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BENTLEYINSPIRESDESIGNERS(ANDJUDGES)ATNEOCON2018

TheDrawingRoomCollection:DustJacket™

LOSANGELES(June2018)—AtNeoCon2018,allwhoenteredTheDrawingRoomemergedenergized,empoweredandinspired–includingthejudgesforseveralpremierA&Dawardprograms.Bentleyrecentlyreturnedfromthecontractdesignindustry’s50thannualgatheringwithfiverecognitions–oneContractBestofNeoConprize,twoInteriorDesignHiPhonors,a#MetropolisLikesandaBUILDINGS’ProductInnovationsdistinction–eachapplaudingitsleadershipinproductdesignandinnovation.Forthesecondyearinarow,BentleywontheSilverBestofNeoConinthebroadloomcategory,thisyearforTheDrawingRoomCollection,thecompany’ssignatureNeoConintroduction.Thecollectionembodiesthedemandsoftoday’sgenerationtonotonlyfeelreassuredbutenergizedbytheirsurroundings–nomatterwheretheywork,gatherandcollaborate.ThehighlytexturedChronicle™andRedacted™stylesaredesignedtofeelluxeinaworldthatrequiresresilience,whileDogEared™andDustJacket™takeamoreplayfultone,withmid-tolarge-scalegeometricsthatsubtlyfoldcolorintoneutralbackgrounds.TheDrawingRoomCollectionalsoreceivedaMeritAwardfromBUILDINGSforitsdesignaswellasitssuperiorfunctionality,durabilityandperformance.

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Bentley’sOutlier™challengestraditionaldesignconventions,too.Playingperfectlytointeriors’increasinglyblendedhome/play/workspaces,thebroadloomandcarpettileproductcapturedtheattentionofMetropolisandInteriorDesign.Oneofjust33productsrecognizedwithacoveted#MetropolisLikeshonor,OutlierwasalsoafinalistinInteriorDesign’sHiP(HonoringIndustryPeopleandInnovativeProducts)awardsprogramintheEducation,InstitutionalandGovernmentcategory.Outlier’sgeometricdesigngivestheillusionofhavinggrownoverthehighlytextured,organicbackground,auniquepattern-over-backgroundelementthatisasunexpectedasitiselegant. Outlier™Butproductsweren’ttheonlyBentleyhonoreesatNeoCon2018.WendyJorgensen,thecompany’s2017SalesPersonoftheYear,wasafinalistintheHiPSellercategory.

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AboutBentleyDefiningstyle,color,qualityandserviceformorethan30years,BentleyMills,Inc.manufacturesandmarketsaward-winningbroadloom,carpettileandarearugproductsforallcommercialinteriorsacrosstheglobe.Bentleyisrecognizedforleadershipinproductdesign,styleandcustomerservice.Bentleyiscommittedtosustainablecommerce,and,asthelargestcommercialcarpetmanufacturerinCalifornia,thecompanyoperatesinaLEED®-EBOMGoldcarpetmill.Formoreinformation,contactBentleyat800.423.4709orvisitusatbentleymills.comoronFacebook,Twitter,Pinterest,LinkedIn,InstagramandGoogle+.MediaContactRachelAuerbachrauerbach@sternstrategy.com908-325-3898