OFS Brands Captures Best of Year Award in Product Design

December 7, 2011

The preeminent design competition of the year, sponsored by Interior Design Magazine, was held in NYC on December 1, 2011. OFS Brands received the top honor for healthcare seating. Qualified interior designers and architects selected "Best of Year" product design finalists during a two-week period in October. Then, a jury  Read More...

OFS Brands Adopts ecoScorecard, a Green Product Evaluation Tool

July 14, 2011

HUNTINGBURG, Ind. - OFS Brands, a leading supplier of contract furniture, is now using the ecoScorecard platform to help specifiers evaluate the environmental attributes of the company’s products against all major third-party rating systems. EcoScorecard is a free, web-based technology platform that gives product manufacturers the ability to provide environmental  Read More...

Carolina Captures Best of NeoCon Award

June 14, 2011

CHICAGO – Carolina, a leading manufacturer of furniture for healthcare and other contract environments, announced today that the company’s new Commons seating system won a Silver Best of NeoCon Award in the healthcare seating category. The Commons system is currently on display at the company’s showroom located on the 11th  Read More...

Carolina’s New Seating Collections Offer a Better Way To Experience Healthcare

June 13, 2011

CHICAGO – Carolina, a leading manufacturer of furniture for healthcare and other contract environments, is debuting two distinct product collections at NeoCon 2011, North America’s largest exhibition of contract furnishings for the design and management of the built environment held June 13-15 in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. “Carolina’s NeoCon offerings reveal  Read More...

First Office Reveals STAKS, A Crossover Casegoods Collection

June 13, 2011

CHICAGO – Versatile, modern and mobile define the NeoCon 2011 introductions for First Office, a leading manufacturer of furniture for contemporary work environments. Held June 13-15 in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, NeoCon is North America’s largest exhibition of contract furnishings for the design and management of the built environment. “At First  Read More...

OFS Offers Glimpse into the Workplace of the Future

June 13, 2011

CHICAGO -- OFS, a leading contract furniture manufacturer, shows how the connection between emerging technology and furnishings will shape the workplace of the future at NeoCon 2011. Held June 13 -15 at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, NeoCon, the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, is North America’s largest exhibition of contract furnishings  Read More...

Loewenstein is Purely Modern for NeoCon 2011

June 12, 2011

CHICAGO – With designer collaborations, imaginative designs and innovative materials, leading contract furniture manufacturer Loewenstein reveals a Purely Modern theme with its new product introductions at NeoCon 2011. Held June 13 -15 at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, NeoCon, the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, is North America’s largest exhibition of contract  Read More...

OFS Brands Earns LEED Silver

September 27, 2010

OFS Brands, in conjunction with Hafer Associates, announced today that it has been awarded LEED® Silver certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for the Cool Springs Stables and Maintenance Facility. Last year, OFS Brands announced that its Chicago Showroom  Read More...

Loewenstein’s Stryde Collection Wins 2010 People’s Choice Award

June 21, 2010

Loewenstein’s new Stryde lounge collection was announced winner of the People’s Choice Award sponsored by Contract Magazine and Neocon.com for the Best of Neocon Lounge Seating category. Stryde was also awarded the 2010 IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Design Award in May of 2010. Designed by Michael Wolk, Stryde is reminiscent of  Read More...

Loewenstein’s Stryde Collection wins the 2010 IIDA/HD Product Design Competition Award of Excellence

May 28, 2010

Loewenstein, entered its new Stryde Lounge collection in the 2010 IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Design Awards Competition. On May 19th 2010, Stryde won the competition’s best new lounge seating category, achieving the title – Award of Excellence Winner. Designed by Michael Wolk, Stryde is reminiscent of popular international lounge chairs from  Read More...

Elle Lounge Nominated Finalist for Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Awards

November 17, 2009

Loewenstein, a division of OFS Brands, a leading North American furniture manufacturer, has been nominated as a finalist in the 2009 Best of Year Awards for Elle Lounge in the Seating: Contract/Lounge category. The Best of Year Winner will be announced at the award ceremony at the Guggenheim Museum in  Read More...

OFS Brands Announces Grand Opening of New Showroom in Washington, D.C.

November 12, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana – November 2009 – OFS Brands opened its newest showroom at 1602 L Street N.W., in the heart of Washington, D.C. Spanning over 6,000 square feet on the 5th floor of the Farragut Tower, the space provides prominent views of the nation’s capital. Designed in conjunction with WDG  Read More...

OFS Brands Awarded the Best of Competition at NeoCon East

November 4, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana – November 2009, OFS Brands, the parent company to OFS, First Office, Carolina, and Loewenstein and a leader in the corporate, healthcare, education and hospitality furniture markets, took home top honors in the IIDA/Contract Magazine annual Booth Design Competition held at NeoCon East October 28-29, 2009. The competition  Read More...

OFS Brands Introduces SilverBan

October 2, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana – September 2009, OFS Brands, the parent company to Carolina, OFS, First Office and Loewenstein and a leader in the corporate, healthcare, education and hospitality furniture markets, introduces the newest generation of antimicrobial wood finishes. SilverBan™, an innovative technology, is custom engineered to fight the growth of damaging  Read More...

Loewenstein Awarded Best of Neocon 2009 Gold Winner

June 16, 2009

Loewenstein, a division of OFS Brands, a leading North American office furniture manufacturer, has been awarded the 2009 Best of the NeoCon Gold Award for Elle Lounge in the sofas and lounge category.  The competition was sponsored by Contract Magazine, IIDA and IFMA. Simplicity and symmetry define the sleek, stylish  Read More...

OFS Brands First in Industry to Achieve GREENGUARD Certification Across all Brands

June 15, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana - June 2009, OFS Brands, the parent company to Carolina, OFS, First Office and Loewenstein and a leader in the corporate, healthcare, education and hospitality furniture markets, was recently awarded GREENGUARD Certification by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), an industry renowned expert in the areas of indoor air  Read More...

OFS Brands Unveils Latest Innovation in Wood Finishing Technology

June 15, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana - June 2009, OFS Brands, the parent company to Carolina, OFS, First Office and Loewenstein and a leader in the corporate, healthcare, education and hospitality furniture markets, has invested millions of dollars and spent multiple years working with European and American scientists to develop Euroluxe™, the state of  Read More...

Chicago’s Mayor Daley launches environmental initiatives from OFS Brands showroom

March 5, 2009

Huntingburg, Indiana – March 2009, Mayor Richard M. Daley, officials from ComEd, and Chicago business leaders recently launched two environmental projects, "Green Office Challenge" and "Earth Hour," at a press conference held in the OFS Brands showroom located in the Merchandise Mart. Mayor Daley repeated his call to federal and  Read More...