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Contents 02 2015 Introductions 24 Executive / Conference 38 Tables 56 Stools 66 Multi-Use / Guest 92 Freestanding Lounge 110 Modular Lounge 130 143 145 147 151
Occasional Tables Collection Awards Designers Locations / Credits
Linq Jonathan Prestwich
2
Linq Jonathan Prestwich
4
A-Chair Jehs+Laub
6
A-Chair Jehs+Laub
8
Ginkgo Lounge Jehs+Laub
10
Ginkgo Lounge Jehs+Laub
12
Ginkgo Jehs+Laub
14
Ginkgo Jehs+Laub
16
Join Barstool & Mez Wolfgang C.R. Mezger 18
Tre Bar Table Jehs+Laub
20
Tre Bench Jehs+Laub
22
42
Executive / Conference
Sola Justus Kolberg
26
Fenix Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
281
Exo Burkhard Vogtherr 30
Body Burkhard Vogtherr
32
Lucid Burkhard Vogtherr
34
Webb Burkhard Vogtherr
361
681
Tables
Apex Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
40
Span 42
Ekko Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
441
Tune Jehs+Laub
46
Tix Dante Bonuccelli
48
Mez Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
50
Veer Davis Design Team 521
Prat Davis Design Team
54
1
Stools
Zia Jehs+Laub
58
Circo Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
60
Tre Jehs+Laub
62
Perch Davis Design Team 64
681
Multi-Use / Guest
Rhombus Markus Dรถrner
68
Sketch Burkhard Vogtherr & Jonathan Prestwich
70
Webb C2 Vogtherr & Dรถrner
72
Fina Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
74
Syler Wolfgang C.R. Mezger 76
PLC PearsonLloyd
78
Join Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
80
Ginkgo Jehs+Laub
82
Kirkos Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
84
Lipse Wolfgang C.R. Mezger 86
Milano Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
88
Prime Professor Thomas M. F端rst
90
681
Freestanding Lounge
Rox Burkhard Vogtherr
94
Webb Curve Vogtherr & Dรถrner
96
Ora Jehs+Laub 98
C.R. Lounge Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
100
Soft Jehs+Laub
102
Meo Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
104
Lipse Too Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
106
PLC Lounge PearsonLloyd 108
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Modular Lounge
Modo Burkhard Vogtherr
112
Modo Burkhard Vogtherr
114
Side by Side Dick Spierenburg & Karel Boonzaaijer
116
Blok Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
118
Kontour Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
120
Radius Wolfgang C.R. Mezger 122
Q5 Jonathan Prestwich
124
Site Jess Sorel & Otto Williams
126
Aero Lievore Altherr Molina
128
1
Occasional Tables
Stem Jonathan Prestwich
132
Dyna Burkhard Vogtherr 134
Tosca Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
136
Ekko Occasional Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
138
Poise Jehs+Laub
140
C.R. Lounge Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
142
Executive / Conference
Exo p. 30
Body p. 32
Lounge
Fenix p. 28, 44
Linq p. 2, 4, 42
Sola p. 26
Lucid p. 34
Webb p. 36
C.R. Lounge p. 100, 142
Multi-Use / Guest
Fina p. 74
A-Chair p. 6, 8
MilanoSoft (not shown)
PLC Chair p. 78
Ginkgo p. 14, 16, 82
Prime p. 90
Join p. 18, 80
Rhombus p. 40, 68
Kirkos p. 84
Lipse p. 86
Sketch p. 70, 112
Syler p. 50, 76
MilanoLight p. 88
MilanoFlair (not shown)
Circo p. 60
Perch p. 64
Tre p. 20, 62
Aero p. 128
Zia p. 54, 58
Radius p. 122
Meo p. 104
PLC Lounge p. 108
Ora p. 98, 142
Prat p. 54
Span p. 4, 42
Tix p. 40, 48, 72, 112
Tre Bar Table p. 20
Veer p. 52, 114
Kontour p. 120
Radius Meeting (not shown)
Occasional Tables
Ekko p. 34, 44, 68
Mez p. 16, 18, 50
Lipse Too p. 106
Blok p. 118, 132
Q5 p. 124
Webb C2 p. 72
Rox p. 94
Soft p. 102, 134
Webb Curve p. 96
Webb Lounge p. 138
Palette (not shown)
Modo p. 68, 112, 114
Side by Side p. 116, 136, 140
Site p. 126
Tre Bench p. 22
Elements
Tune p. 46
Dyna p. 134
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Ginkgo Lounge p. 10, 12
Stools
Tables and Desking
Apex p. 8, 40
Exo Lounge p. 30
Ekko Occasional Loop p. 138 (not shown)
Poise p. 140
Stem p. 116, 132
Tosca p. 136
Bits (not shown)
CR3 p. 112
Leaf Dots Flip Kopa (not shown) (not shown) (not shown) (not shown)
Line p. 40
Lux Match (not shown) (not shown)
Plane p. 16, 42
Sticks (not shown)
Zinox (not shown)
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AWARDS Aero
Kontour
Perch
Webb C2
2004 reddot Product Design Award
2004 IF Design Award
Seating: Sofas & Lounge
Q5
2003 Best of Competition - Neocon Overall Product
2003 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award - Lounge Seating
Lipse
Rox
2003 Good Design Award - Chicago Athenaeum
2003 IIDA Acclaim Awards - Best of Show
2003 ADEX Gold Award
2003 IIDA Acclaim Awards - Guest Chair Corporate Division
Seating - Contract
Body
2002 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award - Seating: Side Chairs
Span
2002 Best of Show Award - Design Journal
Ergonomic: Executive/Guest
2002 ADEX Platinum Award - Design Journal
Furniture
- Furniture/Seating/Multi-use
C.R. Lounge
Furniture Contract/Tables
Lucid
Site
Seating: Sofas & Lounge
2005 Platinum ADEX Award - Design Journal
Ekko
2004 Design Journal Best of Show
Furniture
2007 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award – 2008 reddot Product Design Award 2012 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award –
2011 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award 2011 Good Design Award - Chicago Athenaeum
2002 Good Design Award - Chicago Athenaeum
2012 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award - Office Accessories 2013 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award - Seating: Benches
2010 Best of NeoCon Gold Award - Conference Room
2001 reddot Product Design Award
2000 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award -
Award Honoree
2010 Interior Design Magazine Best of Year
Seating: Executive Desk Chairs
Sola
Fenix
Match
Seating: Conference
2014 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award – Tables: Occasional
2011 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award -
Seating: Ergonomic Desk/Task
Milano
Tix
Fina
Modo
and Credenzas
Ginkgo
2011 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award - Seating: Guest
Palette
Furniture/Contract-Conference Tables
2011 Good Design Award - Chicago Athenaeum
Tre
2012 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award – Seating: Stacking
2007 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award – Guest Seating 2014 Best of NeoCon – Gold Award – Seating: Benches 2000 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award - Seating:
2007 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award – Casegoods: Desks 2007 Interior Design Best of Year Award –
Kirkos
Sofa & Chairs
2012 reddot Product Design Award
2000 Best of L.A. DesignWeek - Design Journal
2012 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award – Seating: Guest
2000 Good Design Award
Tune
2006 Best of NeoCon – Silver Award – Seating: Guest
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1998 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award - Seating: Sofas & Chairs
2013 Interior Design Magazine — Best of Year Award
2008 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award –
1997 Good Industrial Design Award - Netherlands
2013 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award - Conference Room
2011 Good Design Award - Chicago Athenaeum
2015 Architizer A+Award - Jury Winner - Furniture:
Conference Room Furniture
2011 Best of NeoCon - Gold Award -
2013 Best of NeoCon - Silver Award - Seating: Conference
Webb Lounge
2009 reddot Product Design Award
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DESIGNERS Dante Bonuccelli
Jehs+Laub
Dante Bonuccelli’s focus is designing buildings, interiors, and products in Europe, United States, and Asia. In 1998 he founded his
Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub met each other during the academic studies of industrial design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung
architecture and design office, Avenue Architects, in Milan where he works today. He is a design consultant for Unifor, Dada,
Schwaebisch Gmuend and became friends after an internship in New York in 1990. After they graduated in 1992 they set up
Mobimex, and Schönbuch. Bonuccelli has received numerous awards for his architecture and products. His designs have been
Jehs+Laub in 1994. From that time on they started to design furniture and lamps for Italian companies, such as Cassina, Ycami and
shown in exhibitions in Italy, Argentina, United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, and Singapore.
Nemo. Year by year they expanded the cooperation with international brands like Thonet, Fritz Hansen, Belux, Renz, Stelton, Fambuena, Schönbuch and Cor.
Markus Dörner
Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
Markus Dörner started his design career as a professional cabinet maker, but later he switched to studying product design with
Wolfgang C.R. Mezger, after years of working as a freelance designer, opened his own design studio in 1983 in Eislingen near
Prof. Werner Sauer at the HAWK Hildesheim, Germany. After an initial period in Burkhard Vogtherr’s office in France, he continued
Stuttgart, Germany. Mezger and his team work in Goppingen for internationally renowned companies in the United States, Italy, The
his design experience at the Sedus Company, one of the leading German office furniture producers for four years. He then joined
Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany. So far his studio has received more than 50 international
Burkhard’s study again in 2011 for an approved freelance collaboration.
Design Awards such as Best of NeoCon and Good Design Award, Chicago; Roter Punkt and reddot; Dutch Furniture Award, Amsterdam; Roscoe Design Award, New York; Design Center, Stuttgart.
Justus Kolberg
Jonathan Prestwich
Justus Kolberg has quickly established himself as a well-known designer. His remarkable career is the result of his intelligent
After finishing school, Jonathan Prestwich started his design career in Boston, Massachusetts where he stayed briefly before
designs, which he incorporates into modern technical architecture. Kolberg earned his industrial design degree from Muthesius
heading to France to work with one of Davis’ veteran designers Burkhard Vogtherr. After six years with Burkhard as a mentor,
School in Kiel, Germany in 1990 and held positions in Spain and Germany before striking out on his own. He has since become a
Jonathan moved to London where he opened his own studio. Jonathan has brought his experience together with a desire to make
successful freelance designer working with a multitude of international companies. He has received many awards such as, 1st prize
products for the next generation of users, fusing influences from nature and modern technology, with a goal to create simple,
Design Champion ; 1st prize Design-Week-Award Great Britain ; IDEA-Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award ; and reddot
elegant, innovative products.
nine times.
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DESIGNERS Jess Sorel Jess Sorel has been in the contract furniture industry for nearly twenty years. Based on his extensive experience he established sorelstudio. The studio was founded on the idea that collaboration is a powerful tool that drives projects to become more then just limited thoughts of a single individual. Jess holds numerous design and utility patents and his work has been featured in Abitare, Azure, Blueprint, Contract, Domus, Dwell, Fast Company, I.D. Magazine, Interior Design, and Metropolis.
Burkhard Vogtherr As one of the most well known European designers, Burkhard Vogtherr has won about every award in Europe and the United
Aero - Licensed by Sellex A-Chair - Licensed by Brunner Bits - Licensed by Schönbuch Circo - Licensed by Brunner Dots - Licensed by Schönbuch Exo - Licensed by Girsberger Fina - Licensed by Brunner Kopa - Licensed by Schönbuch Leaf - Licensed by Schönbuch Line - Licensed by Schönbuch Lux - Licensed by Schönbuch Match - Licensed by Schönbuch Modo - Licensed by Arco Meubelfabrick bv Milano - Licensed by Brunner Plane - Licensed by Schönbuch PLC Chair & PLC Lounge - Licensed by Modus
Prime - Licensed by Brunner Rox - Licensed by Arco Meubelfabrick bv Sketch - Licensed by Arco Meubelfabrick bv Sticks - Licensed by Schönbuch Syler - Licensed by Brunner Side by Side - Licensed by Arco Meubelfabrick bv Tre Bar Table - Licensed by Brunner Tre Bench - Licensed by Brunner Tix - Licensed by Mobimex Tune - Licensed by Wilhelm Renz GmbH & Co. Zinox - Licensed by Schönbuch
States for seating design. Davis’ relationship with Burkhard goes back to the mid 80’s when he designed Motion, a new type of ergonomic chair. Since then he has worked with multiple international companies such as Arco, Cappellini, Sellex, and Girsberger and won many awards. Some of the awards he has received are Best of NeoCon; reddot; Furniture of the Year; and IF.
Otto Williams Otto Williams founded his California-based studio in 2008 to design furniture, consumer products, lighting, and environments that are rooted at the intersection of art and industry. As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Williams explores the relationship between work style and lifestyle. Williams responds to new attitudes about work, but takes inspiration from objects and environments that surprise and delight in our broader human context.
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LOCATIONS
CREDITS
www.davisfurniture.com Headquarters
Lucid - page 34
2401 South College Drive
Photographer — Denise Retallack
PO Box 2065
High Point, NC 27261
Circo - page 60
Phone: 336-889-2009
Photographer — Stefan Marquardt - © Brunner GmbH
Fax: 336-889-0031
mail@davisfurniture.com
Perch - page 64 Architecture Firm - DES Architects + Engineers
Showrooms
Client - GoDaddy
Chicago - Merchandise Mart
Photographer — Lawrence Anderson Photography
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite 3-115
Ginkgo - page 82
Chicago, IL 60654
Photographer — Garrett Rowland
Phone: 312-330-0292
jl@onesourcechicago.com
Kontour - page 120 Architect - Garcia Tamjidi Architecture Design
New York - New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1304
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-683-7272
Fax: 212-683-7011
mail@njmltd.com
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Photographer — Joe Fletcher Photography