KI Earns Seven Best of NeoCon Awards, Including Best of Competition, for the Kiaura Collection™ Built With Cognetic Technology™
Publish Date: 2026-06-08 15:42:00
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GREEN BAY, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KI announced today that the Kiaura Collection™ built with Cognetic Technology™ has been honored with seven 2026 Best of NeoCon Awards, including Best of Competition in Integrated Technology, one of the commercial design industry’s highest distinctions recognizing groundbreaking product innovation and design excellence.
The Kiaura Collection built with Cognetic Technology received the following honors:
- Best of Competition – Integrated Technology: Cognetic Technology
- Best of NeoCon Innovation– Integrated Technology: Cognetic Technology
- Best of NeoCon Gold – Seating: Ergonomic Task: Kiaura Task Seating
- Best of NeoCon Gold – Collections for Collaboration: Kiaura Collection built with Cognetic Technology
- Best of NeoCon Gold – Seating: Sofas + Lounge: Kiaura Lounge Seating
- Best of NeoCon Gold – Seating: Conference: Kiaura Task Seating
- Best of NeoCon Gold – Lounge Furniture Collections: Kiaura Lounge Seating
The Best of NeoCon awards have recognized excellence in commercial design since 1990, with products evaluated on-site at THE MART in Chicago by a multidisciplinary jury of architects, designers, specifiers, facility managers, and other commercial interiors professionals. The awards honor products demonstrating innovation, design quality, sustainability, and meaningful impact across workplace, healthcare, education, hospitality, and retail environments.
“This level of recognition across six categories, culminating with Best of Competition, represents a defining moment not only for KI, but for the future of workplace seating design,” said Tony Besasie, chief sales and marketing officer at KI. “To receive this recognition from some of the industry’s most respected commercial designers and specifiers is incredibly gratifying. To see the Kiaura Collection built with Cognetic Technology recognized across several categories underscores both the versatility of the platform and the…
