Every year, The Mart in Chicago is transformed into a hub of innovation and creativity for NeoCon, one of the most influential commercial design industry trade shows. NeoCon 2018, held from June 11 to 13, was extra special since it commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event.
The Rightsize Facility team spent three days trying to absorb all of the exciting new ideas, products, and services featured at the show. NeoCon makes sure it’s impossible to get bored, showcasing 500 manufacturers (including many Rightsize partners) and 100 seminars, and opening its doors to 50,000 professionals from the commercial design community. Here are our top takeaways from NeoCon 2018.
2018 Design Trends
These notable styles caught our attention at NeoCon, and we expect to see more variations on these commercial furnishings moving forward:
- Sit-stand solutions – going beyond just desks to bring the concept to ergonomic sit-to-stand workstations, media stands, and conference tables
- Modern lounge furnishings – blurring the lines between relaxation areas and productive work spaces
- Under-surface storage – maximizing storage space with pieces like sleek mobile pedestals and underbaskets
- Natural wood finishes, industrial makers’ tables, collaboration workstations, and living boards and dividers
Rightsize Contract Furniture Partners
Awards
Rightsize works with select contract furniture partners to deliver high-quality, affordable furnishings to our clients. We were thrilled to see that many of these partners won awards for their products at NeoCon 2018:
Seating: Stacking
Gold: SitOnIt Seating: Movi
A lightweight, ergonomic nesting chair with wheels that is simple to set up, break down, and store without taking up excess space
Silver: Groupe Lacasse: IO by United Chair
Ideal for collaborative spaces, this collection is available in three colors, with optional arms or padded seating
Seating: Guest
Innovation: Allermuir: Axyl Chair
An eye-catching yet functional chair with a strong geometric design, a plastic shell, and a cast aluminum frame
Education Solutions
Silver: SitOnIt Seating: Movi
Furniture Collections for Collaboration
Silver: Keilhauer: Untucked
A soft, comfortable collection with a resimercial style designed to support breakout groups, one-on-one meetings, and solo work
Architectural Products
Gold: Clarus Glassboards: Glide
A fully integrated glassboard system that provides hundreds of square feet of writing surface for notes, sketches, and collaboration
Tables: Training & Work
Gold: Nucraft Furniture: Myne
A work table that features a nesting leg design and a quick-release mechanism that pivots the surface 90 degrees for easy storage
New Products
Other Rightsize contract furniture partners also showcased new products at NeoCon 2018:
Lacasse
- A height-adjustable desk with no blue line, as well as smaller feet or no feet
- A new laminate laser-edge finish applied to all laminate products
- A control panel offering multiple configurations
Global
- Sit-to-stand solutions available in many configurations
- Modesty screens that double as whiteboards
Mayline
- An L-shaped, sit-to-stand reception desk
AIS
- A convenient underdesk basket
Watson
- A wide, height-adjustable conference table
- A sit-to-stand media table
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Lacasse: IO by United Chair
Arcadia table
AIS benching
Global wall storage
Nucraft height-adjustable desk
Watson pedestal filing
Claridge Moss Back Glassboard
Groupe Lacasse new laminate edge
Mayline thin pedestal filing
Groupe Lacasse height-adjustable desk
Watson height-adjustable conference table
Mayline height-adjustable reception desk
Watson height-adjustable media table
