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| Who needs the Bellaggio fountains, when you have such a pretty display of colour and light? |
From my previous post, you will know that I was fortunate enough to invited by Veronika Miller CEO of Modenus and Designhounds, to join
24 interior designers from around the world, on a design tour. This years event, held in Las Vegas was sponsored by
KBIS,
Thermador,
TOTO,
BLANCO,
Top Knobs,
WoodMode,
Mohawk, Mr Steam and
Wilsonart. We were invited to celebrate their latest products and share the experience with those we engage with online, every day.
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| Las Vegas, the City of Lights... |
Following an
extraordinary week in Las Vegas, attending the
KBIS2016 show with the team from
Modenus &
Design Hounds,
I have to say that it hasn't been easy, knowing were to start. It was
such a big trip, with so many memorable experiences, and so I will be
breaking it down over four posts, starting with an overview of the trip,
and some of my personal highlights...
1.
MEETING THE DREAM TEAM
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| Look at these beautiful faces! |
Writing about the 24 interior designers, invited to attend BlogTour, would be a blog post on it's own right. Meeting these women, was a personal highlight, for me. Veronika Miller has a gift for spotting good eggs and inspiring intense productivity and love. (I could go on about this woman, but let's save the good stuff, for last...). I've been on two BlogTours and have attended three, in total (one of them was on my doorstep/London) and I have to say that there was something special, about this group of women. I feel very lucky to have been part of this year's BlogTour #KBIS16 event.
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| It was an absolute pleasure spending time with these, women... |
If you work in the design industry, and you care about what you do and who you do it for, you will love this post by designer, Sarah Walker: 'Why Peer Mentorship Is Essential For Entrepreneurs | Modenus BlogTourKBIS. Landscape designer, Susan Cohen wrote another wonderful piece: My Hashtag Sisterhood. A wonderful read.
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| I see Blanco packed everything, including the kitchen sink, for the KBIS event... | Photo Credit: Tori Aston |
2. THE BLOCK PARTY | RESPONSIVE HOMES
Talk about making an entrance... Twinkling lights against the vast Nevada skies... I LOVED IT. We were given free access to the show homes designed by Responsive Homes - Design Director, Bobby Berk, and it was a delight to see two modern homes, designed so well. We need this in the UK. (More on this, soon...)
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| Yeaaah, I'd say this house was built for good times... |
If you have a minute, listen to Designer
Bobby Berk talk about the process of creating the modern home, for millennials.
It's fascinating. He is certainly one to watch...
3. THE NEW AMERICAN HOME
This was such a staggering piece of collaboration between American heavyweights
Thermador, and
The New American Home, that I'll posting more about this, separately - the interior were Right Up My Street. In the meantime, have a look around and join me in dreaming of life lived well, very well...
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| Love the use of metals, and other natural, light enhancing, materials... |
4. AN EVENING WITH TOTO & Cortney Novogratz | SW Steakhouse at the Wynn
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| The Team from TOTO USA, notably COO Katsuhito Nojima, & HGTV Interior Designer, Cortney Novogratz | Photo Credit: Tori Aston |
Having spent time with the people behind the brand, TOTO, it made perfect sense that they invited Interior Designer Cortney Novogratz
to speak about her work, and how and why she specifies TOTO products.
Aside from being extraordinarily talented at creating spaces that both
excite and make complete sense, she was a delight to listen to: Utterly
grounded and so passionate about her work. This evening was another
personal highlight for me.
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| The dinner we had was so good, it was an emotional experience... | Photo Credit: Tori Aston |
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| Ann Porter and Veronika Miller, CEO of Modenus Media | Photo Credit: Tori Aston |
TOTO NeoRest 750H
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| NeoRest 750H | Groundbreaking technology |
TOTO | The future is here, right here... There is so much I want to share with you, about this brand. TOTO is one of the most extraordinary companies, thriving, today. Yes, they hire the best teams, sure, their products are elegant, beautiful and cool, but it's the technology behind their products which leaves their competitors in the dust.
We've specified TOTO loos, in one of London projects and I'm going to write a special post about this because, aside from the emotional experience my client had, when the first TOTO loo was installed, onsite (more of that, later!), it's an extraordinary product. Revolutionary.
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| Photo Credit: Tori Aston |
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Do you see what I mean? IT WAS EPIC! And we're only half way there...
Coming up, tomorrow, more highlights from the
KBIS2016
