Kitchen & Bath Business - October 2018 - 55

by CHELSIE BUTLER
Announcing the winners of the KBB 2018 Product Innovator Awards! This year's rock-star panel
of judges chose the winning products based on meeting market needs, engineering advancements,
aesthetic merit and innovation. Awards go to both the Kitchen and Bathroom Products of the Year;
Second- and Third-Place Kitchen and Bathroom winners; and six Honorable Mentions.
This year, we saw everyday products with a twist; customization on everything from coffee makers to bathroom furniture to shower controls; the kitchen as part of the living home; new takes on
technology; the celebration of food through preservation and catering to the home chef - indoors
and outdoors; and products that solve some of the industry's most common challenges.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S WINNERS!

MEET THE JUDGES
CHERYL KEES CLENDENON
is owner and lead designer of
the Gulf Coast-based design
firm In Detail Interiors and
retail shop 1514 Home. A passionate and irreverent designer
with a keen eye for design that
pushes the envelope, she has
been an influential presence in the design and kitchen
and bath industry for 19 years. Attention to detail and
bold use of color have earned her recognition in numerous publications and has garnered the In Detail
team national accolades and awards. She is also a
member of the Kitchen & Bath Business Editorial
Advisory Board.

LOU SALGE is the vice president
of Four Seasons Design & Remodeling in Angola, Ind. He
carries a Michigan Residential
Builders License and has been
integral in the expansion of his
company's service area into the
state. Lou has been involved
with the Builders Association of Northeast Indiana
since 2012, serving on the Board of Directors since 2013,
as secretary (2014) and as vice president (20152016). He has a strong interest in emerging design and
construction methods, as well as the development of new
products and materials. He is also a member of the
Kitchen & Bath Business Editorial Advisory Board.

JOHN CONROY is principal
and founding partner of Lawrenceville, N.J.-based Princeton
Design Collaborative. He has
more than 25 years of experience
in the architecture field and assisted in the development of
New Jersey's largest American
Institute of Architects' continuing education design
program during his tenure at Hillier Architecture. John
also played a significant role in recruiting talented students from leading universities and helped build Hillier
Architecture as one of the leading design firms in the
nation. He chairs the Route One Redevelopment Committee to foster proper design along the corridor.

ERIN L. SERVENTI is the
owner/designer of E.L. Designs
in Watsonville, Calif. As a Certified Interior Designer with a
degree in construction management, she blends the two sides of
the business that need to work
together for successful remodels.
She thinks about space from two perspectives: the
pretty and the practical. Erin is passionate about intentional uses of space, consuming our natural resources
wisely and making design changes that can evolve with
us in our homes. She is a Universal Design Certified
Professional, a Certified Green Building Professional,
and she is certified as a LEED-Accredited Professional in Interior Design and Construction.

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