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Awards

At Allsteel, our customers tell us every day how hard our members and partners work to create innovative solutions for their businesses and organizations. It seems plenty of other people are taking notice, too.

Jun 2006 2006 Innovations Award - Buildings Magazine

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.

Jun 2006 Gold Award - Best of NeoCon 2006

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.

Apr 2006 Honorable Mention - I.D. Magazine 2006 Annual Design Review

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

Mar 2006 Adex Award - Design Journal's 2005 Awards for Design Excellence

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.

Dec 2005 Editors’ Choice: Top 100 Products for 2005 – Buildings Magazine

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

Jun 2005 Gold Award – Best of NeoCon 2005

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.

Jun 2005 Gold Award – Best of NeoCon 2005

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.

Jun 2005 OFDA (Office Furniture Dealers Alliance) 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.

May 2005 2005 Innovations Award – Buildings Magazine

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.

Apr 2005 Adex Award – Design Journal’s 2004 Awards for Design Excellence

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

Mar 2005 Bottom Line Design Award – Business 2.0 Magazine

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

Mar 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.

Feb 2005 Design Distinction – I.D. Magazine 2004 Annual Design Review

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.

Jan 2005 Good Design Award – Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

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.

Dec 2004 2004 Product Reports – Architectural Record Annual Review

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

Dec 2004 Editors’ Choice: Top 100 Products for 2004 – Buildings Magazine

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

Nov 2004 Pollution Prevention Award - EPA

Allsteel and The HON Company won this regional recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for case studies at both companies.

Oct 2004 Excellence in Architecture Award – AIA Chicago

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.

Sep 2004 Gold Award – IIDEX Best of Show Awards

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 every day life.

Aug 2004 Design Excellence Award – IIDA Texas Chapter

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.

Jun 2004 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)

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

Jun 2004 2004 Innovations Award – Buildings Magazine

 Allsteel and its Sum chair was named as Grand Prize winner in this annual awards 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.

Jun 2004 OFDA (Office Furniture Dealers Alliance) Dealers' Choice - Circle of Excellence Award for Sales and Marketing, 2004

The award is based on the OFDA Dealer Satisfaction Index survey and is designed to recognize best of class performance.

Jun 2004 Best of Show – 2004 Design Journal NeoCon Award

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.

May 2004 Award of Excellence – 2004 Montreal International Interior Design Show (SIDIM) Awards

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

Apr 2004 New Product Design Award – Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI)

Get Set received the First Place Award, 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.

Apr 2004 2004 Best of Show – TFM Show Annual Product Competition

#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.

Mar 2004 Antron Design Award, 2004

Allsteel and Gunlocke, divisions of HNI Corporation, shared the spotlight as their combined showrooms were named a Retail Merit Winner in this prestigious award program. “This installation demonstrates a creative use of carpet that delineates circulation paths and function zones,” commented one of the jurors.

Feb 2004 Good Design Award – Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

Get Set 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. Get Set was selected as a winner in the Office Furniture Product Design category.

Jan 2004 Gold Award – INDesign Indiana Product Design Exhibition

#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.

Dec 2003 2003 Editors’ Choice – Top Product Picks Buildings Magazine Annual Award

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.

Dec 2003 2003 Product Reports Architectural Record Magazine Annual Review

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.

Nov 2003 Evergreen Furniture Award 2003 – GSA, National Furniture Center Award

Awarded annually, this honor acknowledges the environmental efforts of GSA’s industry partners in the area of waste prevention, recycling, model facility, affirmative procurement, and environmental preferability. Allsteel shared this award with The HON Company.

Nov 2003 Acclaim Award for Product Design Achievement – IIDA Southern California Chapter Annual Award

#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.

Nov 2003 2003 Regional Design Annual – 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.

Nov 2003 Environmental Graphics - Communications Arts Design Annual 44

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’.

Oct 2003 Best of Gensler Award – Corporate Award for Best Design – Gensler Project

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

Oct 2003 Bronze Award – I.D. Magazine 2003 Annual Interactive Media Design Review

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

June 2003 OFDA (Office Furniture Dealers Alliance)
Dealers' Choice - Circle of Excellence Award for Management, 2003

For the second year, Allsteel was recognized with this prestigious award. Over 400 dealers participated in this evaluation of primary suppliers in key categories.

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

#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.

May 2003 Design 100: 2003 – Metropolitan Home Magazine list of the 100 best in design, architecture, food, and gardening

#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.

Apr 2003 Best of Category – I.D. Magazine 2003 Annual Design Review

#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.”

Mar 2003 Best Fresh Idea – BiZBash Event Style Awards

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.

Mar 2003 Adex Award – Design Journal’s 2002 Awards for Design Excellence

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 and design industry.

Mar 2003 DuPont Antron Design Award, 2003

Allsteel’s Washington D.C. Resource Center was named the Retail Category Winner. The award recognizes designers who are setting new standards of creativity in commercial interior design through the innovative use of carpet.

Jan 2003 AME Gold Medallion – New York Festivals Award for Advertising/ Marketing Effectiveness

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.

Dec 2002 Architectural Record Product Reports 2002 - Editors’ Picks

#19 was among the 13 outstanding new products that captured the attention of the editor and jury for this publications 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.

Oct 2002 Business Week/Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business Award

Allsteel, and its headquarter facility, were honored by Business Week and Architectural Record magazines in their annual "Good Design is Good Business" award competition. 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. Allsteel was one of 11 "top honors" of over 200 worldwide entries.

Oct 2002 Good Design Award – Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

#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.

Oct 2002 Chicago AIA 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”.

Sept 2002 Architecture Magazine ACE Award

Allsteel was recognized as one of the architectural industry's best manufacturers. Qualified architectural professionals were asked to make their selections for the best manufacturers in the field for products and services that exemplified excellence in durability, customer service, value and design.

July 2002 Communication Arts awarded #19 website as Site of the Week.

This well respected graphic arts publication recognized Allsteel’s #19 for its successful site. Described as “simple, smooth and gracefully interactive, the content is presented in a fresh, consumer-oriented way”. The Allsteel site boasted visitor activity increases of 35% with the launch of the #19 site.

Jun 2002 OFDA (Office Furniture Dealers Alliance)
Dealers' Choice Award- Manufacturer of the Year, 2002

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. In winning the Manufacturer of the Year, Allsteel was rated as No 1 in Management and Training.

May 2002 Architectural Record Excellence in Advertising Award

A distinguished architectural panel of jurors recognized Allsteel and seven other advertisers for successful ad campaigns. The #19 ad campaign was chosen from among 200 entrants as communicating effectively to the architect and design professional.

Mar 2002 Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Award

The Iowa Quality Council, the Iowa Business Council, and the Office of the Governor awarded Allsteel Concensys Business Unit with this award that honors businesses in the state that complete a strenuous self-examination of their leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, human resources focus, process management focus, and business results. Of twelve applicants in two years, only 4 Iowa businesses have achieved this level of performance.

Mar 2002 DuPont Antron Design Awards, 2002

As a two event Merit winner, Allsteel corporate headquarters and the Los Angeles Resource Center were recognized by the DuPont Antron award jury. The award honors designers who are setting new standards of creativity in commercial interior design through the innovative use of carpet.

Jun 2001 IIDA Award for Superlative Design

Allsteel corporate headquarters was recognized with a superlative design award at the annual IIDA Interior Design Competition held during NeoCon and co-sponsored by Interior Design magazine.

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