CE Pro April 2023 - 58
Channel
TIPS | EDUCATION & EVENTS | DISTRIBUTION
Massachusetts
Integrator Stages
Unique Networking
Event
Boston-area dealer simpleHome 'pairs'
technology demos with wine-and-food
pairing during evening event for 50+
architects, designers and builders.
By Jason Knott
FORGING RELATIONSHIPS
with top builders, architects
and designers in your local
market can be tricky. It's
vital to make sure you are
educating those key trade
partners on technology,
but how do you do that
without having their eyes
glaze over from boredom?
Integration firm simpleHome
appears to have found the
right formula. The company
recently hosted 54 " ABIDs "
(Architects, Builders and Interior
Designers) for relaxing
yet educational networking
event primarily focused on
pairing various types of wine
with certain food combinations
in a Boston showroom
shared with high-end design
brands.
The wine and food pairing
was led by industry veteran
Brad Smith, principal at
simpleHome and 2022 CE
Pro Masters honoree. Smith
took the gathered group
58 | CE Pro April 2023
through five wine tastings,
each designed to blend
perfectly with the companion
hors d'oeuvres, main
course or dessert. Similar to
the way he would conduct
an AV demo, Smith methodically
explained the subtle
and nuanced flavors the attendees
would detect with
each sip. He also provided
interesting origins for each
wine, many of which came
from the under-appreciated
wine mecca of Croatia.
The three-hour event
was held at Seven Tide, an
experiential showroom in
the design district of South
Boston that features brands
from Sub-Zero, Wolf and
Marvin among others.
SimpleHome has a presence
in two areas of the
large showroom. On one
end, there is a large wall
kiosk in place to showcase
how an integrated Savant
touchpanel can control
Brad Smith (below, center with mic) of simpleHome welcomes
invited guests to a wine and food pairing networking
event at the Seven Tide showroom in Boston.
lights, speakers from Origin
Acoustics, and motorized
shades from Lutron. Alongside
the touchpanel is Josh.
ai Nano for voice control.
At the far end of the showroom,
a kitchen vignette
is equipped Josh.ai voice
control, invisible speakers
from Stealth Acoustics,
and Ketra lighting used to
illuminate a colorful bowl of
fruit and demo human-centric
lighting.
SimpleHome was created
in November 2021 when two
of the Boston area's leading
custom integration firms
- Sounds Good and Audio
Video Design - merged.
About eight months later
in June 2022, simpleHome
acquired Creative Systems,
another New England-area
cepro.com
http://www.Josh.ai
http://www.cepro.com
CE Pro April 2023
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CE Pro April 2023
CE Pro April 2023 - Intro
CE Pro April 2023 - Cover1
CE Pro April 2023 - Cover2
CE Pro April 2023 - 1
CE Pro April 2023 - 2
CE Pro April 2023 - 3
CE Pro April 2023 - 4
CE Pro April 2023 - 5
CE Pro April 2023 - 6
CE Pro April 2023 - 7
CE Pro April 2023 - 8
CE Pro April 2023 - 9
CE Pro April 2023 - 10
CE Pro April 2023 - 11
CE Pro April 2023 - 12
CE Pro April 2023 - 13
CE Pro April 2023 - 14
CE Pro April 2023 - 15
CE Pro April 2023 - 16
CE Pro April 2023 - 17
CE Pro April 2023 - 18
CE Pro April 2023 - 19
CE Pro April 2023 - 20
CE Pro April 2023 - 21
CE Pro April 2023 - 22
CE Pro April 2023 - 23
CE Pro April 2023 - 24
CE Pro April 2023 - 25
CE Pro April 2023 - 26
CE Pro April 2023 - 27
CE Pro April 2023 - 28
CE Pro April 2023 - 29
CE Pro April 2023 - 30
CE Pro April 2023 - 31
CE Pro April 2023 - 32
CE Pro April 2023 - 33
CE Pro April 2023 - 34
CE Pro April 2023 - 35
CE Pro April 2023 - 36
CE Pro April 2023 - 37
CE Pro April 2023 - 38
CE Pro April 2023 - 39
CE Pro April 2023 - 40
CE Pro April 2023 - 41
CE Pro April 2023 - 42
CE Pro April 2023 - 43
CE Pro April 2023 - 44
CE Pro April 2023 - 45
CE Pro April 2023 - 46
CE Pro April 2023 - 47
CE Pro April 2023 - 48
CE Pro April 2023 - 49
CE Pro April 2023 - 50
CE Pro April 2023 - 51
CE Pro April 2023 - 52
CE Pro April 2023 - 53
CE Pro April 2023 - 54
CE Pro April 2023 - 55
CE Pro April 2023 - 56
CE Pro April 2023 - 57
CE Pro April 2023 - 58
CE Pro April 2023 - 59
CE Pro April 2023 - 60
CE Pro April 2023 - 61
CE Pro April 2023 - 62
CE Pro April 2023 - 63
CE Pro April 2023 - 64
CE Pro April 2023 - Cover3
CE Pro April 2023 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/may_2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/april_2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/march_2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/janfeb2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/december_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/november_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/oct_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/sept_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/august_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/july_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/june_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/may_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/april_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/march_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/february_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/january_2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/december_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/november_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/october_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/september_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/august_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/july_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/june_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/may_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/april_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/march_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/february_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/january_2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/december_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/november_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/october_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/september_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/august_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/july_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/june_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/may_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/cepro/cepro_april_2021
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com