Kitchen & Bath Business - January 2021 - 13

Italian Fixture Company Opens London
Location
GESSI ANNOUNCES ITS NEW INTERACTIVE
KITCHEN and bath showroom in London -

Casa Gessi - in a three-story, 18th-century
courthouse. The Clerkenwell location features high vaults, stone floors and brick walls
and is the fourth Casa Gessi concept, joining
spaces in Milan, Singapore and Dubai. The
London showroom offers such architecturally preserved elements as a former prison
cell with product displays, as well as new
additions like meeting rooms structured
for social distancing and a lounge and bar
equipped with a Gessi kitchen. A private
" wellness sartoria " also displays individual
products like showerheads and sinks.

THERMASOL has hired
STEVE BABB as sales de-

veloper and brand ambassador, where he will
work with the company's
established distribution
channel on projects and
proposals and conduct
training and consultations using ThermaSol's
virtual " Sol University "
training center.

Family-Owned Appliance & Plumbing
Firm Expands
CENTRAL ARIZONA SUPPLY HAS OPENED its sec-

ond North Scottsdale, Ariz., location - Central
Arizona Reserve. The more than 10,000-sq.-ft.
space is the debut of the company's new ultraluxury division and the largest premium appliance and plumbing showroom in Arizona. Central
Arizona Supply is also introducing 10 new appliance brands to its offering, including Electrolux,
Fisher & Paykel, Hestan, Liebherr, Lynx, Miele and
PITT Cooking. These manufacturers join Alfresco
Grills, Asko, Bertazzoni, Blue Star, Café, Coyote
Grills, Electrolux, GE, LG, Ilve, Monogram, Perlick,
Scotsman, Smeg, Speed Queen, Sub-Zero, Wolf
& Cove, U-Line, Vent-A-Hood, Verona and Viking.
The Reserve is the company's 12th location.

MARY YOCUM of SCHLUTERSYSTEMS has been honored

with the Joe Tarver Award,
which is recognized by the

MNATIONAL TILE CONTRACTOR'S ASSOCIATION and

given to those who have
spent their careers improving the U.S. tile and stone
industry.

High Point Market Authority
Announces New Board Members

JOSH HUDSON, CEO OF HUDSON'S FURNITURE in Florida;

Randy Tilinski, president of Bungalow Classic in Atlanta; and
Jeremy Hoff, president of Hooker Furniture, were welcomed
as the High Point Market Authority's new board members.
All three join the board as voting members and will serve
two-year terms - October 2020 through October 2022.
" We have an active, engaged board, and I welcome Josh,
Randy and Jeremy, knowing they are ready to jump in and
share their perspectives, " commented Dudley Moore, Jr.,
board chairman and president of Otto & Moore. " I look
forward to serving another year as the chairman as we all
work together to traverse this very unique moment for High
Point Market and the home furnishings industry as a whole. "

CEADESIGN has been honored with an Archiproducts
Design Award for its
EQUILIBRIO electric towel
and bathroom warmer. The
product was designed by
NATALINO MALASORTI and
is a stainless-steel system
available in two lengths
that can be installed vertically or horizontally.

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