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This year’s winners, ranging in age from 25 to 39 and coming from all over the country, are: Daniel Arita, Drew Barber, Noah Boek, Dustin DeGreef, William Huckaby, Kristin Rae Giebler, Adam Zuur, Steven Skutelsky, Cecil Ward and Jeffrey Patenaude.
Publisher Kemp Harr reports on the state of inflation, discusses dealer consolidation, reports on family-owned operations, and writes about shifts in consumer priorities toward sustainability, authenticity, local sourcing and discounted pricing.
Guest columnist Antonio Massarelli of Massarelli Design discusses the redesign of the Sheraton Laval Hotel and Convention Center near Montreal, including how flooring from Brintons, Tilmar and others helped achieve the design vision.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Alabama-based Ted’s Floors & Beyond and Floor Depot Plus, owned by Ted Gregerson, who learned the ropes as a teenager at Carpet One stores where his father worked and got into the business in 1996 at the age of 28.
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses how to navigate through “funks,” offering a list of human needs to help ge through it, including self-awareness, connections, play, exercise, learning, adventure, purpose, goals/vision and outlets for talents.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford offers an indepth look, and plenty of examples, of how to find the right partners in co-ops and buying groups, manufacturers and suppliers, and weighs in on the potential benefits of strong partnerships.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner discusses showroom strategies with industry experts, including how to design showrooms to represent one’s mission statement and create welcoming environments, and how to curate the shopping experience.
Editor Jessica Chevalier interviews Cathy Buchanan from Independent Carpet One Floor & Home in Westland Michigan and Callie Blackstock from Dalton Carpet One in Athens, Georgia, both of whom have installed the merchandising system in their stores.
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on workplace design trends with input from contacts at key commercial producers, including Mannington, Shaw Contract, Karndean, Mohawk Group, Patcraft, Crossville, Interface, Tarkett, Bentley and AHF Products.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner previews new residential flooring products from producers including Shaw, Mohawk, Mannington, AHF, Tarkett, Boen, Cali, Emser, CFL, Crossville, The Dixie Group, Kaleen, Inhaus, Karndean, Kährs, Stanton, Southwind and more.