Steelcase Inc. Receives Five Best of NeoCon Awards and Best Overall Showroom for...

Steelcase Inc. Receives Five Best of NeoCon Awards and Best Overall Showroom
for Nurture at NeoCon 2009

- Awards Recognize Outstanding Design Innovation in Casegoods, Seating, Tables
and Fabrics -

CHICAGO, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steelcase Inc. (NYSE: SCS), a
global office environments manufacturer, today announced that the Steelcase
family of companies won five Best of NeoCon awards, including two Gold awards,
and two showroom awards. Nurture(R), a Steelcase company and a leading
manufacturer of furniture for healthcare environments, won the Best Large and
Best Overall showroom awards. Products recognized with a Best of NeoCon award
include casegoods, seating, tables and a rug collection, all of which are on
display at this year's NeoCon 2009 World's Trade Fair for Interior Design and
Facilities Management in Chicago.

IIDA/Contract Magazine Showroom and Design Competition at NeoCon 2009
Sponsored by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and Contract
magazine, the 14th annual IIDA/Contract magazine Showroom and Booth Design
Competition honors originality of design, visual impact, effective use of
materials and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting and
graphics in showrooms and booths at NeoCon 2009.

Nurture won Best Large and Best Overall Showroom, picking up two of the five
available awards in the showroom design competition. Over 3,000 square feet in
size, the Nurture showroom is a testament to the company's bold vision to
shape and improve the future of healthcare delivery by making healthcare
environments more comfortable, efficient and conducive to the healing process.
Nurture's showroom was commended for authentically recreating a healthcare
environment within The Mart and successfully showcasing the integrity of the
product and what it does.

Best of NeoCon 2009
Sponsored by Contract magazine and celebrating its 20th year, the Best of
NeoCon awards recognize the top new products introduced at the show.
Steelcase Inc. received a total of five Best of NeoCon Awards, taking home two
Gold awards, one Silver award, the Innovation Award and Editors' Choice Award.

The first of two Gold awards went to Denzien by Coalesse, Steelcase's premium
life/work furnishings division, in the Case Goods: Desks & Credenzas category.
Denzien is a new collection of casegoods that fit as easily at home as they do
in the modern private office. This collection offers a more socially inviting
space and bridges the gap of work and life by infusing insightful work process
solutions. The elements of the multi-modal Denizen collection -- storage
units, tables and desking -- offer unmatched functionality for seamless
transitions and offer smart features that include self-closing doors and
drawers and integrated, clutter-free technology access points.

Coalesse also received a Silver award for Emu Heaven in the Seating: Guest
category. The guest chair is part of the 100% recyclable Heaven collection, a
complete line of metallic woven indoor/outdoor furniture with well-balanced,
refined proportions. The woven steel lightens the spatial presence of the
pieces, making them appear weightless in comparison to their dimensions.

In addition, Campfire Table by Turnstone, a Steelcase company, won the second
Gold award for Steelcase in the Tables: Occasional category. Part of the
Campfire(TM) collection, the Paper Table surface spins to accommodate everyone
around the table and creates a safe environment for sharing and capturing
ideas as they happen.

Rounding out the list of winners for Steelcase Companies, Designtex was
honored with the Innovation Award and Editors' Choice Award for Common Threads
in the Carpet: Fiber category. Inspired by the Designtex Studio, the Common
Threads collection unites modern and traditional worlds by way of artistry and
vision. The rug collection is at home in any luxury setting from corporate CEO
offices, penthouse suites and stylish residential environments.

The Best of NeoCon 2009 awards were selected from over 400 entries in more
than 40 different product categories.

About Steelcase Inc.
Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) provides furniture, services and insights to help people
have a better work experience, and to help companies and organizations create
inspiring spaces with a maximum impact on performance and a minimum impact on
the environment. A Michigan-based company that has been serving customers for
nearly a century, Steelcase leads the global office furniture industry with
$3.2 billion in annual revenue (FY09). Learn more at www.steelcase.com.

SOURCE Steelcase Inc.

Sara Whitman, +1-212-931-6121, swhitman@peppercom.com, for Steelcase Inc.