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BOARD MEETING
May 1st

INDUSTRY EVENT
"Design Showroom Cocktail Crawl"
Hosted by The Architect's Newspaper
Wednesday, May 17
6:30-9:30 pm
Flatiron District, NYC
RSVP: RSVP@archpaper.com 

INDUSTRY EVENT
"Designing for Entertaining"
Hosted by Franke at Architizer HQ
Friday, May 19
5:30 pm
1 Whitehall Street
10th Floor, NYC
RSVP: here

INDUSTRY EVENT
May 21-24
International Contemporary Furniture Fair  (ICFF) 
Javits Center, NYC
   
CHAPTER EVENT
NKBA-Manhattan
ICFF Meetup
Monday, May 22
4:00 pm
Booth 277
Javits Center, NYC
MEMBER IN THE NEWS 
Toni Sabatino 
will be at ICFF NYC introducing her Retro collection of vanities for Baden Haus
booth 277. Please drop by and say hello!

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APRIL Chapter Meeting
"Sustainability in Stone"
Hosted by AKDO
 
NKBA Manhattan members and guests filled the AKDO Showroom on West 21st Street in Manhattan for the April Chapter meeting. The 0.1 CEU program, "Sustainability in Stone," followed a cocktail hour of delicious refreshments and networking and a progressive showroom tour of the unique tile, stone, and slab materials available from AKDO.
Top: An array of AKDO tile and stone. Above, left to right: Renee Riddick, President, NKBA Manhattan;  Hakki Akbulak, President, AKDO; Rita Donnerstag, AKDO; and Kent Brasloff,Chapter Representative, NKBA Manhattan.

 Meet Auxiliary Board Member
BRIDGITTE FOUCHE

NKBA Manhattan is pleased to welcome Bridgitte Fouche as a member of the Board. Bridgitte is the showroom manager at the Jenn-Air located at 222 E. 59th Street , on the Fifth Floor. She has been with Jenn-Air for four years and  in the kitchen and bath business for ten years.  

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Whether you are an experienced professional looking to enhance your design or business skills or add to your credentials through NKBA certification; or a student striving to break into the industry, NKBA's path to certification is perfect for you. Courses are available online or in person, to suit your schedule.
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 The NKBA is the ONLY professional organization that solely supports kitchen, bath and hardware with over 60,000 members in North America!
FROM THE PRESIDENT
 
The spring design season is in full swing, with lots of exciting events and gatherings to attend, and lots of colleagues to see. Here's a highlight of what's coming up next:
   D&D Design Days at the D&D Building, NYC, on May 24; Interior Design magazine's second annual NYCxDesign Awards hosted at the Museum of Modern Art on May 20th, and Opening Night at the A&D Building, May 22nd.
   Also be sure to mark your calendar for the 45th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House. It will take place at the 125 East 65th St. townhouse from May 2nd to June 1st. Enjoy visiting the rooms decorated by some of New York's premier designers and be inspired!
   In addition, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair returns to the Jacob Javits Center from May 21st to 24th. From designer talks to aisles full of innovative home furnishings, we look forward to what's in store this year.
  Spring showroom openings this season include a new space for Häfele at 22 West 20th 
Street, showcasing the company's hardware and specialty fittings. German Kitchen Center also has a new location in New York CIty, on Amsterdam Ave., near 69th.
  Finally, if you or someone you know would like to become a member of the NKBA Manhattan chapter and enjoy the many benefits of membership, I invite you to contact Charlotte Barnard, our VP Membership, at charbarnard@yahoo.com.
  So, there's much to see and do this Spring, go out, explore and have fun! See you soon.
 
RENEE RIDDICK
NKBA MANHATTAN PRESIDENT  

  CALLING
 ALL DESIGN
  STUDENTS!
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Free Student Membership
Remember to take advantage of this complimentary
scholarship offer provided by FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, the largest distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies.
  You can join online at www.nkba.org/Students
/Join.aspx
 
NKBA Student Design Competition
Guidelines and information are available at  
The entry deadline of May 8, 2017, is rapidly approaching so do submit your entry! You'll be designing for a real client and the winning kitchen will "come to life."
NKBA Manhattan welcomes students and wishes all students who enter the very best!
 


The mission of the NKBA is to enhance member success and excellence, promote professionalism and ethical business practices, and provide leadership and direction for the kitchen and bath industry worldwide.

 

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