by laura | Jun 21, 2012 | Business & People News
Globe Union and its family of companies, including Danze, Inc. and Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC, will sponsor a free online education seminar where designers, architects and other industry professionals can learn more about water conservation. No building can be...
by laura | Jun 20, 2012 | Business & People News
What are the hottest colors in kitchen ranges right now? According to BlueStar, ruby red is this year’s hottest color. Color is making a splash in kitchens for people who not only take cooking seriously, but who want to make a personal design statement....
by laura | Jun 20, 2012 | Business & People News
Carbon monoxide, cleaning chemicals, pet dander, pollen, pesticides, formaldehyde—homes are loaded with pollutants that can cause a whole host of health issues (asthma, fatigue, dizziness and headaches, just to name a few). However, there are a number of simple...
by laura | Jun 19, 2012 | Business & People News
GE Monogram will open a Midwest design center in Chicago at LuxeHome in The Merchandise Mart in March 2013. The first Monogram Design Center opened in New York City’s Architects & Designers Building in 2008 and has exposed thousands of designers, architects...
by laura | Jun 18, 2012 | Business & People News
Süddekor LLC has announced ColorDekor, a new, proprietary digital color-match system designed to bring speed, accuracy, and vibrant colors and textures to laminate. The ColorDekor system uses Süddekor’s own papers to create a high-quality sample for any...
by laura | Jun 15, 2012 | Business & People News
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has issued its 2012 Awards program call for entries. The MIA awards honor and recognize natural stone companies, natural stone professionals, and architects around the globe. The 2012 MIA Awards include the Pinnacle Awards, which...
by laura | Jun 14, 2012 | Business & People News
Hansgrohe/Axor is harnessing the popularity of Pinterest.com, a content-sharing service that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their pinboard, by launching the “Bathroom Dreams Contest.” The contest asks entrants to create...
by laura | Jun 13, 2012 | Business & People News
Delegates to the recent American Institute of Architects (AIA) national convention in Washington, D.C., elected Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, to serve as the 2013 AIA first VP/president-elect and the 2014 president. Both Donald C. Brown, FAIA, and Susan Chin, FAIA,...
by laura | Jun 12, 2012 | Business & People News
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) announced Ferguson as the winner of the 2011 NKBA President’s Award. The company was recognized by NKBA Immediate Past President David Alderman, CMKBD, at the State of the Industry Address held during KBIS 2012. “This...
by laura | Jun 11, 2012 | Business & People News
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced “Style Your Sole,” a community outreach event taking place June 11–13, 2012, in Chicago during NeoCon. Conference attendees are invited to style more than 200 pairs of TOMS shoes for donation to a Chicago...