The HON Company Infuses Fashionable Metallics into Commercial Interiors by Introducing Chic New Panel Fabric

“Glow” for Popular Initiate® Panel System with Nature Core™ Evokes Modern Sensibility and Style

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Betsy Hoye, Advertising & Public Relations Manager, 563.272.5690, HoyeB@honcompany.com
Jennifer Allanson or Kristi Stolarski, Robert Falls & Co. Public Relations, 216.696.0229, jallanson@robertfalls.com or kstolarski@robertfalls.com

Muscatine, IA – March, 2008 – Bronze. Zinc. Steel. Thanks to strong influences from the runways of New York, Paris and Milan, these hues have reshaped the way the modern workplace looks – adding a bit of flair to the same-old 9-to-5 space.

Once a novelty, metallic finishes, fabrics and surfaces have carved a definitive niche as a design standard in today’s commercial environments, cropping up on a wide range of furnishings and design products…including as a new standard fabric option on Initiate® with Nature Core™ workstation panel systems from The HON Company.

The HON Company has introduced a new line of metallic fabric, Glow, for Initiate panels and tackboards. Glow’s subtle, sophisticated palette works with traditional and transitional interiors, reflecting a sensibility that is at once both modern yet classic…one that suits a variety of settings. The new Glow fabric is available in Chrome, Olivine, Zinc, Stainless Steel, Pyrite and Champagne.

“Metallics take on a different personality in each space,” says Kandice Tjebkes, Product Business Manager for The HON Company. “Metallics ‘read’ differently depending on the angle they are viewed from, the amount of light in a space and the time of day, so the colors and patterns remain dynamic and never become dull or lackluster. They have a chameleon-like quality.”

The result?  A palette of complex and color-infused neutrals featured in a high-luster metallic-looking panel cloth that marries well with many other interior colors and finishes.

For more information about the new Glow fabric for Initiate with Nature Core, visit www.HON.com.
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About The HON Company
The HON Company is a leader in the design and manufacturing of workplace furniture including chairs, files, panel systems, and desks.  Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has numerous manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its products through a nationwide network of dealers and retailers. For more information please visit www.HON.com.