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NeoCon 2020 and NYCxDESIGN have been postponed due to COVID-19

2020-03-18T10:41:00-04:00

Announced March 17th, NeoCon 2020, the conference held every June at The Mart in Chicago since 1969, has been postponed. It was originally scheduled to occur from June 8th to June 10th. In its statement, the conference states:

The health and welfare of all NeoCon participants, as well as local, national and international communities at large, are our highest priority. For the past several weeks, theMART has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation with partners and city and state officials. It is now clear that postponement is the correct decision and all those involved with the June event have new information with which to plan accordingly.

NeoCon has been a place for ideas and innovations in commercial design to be celebrated. Throughout the years, many milestones and unveilings in design have been showcased at NeoCon including reveals from companies like SteelCase, Dupont, and Herman Miller. The conference anticipates new stroked in the areas of office design and virtual re...

Design Museum of Chicago announces Design Impact Grant Program

2019-11-22T13:30:00-05:00

The Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and NeoCon have unveiled a new Design Impact Grant Program targeted at "elevating the visibility of Chicago's design legacy, assets, talent, and community, and at supporting civic good through design."

The Design Museum of Chicago website states that the 2020 award will include a "large-scale commissioned design installation on Chicago's Riverwalk," as well as a separate grant award and the opportunity to engage in associated programming alongside the museum.

According to the website, between two and four grants of up to $25,000 each will be awarded each year for "individuals and organizations using design or design principles to directly address pressing issues in Chicago communities."

Nominations are open to anyone who lives or works in the City of Chicago. Nominations are due December 31st, 2019 at midnight with applications for pre-selected entrants to be submitted between Januar...

Jacob Slevin sums up NeoCon 2012

2012-06-28T17:09:00-04:00

I'm not an analyst nor economist, but my observations are as follows: 1. Private-sector construction as a percentage of total construction appears robust considering the state of our economy. 2. Without question, digital content consumption is no longer the future, but rather the present. More interesting, there are nearly more architects and designers consuming content on their mobile devices than in magazines.

Designer Pages' CEO Jacob Slevin summarizes this year's NeoCon for HuffPo with video coverage, interesting attendee demographic data, and some of his personal favorite stand-outs.