2020 Announces Design Inspiration Award Winners

The 2019 winners of the 2020 Design Inspiration Awards have been announced.  The 2020 Design software allows kitchen, bathroom and closet designers to create visualizations using actual materials and finishes from a selection of manufacturer catalogs. Interior designers from all over North America submitted their best designs using the software. There were … Read more

Cosentino Presents New Dekton Collection

Cosentino has introduced the Liquid Collection by PATTERNITY for Dekton®, the state-of-the-art, ultra-compact large format surface. Designed by London-based pattern experts and designers, PATTERNITY, in collaboration with Cosentino’s Design Team, the collection was previewed at Design Miami. The 2020 collection offers three new innovative colors. With a collection that celebrates … Read more

NKBA Announces 2020 Board of Directors

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has named its 2020 Board of Directors which includes are three new additions and six returning members. Allison Lowrie, chief marketing officer of ANGI Homeservices, parent of Angie’s List and Home Advisor, is the newly elected Chair. She succeeds 2019 board chair, Steve … Read more

Business Sense: 4 Key Ways Countertop Fabricators Can Give Better Quotes

By Katherine Gifford of Moraware  As a countertop fabricator, putting together countertop quotes is a daily part of the job – for better or for worse. If you’re the owner of a countertop shop, you likely have years of experience with countertop estimates, and you understand why it’s so important to … Read more

Tile of Spain Announces Winners its 18th Annual Awards

Tile of Spain, the association of more than 125 Spanish tile manufacturers, announced the winners of the 18th annual Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design. The panel of judges, chaired by architect Jacob van Rijs of MVRDV, met on Wednesday, November 20th to select the award winners. … Read more

Alpha Introduces New Air Tools

Alpha Professional Tools has introduced new pneumatic tools to its product offerings. The Alpha® PSC-600 is a newly developed high-performance wet pneumatic stone cutter. The PSC-600 comes with a very unique center water-feed system to deliver ample water on the both sides of the diamond blade, which will keep the … Read more

ISFA & AWI Partner to Codify Solid Surface Fabrication Standards

ISFA has announced it will be working with the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) to generate the upcoming AWI/ISFA 0661 – Cast Polymer Fabrications Standard. The AWI Standards Development Team will be working alongside members of ISFA to develop these universal standards. ISFA is the only trade association with published standards … Read more