carpet.

Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and
Design
| February 2004
Good Design Award

Get Set was honored as a winner in the Office Furniture Design category for exemplifying efficiency and versatility in conference, multi-purpose, and training room environments.

INDesign Indiana Product Design Exhibition | January 2004
Gold Award

#19 was selected as a Gold Award winner in the Indiana Product Design Exhibition hosted by the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. Over sixty entries were judged in this competition of noted designers and manufacturers in this first-ever exhibition showcasing Indiana designers and their creations.

Buildings Magazine Annual Award | December 2003
2003 Editors’ Choice - Top Product Picks

Get Set was named by Buildings magazine as one of the top 100 products in its annual December issue. Get Set was selected for its excellence in product design, performance characteristics, solutions applicability, and reader interest.

Architectural Record Magazine Annual Review | December 2003
2003 Product Reports

Terrace 2.6 was recognized among the top products of 2003 in this annual juried selection. Products were chosen based on innovation, design, and real-world performance.

Communications Arts Design Annual 44 | November 2003
Environmental Graphics

Communications Arts honored the Allsteel Chicago Resource Center/NeoCon 2002 in this acclaimed design annual. The environmental graphics supported the #19 launch and reinforced the idea that this chair is “part human.”

2003 Regional Design Annual | November 2003
Print Magazine

Print magazine honored the #19 product brochure with regional recognition for design of printed publications. The brochure was among the Best of California North submittals.

IIDA Southern California Chapter Annual Award | November 2003
Acclaim Award for Product Design Achievement

#19 won the Corporate Section/Task Seating category. The evaluation considered: innovation in form, function, and materials; use of technology; quality of materials; environmental benefits; and price point.

I.D. Magazine 2003 Annual Interactive Media Design
Review
| October 2003
Bronze Medal

The #19 website captured a bronze award and was recognized among the top-ranking sites of the year.

Best of Gensler Award | October 2003
Corporate Award for Best Design - Gensler Project

The Allsteel Dallas resource center took a Best of Gensler Award in this prestigious internal competition. The jury’s comments stated that the project has “interpreted regionalism without clichés. Great aesthetics. It is artful, rigorous, and pragmatic.”

Office Furniture Dealers Alliance | June 2003
Dealers’ Choice Circle of Excellence Award for Management

For the second year Allsteel was recognized by the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA) Dealer Satisfaction Index Survey, a dealer poll designed to recognize best-of-class performance as well as identify topics of dealer concern.

Montreal International Interior Design Show
(SIDIM) Awards
| May 2003
Award of Excellence

#19 was honored with a First Place Award of Excellence for New Product, and Get Set with a Second Place Award in the same category at the 2003 Montreal Design Show.

Metropolitan Home Magazine List of the 100 Best in Design, Architecture, Food, and Gardening | May 2003
Design 100

#19 is among the 100 best in this prestigious list compiled and voted on by the editors of Metropolitan Home. Readers of the magazine rely on the list as a chronicle of newsworthy design. #19 is cited as a groundbreaking piece of engineering.

I.D. Magazine 2003 Annual Design Review | April 2003
Best of Category

#19 captured top honors from this prestigious juried design-recognition program as the best of category winner in furniture. The Design Review showcases the best American and international design and selected #19 for it’s “creativity, beauty, and functionality.”

BiZBash Event Style Awards | March 2003
Best Fresh Idea

Allsteel’s #19 New York Launch Event was recognized by the event industry’s leading media association. The launch event “turned office chairs into dramatic décor” as aerialists performed among an installation of 50 hanging #19 chairs.

Design Journal’s 2002 Awards for Design Excellence | March 2003
Adex Award

Landscape surfaces received a Platinum Award and #19 a Silver Award for Design Excellence in recognition of superior product design of furnishings marketed to the architectural design industry.

DuPont Antron Design Awards | March 2003
Retail Category Winner

Allsteel’s Washington, DC resource center was recognized by the DuPont Antron Award jury for innovative use of carpet.

New York Festivals Award for Advertising/Marketing | January 2003
AME Gold Medallion

Allsteel’s #19 advertising campaign was honored with this international recognition of the World’s Best Work in advertising and marketing effectiveness in communications. The #19 print ads were chosen for this top award from 16,000 entries representing 64 countries.

Architectural Record Magazine Product Reports | December 2002
2002 Editors’ Picks

#19 was among the 13 outstanding new products that captured the attention of the editor and jury for this publication’s annual product reports. Products were selected based on innovation, design, and performance in the real world. #19 was the only product chosen from the furnishings category.

Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and
Design
| October 2002
Good Design Award

#19 was honored with this prestigious award recognizing designers and manufacturers for advancing new and innovative product thinking and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered standard design. #19 was selected as a winner in the Product Design category.

BusinessWeek/Architectual Record Magazines | October 2002
Good Design is Good Business Award 

Allsteel and its headquarter facility was one of 11 companies to receive the award. Sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the award celebrates outstanding collaboration of architects and clients who together are creating the most innovative and successful facilities for organizations around the world.

Chicago AIA | October 2002
2002 Excellence in Architecture Award

AIA Chicago awarded Allsteel corporate headquarters with the Citation of Merit 2002 Excellence in Architecture Award recognizing excellence in interior architecture.

Architecture Magazine | September 2002
ACE Award

Allsteel was recognized by qualified architectural professionals as one of the architectural industry’s best manufacturers based on products and services that exemplified excellence in durability, customer service, value, and design.

Communication Arts | July 2002
Site of the Week

This well-respected graphic arts publication recognized Allsteel’s #19 website. Described as “simple, smooth, and gracefully interactive, the content is presented in a fresh, consumer-oriented way.”

Office Furniture Dealers Alliance | June 2002
Dealer’s Choice Circle of Excellence Award for Manufacturer of the Year

Allsteel was named 2002 Manufacturer of the Year. OFDA honors the manufacturer that receives the highest satisfaction ratings by its dealers in five key categories: training, product lines, service and support, sales and marketing, and management.

Architectural Record Magazine | May 2002
Excellence in Advertising Award

A distinguished architectural panel of jurors recognized Allsteel’s #19 ad campaign as communicating effectively to architect and design professionals.

Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Award | March 2002
2001 Recognition for Performance Excellence

The Iowa Quality Council, the Iowa Business Council, and the Office of the Governor awarded Allsteel’s Concensys Business Unit with the 2001 Recognition for Performance Excellence. This award honors Iowa businesses that complete a strenuous self-examination of their overall company and processes.

DuPont Antron Design Awards | March 2002
Retail Category Winner

A two-event Merit winner, Allsteel corporate headquarters and the Los Angeles resource center were recognized by the DuPont Antron Award jury for innovative use of carpet. 

International Interior Design Association | July 2001
Interior Design Award

Allsteel corporate headquarters was recognized as one of six winners worldwide for superlative design at the 28th Annual Interior Design competition, sponsored by Interior Design magazine.