{"id":267669,"date":"2026-06-08T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/ki-earns-seven-best-of-neocon-awards-including-best-of-competition-for-the-kiaura-collection-built-with-cognetic-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:45:09","slug":"ki-earns-seven-best-of-neocon-awards-including-best-of-competition-for-the-kiaura-collection-built-with-cognetic-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/ki-earns-seven-best-of-neocon-awards-including-best-of-competition-for-the-kiaura-collection-built-with-cognetic-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"KI Earns Seven Best of NeoCon Awards, Including Best of Competition, for the Kiaura Collection\u2122 Built With Cognetic Technology\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260608168559\/en\/KI-Earns-Seven-Best-of-NeoCon-Awards-Including-Best-of-Competition-for-the-Kiaura-Collection-Built-With-Cognetic-Technology\">KI Earns Seven Best of NeoCon Awards, Including Best of Competition, for the Kiaura Collection\u2122 Built With Cognetic Technology\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260608168559\/en\/KI-Earns-Seven-Best-of-NeoCon-Awards-Including-Best-of-Competition-for-the-Kiaura-Collection-Built-With-Cognetic-Technology\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260608168559\/en\/KI-Earns-Seven-Best-of-NeoCon-Awards-Including-Best-of-Competition-for-the-Kiaura-Collection-Built-With-Cognetic-Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-08 15:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.businesswire.com\">www.businesswire.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><span>GREEN BAY, Wis.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;<\/span>KI announced today that the Kiaura Collection\u2122 built with Cognetic Technology\u2122 has been honored with seven 2026 Best of NeoCon Awards, including Best of Competition in Integrated Technology, one of the commercial design industry\u2019s highest distinctions recognizing groundbreaking product innovation and design excellence.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">\nThe Kiaura Collection built with Cognetic Technology received the following honors:<\/p>\n<ul xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nBest of Competition \u2013 Integrated Technology: Cognetic Technology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Innovation\u2013 Integrated Technology: Cognetic Technology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Gold \u2013 Seating: Ergonomic Task: Kiaura Task Seating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Gold \u2013 Collections for Collaboration: Kiaura Collection built with Cognetic Technology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Gold \u2013 Seating: Sofas + Lounge: Kiaura Lounge Seating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Gold \u2013 Seating: Conference: Kiaura Task Seating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBest of NeoCon Gold \u2013 Lounge Furniture Collections: Kiaura Lounge Seating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">\n\u201cThis 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,\u201d said Tony Besasie, chief sales and marketing officer at KI. \u201cTo receive this recognition from some of the industry\u2019s most respected commercial designers and specifiers is incredibly gratifying. 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