San Diego PREMIER Properties and Lifestyles June 2012 Vol 69 : Page 10
PREMIER HOME DESIGN & DÉCOR THE KITCHEN & BATH INDUSTRY SHOW AND LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL [ by BRANDON SMITH ] DESIGN INSIDER THE sCOOP San Diego designer extraordinaire and KBIS blogger panelist, Brandon Smith, principal D.Coop A Spatial Design Company , takes PREMIER inside some of the hottest design shows in the nation to bring you the inside sCoop and best in show. Tweet him @ dcoopsd dcoopsd.wordpress.com Aside from blisters, a very long in-room dining bill, and photos of me with random strangers I met online… there is also the thrill of the hunt. Scoping out the best of the best (and avoiding the not so great) I’ve put together a few of my favorites from this year’s Kitchen and Bath Industry Show and LightFair International. With my own special breed of commentary of course. What do you get when you put me on an airplane destined for two of the biggest shows in the Kitchen & Bath and Lighting industries? KITCHEN & BATH INDUSTRY SHOW Chicago 2012 +Artesio, Poggenpohl Does your kitchen embrace you? The +Artesio cabinetry collection transforms the humdrum kitchen of yore into an architectural hug. An architectural hug with downright sexy drawers. Poggenpohl knows how to make even table salt feel special. poggenpohl.com Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, Chicago 2012, continued on next page 12 10