RETAILOBSERVER.COM AUGUST 2018
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ith more than 875 exhibitors covering 275,000 square
feet of show floor space, HD Expo 2018 has surpassed
the expectations of our partners and attendees," said Liz
Sommerville, group show director for HD Expo.
The IIDA/HD Product Design Awards were a show highlight.
The Best of Competition winner was KALLISTA for its faucet and
cube-shaped handles—a 3D printed fabrication.
New to HD Expo 2018 was the HD/Hilton Box Design Challenge,
which carried over from a January event that tasked 12 design firms
with dreaming up the next iteration of the luxury guestroom—in
collaboration with partnering sponsors—in just 24 hours. After a
morning of live presentations, an esteemed panel of judges
selected one winning concept from Toronto-based Chapi Chapo
Design. This concept made its debut on the show floor, and with an
infusion of 1920s glamour, was a nod to Hilton's 100th anniversary
celebration. The judges included Queer Eye star and designer
Bobby Berk, hotelier Anthony Melchiorri, Larry Traxler and Leo
Eskanazi of Hilton, and Alienor Guilhem from Chapi Chapo Design.
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HD EXPO 2018
