Herman Miller's innovative Abak freestanding furniture system and Kira, a panel system fabric made from bio-based fiber, today each received Gold Awards in the Best of NeoCon 2004 Competition.
Abak won in the Furniture Systems category and Kira won in the Textiles: Panel category.
Abak is a flexible, freestanding desking platform designed and equipped for a variety of applications, from a basic table to a high-performance system. Its non-modular spine wall makes it easily adaptable to changing application requirements. Herman Miller has introduced Abak to North America following several years of successful customer installations in Europe and Asia.
Kira is a proprietary panel system fabric made from 100 percent annually renewable, bio-based fiber derived from the plant sugars of corn. It is suitable for a variety of textile products and applications, and is completely compostable at the end of its useful life. Herman Miller and Interface Fabrics Group have worked closely together to bring Kira fiber into the contract market.
The Best of NeoCon Competition honors new products introduced to the U.S. market since the close of the previous year's competition. It is sponsored by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Contract magazine, and Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Abak and Kira are on display at Herman Miller's Chicago National Design Center, 321 Merchandise Mart, during NeoCon 2004, June 14-16.
Herman Miller provides complete solutions that help create great places to work. Through research, design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative interior furnishings, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, the company serves organizations and individuals around the world. During fiscal 2003, Herman Miller's award-winning products and services generated $1.34 billion in revenue. The company was also again named among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" and was the recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2004, Herman Miller was cited in Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry-for the 16th time in the 18 years the industry has been included in the annual survey of industry executives, board members and independent analysts. Notably, for the key attribute of "innovation," the company was ranked 4th among all companies surveyed. Herman Miller trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol MLHR. For additional information visit HermanMiller.com.
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