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Innovant Featured in February’s Issue of Contract Magazine

In this month’s issue of Contract Magazine, FORm_office is featured in the 33rd Annual Interiors Awards for large offices with Perkins + Will. Innovant provided over 350 workstations helping create a beautiful, tranquil, open plan environment in the heart of Chicago.

Throughout the space one key element that allows the traders to connect their work with their office surroundings is through their desk. It is the single element where the technology and organic nature of the floor meet at a single point. Innovant’s FORm_office S120 desks were picked as the perfect medium to connect these two opposing elements together. The desks extend the organic nature of the office beyond just the solid structural walls, by seamlessly integrating the core elements of the business with the design aesthetic envisioned for the space. They combine both the white and maple surfaces used for the ceiling and walls to create a single platform, which wraps around the entire floor to connect the entire space. Managing Principal Tom Kasznia from Perkins + Will said, “Natural elements, for example how water flows, gave us ideas for shape clustered desking systems for all open office areas allowing for one aesthetic to create a visual flow. The fully system addresses the traders’ needs specifically.” The S120 desk greatly appealed to a space, which was designed around these structural columns, as its flexible nature allowed for it to be conformed to the layout of the design.

Innovant desks help speak to the concept that this workplace “values tranquility” and works to create harmony between technology and the end user. The sculptural like shape of S120 helps inspire those who sit at it. Employing organic accents help remind people of the natural elements in life beyond the working walls.

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New GreenLock™ Finish

Innovant is known for our intelligent, adaptable open plan workstations that continue to exceed many of the industry’s highest standards. Open plan and benching workstations, by design, use fewer materials and are inherently more sustainable then traditional cubicles. Still, we are always exploring new ways to reduce the impact our products have on the environment and increase the productivity of the new workplace. One recent innovation is Innovant’s GreenLock™ sustainable finish program, a formaldehyde free varnish alternative for our clients with heavily woodcased projects.

Most standard wood finishing products offer a lustrous finish and great durability but are full of high levels of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (suspected and known carcinogens). Many existing water-based finishes offer lower emissions in the workplace but do not stand up to daily use of beverages or cleaning products on the work surface. For that reason Innovant embarked on creating our own finish.

After working with various chemical engineers and months of rigorous testing we’re proud to announce GreenLock as an exclusive sustainable alternative. This formaldehyde-free finish is as durable and lustrous as your standard varnish but with a measurable decrease in TVOC emissions. When used with select materials, our FORm™ product line with GreenLock finish is certified to Indoor Advantage Gold by Scientific Certification Systems™. Products carrying this certification will contribute to LEED Low Emissions credit EQ 4.5 and help to maintain better air quality in the workplace.

GreenLock™

Is formaldehyde free and as durable and lustrous as a typical, formaldehyde-based conversion varnish.

Meets the open plan environment total volatile organic compound (TVOC) threshold limits as set by the USGBC LEED credit EQ4.5 when used on certain materials.

Products carrying the Indoor Advantage Gold by Scientific Certification Systems™ are in compliance with ANSI/BIFMA M7.1/X7.1 – 2011 Furniture Emissions Standards, ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010 (Credits 7.6.1 and 7.6.2) and CA 01350.

Is exclusive to Innovant FORm products

We are proud to welcome aboard Helena Loman, a Senior Account Executive, our most recent addition to the Innovant sales team. With an extensive background in financial services Helena offers great insight into the evolving needs of trading and financial work environments. Helena will be collaborating with architects, designers, and clients to provide optimal solutions for their workplace needs.

Helena Loman
Tel: 646-368-6273
hloman@innovant.com

S4 Installation at Rallye Motors

Innovant’s FORm_office S4 is uniquely designed for flexible open-plan work environments, with advanced adaptable features, it’s an ideal solution for any work environment. Often, our clients are looking for a clean, modern workstation, with technology management to maintain a clutter free environment. A recent example is the FORm_office installation at Rallye Motors, one of the largest Mercedes Benz dealers in the United State. The overall design concept, from Interior Architects, was to project a European high-end look that re-creates the Mercedes Benz worldwide appeal. The solution was our S4 configuration, with white and aluminum finishes, to further embody their showroom aesthetic.

Rallye Motor’s wanted a single solution platform that could easily be adapted to meet the needs for their two end user groups. Their requirements were to provide flexibility for user access, and the ability to easily modify their personal workstation. In addition, the system needed to provide hidden cable management, and personal storage solutions for above and below the desktop.

S4 presented a clean intelligent desk solution that improved the overall feel of the space, and projected a sense of refinement. Collaborating with architects, designers, and end users, we strive to provide the right solution for your new workplace at a competitive price. Whether it’s the office, the bullpen, or the showroom, the right system is essential to a high performance work environment.

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"I’m a huge proponent of the Form product. It performs very well and is really well suited for how my clients need to use it-- incorporating the functionality, longevity and agility they need. It has an impressive level of detail with out being over built and the value is at a very competitive price. We really believe in this product."

"For a recent client located in the San Francisco area, we provided the Form product for their command and control centers and in their training area. Form was the right fit for their complexity and ability to manage change over the long term. After the installation was complete, the customer, of their own initiative, expanded the extent of product and areas to receive Innovant’s Form product. I think that speaks for itself. The customer’s IT services team were also extremely impressed with the accessibility and ease of integrating their technology requirements within the consoles. Innovant’s consoles have now been successfully installed in several of facilities with very positive reception in all instances."

"Innovant’s process for developing drawings was extremely detailed and thorough. Reviewing the drawings with the customer really helped them understand how the consoles work; making sure that it is indeed what they need. The renderings and drawings help the clients understand the value that their getting. I really appreciate the level of detail, Form product line is a lot more then just furniture. "

-- Robin Wille, LEED AP, President at Wille Design

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