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2010

Best of KBIS

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Today at KBIS, the winners of the Best of KBIS competition were announced. The eight winning products, selected for their functionality, quality/durability, flexibility, aesthetics/style and innovation, were each introduced in the past 12 months and, for the first time, eligible to win in two new categories: Universal Design and Green/Sustainable Products.

The panel of judges included Kimball Derrick, CKD, of Kimball Derrick, LLC; Jamie Gibbs, of Jamie Gibbs Associates; Jennifer Gilmer, CKD, of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, Ltd.; Kristin Okeley, ASID, CKD, of Kitchens by Design; Susan Serra, CKD, of Susan Serra Associates; David Stimmel, of Stimmel Consulting Group; and Richard Walters, of Visualize Inc.

Without further ado, the winning products are:

BEST OF KITCHEN

Gold: King Slide‘s 1A88 push-open silent soft-closing undermount slide 

Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and J.C. Wang, executive VP of King Slide.

Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB, and J.C. Wang, executive VP of King Slide.

Silver: Element Designs‘ eluma DecoSplash (below)

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Nelson Wills, of Element Designs, and Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>.

Nelson Wills, of Element Designs, and Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB.

BEST OF BATH

Gold: TOTO USA‘s Aimes eco-powered shower lighting system (below)

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Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and Katsuhito Nojima, executive VP at TOTO USA.

Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB, and Katsuhito Nojima, executive VP at TOTO USA.

Silver: Schluter Systems‘ Schluter Kerdi-Board

Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and Larry Horton, Schluter Systems' national sales manager, USA.

Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB, and Larry Horton, Schluter Systems' national sales manager, USA.

BEST UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRODUCT
 
HealthCraft Products‘ Invisia Collection (below)

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Doug Krainman (far left), publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and Ian Crawford (third from left), of HealthCraft Products.

Doug Krainman (far left), publisher of K+BB, and Ian Crawford (third from left), of HealthCraft Products.

BEST GREEN/SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT
 
Everpure‘s ViruPure commercial-grade system (below)

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Joe Hutko, of Everpure, and Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>.

Joe Hutko, of Everpure, and Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB.

BEST OF SHOW
 
Liebherr‘s HWS 1800 integrated wine storage cabinet (below)

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Doug Krainman, publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and Thorsten Platt, Liebherr's VP, North America.

Doug Krainman, publisher of K+BB, and Thorsten Platt, Liebherr's VP, North America.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE (voted on by all attendees)

Safety Tubs‘ Safety Tubs for Kids (below)

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Doug Krainman (far left), publisher of <I>K+BB</I>, and Rob Buete (second from left), CEO of Safety Tubs.

Doug Krainman (far left), publisher of K+BB, and Rob Buete (second from left), CEO of Safety Tubs.

—Sallie Moffat

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JanieGraham |

Haha, I really love the truck bathtub and the sanitary cove bases that I noticed. Cool photos! – Janie

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