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Some Surprising Innovation Dots NeoCon Aisles

In Neocon 2009

16 June, 2009 by Rob Kirkbride in THE MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK - NeoCon is punctuated by glitz and glamour, but is there any substance behind the booths and showrooms?

That's what I set out to solve on the second day of NeoCon: Is there any innovation happening at the show or are all the products and components retreads of what's already come out (in some cases, over and over again)?

This very unscientific search led me to many booths and showrooms and lead to some surprising discoveries. The first is that not all the innovation is happening on the permanent showroom floors by the major manufactures. In fact, the seventh and eighth floors, which some view as a NeoCon afterthought, are filled with small manufacturers making some pretty cool products.

Take, for example, Zerocaster. You might not give a chair caster much thought, but this company based in Lone Tree, Colo. certainly does. It is launching the ZC09 at a modest booth on the seventh floor. The ZC09 is a twin-wheel hubless caster for sale to OEM furniture manufacturers. Before you start yawning, consider some of the innovations: the hubless design gives the caster a floating, transparent effect and it has aluminum inner circles that can be cast in a rainbow of colors. That means you can match that stylish sage, charcoal or tomato chair with matching aluminum casters.

"We've been listening to designers over the years and it is clear the design community is looking for more options in their caster choices, “said Gerard Donakowski, Zerocaster marketing manager. "Currently, casters are selected from a standard catalog after the design process is complete. We see the ZC09, with color and finish options, to be the first caster designed into the overall aesthetic of the chair or office product. The caster gives an OEM chair manufacturer the option of an exciting design identity where a standard caster used to be."

The ZC09 will be made by Oconomowoc Manufacturing Corp. in Wisconsin. The company is trying to secure an exclusive deal with an OEM to begin shipping the product in the fall. High end seating manufacturers would be foolish not to head to the seventh floor for a look.

Click here for a brief video of the ZC09 at NeoCon 2009

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