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Turnstone (company)
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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]
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Company overview
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 (businessman) 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]
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Events
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
Turnstone has collaborated with outside designers for some of their products:
Awards and recognition
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Some of Turnstone's products have awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair:[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
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]
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