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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]
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]
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]
Turnstone has collaborated with outside designers for some of their products:
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:
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Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
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]
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]
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]
Turnstone has collaborated with outside designers for some of their products:
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 |
---|---|---|
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: