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product innovator awards K+BB is proud to announce the winners of its coveted Product Innovator Awards for 2013. The judges chose the winners out of 88 submissions, all of which have much to give back to the kitchen and bath industry.Awards go to both the Kitchen Product of the Year and Bath Product of the Year, four products were given an Honorable Mention, and this year we have included a "Judge's Picks" category for the four additional products they felt were worthy enough for recognition. - Section by Chelsie Butler Toni Sabatino Toni Sabatino is a leading kitchen designer in New York City, and her style is a mix of high and low design elements with distinctive details that take into consideration the grace and period of the home's architecture. She has designed residential projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island and the Hamptons, and she was the recipient of a Best of Houzz 2013 award in the remodeling category. Sabatino began her career working with a kitchen cabinet manufacturer and then a distributer, all while building a portfolio of 1,000+ kitchens, before launching her own ﬁrm - Toni Sabatino Style. Cheryl Draa Cheryl Draa is an interior designer specializing in "people in transition." Realizing the change needed in a home when a client goes through a personal transition because of a divorce, remarriage, birth in the family, a death or empty nest syndrome, prompted her to pay close attention to the needs of her clients during those times. Cheryl Draa Interior Designs in Atlanta has been in business for more than 20 years, has won numerous design awards and has been published in several magazines. Draa was the recipient of a Best of Houzz 2013 award. Tim Odom An award-winning master kitchen and bath designer, Tim Odom operates Kitchen + Bath Artisans (KBA), a full-service design ﬁrm specializing in - but not limited to - kitchen and bath design. KBA has a studio in Atlanta that serves the Southeast and has a second studio planned for Sonoma, Calif., to serve clients in that region. Odom's previous experience includes working in two prominent kitchen and bath showrooms in Atlanta, as well as running his own residential design/build company for seven years. For the last 27 years, he has designed more than 450 kitchens, and his work has been featured in a variety of publications. David Stimmel David Stimmel is principal of Stimmel Consulting Group in Ambler, Pa. - a ﬁrm specializing in kitchen, bath, custom millwork and product design. Having been in the design business for more than 30 years, his work has been featured in more than 50 publications, as well as on HGTV, the DIY Network and This Old House. Stimmel has won more than 30 national design awards, including multiple "Kitchen of the Year" honors from several sources, including K+BB. With a strong belief in loyalty, he employs the same team for all of his installations. www.kbbonline.com / November/December 2013 + K BB 19 http://www.kbbonline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of KBB - November/December 2013

KBB - November/December 2013
Contents
Online Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Director’s Note
Celebrity Design with...Martha Stewart
Industry Viewpoint
Business Practice
Product Innovator Awards
KBIS Countdown to Design & Construction Week
Trends
Products
Timeless Update
Flexible Function
Solutions
Learning Corner

KBB - November/December 2013