The Emotional Homeowner 4: Dealing With Anger

The Emotional Homeowner 4: Dealing With Anger

In some kitchen and bath projects, homeowners will get angry. Sometimes you, the designer, are responsible for their upset, and sometimes homeowners just get fed up during the process and they take it out on you. Home improvement projects are a lot like life, which is...
Hansgrohe Goes to Brazil

Hansgrohe Goes to Brazil

Hansgrohe AG opened a new branch in Brazil this past September as part of the company’s ongoing internationalization strategy. This marks the fourth and last of the BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India and China), the company had planned to enter. “The importance of...
What’s New at Material ConneXion?

What’s New at Material ConneXion?

Nearly a year has passed since K+BB visited Material Connexion and covered some of the interesting kitchen- and bath-related surfacing products on view in its New York City office. For those who missed our report, Material ConneXion is a global materials consultancy...
Tile of Spain Reigns Again in 2011

Tile of Spain Reigns Again in 2011

Tile of Spain is launching the second “Reign in Spain A&D Tour,” which selects four architects and interior designers to participate in a free, week-long architectural trip to various regions of Spain. The tour will consist of four Reign in Spain winners and six...
GE Monogram Is Making Mouths Water

GE Monogram Is Making Mouths Water

Get cooking with the new GE Monogram website, “All in Good Food,” which looks at the art and science of cooking through recipes, blog posts and foodcasts. Presented by chefs Joe Castro and Brian Logsdon, the site shows food being prepped or cooked on...
What Goes with That?: Top Knobs’ Aspen

What Goes with That?: Top Knobs’ Aspen

When you look at the Aspen twig handle design by Top Knobs, your first impression may be “cool!” and then: “What goes with that?” It’s a nature-inspired theme that’s both contemporary and rustic and its sophisticated yet transitional styling makes it an attractive...
Three Generations of Cooks in the Kitchen

Three Generations of Cooks in the Kitchen

A 20-something-year-old colleague of mine says Rachael Ray is to her generation what Julia Childs was to Baby Boomers—with a twist. In the 1960s, home cooks knew who “Julia” was without anyone mentioning her last name. Like Madonna in the music world. Rachael may not...
New CEO Appointed at TODL

New CEO Appointed at TODL

TODL has appointed Greg Farrar as Chief Executive Officer to lead growth and development of the online trade resource. Farrar previously served in senior executive management positions at Bill Communications and VNU Expositions, as well as his most recent position as...

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