Joe's Top 7 Product Picks - NeoCon 2023
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Another NeoCon for the books! It's always incredible to experience the showrooms and products in person and I walked away inspired by the innovation and thoughtful design details. Themes of integrated tech, elevated Zoom rooms, playful shapes, flexible learning spaces and residential-inspired healthcare spaces caught my attention throughout many showrooms. Here are the top 7 products that really wowed me at the Mart.
1. Steelcase Ocular Coupe5
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The Ocular Arc7 wowed at last year's NeoCon, but this year, Steelcase featured the Ocular Coupe3 and Coupe5 for smaller 3-5 person meetings. The unique table shape improves sightlines and creates a more equitable experience for in-person and remote meeting participants. With a drum base to house tech; a beautiful two-tone top with an aperture that allows for routing access for power, microphones, and meeting controllers on top of the table; and power pods for easy and seamless plug-in, this table visually wows while optimizing hybrid collaboration.
Why It's a Top Pick: In today's world, every meeting room needs to be equipped with tech to support remote participants. For this reason, a table that supports a smaller group and is aesthetically beautiful while integrating A/V tech is the full package.
2. Nucraft Flow Credenza (custom monitor lift-up)
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In multi-use meeting rooms and open floor plans, Flow Credenza brings functionality and modern appeal to your unique space.
Why It's a Top Pick: The ability to customize this credenza to incorporate a monitor lift and hidden power cubbies goes a long way in multi-purpose spaces and allows for a modern and clean tech-free zone when not in use.
3. Hightower Sui Chair
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Not just a desk or just a chair, Sui takes form and function to new heights. Swivel to use the seat back as a work surface, or keep turning for a comfortable resting place.
Why It's a Top Pick: Today's office needs to be flexible and dynamic and this seating option is a fun play on a touchdown option.
4. HALCON OPTIC
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This beautiful table harmonizes aesthetics with technical excellence. Its curved shape improves sightlines and connectivity is seamlessly integrated to support the effortless use of leading-edge technologies.
Why It's a Top Pick: There's a reason this table won 4 awards at this year's NeoCon. The tech integration element is incredibly seamless and it's wildly cool to experience in person.
5. Moooi Pallana Light
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Pallana’s mechanically joined classic shapes create a dynamic and adaptable design, making it a playful task light.
Why It's a Top Pick: It's like an elevated and much more aesthetic ring light that you can adjust to best light participants in a meeting room. Plus it adds a lot of warmth and a cool element to the space.
6. Kimball Ezzeri
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Beautifully crafted and insightfully intuitive, Ezzeri combines innovative ergonomic support with purposeful and inviting design to encourage positive interactions during the delivery of care.
Why It's a Top Pick: All I had to do was sit in Ezzeri to be sold. I imagine this makes the patient experience far more comfortable and welcoming.
7. Smith System Flowform Learn Lounge
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Learn Lounge is a soft, yet highly supportive, engaged sit for students.
Why It's a Top Pick: The firm seat and upright back create for a comfortable experience that still requires active participation. I love that it's on wheels to allow for a flexible classroom as well.