The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) returns in 2026 with expanded, multi-media platforms, offering new opportunities for exhibitors and attendees to connect, engage and share ideas. This year, KBIS introduces the KBIS Live Studio, broadcasting daily from the show floor, and brings back the KBIS Podcast Studio featuring conversations with industry leaders. Together, these two programs amplify the voices of the industry both onsite and online.

“KBIS is a pivotal time of year for so many in our industry,” said Bill Darcy, Global President & CEO of NKBA|KBIS. “It’s where brands and specifiers – leaders and decision-makers – connect, collaborate, and inspire. We’re proud to be expanding our media footprint and developing meaningful content that extends the lifetime and reach of our show, offering more resources, larger audiences, and greater exposure for our exhibitors and attendees alike.”

The KBIS Live Studio will capture interviews, product reveals, and attendee moments throughout the three-day event. The studio is one element of a brand-new partnership between KBIS and Homeworthy, the home design platform that captures beautiful interiors. Led by Emmy Award-winner Alison Kenworthy, Homeworthy has built a reputation for delivering compelling, high-quality design content to a vast audience with over 50 million followers and reaching over 100 million impressions each month.

Kenworthy and her team will capture footage in the Live Studio that will air live on Homeworthy channels across all three show days, engaging with designers, industry experts, attendees, and leading brands to create immersive show content in real time. The format will encourage spontaneity, dig into meaningful insights from top players, and capture some of the show’s biggest moments from the professional broadcast studio.

Podcast studio returns

Back for its second year, the KBIS Podcast Studio, sponsored by AjMadison, will feature Josh Cooperman, host of the popular Convo By Design podcast. Cooperman will record a full eight-part KBIS series over three days in a booth setup designed to attract attention. His conversations will highlight passion in design and architecture while featuring some of the industry’s most influential voices.

The KBIS Podcast Studio will also host recordings beyond Convo by Design, with a lineup of guest podcasters filling out sessions over the course of the show: Designing in 5D hosted by Jodi Koch Peterman, Design Unscripted hosted by Manuella Moreira, Highly Affected by Her Surroundings hosted by Nicole Roe, To-the-Trade Podcast hosted by Laurie Laizure, Design Biz Survival Guide hosted by Rick Campos, Damn Good Interior Designer hosted by Cheryl Clendenon, Build Together hosted by Danielle & Michael Gutelli, From the Tap: A KBB Podcast hosted by Chelsie Butler, I Never Met a Woman Architect hosted by Michele Hottel, and A Well-Designed Business hosted by LuAnn Nigara.

Each podcast will feature its own guests and tackle a range of topics around luxury, AI, personal branding, and more. After the show, those who missed the live recordings can listen to all shows wherever they stream podcasts, and links to all KBIS Podcast Studio content will be shared on KBIS channels post-show. 

To learn more about KBIS and the co-located Builders Show, visit kbis.com and buildersshow.com.