Four ASSA ABLOY products were recently named as 2017 GOOD DESIGN™ award winners. The products were: the Rockwood ArborTek pulls with collar mount posts, Attack Resistant Openings, SARGENT Mortise Lock Escutcheon Indicators, and Norton 6300 Series Low Energy Operators.
The GOOD DESIGN awards took place at the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.
Founded in Chicago in 1950, GOOD DESIGN remains the oldest, most prestigious, and most recognized program for design excellence worldwide.
For 2017, the Museum received submissions from several thousand of the world’s leading manufacturers and industrial and graphic design firms. These represented the most important and influential corporations in the design industry from over 55 countries.
Rockwood ArborTek by ASSA ABLOY
The Rockwood ArborTek door pulls feature collar mount posts. It combines classic wood with modern metals, that results in a clean, sophisticated aesthetic.
In a marriage of form and function, the wood’s natural grain and color variations make each pull visually unique. In addition, wood grips are gentle to the touch in any environment or temperature.
The ASSA ABLOY Attack Resistant Opening was developed with K-12 schools and higher education campuses in mind. Since then, it has has become popular for offices, houses of worship, libraries, and other public buildings.
Each Attack Resistant Opening is comprised of high-security door, frame, and hardware components from ASSA ABLOY Group brands. As well as this, the protective glass is from School Guard Glass™.
Tested according to 5-aa 10 standards based on the FBI’s Active Shooter Report, the opening can withstand up to 90 shots of 7.62 mm ammunition. They can then be followed by an uninterrupted four-minute physical attack, and hold.
Norton 6300 Series
The Norton 6300 Series is a low energy door operator with a uniquely slim profile. This is designed to blend with the frame while fitting tight spaces with limited header room.
The 6300 Series is ideal for a wide range of heavy-use openings. It offers a broad feature set to safety secure interior and exterior doors, and enables facilities to meet ADA requirements.
Escutcheons are a protective or ornamental trim plate usually for a mortise lock, which covers door face cut-outs and incorporates the function holes for spindles, cylinders.
The SARGENT Mortise Lock Escutcheon Indicators serve the purpose of informing the occupancy or opening of a room. This makes it an excellent solution for both new and retrofit applications, where visual indication of a door being locked or unlocked is desired.
Delight
“We’re honored to have many ASSA ABLOY products win this prestigious design award,” said Tom Harris, Vice President Business Development, Access & Egress Hardware Group, ASSA ABLOY.
“As with all of our products, we are committed to combining the highest quality build, outstanding functionality and distinctive superior design options that can fit any environment.
“We continually strive to provide top-grade materials and finishes for products that are innovative, functional and complement the style of the space in which they are installed.”
