Salamander Designs Showcases Award-Winning JumpSeat Ottoman, Unique Seating Accessory

Unfolding Ottoman Doubles as Extra Gamer Seat and Media Storage; Flexible Seat for Growing Families and A/V Systems Earns CES Innovations Award

CES ’09, LAS VEGAS Jan. 8, 2009 — Salamander Designs, Ltd., a leading designer and manufacturer of modern furniture, seating and mounting products for Home Theater and A/V entertainment systems, showcases its ultra-practical seating product, the JumpSeat Ottoman, at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, beginning here today.

The JumpSeat Ottoman, honored with a CES Best of Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award, is now shipping to Salamander Designs’ 600-plus authorized dealers. The unique JumpSeat Ottoman unfolds to reveal a hide-away
theater seat that can be used as a secondary or extra seat for watching movies or playing video games. Innovations Awards are presented to the most honored products in 34 categories.

The JumpSeat also serves as a traditional ottoman, a cushioned surface ready to convert a comfortable seat into a luxurious feeling chaise lounge. Either way — as an ottoman or as seating — it works equally well with the full spectrum of Salamander Designs’ varied Home Theater seating systems.

The JumpSeat features a sturdy, patented mechanism that helps the top smoothly rise into a vertical position, revealing a padded seat and backrest. The generously sized seat is 22 inches wide x 17 inches deep, with the back rest 24 inches high. Closed, the Seat measures 31 inches wide x 24.5 inches deep x 15.25 inches high. A cup holder and a small compartment for remote controls or game controllers
rest along the seat’s right-hand side. It comes supplied with a set of sturdy wood feet, and four rolling casters for mobility, providing owners with both options.

The JumpSeat is available now in black leather, and brown leather with matching microsuede interior as a stock item shippable within days of its being ordered. In the Spring, the seat will be available in many other leathers and fabrics. It will also be available in two stitching styles that match the stitching on Salamander Designs’ Home Theater seats.

Like other Salamander Designs products, the JumpSeat is constructed of premium components with exceptional attention to detail, reliability and durability. The JumpSeat in particular is another instance of how the company’s commitment to innovative design provides dealers and customers alike with new options. The JumpSeat smartly complements the company’s growing family of seating systems. It assists dealers and custom installers in providing all-in-one solutions, and in conducting more business with their established vendors.

The JumpSeat Ottoman is available now from authorized Salamander dealers at suggested retail prices beginning at $999. It can be seen with the company’s other outstanding products in Booth 26102, South Hall 2, Las Vegas Convention Center, during the show. It can also be seen at the 2009 Innovations Showcase, with other Innovations winners, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

About Salamander Designs
Salamander Designs, Ltd. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of modern furniture, storage, seating and mounting systems for contemporary Home Theater and A/V entertainment systems. Its versatile, advanced products bridge the gap between home furnishings and home electronics with an unstinting dedication to quality, and a broad range of solutions employing the simple, refined lines of modern design. Salamander’s A/V furniture lines—the Chameleon Collection, the Synergy
System and the Archetype System — accommodate virtually any design preference and A/V requirement. Its handsome Home Theater Seating can
be similarly customized with a variety of materials, styling options and accessories, and its new mounting systems for plasma and other flat-panel displays make them easier than ever to integrate with A/V furniture or independently mount onto a wall or ceiling. Salamander Designs was founded in
1990 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, where it continues to be based. For further technical information, visit Salamander’s Web site at www.salamanderdesigns.com
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