Global Connect European K+B Showcase

Join us for the NKBA Global Connect European Kitchen+Bath Showcase, hosted at KBIS Virtual on February 10 and 11, 2021.

The multi-faceted series of presentations, discussions and product introductions will be featured in the all new NKBA Global Connect Pavilion.

Due to travel restrictions and the cancellation of many European fairs, events and shows, the NKBA is collaborating with NKBA Global Connect Alliance Partners to bring the newest, smartest and coolest products and design directions to its first NKBA European K+B Showcase.

All design and construction industry professionals are encouraged to attend. Register for KBIS here. Dates/times will be announced in late January 2021.

Kicking Off with Gudy Herder 

International trend tracker and designer, Gudy Herder will present The Four Pillars Of the Caring Economy For 2021. In this session, Gudy will unpack four characteristics of the emerging Care Economy and equip audiences with keys to better understand and engage with clients who are not interested in mere transaction-based communication anymore.

Gudy Herder lectures at international design events on interior design & lifestyle trends. She weaves socio-cultural references and underlying patterns with color, materials and new forms – all culminating in a deep dive into insights around how we want to live.

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Introducing Global Design Bites 

Building on the KBIS Design Bites concept, Global Design Bites brings a series of rapid-fire, 7-minute presentations sharing the newest, smartest and most inspired products from International brands. Brands including Ballerina-Kuechen, SCHOTT Ceran, JWICO and more- will share hot new innovations in kitchen design and technology.

Featured Brands

CEO Talks: Behind the Brand with Cosentino

NKBA CEO Bill Darcy will lead 15-minute Q&A-style conversations with two leading European brand CEO’s.  The discussions will focus on brand vision, company history, points of difference, reason for being — essentially their brand story.  These behind- the- scenes stories will reveal personal insights not commonly known or shared.

Bill will host CEOs from two major brands, Cosentino of Spain, and  nobilia, of Germany, for a look at what makes these companies tick, during “Behind the Brand  with Bill Darcy.” The first session features Eduardo Cosentino, CEO & President of Cosentino North America and EVP of sales for the Cosentino Group, and Patty Dominguez, VP of Architect &  Design Sales for Cosentino North America. 

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CEO Talks: Behind the Brand with nobilia

NKBA CEO Bill Darcy will lead 15-minute Q&A-style conversations with two leading European brand CEO’s.  The discussions will focus on brand vision, company history, points of difference, reason for being — essentially their brand story.  These behind- the- scenes stories will reveal personal insights not commonly known or shared.

Bill will host CEOs from two major brands, Cosentino of Spain, and  nobilia, of Germany, for a look at what makes these companies tick, during “Behind the Brand  with Bill Darcy.”  During the second session, Bill chats with Mikael Akerberg, CEO of Nobilia North America. Incidentally, Mikael sits on the NKBA Board of Directors.

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European Design Trends Panel 

Moderated by Ingrid Abramovitch, Executive Editor, Elle Decor, a panel of international design trend trackers will discuss global residential influences. Participants include trendwatcher and interior designer Iris Havekes, founder C-More Interior Design, Justine Fox, co-founder Calzada Fox color consultancy, and Phil Pond, Founder of Scarlet Opus, lifestyle trend agency. This discussion will reveal the most exciting European trends for 2021 – elaborating on finishes, textures, colors as well as styles and market influences.

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BEST OF EUROPE: “Favorite Finds” Kitchen and Bath Edition 

Join three leading design influencers from the UK, Italy and Germany for their reveal of “favorite finds” sourced from major European events in 2020. Learn about the newest innovative products and fresh design trends from the perspective of global trade professionals and design writers Elisabetta Rizzatto, Italian Bark; Stacey Sheppard, The Design Sheppard;
and Yvonne Zahn, Kuechen-Glueck.

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