Kitchen & Bath Business - January 2016 - 61

IT'S SHOWTIME!

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY SESSIONS
Holistic Kitchen Design:
Balance, Proportion and
Composition
Jennifer Gilmer CKD, Owner, Jennifer
Gilmer Kitchen & Bath Ltd.
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Room N225
Design & Inspiration Track - 0.1 CEU

This is a course for a beginner or intermediate kitchen designer and will help the designer understand how
to create a successful design through approaching the
kitchen space as well as the spaces around it with a holistic point of view. Get some tips that will help you to
hone your measuring, planning and presentation skills.
Learn to let the room - as well as your intuition -
guide your sense for the best cabinet and appliance
placements. Learn about axes and focal points. Be
awed by the fact that great design is not about each individual material that is being used, but rather it's about
the composition of all the materials when put together.
Learning Objectives:
* Discuss holistic design, considering the entire space when designing
a kitchen
* Analyze skills of marrying high-end design with function and
customers' desires
* Explore balance, proportion and composition and perfect the
finished results

In addition to raising awareness of the impact of
light exacerbating physical maladies, good lighting
techniques can help in the design of useable, clientfriendly rooms. Lighting, especially for seniors, will be
discussed to ensure this client base has good bathroom
illumination, as well as proper light for the remainder
of the home. Help with the selection of correct LED
product will be shared and what client base is most
vulnerable to these issues will be provided. Lighting
will be more complicated in the future, and the kitchen
and bath designer who understands the full realm of
complexity will ultimately create the most livable, usable
and desirable spaces.
Learning Objectives:
* Describe the characteristics of artificial light and how they interact with
the human body and the Circadian Rhythm
* Explain specific lighting concerns and needs of a variety of people,
including seniors, teens and newborns
* Describe how to plan lighting that does not interrupt the body's natural
rhythms and functions and how the correct lighting has been shown to
actually improve some medical conditions
* Recognize the correct light needed to facilitate good rest

Michael Murphy, Interior Design &
Trends Producer, Lamps Plus
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.,
Room N228
Design & Inspiration Track - 0.1 CEU

Don't be in the dark any longer - make sure you are
optimizing the fundamentals of lighting. These basic
design building blocks are essential to every space, but
so many designs are not maximizing the opportunity.
This informative and interactive session is a great
refresher for those already in the know and will serve as
a great basis for those looking to become enlightened.
After attending, you will be able to determine and
discuss how a chandelier can take center stage and set
the room aglow, illuminate the perfect kitchen task area
and spotlight the special details that make your designs
stand apart.
Learning Objectives:
* Explain how to discuss lighting basics with clients
* Determine the appropriate fixtures for a job
* Explore fundamentals of lighting

Creative Kitchen & Bath

Michael Murphy, Interior Design &

Business Management Track - .1 CEU

Trends Producer, Lamps Plus
Thursday, Jan. 21, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.,
Room N223

Education & Industry Trends, Kichler

One of the unexpected byproducts of the switch
from incandescent light to LED is the variety of color
that solid-state lighting can produce. That can be both
good and bad. The good has resulted in kitchen and
bath designers specifying the right color light for the
environments they are creating. The bad is realized
in poorly chosen light that negatively reflects on the
interior space, but worse, can have adverse physiological
reactions in some people.
This session will discuss the differences between
natural light and this new form of artificial illumination, which is expected to dominate residential lighting
within the next 15 years. I will share the results of a number of studies conducted around the world involving humans and light, ultimately providing tips on how to help
customers with good, non-invasive lighting solutions.

Fundamentals of Kitchen
and Bathroom Lighting

#InstaSuccess: Instagram
for Beginners

Jeffrey R. Dross, Corp. Director -

Design & Inspiration Track - .1 CEU

SECTION

Peter Albanese CKD CBD, Owner,
Tuesday, Jan. 19 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Room N225

Room 221

SPECIAL

Here are a few up-close-and-personal
looks at some of the VFTI sessions
being presented at KBIS 2016.

From Measurements to
Concept - Understand How
You Can Rise Above Your Peers

Light, Lighting & Health

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.,

KBIS

As the kitchen and bath industry has evolved, it is
more important - now more than ever before - to be
knowledgeable in not only the products but to have
a complete understanding of the building systems as
well. I have been in the kitchen and bath industry for
more than 35 years. The knowledge and experience I
have gained will be shared with my peers during this
educational and informative session.
In my presentation, I will discuss how to do a proper
site evaluation along with items that are needed in your
measuring tool bag. I will also discuss developing a relationship with the client and contractors so they will have
a complete understanding of the project. And lastly, we
will discuss proper document and drawing standards, as
well as a communication plan for your project.

Sales & Marketing Track

All the cool kids are doing it, are you? Instagram is
one of the hottest social networks right now. It is visual,
quick, mobile and simple to use.
Bring your mobile device and wear your walking
shoes because this very interactive session will talk you
through the process of setting up an account to actively
posting images with hashtags from the show floor. You'll
be able to go back into the office as an #InstaSuccess.

Learning Objectives:
* Discuss the purpose & importance of NKBA K&B presentation standards
* Discuss the role of the designer
* Create a communication plan for your jobs

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