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BEST OF KBIS 2016 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
A group of five design professionals took to the halls to personally
review each of the more than 150 products entered into the 2016
Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) Best of KBIS Awards.
Sponsored by Beautiful Kitchens & Baths, Traditional Home and
Dream Kitchens & Baths, magazine brands from the Meredith
Corporation, Best of KBIS entries were displayed in exhibitor
booths and via a "larger than life" product walls located in the North
and South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Best of KBIS 2016 award winners were announced on the
KBISNeXT
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Stage in South Hall, they were:
• Best in Show: Perfect Steam Washer with LuxCare Wash and
SmartBoost Technology by Electrolux
• Best of Kitchen: Gold – Kaza Concrete by Walker Zanger
• Best of Kitchen: Silver – UPR 503 Undercounter Pullout Refrig-
erator by Liebherr
• Best of Bath: Gold – Vibrato Faucet, DXV by American Standard
• Best of Bath: Silver – Balletto by Robern
"This year's crop of entries were at the height of innovation and
trend-forward thinking," said Brian Pagel, VP Kitchen and Bath
Group, Emerald Expositions. "We thank the judges for the time
they took to personally review each product and determine the best
in new kitchen and bath products."
Judges for the 2016 Best of KBIS inc: Richard T. Anuszkiewicz,
Danielle Bohn, AKBD, Cheryl Kees Clendenon, Tony Izzo, CKD,
and Corey Laurysen, MBA.
Also the Best of KBIS People's Choice Winners were revealed.
KBIS asked visitors to tell them what their favorite kitchen and
favorite bath products were from this year's show – and they
delivered.
We're proud to announce that the winners of the Best of KBIS
2016 People's Choice Awards are:
• Best in Kitchen: Viking's Incogneeto™ Induction Warmer
• Best in Bath: Robern's Balletto Vanity
Congratulations to the winners and to all of the finalists.
Already more than 580 exhibitors are confirmed to exhibit within
332,000 net sq. footage at KBIS 2017, which debuts at the Orange
County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on January 10-12, 2017.
To learn about the latest KBIS news and announcements, visit
www.KBIS.com.
SETS PACE FOR 2016
