Contract Magazine was started in 1960 with B. H. Hellman as Editor.  The industry publication showcased why great design brings return on investment in corporate, healthcare, civic, hotel, education, and retail projects.  The title went through several owners  including Rizzo Publishing, Miller Freeman, and Nielsen.  Eventually, the employees purchased the assets from Nielsen and the company was renamed Emerald Expositions.  John Rouse was the publisher from 2001 to 2017, Paul Makovsky was the last editor starting in 2018.   The magazine was closed in 2020. The magazine created the industry’s most coveted product design award: The Best Of NeoCon, which continues.

Many thanks to the New York School of Interior Design for providing most of these issues.

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