Tricycle Receives 4th NeoCon Award in 4 Years

Chattanooga, TN, June 22--At the 2005 NeoCon World's Trade Fair, international sustainable design company Tricycle, Inc. received its fourth NeoCon award in as many years. This year Tricycle was chosen from all competitors for the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Creative Excellence Award, Best Small Booth. Other winners were Armstrong Ceiling Systems for large booth, Maharam for small showroom, and Decca for large showroom. NeoCon is the largest contract furnishings show of its kind, with over 1,200 exhibitors from around the world. The winning exhibits will be featured in the August issue of Contract magazine. "We are honored that the IIDA has recognized us with another Creative Excellence Award," said Tricycle chief brand officer Michael Hendrix. "We are also excited that the industry is realizing that design waste is an issue, and that something that can be done to help. "We are working alongside the U.S. Green Building Council, whose LEED program is raising awareness and offering alternatives in planning and construction, as well as the Carpet America Recovery Effort, who is helping manufacturers keep carpet out of landfill. Together with Tricycle, which erases waste in the design process, we are changing the face of the industry with market-driven solutions." The exhibit promoted awareness about waste generated in the design process of floorcovering specification and alternative processes to reduce this waste. An estimated 175,000 gallons of oil are used each year to create carpet samples, which are used only briefly before finding their way to landfill. More than 1 million pounds of carpet samples are landfilled annually. Tricycle's products and services use digital manufacturing to lessen design waste for floorcovering and wallcovering, as products in the automotive, aircraft and architecture industries are created and viewed digitally during the design process. The booth also highlighted the potential for designers significantly to reduce their wait time. SIM from Tricycle samples are delivered within 24 hours of request- increasing creative freedom and time to explore options. The booth was designed by Tricycle's internal design team, led by designer Ben Horner. Tricycle's services can be used both for sample replacement in the early rounds of the specification process and, through the company's Apso brand of design systems, for developing and prototyping new products. Tricycle's clients include Bentley Prince Street, Clayton Miller, Collins & Aikman, Crossley, Durkan Commercial, Interface, Lees Carpets, Monterey, Patcraft, Shaw Contract, Shaw Hospitality, Shaw Tek, and Shaw Tile.

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