by Chelsie Butler | Oct 10, 2016 | Business & People News
Home improvement retail, like most everything else, is rapidly going digital. Present-day home improvement retailers are increasingly serving “connected” shoppers with “connected” merchandise like WiFi-enabled home appliances and electronics. To explore this market...
by Chelsie Butler | Oct 10, 2016 | Trends & Inspirations
Cersaie 2016, the international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings, recently welcomed a record-breaking 106,599 visitors during five design-filled days in Bologna, Italy. Within six exhibition sectors covering an exhibition floor of 156,000 square...
by carrie kbb | Oct 10, 2016 | Business & People News
The average size of a kitchen in newly-built single family homes is 161 sq. ft., just under 13 by 13 ft., according to new research from the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA). The research also found that the size of American kitchens vary by geographic...
by Chelsie Butler | Oct 8, 2016 | Business & People News
BLANCO, the German manufacturer of finely made sinks and faucets, challenges designers, specifiers and homeowners this Fall to design their version of the ultimate dream kitchen for the #BLANCODreamKitchen Contest. Participants are required to create a hand or digital...
by Chelsie Butler | Oct 7, 2016 | Event News
Karen Benner, director of architecture at The Neighborhoods of EYA in Bethesda, Md., was honored as the 2015 Young Green Professional of the Year. Now in its third year, the Best in Green Young Professionals Award recognizes an individual under the age of 45 engaged...
by carrie kbb | Oct 7, 2016 | Business & People News
WarmlyYours Radiant Heating, a longtime FloorExpo supply partner, will now be a partner to all FEI Group divisions. FEI Group, the nation’s largest network of interior finish contractors and industry showrooms, is made up of four divisions, including Home...
by carrie kbb | Oct 6, 2016 | Trends & Inspirations
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) was a featured research partner in the new SmartMarket Report by Dodge Data & Analytics. “The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings 2016: Tactical Intelligence to Transform Building Design and Construction...
by carrie kbb | Oct 5, 2016 | Event News
LuxeHome, the world’s largest collection of premier boutiques for home building and renovation hosted the Chicago Design Summit, the Midwest’s residential trade-only design summit, last month in its more than 35 boutiques, spanning upwards of 125,000 sq....
by carrie kbb | Oct 4, 2016 | Business & People News
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company has hired Vincent Heslop as director of supply chain management. With more than 25 years of supply chain management experience working in a variety of industries, from major corporations to engineering, IT and international law, Heslop is...
by Chelsie Butler | Oct 3, 2016 | Trends & Inspirations
The Florim Showroom and the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) in New York City recently hosted an evening panel with experts identifying three distinct new interior design trends. The evening was facilitated to help design experts determine which...
