Coalesse
| Formerly | Brayton, Metro, Vecta |
|---|---|
| Industry | Furniture |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Grand Rapids, Michigan , United States |
Areas served | North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) |
| Products | Office furniture, architectural and technology for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries |
| Parent | Steelcase |
| Website | coalesse.com |
Coalesse is a United States-based furniture company founded in 2008.[1] It is a division of Steelcase and creates products with the goal of encouraging collaboration.[2] Coalesse is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with their design headquarters in San Francisco and their main showroom located in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.[1][3][4]
Company Overview
Coalesse launched in June 2008 at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago.[1] It is a combination of Steelcase’s Brayton, Metro, and Vecta brands, but also includes pieces made by Carl Hansen & Son, Walter Knoll AG & Co., Viccarbe, and PP Mobler.[4] Their original brand focus was on designing office and home furniture that appeals to what the company called “live/work lifestyles, but later shifted their focus away from creating home-oriented pieces toward creating more work-oriented pieces.”[1][5]
In 2012, it was announced that Coalesse was planning to expand their business operations into Europe.[3]
Design Studio & Designer Collaborations
Coalesse has a 4,000 square foot in-house design studio and a team of seven to eight internal designers, with many partners worldwide, such as:[6]
- Patricia Urquiola, Hosu chair [7]
- Michael Young, LessThanFive chair[8]
- Jean-Marie Massaud, Massaud collection[9]
- Scott Wilson, SW_1 collection[10]
- Emilia Borgthorsdottir, Sebastopol table[11]
- Cory Grosser, CG_1 table collection[12]
- Brian Kane, Bindu chair collection[13]
- Arik Levy, EMU Pattern collection[14]
- Lievore Altherr Molina, sixfivezero_CO collection[15]
- Toan Nguyen, Lagunitas lounge and table[16]
- Jess Sorel, Denizen collection[17]
- Otto Williams, Denizen collection[17]
Projects
Coalesse has worked with companies such as Campbell Ewald, Scape, DirecTV, Grand Valley State University, Tolleson, and Quicken Loans to design some of their office spaces.[18]
Awards & Recognition
Some of Coalesse’s products have received awards at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair:[19][20][21][22][23]
| Year | Product | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Denizen Collection | Gold Award |
| 2009 | Emu Heaven Seating | Silver Award |
| 2010 | SW_1 Table | Innovation |
| 2011 | Sebastopol Table | Gold Award |
| 2012 | Free Stand | Technology Support |
| 2012 | Free Stand | Innovation |
| 2012 | Free Stand | Editor's Choice |
| 2013 | Lagunitas Bench | Gold Award |
| 2014 | LessThanFive Chair | Silver Award |
Other Awards & Recognitions
- 2009 Bronze Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America for their Vecta Akira tables[24]
- 2009 Good Design Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design for their Andoo and Holy Day lines of chairs and tables[25]
- 2009 Bronze IDEA Award for their Akira collection of tables[26]
- 2010 Sustainability Award from Designs With Dignity[27]
- 2013 Red Dot and Gold iF Design Awards for their Hosu chair[7]
- 2015 Red Dot award for the Massaud work lounge with ottoman[28]
- 2017 Gold iF Design Award for the LessThanFive chair[29]
In 2016, Coalesse’s LessThanFive Chair was included in an exhibit at Grand Hornu in Belgium that showcased the work of designer Michael Young.[30]
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References
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- ^ "A Preview of 20+ Worth-a-peek Offerings at NeoCon 2016". designapplause.com. Design Applause. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Why Steelcase is placing bet on Europe now despite continent's economic upheaval". www.mlive.com. MLive. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Coalesse: Live/Work Office Furniture". core77.com. Core 77. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "New Potrero415 from Coalesse Gives Control to Designers". cfn.news. Contract Furnishings News. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Workplaces THE LATEST IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND PLACES". mazdigital.com. MAZ. March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b "The Coalesse Hosu chair Earns Two Prestigious Awards". linstram.cz. Linstram. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "This Carbon Fiber Chair Is Lighter Than a Two-Liter Bottle Of Soda". gizmodo.com. Gizmodo. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse Launches NYC Pop-Up Showroom". interiordesign.net. Interior Design. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Scott Wilson: Do What You Think Is Right & Apologize Later". 99u.com. 99u. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse at NeoCon 2011: Emilia Borgthorsdottir's "Sebastopol" Table Takes Gold". core77.com. Core 77. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "CG_1 for Coalesse". corygrosser.com. Cory Grosser. Retrieved 19 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "COALESSE BINDU". interiorsthatwork.com. Interiors That Work. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Evil Office Chairs, Begone! Here's How To Furnish Your Workspace". architizer.com. Architizer. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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- ^ "Welcome to the New Home Office". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Coalesse Denizen Office Furniture". architectmagazine.com. Architect Magazine. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "CASE STUDIES". coalesse.com. Coalesse. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "IzzyPlus, Nucraft, Steelcase garner NeoCon awards". mlive.com. MLive. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Best of NeoCon® 2010 Winners Announced". contractdesign.com. Contract Design. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Free Stand Receives Three Best of Neocon Awards". think2build.com. Think2Build. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "NeoCon 2013: West Michigan companies rock awards, bringing home lots of gold, 'Best of Show'". mlive.com. MLive. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "NeoCon 2014: West Michigan office furniture companies win top awards for second year in a row". mlive.com. MLive. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse Vecta Akira tables". idsa.org. Industrial Designers Society of America. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse Receives Two Good Design Awards for Andoo and Holy Day Collections". dexigner.com. Dexigner. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse Wins IDEA Award for Design Excellence". dexigner.com. Dexigner. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Coalesse Receives Designs for Dignity 2010 Sustainability Award". greenlodgingnews.com. Green Lodging News. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Massaud Work Lounge with Ottoman". Red Dot Award: Product Design. Red Dot Award. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "LessThanFive / Chair". iF World Design Guide. iF World Design Guide. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "michael young exhibition at grand hornu is al(l) about aluminium". designboom.com. designboom. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.