MUSCATINE, IA (JANUARY 2010)— Allsteel Inc. has earned a 2009 GOOD DESIGN
Award from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Center for Architecture Art
Design and Urban Studies. Allsteel was honored in the furniture category for
Stride, a new workplace solution designed to satisfy all needs of a facility’s
interior landscape, from open plan to private office.
“We are thrilled to receive such a prestigious and storied award,” said Kris
Yates, Allsteel’s Vice President of Marketing. “Allsteel spent years developing
Stride to meet changing business needs while maintaining a highly sustainable
environment. It’s gratifying to be recognized for our steadfast commitment to
designing and developing quality workplace furnishings.”
Incorporating novel features and storage details that typify sleek Euro-style
kitchen cabinetry, Stride was the result of a design collaboration between
Allsteel and Mitch Bakker, owner of IDa Design, a Zeeland, MI-based firm.
Stride is the first furniture solution from Allsteel conceived and built from
the ground up to be Cradle-to-Cradle certified, Indoor Advantage Gold certified
and compliant with the 2008 passage of BIFMA Design for the Environment.
About GOOD DESIGN
Founded in 1950, the Chicago Athenaeum’s GOOD DESIGN program is the world's
oldest and most renowned awards program recognizing designers and manufacturers
who have advanced new and innovative product concepts and stretched the envelope
beyond standard product and consumer design. For 2009, the Museum received a
record number of entries representing the most important and critical mass of
influential corporations worldwide in the design industry. A jury of well-known
architects, designers and design authorities judged the entries. For more
information, visit chi-athenaeum.org.
About Allsteel Inc.
Allsteel Inc., which is headquartered in Muscatine, IA, designs, builds and
delivers workplace furniture solutions. The company holds firm to a belief that
there’s always a better way to improve efficiency and foster teamwork…another
possibility to find solutions that increase the bottom line and deliver
long-term value…a new opportunity to help a business be more effective. Allsteel
has distinguished itself with award-winning products such as Acuity seating,
Align workstations, Merge conferencing tables, and Stride, its latest workplace
solution that’s designed to evolve with the needs of a business. Allsteel was
the first office furniture manufacturer to have all products certified either
Indoor Advantage or Indoor Advantage Gold, and the majority of the line can
contribute to LEED-CI credits. The company has Resource Centers in Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica and Washington,
D.C., and Toronto, ON. For additional information, visit
www.allsteeloffice.com. To learn
more on Stride, visit
www.allsteelstride.com.
