A modern open interior with concrete floors, a central glass and wood meeting cube, a staircase, skylights, minimalist furnishings, and sleek office products for an elevated workspace. — The Eames Pavilion System by Kettal unveiled in Milan this year, and presented at NeoCon at THE MART

June 12, 2026

Designing for Change At NeoCon and Design Days

For an industry that has long equated innovation with novelty, the most compelling launches at NeoCon and Design Days argued for adaptability and resourcefulness. From modular workplace systems and reconfigurable furniture to products made from plant waste, recycled PET, and reclaimed materials, this year’s standouts demonstrated that flexibility, circularity, and longevity are core design metrics

By: Metropolis Editors

Glass-enclosed meeting room with blue accent wall inside an industrial-style office featuring large windows, concrete floors, modern furniture, and a curated selection of office products for a functional workspace.

Eames Pavilion System

Kettal

Drawing from Charles and Ray Eames’ residential experiments of the 40s and 50s, Kettal’s Eames Pavilion System translates their architectural intelligence into a modular workplace framework built for flexibility and interior adaptability. Conceived as a kit of parts—combining repeatable structures, interchangeable envelopes, and customizable components—the system treats architecture as an evolving platform.

kettal.com

A modern room with six colorful pendant lights, sleek office products on a small side table, a wooden lounge chair with woven seat, and light herringbone wood flooring.

Configure Your Own

Stackabl

Stackabl’s Configure Your Own turns waste into a design asset. Through a clear design language and material strategy, the company links acoustic performance with lighting. Working with Merino wool and PET offcuts from Sutherland Felt Company and FilzFelt, post-industrial stone from Eurasia, and recycled cork from Amorim, the studio creates modular products engineered for disassembly and recovery. Their supply-chain-driven model, which embraces material variability, offers a credible alternative to the waste-intensive logic of the furnishings industry.

stackabl.shop

A modern black angular chair, perfect for office products enthusiasts, sits between a yellow ceiling light and an orange floor lamp, with illustrated wall art and a slatted bookshelf in the background.

Stephen Burks Man Made

Haworth

Among the pieces Stephen Burks Man Made presented at Haworth’s NeoCon space, the molded plywood Birth lounge chair stands out. Evolving from the Birth Rocking Chair Prototype unveiled at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the design refines its predecessor into a more resolved object. Its silhouette and structural clarity suggest the makings of a new contemporary classic. Equally compelling, the Dinámica lighting system uses pivoting aluminum elements to create multiple lighting conditions.

stephenburksmanmade.com

A yellow room with tall cylindrical columns, illuminated by sunlight; colored light from office products casts green and blue shapes on the floor and wall.

Hues

Turf

Turf has expanded its Hues palette with 10 new colors informed by neuroaesthetics and sensory design, bringing the collection to 42 total hues. From warm neutrals to saturated blues, greens, and oranges, the additions are designed to influence mood and shape the sensory experience of interior spaces. The colors are available across Turf’s acoustic solutions, which are made from 9mm PET felt containing 60 percent pre-consumer recycled content.

turf.design

Three stacked rectangular sheets of terrazzo material in white, green, and blue, each with colorful stone and chip patterns, perfect for elevating your Office Products collection, set against a white background.

Hero Rubber

Mohawk Group

Hero Rubber made with Nike Grind transforms manufacturing scrap and end-of-life athletic footwear into high-performance resilient flooring. Available in three distinct visuals—Original, Vitality, and Axis—the collection offers 17 colorways ranging from refined speckled patterns to bold, sneaker-inspired textures. Combining durability, comfort, and visual impact, Hero Rubber supports wayfinding and branding while bringing circular material innovation to high-traffic environments.

mohawkgroup.com

Three modern office chairs in light green, light gray, and dark gray are displayed on a neutral background as standout Office Products, with a matching footrest placed in front of the green chair.

Kiaura Collection

KI

Designed by Aaron DeJule and exclusively manufactured by KI, the Kiaura Collection is the first seating line to incorporate patented Cognetic Technology™. Developed through years of research into movement, balance, and the body-mind connection, the innovation uses gravity and continuous natural motion to support comfort and performance. The collection includes task, conference, and lounge seating, as well as complementary tables and ottomans.

ki.com

Minimalist living room with light wood panel walls, a large window, two modern fabric chairs, a small wooden side table perfect for office products, wall art, and an arched floor lamp with a white shade.

SoftBrick

Stylex

SoftBrick, designed by Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere for Stylex, enters an increasingly crowded field of modular seating yet avoids the trap of treating flexibility as an end in itself. Built around configurable forms, dual seat heights, and a customizable powder-coated steel plinth, the system supports a wide range of layouts for workplace, hospitality, and public settings. It is upholstered in Stylex’s extensive textile offerings, including options with recycled content.

stylexdesign.com

A modern room featuring terrazzo flooring, a wooden chair with gray cushion, a small round table displaying office products beside a yellow flower vase, and wooden slatted wall panels with a wall light.

Wanderwood

Patcraft

Wanderwood brings a distinctive wood-inspired terrazzo visual to 24″ x 24″ LVT tiles. Fully recyclable and manufactured in the USA, the collection features ExoGuard+® technology for exceptional appearance retention and resistance to scratching and staining. As part of Patcraft’s In The Loop program, Wanderwood can be reclaimed and recycled through the re[TURN]® reclamation program.

patcraft.com

A small room with green flooring, light wood shelves and furniture displaying office products, three hanging round lights, and an exposed metal ceiling.

Grid System

Lucca House

Lucca House’s Grid System succeeds by embracing the dynamic life of a generation of professionals who often move, whose sensitivity to waste encourages them to retain existing furniture. Manufactured in Massachusetts from prefinished maple plywood, the flat-pack collection is organized around one-foot modules and 28 standard configurations that can shift from bookshelf to credenza or desk organizer. Its appeal lies in its simplicity, in both design and business model, from affordability to reconfigurability.

luccahouse.com

A suspended light fixture hangs below a curved, light green acoustic panel in a minimalist, white room, showcasing modern office products.

BuzziTent

BuzziSpaces

Designed by Alain Gilles, BuzziTent Light transforms the ceiling into a source of comfort and performance. Made from molded recycled PET felt, the suspended system combines lighting, sound absorption, and modular flexibility in a single element. Its strongest contribution is its adaptability: modules can be clustered, spaced apart, illuminated, or left unlit while maintaining visual continuity. Designed for easy assembly, disassembly, and end-of-life recovery, BuzziTent offers a practical alternative to conventional acoustic ceilings.

alaingilles.com, buzzi.space

Modern lounge featuring green and orange chairs, round mint tables, a green rug, pendant light, and green curtains—perfect for showcasing stylish office products against wood-paneled and frosted glass walls.

Flexyskin

Bõln

Bõln’s Flexyskin® engages with sustainability through material innovation. Composed of roughly 90 percent plant waste—including corn starch, sugar cane bagasse, and wood cellulose—the proprietary polyurethane foam transforms underutilized biomass into durable, recyclable seating with waterproof, antibacterial, and fire-resistant properties, and is also very soft and comfortable. As the polyurethane foam market is projected to grow 6.9 percent annually through 2032, according to Fortune Business Insights, Flexyskin offers a compelling alternative.

boln.eu

A modern office workspace with a wooden desk, a large monitor displaying a chart, Office Products neatly arranged, a small plant, and windows overlooking greenery.

Zing by National

Kimball International

Designed for spaces that shift throughout the day, Zing is a flexible table collection that supports learning, collaboration, and connection. Integrated power, intuitive flip-and-nest functionality, and clean wire management make reconfiguration simple, while a wide range of shapes, heights, and accessories adapts to evolving needs. Thoughtful details, from generous kneespace to mobile collaboration tools, help Zing perform across workplace, education, and healthcare environments.

kimballinternational.com

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