Coalesse is a United States–based furniture company founded in 2008.^[1] It is a division of Steelcase and creates products with the goal of encouraging collaboration.^[2] Coalesse is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with their design headquarters in San Francisco and their main showroom located in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.^[1][3][4]

Company overview

Coalesse launched in June 2008 at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair in Chicago.^[1] It is a combination of Steelcase's Brayton, Metro, and Vecta brands, but also includes pieces made by Carl Hansen & Son, Walter Knoll AG & Co., Viccarbe, and PP Mobler.^[4] Their original brand focus was on designing office and home furniture that appeals to what the company called “live/work lifestyles, but later shifted their focus away from creating home-oriented pieces toward creating more work-oriented pieces.”^[1][5]

In 2012, it was announced that Coalesse was planning to expand their business operations into Europe.^[3]

Design studio and designer collaborations

Coalesse has a 4,000 square foot in-house design studio and a team of seven to eight internal designers, with many partners worldwide, such as:^[6]

• Patricia Urquiola, Hosu chair ^[7]
• Michael Young, LessThanFive chair^[8]
• Jean-Marie Massaud, Massaud collection^[9]
• Scott Wilson, SW_1 collection^[10]
• Emilia Borgthorsdottir, Sebastopol table^[11]
• Cory Grosser, CG_1 table collection^[12]
• Brian Kane, Bindu chair collection^[13]
• Arik Levy, EMU Pattern collection^[14]
• Lievore Altherr Molina, sixfivezero_CO collection^[15]
• Toan Nguyen, Lagunitas lounge and table^[16]
• Jess Sorel, Denizen collection^[17]
• Otto Williams, Denizen collection^[17]

Awards and recognition

Some of Coalesse's products have received awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair:^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

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