by laura | Mar 2, 2011 | Business & People News
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has announced the finalists in the 2011 NKBA Design Competition, honoring the best kitchen and bath designs of the year. Sponsored by GE Monogram, HGTVPro.com, Kohler, ServiceMagic, This Old House and Waypoint Living...
by laura | Mar 2, 2011 | Business & People News
Specifying wood for a kitchen countertop, island or butcher block provides homeowners with plenty of opportunities to customize their kitchen surface to suit their individual tastes, personalities and lifestyles. The variety of species is broad, ranging from domestic...
by laura | Mar 1, 2011 | Business & People News
Bentwood Luxury Kitchens has opened a new flagship location, Bentwood of Chicago, in LuxeHome at the Merchandise Mart. The opening marks the company’s launch of its new showroom concept geared to bring more resources to dealers and designers. The new...
by laura | Feb 28, 2011 | Business & People News
American Marazzi Tile has acquired six wholesale service centers from Interceramic Group. Located in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Denver and Anaheim and San Diego, CA, the centers will be transitioned within four to six months into Marazzi Tile & Stone...
by laura | Feb 25, 2011 | Business & People News
Featuring Moen products, a 13-part television series, “The Kuppersmith Project,” with home expert Danny Lipford, follows the transformation of a 1920’s Tudor in Mobile, AL, into a sustainable, modern showplace. The home, originally owned by the Kuppersmith family, is...
by laura | Feb 24, 2011 | Business & People News
Save A Sample!, the design industry recycling drive, is expanding and can now be found in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Since its inception, Save a Sample! has helped design firms donate thousands of pounds of materials to...
by laura | Feb 23, 2011 | Business & People News
PMI is breaking from the usual format at its semi-annual conference by offering dual tracks this year, consisting of marketing and technical meetings. The conference will take place March 27-30, 2011 in New Orleans, LA. The dual-track schedule is driven by PMI...
by laura | Feb 23, 2011 | Business & People News
Those of you in the Kitchen & Bath Industry Marketing group on LinkedIn may have seen the query from Jim Wulfkuhle, of the International Woodworking Fair, about how people are marketing to Gen X and Gen Y. His query inspired the topic of this particular column...
by laura | Feb 22, 2011 | Business & People News
Zephyr has announced the winners of its 2010 “Inspire My Kitchen Design Contest,” which brought together culinary aficionados, homeowners and professional designers. To enter, contestants submitted digital photos and a brief narrative describing their kitchen’s...
by laura | Feb 21, 2011 | Business & People News
According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), kitchen and bath dealers are entering 2011 with increased showroom visits, sales volumes, remodeling budgets and revenue in the final quarter of 2010. The NKBA Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI),...
