Turnstone (company)

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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.com

Turnstone is an office furniture company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is a division of Steelcase and was founded in 1993.^[1]

Company Overview

Turnstone’s products are designed to meet the needs of small businesses, startup companies, and entrepreneurs.^[2][3] James Hackett became President of Turnstone in 1993.^[4] Kevin Kuske was turnstone’s general manager from 2009 to 2014.^[5] Brian Shapland became turnstone’s general manager in the spring of 2014.^[6] Since 2002, Turnstone has launched over 40 new products.^[7]

Events

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.^[8][9][10]

Research & Development

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.^[2] They also visit coworking spaces to study how workers interact with their products.^[11]

Turnstone also researches and studies subjects like startup culture, company culture, and how people work.^[12][13] 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.^[14]

Designer Collaborations

Turnstone has collaborated with outside designers for some of their products:

• Brian Kane, Jenny Chair^[15]
• Charles Perry, Uno Chair^[16]
• George Simmons, Crushed Can Stool^[17]
• Chuck Anderson, limited edition tabletop for the Campfire Paper Table^[18]

Awards and Recognition

Some of Turnstone’s products have awards at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair:^{[19][20][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]}

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

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References

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