Alpharetta, GA –  Last week Tradeshow Executive Magazine hosted its annual event in Chicago to honor the 50 fastest growing events in North America for 2014. The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) walked away with top honors for the fastest-growing show in attendance in both percentage growth and sheer numbers.

As recently unveiled at KBIS 2014, Lumisplash is an illuminated backsplash that uses the FusionTech process on LuxCore (a translucent FRP). Lumisplash is the first ultrathin illuminated backsplash panel system with no air gap required for LEDs.

Technology for a backlit vanity mirror with with a TV that is invisible until it is turned on won two patents for Electric Mirror. The application took years to make their way through the US Patent Office.

At Cabinets & Closets 2015, Brigitte Fabi, CMKBD, leads off the "Business of Design" conference with a presentation on NKBA design trends. Fabi, with Drury Design in Glen Ellyn, IL, won 1st Place in the NKBA 2015 Design Competition.

Denise Butchko and Mayor of Hardware, Richie DeMarco discuss some details of the free webinar that they'll be running titled "How to Show Off Your Work", which airs on February 20th, 2015.

Wood-Mode will sponsor BlogTour, presented by Modenus.com, has just announced its first of four planned tours for 2015 with a return to Design & Construction Week in Las Vegas from January 18-22, 2015.

KBIS 2015: HomeAdvisor.com's Brooke Gabbert gives us the scoop on their system for connecting homeowners with professionals to complete their home projects.

For those of you who were not able to attend the Glideware display at the 2015 KBIS Show, the widely anticipated launch of Glideware with Blum was a huge success.