Campfire at Next

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Steelcase’s Turnstone had a booth at Next, an art show for emerging art. The booth was set up on the main drag and featured the new Campfire product line and some fantastic cocktails with names like “Ghost Story” and “Killer.”

While the Campfire product line is fantastic, and fit in well with the featured art, what made it more special was that Tim Stoepker and Kirt Martin were there to share about the design process in creating the products. Tim and Kirt were two of the designers who created Campfire and made it what it is today. There are a couple things that I learned as Tim captivated our group with design stories, challenges and victories.

Turnstone is committed to bringing amazing products to the consumer in a competitive price point.
Tim shared the challenge of the Big Lamp. This sleek designed piece had gone through several revisions before it was ready to be ordered and shipped. The light switch had been changed, materials selected and the huge lampshade had to be redesigned several times for it to be able to collapse and ship compactly and with ease.

It doesn’t just have to look good, it has to feel good.
Kirt and Tim explained the construction of the http://www.turnstonefurniture.com/products/campfire/biglounge.aspx and the rigorous process that happened just to choose the foam. It was hilarious to hear about how many people partook in the process and how the priorities were for it to be comfortable and a destination spot. The lounge is padded so that you can sit on the back as well as the seat, and both are super comfy!

Great ideas happen around impromptu meetings.
Campfires are known as a destination spot, a time of good memories and a place people connect. Turnstone really wanted to capture this culture and introduce it into the office environment. The Paper Table is just the thing to gather around and focus. This table is available with a pad of paper or glass for dry erase capabilities and lends itself to conversations that spontaneously happen.

Campfire is something more than just great furniture. It’s good design with a story, it’s art and it was a perfect fit at Next.

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