June 22, 2015—Andjelka Tica, Senior Product Designer with Johnsonite, and Kemp Harr discuss Tarkett's Acczent Flourish collection which won a Silver NeoCon Award in the Healthcare Flooring category. Listen to the interview to hear more about this heterogeneous sheet vinyl product.
June 19, 2015—Jackie Dettmar, VP of Product Development and Design with the Mohawk Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's award winning products from NeoCon. Listen to the interview to hear about Moving Floors, which won the gold modular carpet award, and the Lakir collection (Durkan), which won a silver broadloom carpet award. This interview was recorded at NeoCon 2015.
June 18, 2015—Suzanne Tick, Collaborative Product Designer with Tandus Centiva, and Kemp Harr discuss two of the products she designed that won NeoCon product awards this week. Listen to the interview to hear more about Asymmetric, an LVT product and Indent, a woven broadloom product.
June 17, 2015—Brian Carson and Paul Murfin, President of Mohawk and Co-CEO of IVC (respectively), and Kemp Harr discuss the completion of Mohawk's acquisition of IVC. Listen to the interview to hear more details about how IVC fits within Mohawk moving forward.
June 16, 2015—Todd van der Kruik and Sherry Dreger, VP Design and VP Marketing with Bentley Mills (respectively), and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley Mills' IIDA Best of Show Booth award and their HIP award for the Math Club carpet collection. Listen to the interview to hear more details about Bentley's NeoCon awards plus more details about their recent growth.
June 15, 2015—John Wells, President of Interface Americas, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's continued focus on biophilic design and how carpet tile textures enable designers to create patterns that contribute to stress free interior environments. Listen to the interview, recorded at NeoCon, for more on Interface's message to the design community.
June 12, 2015—Natalie Jones, VP of Marketing with Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated energy, excitement and macro flooring design trends expected at NeoCon in Chicago which kicks off Monday morning. Listen to the interview to hear more about Mannington Commercial's preparation and unique offerings.
June 11, 2015—Steve Clem, a Principal with tvsdesign based in Atlanta, and Kemp Harr discuss the resurgence of business with commercial design, recent tvsdesign projects and how this successful firm works the NeoCon even in Chicago. Listen to the interview for more details plus hear Steve's commentary on the choices now available in the flooring market.
June 10, 2015—Mark Hirons, Design Director for corporate Interiors with CannonDesign in Chicago, and Kemp Harr discuss how he effectively works the NeoCon show and the flooring materials he uses in the collaborative offices that his firm has recently designed. Listen to the interview to hear more about NeoCon and about two recent client projects with Clorox and Follett.
June 8, 2015—Russ Delozier, Director of Sustainability with J+J Flooring Group, and Kemp Harr discuss J+J milestone achievement of being certified as a zero waste to landfill manufacturer. Listen to the interview to hear Russ talk about the collective effort that requires the focus of every employee and what the company does with its floor sweeping and other unrecyclable waste.