Turnstone (company)
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Furniture |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | Grand Rapids, Michigan , United States |
Areas served | North America |
Products | Office furniture, modular furniture |
Services | Office design consultation |
Parent | Steelcase |
Website | myturnstone |
Turnstone is an office furniture company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is a division of Steelcase and was founded in 1993.[1] The brand was created with the intention of reaching younger businesses with budgets too small to afford a dedicated facilities manager and offices with a small number of in-office employees.[2][3] As of January 2006, the company employed 30 people.[2]
Company overview
[edit]Turnstone's products are designed to meet the needs of small businesses, startup companies, and entrepreneurs.[4][5] Initially, turnstone also focused on supplying the home-office market.[3] Between 2002 and 2006, turnstone launched over 40 new products.[2]
One aspect of Turnstone's product development process involves meeting with business leaders and uses observational research from the IIT Institute of Design, IDEO, and the d.school at Stanford University.[4] They also visit co-working spaces to study how workers interact with their products.[6]
Turnstone also researches and studies subjects like startup culture, company culture, and how people work.[7][8] In 2013, Turnstone partnered with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania to release a list of the 15 top young companies to work for.[9]
James Hackett became President of turnstone in 1993.[10] Kevin Kuske was turnstone's general manager from 2009 to 2014.[11] Brian Shapland became turnstone's general manager in the spring of 2014.[12]
Events
[edit]Turnstone frequently organizes RV tours, bus tours, and events like the Turnstone Roadshow, a trip that brings a mobile office built in an 18-wheeler around the country to showcase workplace trends and research.[13][14][15] The company has also toured using an Airstream RV as a traveling showroom.[2]
Designer collaborations
[edit]Turnstone has collaborated with outside designers for some of their products:
- Brian Kane, Jenny Chair[16]
- Charles Perry, Uno Chair[17]
- George Simmons, Crushed Can Stool[18]
- Chuck Anderson, limited edition tabletop for the Campfire Paper Table[19]
- Mark Schoolmeester, Buoy seat[20]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Some of Turnstone's products have awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair:[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Year | Award | Product |
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2000 | Silver Award in Alternative Office | Crushed Can |
2001 | Silver Award in Alternative Office | Smoke Office System |
2004 | Silver Award | PET Lounge |
2007 | Silver Award in Work Surfaces and Furniture Systems | Tour System |
2009 | Gold Award | Campfire Table |
2011 | Gold Award | Bivi |
2013 | Innovation Award | Buoy |
2015 | Product Innovations | Campfire Additions |
2016 | Innovation Award | Bassline Tables |
2016 | Product Innovations | Bivi |
Other awards and nominations:
- 2004 Good Design Award for their Scoop stool from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design[31]
- 2004 Good Design Award for their PET lounge seating from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design[31]
- 2009 Good Design Award for their Campfire Big Lamp from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design[32]
- 2009 Platinum Award winner in the ADEX Awards for the Tour Workspace[33]
- 2011 Best of Year Award for the Bivi desk from Interior Design[34]
- Their Shortcut chair was nominated for Interior Design's HiP Award in the Education/Institutional Furniture category in 2015[35]
- Their Campfire additions were nominated for Interior Design's HiP Award in the Workplace: Furniture/Systems category in 2015[35]
Similar companies
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Hoffman, Marilyn (5 April 1994). "Furniture Makers Target Multiplying Home Offices". The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Work Better With Turnstone Office Furniture". themanual.com. The Manual. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Steelcase Unit Donating Furniture To Startups". detroit.cbslocal.com. CBS Detroit. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Austin co-working spaces act as 'living labs'". bizjournals.com. Austin Business Journal. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Don't Just Be a Startup, Feel Like One". aabacosmallbusiness.com. Aabaco Small Business. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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- ^ "100 Years & Building:Steelcase CEO Guides Vision for Future". corpmagazine.com. Corp!. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Former Turnstone exec to succeed Saylor as CEO of Izzy+". mibiz.com. MiBiz. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "How startup culture in the workplace can help attract and engage top talent". hr.blr.com. HR and Employment Law News. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Turnstone bus on Midwest roadtrip to give 5 startups $20,000 makeovers". mlive.com. MLive. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Turnstone Roadshow 2016: Work from a Mobile Startup Office". omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Turnstone bus on Midwest roadtrip to give 5 startups $20,000 makeovers". mlive.com. MLive. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "TURNSTONE JENNY CLUB". interiorsthatwork.com. Interiors That Work. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Chairs". charlesperry.com. Charls O. Perry. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ ""Turnstone's Crushed Can is a stool, a table, a headrest, whatever"". fmlink.com. FMLink. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Here's A Paper Table You Can Draw On". foodrepublic.com. Food Republic. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Schoolmeester, Mark. "Mark Schoolmeester". Mark Schoolmeester, Industrial Design. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Neocon Continues To Blur The Line Between Home And Office". articles.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 18 June 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "West Michigan NeoCon Team Has A New Star". grbj.com. Grand Rapids Business Journal. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Steelcase Inc. Receives Seven Awards at NeoCon 2004". ir.steelcase.com. Steelcase. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Steelcase Celebrates Six Best of NeoCon Awards at NeoCon 2007". finanznachrichten.de. Finanz Nachrichten. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "IzzyPlus, Nucraft, Steelcase garner NeoCon awards". mlive.com. MLive. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "NeoCon'11: Gold winner Bivi by Turnstone desk integrates work and life". fmlink.com. FMLink. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "NeoCon 2013: West Michigan companies rock awards, bringing home lots of gold, 'Best of Show'". mlive.com. MLive. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Furniture Systems - 2015 Product Innovations". buildings.com. Buildings. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Steelcase Reports First Quarter Results". nasdaq.com. Nasdaq. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Furniture Systems - 2016 Product Innovations". buildings.com. Buildings. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Good Design 2004" (PDF). The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Good Design 2009" (PDF). The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Recognizing Excellence in Furnishings & Materials". ADEX Awards. ADEX Awards. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Best of Year Products: Merits". Interior Design. Interior Design. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Get HiP at #IDNeoCon: 2015 Winners for Design Solutions". Interior Design. Interior Design. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2017.