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With abundant sunshine and smartly dressed crowds around every corner, Chicago certainly was abuzz for the 2024 editions of NeoCon at the Merchandise Mart and Design Days in the Fulton Market District. Our iSpace teams made multiple visits to Teknion’s beautiful (and über-practical) showroom at 700 West Fulton Street to collect intel and insights on the latest Teknion, Studio TK and LUUM releases, and returned with inspiration sure to fuel our work in the months ahead!
Scroll on for more of our field notes and photos!
While some showrooms in Chicago lean toward dramatic, almost theatric presentations of new products (chairs hanging from ceilings seemed to be big this year), the Teknion showroom, with its distinct address, 7th floor views, and family of human-centered furniture, seems to have both feet squarely planted in the reality of thoughtful, modern workplaces. From practical, space-defining architectural products to the smallest, innovative details, Teknion does an excellent job of organizing their showroom and showcasing the products and the unique ideas behind them in a way that seems familiar, useful and easily-translated to real workplaces. We like to think our iSpace showrooms share this philosophy: they are working showrooms, in-tune with the ways our teams do their work.
The underlying idea weaving through the showroom this year, “the ways we work: better today than yesterday,” supports Teknion’s (and our) belief that the office really IS worth the commute and is getting better and more in-touch with work-life reality since our pandemic reset. A well-designed and well-provisioned workplace can be a true supporting player in our changing work rituals and can enable deeper connections between co-workers and our organizations. Specific types of furnishings really can serve unique purposes: from focus and mentoring, to meetings, brainstorming, socializing, and entertaining. The experts at iSpace can help point you toward the right products for the right use.
The showroom really deserves an in-person visit. We’ll let you scroll and swipe through some of our favorites.
From walls and storefront systems to freestanding rooms, Teknion’s Architectural Interiors are the best in the industry and continually updated with new innovations.
The cafe at the Teknion Showroom is a popular spot. It’s a great place to take a load off.
Flexible spaces that can be reconfigured as needed.
The views from these quiet retreat areas was amazing.
This area of mobile solutions was hopping.
We’re focusing on accessories, storage and other innovations that enhance Teknion’s great collection of desking, panel, and casegoods options.
Plants around every corner do add a breath of fresh air to the space.
Reconfigurable, yet comfortable – with just the right amount of separation from the rest of the space.
