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TUOHY is the recipient of Interior Design's Best of Year (BoY) Award for 2011 for its Xpect-II Collection.
The BoY Awards is an international design competition recognizing superior interior design products. TUOHY introduced the Xpect-II product collection at NeoCon 2011, North America's preeminent event for commercial interior products innovation held each year at Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
Best of Year Product Design honorees were selected by interior designers and architects worldwide via an online vote
October 3-10, and winners were
determined by a jury of leading architects and designers. InteriorDesign.net "Best of Year" voting site received approximately 28,000 unique visitors (up 12% from 2010), generating 65,000 votes (up 18% from 2010). This is the 6th Annual Interior Design Best of Year Awards.
On December 1, over 900 leaders from the design community (designers and manufacturers) gathered at the stunning IAC Building, New York, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, to celebrate the best design
projects and products of 2011. The theater was standing room only, as the winners were announced live by hosts Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design, and Mark Strauss, Vice President and Publisher.
TUOHY also received Interior Design's Best of Year 2011 Honoree recognition for its newly launched Edo Collection. This seating collection was designed by Jess Sorel of Sorel Studio, Oakland, CA, and also introduced at NeoCon 2011.
Zi Collection's telepresence technology brings a level of sophistication and elegance to corporate collaboration and conferencing not previously attainable. TUOHY’s collaboration with MSpace ensures the highest level of coordination between technology and furniture, ensuring that the client’s commitment to productivity, efficiency, and elegance are safeguarded.
MSpace is a full-service video conferencing and audiovisualintegrator. MSpace offers a wide range of services including unified communications implementation, audiovisual system installation, user training, maintenance, and managed service for complete room operational support. MSpace is able to simplify the technology of its customers and extend their reach.
ECOLIFE
Ecolife is earth friendly and is 100% biodegradable. More formaldehyde exist in an apple tan one hide of Ecolife leather. Top grain leather that is naturally tanned and absent of products containing chrome. Only the best hides of south German origin arriving fresh to the tannery are hand selected for this article. Ecolife features even coloration and a luxuriously soft hand. The protective finish enables this leather to be suitable for most public and private environments.
Full grain leather with even coloration throughout the entire hide. Superior selection of European and New Zealand cattle hides are hand selected for Lena. These hides are recognized industry wide for their clean surfaces and excellent cutting yields. Luxurious soft hand and smooth supple surface make this one of the most beautiful leathers available and is appreciated worldwide. The protective finish allows Lena to be suitable for most public and private environments.
Top grain leather with even coloration throughout the entire hide. Superior selection of Australian cattle hides are hand selected for Sierra. A gentle buffing and grain enhancement is applied to provide Sierra with a consistent grain structure throughout each hide and from hide to hide. Sierra is recognized industry wide for its clean surfaces and excellent cutting yields. Soft hand combined with superior technical specifications make this leather suitable for most high traffic interior applications from furniture, automotive and marine.
ADVANTAGE™ GOLD CERTIFICATION
TUOHY has achieved Indoor Advantage™ Gold certification from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a global leader in independent verification of environmental and social claims. With this certification, TUOHY now offers its full line of case goods, conference tables, media storage, and occasional tables with the assurance of third-party certification that these products meet all requirements for the following criteria: USGBC LEEDv3, EQ4.5, ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010 (level™),
as well as the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and California Section 01350 Specification for low emitting furniture.
TUOHY is one of only a few high-end manufactures to have been certified and not use UV-cured finishes. The TUOHY finish enables its products to have a clear, natural look while remaining repairable many years later, apart from its production facilities.
