K+B Industry News |
May 2018
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UPCOMING EVENTS
COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, May 7
CHAPTER MEETING
Wednesday, May 16
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Host:
GROHELIVE! Center
160 Fifth Ave. (Enter on W. 21st)
Topic:
The Edge of Water
Water is quickly becoming our most scarce resource, and you have the ability to make a real difference. Dive into the world of water conservation and find real solutions to take your project to the next level. Understand the requirements and learn strategies to lessen the impact while maintaining your design goals & customer satisfaction.
(.1 CEU)
May 1 - May 31
NYCxDESIGN
May 11 - May 23
ICFF @ Javits Center
May 20 - May 23
COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 4
CHAPTER MEETING
Wednesday, June 20
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Host:
Royal Green Appliance Ctr.
280 Broadway (at Chambers St.)
Topic:
TBA; by Tile of Spain
SUMMER SOCIAL
Wednesday, July 18
Hosts:
Hafele + TOTO
20 West 22nd St.
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Johannes Ochsner, Lillian O'Bourke & Douglas Stonecipher of B/S/H/, with NKBA Manhattan Chapter President Toni Sabatino & Programs Chair Dawn DeLuca. Photography by
Kitty Dadi
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April Chapter Meeting: The Connected Home
Johannes Ochsner of
BSH Home Appliances led attendees through an insightful presentation on
smart appliances and the multitude of features they stand to offer the user at our April Chapter Meeting at the
B/S/H/ Design & Experience Center in the
A&D Building. From diagnostics to modern convenience, we learned about the evolution of smart products for the home and what lies ahead for future development and implementation. The evening continued with a demonstration of
Home Connect products, complete with
Alexa ordering a double espresso from the built-in coffee machine across the room. If you haven't already seen the event photos, please check out the gallery on our
Facebook page.
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DMM Talks
by Design Milk and Modenus
WantedDesign has always been a forge for fresh ideas. Design conversations of great importance have blossomed here and grown into successful international ventures. It is this spirit of collaboration without frontiers that helps so many designers reach new markets and scale. Join in on the conversations that will propel the future of design at
WantedDesign Manhattan with
Design Milk and
Modenus Talks, happening May 19 - May 21. The full schedule of events will be shared on the
NKBA Manhattan Facebook page as in the coming weeks. Visit
wanteddesignnyc.com for more info.
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New Member Spotlight | Lineadecor
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Lineadecor
, kitchen furniture brand designed in Italy and manufactured in Turkey, opened its doors to the public in March 2018 at
900 Broadway
in the
Flatiron District.
The new showroom features a number of trade partners and select display kitchens representing various lifestyles, with the goal of providing a resource center for architects, interior & kitchen designers, contractors and developers alike.
Lineadecor's
a
nnual manufacturing capacity has reached 30,000 kitchens as a result of cutting-edge technology used in its 320,000+ square foot factory. Please join us in welcoming
Lineadecor
to
NKBA Manhattan
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NKBA Manhattan is now on Instagram! Be sure to follow us @nkbamanhattan.
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President's Column | Toni Sabatino
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As a designer I think there are so many good goals for design. Creating spaces that make us comfortable, using materials that are environmentally sensitive, innovating products that make life easier to manage and of course the artful beauty aspect of it. But where do we get the knowledge to bring innovative new things to our clientele? Where do distributors find the products to seize the market share, and how quick is our market to embrace change? These thoughts are inspired by my recent visit with
DesignHounds to Salone del Mobile in Milan. The sheer magnitude of the show, encompassing an entire city, really, is a mind blow. The products and their presentations are mind expanding and thought provoking, but what does it all really mean to us here at the NKBA Manhattan? For me, seeing the influence of other cultures, of European
design and innovation entering our New York market is a natural. Our market demands chic, artful, luxurious products that transcend trends while standing the test of time.
Vladamir Kagan was an innovator in modern furniture design quite some time ago, and the showroom is still open here in NYC. It will be interesting to see if the trends for modern unfitted kitchen furniture exhibited in Milan, but certainly not new there, will catch on here and migrate to middle America.
It was also interesting to see the beautiful wood of Team 7 integrated throughout a kitchen display as wall cladding, very much like that which the uber-wealthy Oscar Langstraat character on “Billions” has in his home. “Mad Men” spiked the sale of freestanding bar cabinets. Will pop culture guide the next generation to this organic modernism style of integrated everything in the future? I think so. It will be interesting to see.
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Be sure to check out news from National at the all-new
NKBA.org
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NKBA’s Design Competition Now Open
Have you submitted your project to
NKBA’s Design Competition
yet? From now through May 31, get your first submission free, and all others are $75 each. On June 1, all entries are $100. Winners will cash in on $62,000 in prize money, gain national media attention, industry recognition, and be honored at a gala awards ceremony during
KBIS 2019
,
February 19-21
in
Las Vegas
. New this year are two concept categories for kitchen and bath. Share your vision with the design community! In addition, the overall winning kitchen and bath designs will be featured in a future issue of
Luxe Interiors + Design
, a sophisticated national publication in the interior design sphere. Tosign up, visit
nkba.org/info/initiatives/design-competition.
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Americans in Milan
and the Global Launch Pad
Salone del Mobile and
EuroCucina FTK kicked off in Milan last month, bringing the global design industry together to experience the biennial expo. According to
NKBA Executive Vice President, Industry Relations & Chief Strategy Officer Suzie Williford, “The world has become so much smaller, with the rapid evolution of technology and instantaneous global communication. This opportunity to promote awareness of the NKBA on an international scale is a great way to build connections with companies around the world, show them how to leverage the buying power of the vibrant North American market, as well as expose our members to new ideas that they can explore as they build their own businesses.”
NKBA Manhattan Chapter President Toni Sabatino and
Programs Chair Dawn DeLuca were part of the global mix for cocktails, light bites and industry remarks that included
Williford,
NKBA CEO Bill Darcy,
Chairman of the Board Lorenzo Marquez, and
Brian Pagel, senior vice president of Emerald Expositions.
NKBA and
KBIS presented “Global Launch Pad at EuroCucina” in the
Team 7 booth at the show on April 18.
Sabatino and
DeLuca also attended Salone del Mobile, covering the greater design show as well as EuroCucina. Their participation was part of the
DesignHounds, a digital community network of design experts, and part of
Modenus Media.
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Prior to
EuroCucina,
Sabatino and
DeLuca were the guests of
Rohl at Lago D'Orta for brand bonding and factory tours. Read more about Sabatino's take on the experience
here.
The
NKBA
“Americans in Milan” party, co-hosted by
Cosentino and
Liebherr and held at The Diner by
David Rockwell on April 19, was another opportunity to mix and mingle with kitchen and bath enthusiasts from across the globe.
NKBA Manhattan Treasurer Felicitas Oefelein and
Committee Member Beata Galdi toured the EuroCucina show and visited Chapter sponsors. They were particularly impressed with the focus on fresh produce preservation found in some of the appliance booths. Pictures can be found on the
NKBA Manhattan Facebook page.
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THANK YOU to the sponsors of NKBA Manhattan Chapter:
PLATINUM LEVEL
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The National Kitchen & Bath Association is the ONLY professional organization that solely supports kitchen, bath and hardware with over 60,000 members in North America!
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The mission of the NKBA is to inspire, lead and empower the kitchen and bath industry through the creations of certifications, marketplaces and networks.
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