New ICF Introductions at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2013
Several new international designs to be unveiled at the ICF Group Showroom #365 (3rd floor)
CHICAGO, IL June, 2013 - International Contract Furnishings, Inc. keeps true to its heritage by bringing innovative International designs to the American design community.
4A Chair by Michael Young
The 4A chair is made using both extruded and stamped recycled aluminum. It is available in brushed, polished, or powder coated finishes and can be used indoors and outdoors. Michael Young designed 4A for Alexis, his wife – hence its name. 4A’s functionality and beauty happily graces Alexis Young’s restaurant design in Hong Kong. A companion barstool, stool and table are also available.
Add Table by Anya Sebton
The Add Table is a small side table with a clever playful tilt that creates a sense of motion. This subtle design variation adds a degree of flexibility, tilting the table surface toward the user or away, depending on the requirements. Anya Sebton, the noted Swedish product designer of the table, explains: “I see this little table as a perfect place for your iPad or your coffee mug - a table that works in the activity-based environment.”
DRY Chair by Komplot
When unused the DRY chair is straight and flat but when used it adapts to the shape of its occupant thanks to the inherent elasticity of its shell. Light and stackable, with and without armrests, and with an integrated linking mechanism, DRY can be used in almost any situation where a large number of people require comfortable seating. Its minimalistic expression makes DRY very silent and matches any architectural surrounding without visual disturbance.
Emma Lounge Chair by Fredrik Färg & Emma Marga Blanche
Emma is a contemporary lounge chair inspired by the traditional upholstered armchair found in Swedish homes. The Emma chair is available with frame and legs in natural or stained beech, and upholstery in non-woven fabrics or leather. Emma is a hand-sewn, tailored armchair with needlework detail sewn through the flexible plastic shell back. The chair’s dramatic stitching patterns and stylish upholstered wood legs give the chair a warm personal well-dressed feeling.
Expresso Chair & Stool by Luca Trazzi
Naturally, the Expresso chair has a coffee bean shape. It’s a rugged stackable chair with a chrome plated steel structure and a seat shell in molded laminated natural wood. A chrome plated handle opening further distinguishes Expresso and its companion stool.
Flake Chair by Nina Jobs
The sleek Flake chair adds style to any area – a chair for commercial lounge areas that is also a fitting compliment to home interiors. Flake offers the comfort of a covered, molded high-back seating shell, with a swivel pedestal base of ash veneer, either natural or stain. An armchair version is also available, with armrests in ash.
Plaid Screen design by “Form Us With Love”
Plaid updates the idea of the free-standing room divider, with an emphasis on the characteristics and functions of a traditional sound absorber. Made from laminated felt and fabric, Plaid sets a new design standard for the divider and acoustical control category.
Rio Chair by Gunilla Allard
Simplicity meets style meets function. Rio is the shapely 21st-century stack chair from Gunilla Allard. Rio uses a solid rod frame, in stainless or powder-coated steel, and a molded seat/back shell in natural or stained ash, or fully upholstered in fabric or leather. Rio is stackable and linkable, arm or armless. Stacks 10 chairs high on floor or dolly.
Shindo Chair by Michael Young
The slender structure of the Shindo chair is combined with the strength of 20 layers of carbon fiber twill weaves. The result is a high-tech chair that is light as a feather and as strong as a Sumo wrestler.
Collection Enhancements 2013
Blocco Stool by Naoto Fukasawa
Blocco appears to have been carved from a single piece of wood. The kitchen and barstool executions complete the Blocco Chair Collection introduced last year by ICF to North America. The stools have a chrome footrest and are available in natural ash, or stained in black, grey, white or blue.
Comet Sport Chair & Stool by Gunilla Allard
Gunilla Allard has designed a new upholstered shell chair and stool collection that offers full form and function in an efficient scale. Comet Sport has a simple seat shell with a design emphasis on comfort. Comet Sport is a flexible chair collection that is applicable in many different environments.
Day III Swivel Chair by Pierre Sindre
Day is an upholstered alternative to the modern shell chair. Day is now available as a swivel chair with casters or leveling glides, and a chrome-plated tubular steel base. The chair uses an upholstered cover that is easily removed thanks to a zipper. Armrests are available in natural walnut or ash. Day can be equipped with a writing tablet.
Designs by Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen:
Archal High-Back Chair
Archal, the aluminum chair designed for conferences and public settings, is now available in a high-back version. The chair is available in three models: 4-leg stackable with built-in stacking protection, 4-star swivel base, or a 5-star height adjustable swivel base. The Archal frame is cast aluminum, texture powder coated or polished; the armrests match the frame. The Archal seat shell is available in ash, Wenge or oak veneer, in white or black stained. Archal is available with an upholstered seat, upholstered inside seat and back, or fully upholstered. The high-back chair is only available fully upholstered. Companion Archal Tables are also available.
Designs by Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (continued):
Campus Sled Base Chair
The Campus Sled Base is the most recent development of the Campus success story. With its stylish, simple design and high volume stacking capability, Campus Sled Base works in all environments, on its own or in large volumes. Campus Sled Base is available in wood veneer or fiber-reinforced polyamide, arm or armless. The sled base generates less noise than traditional chairs on four legs, a valuable contribution to the control of office acoustics.
Spira Swivel Armchair
The Spira armchair is now available with a 5-star swivel base with casters, to further expand the contract opportunities for this successful product. Spira Swivel offers the technologies of scale and added flexibility in a refined Scandinavian style. The 5-star swivel Spira and its companion 4-star swivel with glides are offered in arm version only.
Quickly T-leg Table
The Quickly folding table, launched in 2000, now comes in a new and updated version with folding T-legs. Quickly is offered with a range of new tops, including a slightly rounded profiled edge. All tables can be equipped with linking devices and modesty panels. Quickly is well-suited for use in conference or training rooms, or any application where you need to add more table space – quickly!
All these designs can be viewed in the ICF Group's Showroom on the 3rd floor, showroom 365, at the NeoCon Show.
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Each of the three companies; ICF, Nienkämper & Unika Vaev that comprise the ICF Group is founded on classic and contemporary designs. Our products are built using the highest standards of manufacturing, designed for durability and ease of use, and whenever possible our products and processes respect the environment. ICF was organized fifty years ago and continues to provide innovative International design to the American design community.
New ICF Introductions at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2012
Several new international designs to be unveiled at the ICF Group Showroom #365 (3rd floor)
CHICAGO, IL June, 2012 - International Contract Furnishings, Inc. keeps true to its heritage by bringing innovative International designs to the American design community.
Designs by Anya Sebton:
Addit Collection
With a high level of comfort and several different modular units, Addit is a collection that inspires creative and flexible solutions. The modules have a classic timeless design with clearly articulated features where the users can create their own unique expression with the help of different colors and choice of materials on upholstery, frame and legs. Unique magnetic linking devices give Addit infinite possibilities.
Bits Wall Panel
Bits Wall is a functional sound-absorbent wall panel that can also be shaped into attractive pattern formations, stimulating the designer’s creativity. Using a triangular shape not only produces an aesthetically attractive look, but also effectively blocks sound waves. The sound-absorbent panels are made from molded polyester fiber and covered with fabric. The product is mounted using concealed hanging rails, allowing the panels to be hung either horizontally or vertically, offering users the flexibility to create both symmetrical and asymmetrical pattern formations.
Loop Screen
Creating a screen with an irregular shape not only produces an aesthetically pleasing look, but also effectively blocks sound waves. This gives Loop excellent sound-absorbing properties. Loop offers a host of possibilities for varying the design; the fabric elements can easily be removed and replaced. The lines of fabric can be arranged in a vertical or horizontal pattern, depending on how the bars of the frame are positioned.
Doty Chair by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Doty’s linear solid wood frame and the self-supporting rigid polyurethane seat and back make it a minimalistic chair for any installation. The slightly curved upper back brings additional comfort and this design element creates a handle on the back of the chair. Frame in natural lacquered ash or black stained ash. Seat and backrest made of hard polyurethane in the following color options; black, ivory, ice blue or brick red. Stackable, stacks 8 chairs high.
Designs by Nina Jobs:
Alumi Combi
Alumi is a flexible sound absorbing freestanding screen, but can also be connected in multiples, for offices as well as for public areas. The screen framework and the edge are made of aluminum. One side is covered with a writing board and felt surface, the other side is covered with felt. The screen is available in several different sizes.
Designs by Stefan Borselius:
Frost Screen/Partition
The Frost partition is a stable, fireproof piece of furniture that is movable, and unique in design and function. Frost is made of expanded metal usually seen in slightly less refined environments in staircases, grating and flooring. Frost is both open and airy, while also providing a screen. Frost can be used in many ways; office environments, as partitions in corridors, in cafeterias and in schools. Frost is available in red, black, beige and brown.
Sense Mobile Glass Board
Sense is an elegant mobile glass board, developed to fit the modern conference and education space. Sense has an optic white glass board with a wood base in ash or black stained ash. Dimensions: 25.2" wide, 74.1" high, 21.6" deep. This is a very stable free standing board. A matching Sense glass board for wall installation is also available.
Archal Chairs & Table
Design by Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen
The Archal aluminum chair is designed for conferences and public settings, but equally comfortable in a design-conscious home interior. Frame of cast aluminum, texture powder coated or polished, in three different models; 4-leg frame, stackable with built-in stacking protection, 4-feet swivel base or 5-feet height adjustable swivel base. The armrests match the frame. Seat shell of ash, oak, wenge or oak veneer in white or black stained. Chair available in upholstered seat, upholstered inside seat and back or fully upholstered.
Archal Tables with legs of cast aluminum, texture powder coated or polished. Table top in MDF with plastic edges. Linking device available. Standard sizes: 55.1” x 31.5”, 55.1” x 55.1” or 47.2” diameter. Other materials/sizes offered on request.
Blocco Chair by Naoto Fukasawa
Blocco is an elegant chair that appears to be carved from a single piece of wood, available as chair or armchair. Blocco is like a graphic image of a chair, frame in natural ash, black stained lacquered or stained in grey, white or red. Blocco is stackable, stacks 6 chairs high.
Day Chair by Pierre Sindre
Day is an elegant, comfortable yet functional meeting chair. Seat and back in natural walnut or ash. Frame in chromed or lacquered steel tubing. Armrests are available in natural walnut or ash. Upholstered in fabric or leather, interior only or fully upholstered. The cover is easily removed thanks to a zipper between the upholstery of the seat and back. Stackable, linkable and can be equipped with a writing pad.
Dexter Stool by Andreas Farkas
Dexter is a multifunctional stool with a simple and graphic design. Place several in a row to create a bench or stack them on top of each other and it becomes a little bookshelf. Dexter is made of powder coated solid steel thread and is available in several different colors. For indoor/outdoor use.
Mister X Table by Cisotti Laube
Mister X is an elegant and versatile table, ideal for use in offices, bars, cafés or restaurants. The table base has three different heights and the four-star cast iron base can support a square table top up to 31.5” x 31.5” or a 35.4” diameter top. The different size and height options make it the ideal table for any installation. The table base is in galvanized zinc and then powder coated. The cast iron base features an innovative joint connection system. Table top in high pressure laminate in black or white. Custom table tops are also available.
Palio Chair by Konstantin Grcic
The Palio chair has a seat shell in core leather that is suspended on a stainless steel tube frame. The core leather is thick and robust, usually used for saddles, belts and horse tack. Explaining the functional details of his design, Grcic says, “The seat shell simply consists of two stable leather layers that adapt to the body of the sitter, while still providing support. This makes the chair very comfortable.” The chair is available in black or natural leather with a handle on the back of the chair in nylon. Legs in silver or matte black anodized aluminum.
S70-3 Barstool by Börge Lindau & Bo Lindekrantz
Re-introduction of the S70-3 Barstool! The year was 1968 and youth culture moved into the home and Lammhults launched the S70 collection: bed, coat hanger, wastepaper basket, stool (and even a ping-pong table). Part of the collection was the S70-3 barstool with a sturdy tubular steel base and colorful seats. A smash hit. The name of the Stool derives from the Bauhaus-inspired profile of the chromium base.
Window Wall & Stand by Jonas Forsman
Window is a magazine display that works as a sound absorber or a sound absorber that works as a magazine display. The molded felt material is recyclable, sound absorbent, lightweight and durable. Window can be installed on the wall, or on a base as a freestanding unit, which can be used as a room divider. Window is available in three standard colors, light grey, dark grey and black. Window is suitable for use in libraries, schools, hotel lobbies and offices.
All these designs can be viewed in the ICF Group's Showroom on the 3rd floor, showroom 365, at the NeoCon Show.
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Each of the three companies; ICF, Nienkämper & Unika Vaev that comprise the ICF Group is founded on classic and contemporary designs. Our products are built using the highest standards of manufacturing, designed for durability and ease of use, and whenever possible our products and processes respect the environment. ICF was organized fifty years ago and continues to provide innovative International design to the American design community.
CHICAGO, IL June 13th, 2011 - International Contract Furnishings, Inc. keeps true to its heritage by bringing innovative International designs to the American design community.
Avus Club Chair by Konstantin Grcic
Avus is a club chair that has the characteristic qualities of a classic club chair: great comfort, attention to detail, fine materials and refined elegance with the use of modern materials processed with cutting-edge technology. The combination of plastic shells with leather upholstery generates an exciting diversity of surfaces and allows Avus to be produced in a wide spectrum of color combinations, reaching from monochrome to strong contrasts.
New designs by Eelco Voogd:
Sketchalot
Sketchalot is a portable whiteboard panel that does not require permanent attachment to the wall. Sketchalot is perfect for the educational sector and for businesses where there is a need for flexible solutions. The surface is magnetic which increases application possibilities. The construction allows you to place the whiteboard panels neatly beside each other, without leaving any space between the board and the wall.
Base & Rock'd
Two shapes, one common purpose – the colorful, lightweight sitting poufs, Base and Rock'd are made for spontaneous meetings and casual breakouts. Base's simple square form makes it easy to position and allows endless seating configurations. Rock'd is softer and more organic in its form.
Position them individually around the office or in groups in meeting areas. Move them around as you like.
The Mobi Collection - Mobi, Mobi-Tech & Isla by Andrea Ruggiero
Mobi is an innovative mobile workplace developed specifically for today's flexible work environments.
Blending a functional work surface with a built-in, sound-absorbing partition and lockable wheels, Mobi is the innovative, versatile and mobile workstation solution. Combining two or more units can create a variety of easily changed configurations, from collaborative team-based arrangements to individual workstations. The full-sized Mobi work surface can accommodate up to three people. "Mobi allows the users to redefine their workspace on demand." says designer Andrea Ruggiero. Get the new Mobi-Tech & Isla into the mix to design the thoroughly mobile workplace!
The Akustik Collection by Åke Axelsson
The newly designed Akustik stool completes the Akustik family. The chair, armchair and stool use a
low-density acoustical material under the seat, which gives Akustik its unique sound reduction performance. The frame is available in natural or stained birch; the seat can be upholstered in fabric
or leather. The chair and armchair stack 6 high on the floor or 12 high on the Akustik dolly.
Mixx Collection by Ruud Ekstrand
Mixx is a new range of AV support-products created for the modern conference room, with the design-conscious client in mind. Function, design and quality are keywords to describe the Mixx range of products. Mixx is built on a mobile, adjustable pillar base equipped with different units in white powder coated aluminum. The series includes a projector trolley, workstation, catering trolley,
flipchart stand and lectern. The base is available with casters, of which two are lockable,
or with four adjustable glides.
All these designs can be viewed in the ICF Group's Showroom on the 3rd floor, showroom 365, at the NeoCon Show.
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Each of the three companies; ICF, Nienkämper & Unika Vaev that comprise the ICF Group is founded on classic and contemporary designs. Our products are built using the highest standards of manufacturing, designed for durability and ease of use, and whenever possible our products and processes respect the environment. ICF was organized more than forty years ago and continues to provide innovative International
The ICF Group is excited to announce that Andrea Ruggiero's MOBI won in the Contract Desking + Systems category at Interior Design Magazine's 2010 BOY awards!
The BOY Awards are Best of Year: Product Design honorees were selected by interior designers and architects via an online vote and winners were determined by a jury of leading architects and designers.
Mobi is an innovative mobile workstation which allows the user to reconfigure the workplace on demand. Mobi consists of a worksurface and a sound-absorbing partition on locking wheels, allowing it to be easily moved by one person Mobi is the perfect solution for open-plan offices. Mobi can be rapidly assembled on-site and does not require a costly installer or any special tools. Mobi's fabric-covered partitions are available in a range of standard colors and in two standard heights – 40 and 63 inches – depending on the desired amount of privacy.
New ICF Introductions at NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2010
Several new International designs to be unveiled at the ICF Group Showroom #365 (3rd floor)
CHICAGO, IL June 14th, 2010 - International Contract Furnishings, Inc. keeps true to its heritage by bringing innovative International designs to the American design community
Mobi by Andrea Ruggiero
Mobi is an innovative mobile workstation that permits the user to reconfigure the workplace on demand. Designed for today's flexible work environments, Mobi consists of a work surface and a sound-absorbing partition on locking wheels, allowing it to be easily moved by one person. Combining two or more units can create a variety of easily changed configurations, from collaborative team-based arrangements to individual workstations. The full-sized Mobi work surface can accommodate up to three people.
Monza Chair & Tables by Konstantin Grcic
A touch of the old meets the new with the Monza side chair. The chair's frame is in natural ash or stained black and its backrest is in colorful polypropylene (black, grey white, traffic red, wine red, light blue or yellow green). Stacks 4 chairs on the floor. "You've seen this wooden chair before - it's a known typology," says Grcic. "But the quality of the chair - its color and comfort - is in the plastic part."
The Monza table, with its inventive aluminum connection system, can be configured for different applications: e.g. stackable café/bistro tables, working and conferencing tables. Table legs are in solid ash or extruded aluminum. The tabletops are in black or white high-pressure laminate.
Comet Chair by Gunilla Allard
Comet has a molded shell with a slim silhouette. The chair is fully upholstered, with stitched end seams creating a stylistic detail. Comet is available with high or low back, with or without armrests and with two base options: a four-leg swivel base with glides or a five-star swivel base with casters.
Campus Air Armchair by Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen
The Campus Air armchair has a seat & back of glass fiber reinforced polyamide that results in lightweight durability. The chairs can be used outdoors, and are stackable and linkable. Campus Air is available in black, white, grey, red, orange or yellow. Its steel frame can be powder coated, chromium plated or galvanized for outdoor use. Campus Air passes Cal TB 133 and is 100% recyclable.
Designs by Anya Sebton:
Area
The Area lounge seating system consists of five modular units that can be used separately or in groups using an innovative magnetic linking device.
Triline
The Triline screen has a displaced triangular shape that deflects and absorbs sound waves. The back is flat and therefore can be placed directly against a wall, column or table. The leg picks up the triangular pattern and gives the screen a floating expression. Triline can be upholstered with two different fabrics, one in front and another in the back. Triline is also available as smaller wall-mounted acoustical panels.
Designs by Åke Axelsson:
Wood
The Wood chair is light-weight yet durable. It is made from beech harvested from sustainably managed forests using a traditional steaming process. To reduce transport volume and carbon dioxide emissions, the Wood chair is packaged knock-down in a recyclable cardboard box. Wood is available in natural or waxed beech, or with a eco-labelled stain finish in black, white, dark brown or red. The back can be upholstered in a vegetable tanned leather, sheepskin or cotton canvas.
Akustik
The Akustik chair and armchair use a low-density acoustical material under its seat, which gives Akustik its unique sound reduction performance. The stackable frame is in natural or stained birch and the seat can be upholstered in fabric or leather.
Craft
An elegant classically designed chair with a high level of craftsmanship and comfort. The seat offers exceptional comfort with an integral cushion and padding in the seat frame. The chair and armchair have a frame in natural or stained ash with a seat upholstered in fabric or leather.
Abstracta Design Group:
Softline
Softline modular partitions easily adapt to the changing requirements of the modern workspace. With its sound-absorbing core and fabric in many colors, Softline helps create a comfortable team workspace.
All these designs can be viewed in the ICF Group's Showroom on the 3rd floor, showroom 365, at the NeoCon Show.
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Each of the three companies; ICF, Nienkämper & Unika Vaev that comprise the ICF Group is founded on classic and contemporary designs. Our products are built using the highest standards of manufacturing, designed for durability and ease of use, and whenever possible our products and processes respect the environment. ICF was organized more than forty years ago and continues to provide innovative International design to the American design community.
The Miura Stool - part of the MoMA Collection
New York, NY October 2006 - Of the millions of design objects produced each year, only a tiny fraction are eligible to be included in The Museum of Modern Art's collection. For the designers and the manufacturers of these objects, acceptance by MoMA of their products into the collection is an important distinction.
ICF is pleased to announce that the Committee of the Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art approved the Miura stool, design Konstantin Grcic for the Museums collection.
The Miura stool is made of reinforced polypropylene produced (injected) in one block. The innovative injecting technology as well as the requirement to develop a barstool for contract and domestic environments, has lead to the characteristic form of Miura. Optically this stool has a truly dynamic shape, of which construction and ergonomics are developing into a powerful and expressive harmony. Stackable, available in 8 colors, made for in and outdoors, recyclable.
Awards:
- 100% Design Blueprint Best Product Award 2005.
- IF Gold Award 2006.
- Interior Innovation Award Imm Cologne 2006 – Best of the Best.
- Red Dot Design Award Winner 2006.
- Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2007.
Collections:
- Die Neue Sammlung, Staatliches Museum fur angewandte Kunst/Design - Pinakothek der
Moderne, Munich, Germany.
- MoMA, NY, USA.
Konstantin Grcic (b. 1965) graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London before setting up his practice KGID (Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design) in 1991. He has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading names of the international design industry and has received various international awards for his work. The Mayday lamp was the winner of the Compasso d'Oro in 2001 and was selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He lives and works in Munich.
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