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December 2021

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RETAILOBSERVER.COM DECEMBER 2021 32 DCW show organizers and partners have committed to continuously monitor guidance from the CDC and local health authorities and may adjust the show's health and safety protocols as relevant recommendations and tradeshow industry standards evolve. All are encouraged to monitor KBIS.com. WHO IS COMING? One of the largest international events for the residential design and construction industries, Design and Construction Week in Orlando from February 8-10 will welcome close to 600 exhibitors covering the west and north/south halls of the OCCC. Significant industry brands including KOHLER, Miele, Monogram, Cambria, Cosentino and Wellborn as well as new-to-show discovery brands such as CopperSmith, Lefroy Brooks and Beko USA will be showing products and introducing new lines. Early registration for the show has been solid, with NKBA member registrations up over 2020 and Voice from the Industry (VFTI) CEU sessions rapidly filling seats. A new class of Designhounds, celebrating its decade-long partnership with KBIS, will be attending and covering the show – before, during and after. The 2022 class, many of whom are KBIS first-timers, includes the following respected influencers: Amala Raj Swenson, Amala Raj Interiors; Ashleigh Underwood, Ashleigh Underwood Design; Christine Conte, Christine Conte Interiors; Jessica Duce, JDuce Design; Emma Carole Paradis, Impeccable Nest Design; Jennifer Hutton, Grau Building Company; Kelly Finley, Joy Street Design; Lori Miya, Miya Interiors; Marbé Briceno, Marbé Designs; Marina V Umali, Marina V Design Studio; Michelle Blemel, Amberleaf Inc.; Shea Pumarejo, Younique Designs; Suzanne Winston, Suzanne Winston and Associates; Tristan Gary, Tristan Gary Designs; and Wanda S. Horton, Wanda S. Horton Interior Design. PROGRAMS, AWARDS, TALKS AND CONFERENCE As always, KBIS offers a full schedule of daily activities on and off the show floor. Kicking off the three-day show is the NKBA Design + Industry Awards, sponsored this year by Beko and 2020. The popular event announces the best kitchen and bath design award winners as well the NKBA President's Award and Hall of Fame inductees. All DCW attendees are welcome to buy tickets here. Next up will be the powerhouse NKBA State of the Association by CEO Bill Darcy, offering a concise view of the NKBA's progress in the last year and the roadmap for the future. This will be followed by The State of the Industry, featuring special guest Ginny Clarke, formerly director of executive recruiting at Google and a holistic T R A D E S H O W N E W S

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