Tom Davis, President, Mannington
June 30, 2008—Tom Davis and Kemp Harr discuss last week's announcement that Mannington acquired Burke. Listen to the interview to hear details about their integration plans and Burke's fit within the organization.
Flooring Podcast
Mark Falanga, Senior VP Commercial Furnishings, Merchandise Mart-NeoCon
June 27, 2008—Mark Falanga and Kemp Harr discuss this year's NeoCon attendance and the vertical diversification of the design community and flooring manufacturers.
Catherine Minervini, VP of Marketing for Bentley Prince Street
June 26, 2008—Catherine Minervini and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley Prince Street's Silver Best of Neocon Award for a new carpet collection called Concrete, their collaboration with Clodagh, and their ReEntry 2.0 program. If you listen to the interview you will also hear more about their showroom theme and their adhesive free backing system.
Laurie Lyza, Director of Marketing, Crossville Discusses Their Latest News
June 25, 2008—Laurie Lyza and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's Silver Best of Neocon Award for their Building Blox Tile collection - developed in collaboration with architect Robert A.M. Stern. Listen to the interview to hear more about Crossville's latest acquisition In Florida, their historic glass plant in Illinois and details about their sustainability accomplishments (12 min).
Reesie Duncan, Shaw Contract Discusses Their Neocon Silver Award
June 24, 2008—Reesie Duncan and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract's Neocon experience and their Silver award for Graphic Nature. Listen to the interview to hear more about their show traffic, their Essay of Clues collection, their EcoWorx broadloom backing and their design lab.
Allen Parker, Sr VP Product Strategies, talks about Neocon and Mohawk's new brand Strategy
June 20, 2008—Kemp Harr and Allen Parker discuss the recent changes within Mohawk's contract division and the resulting unity within the organization. Listen to the interview to hear about their Neocon award and their new showroom space.
Melissa Noebes, Invista's Brand Manager for Antron discusses Neocon 2008
June 19, 2008—Kemp Harr and Melissa Noebes discuss Antron's redesigned Neocon Showroom, their Best of Neocon Silver award, their product changes for 2008, their record number of product placements and their recent EPP re-certification.
Natalie Jones, Mannington Commercial Discusses Neocon 2008
June 18, 2008—Kemp Harr and Natalie Jones, Vice-President of Marketing, discuss the highlights of Mannington's experience at Neocon. Listen to the interview to hear more about their Best of Neocon Silver award for the new Create resilient collection (designed with HOK-Chicago) and the new Adorn carpet collection designed in partnership with a young and creative designer from North Carolina.
Eric Wroldsen, VP Marketing, Patcraft/Designweave Discusses Branding Changes
June 17, 2008—Kemp Harr and Eric Wroldsen, VP of Marketing for The New Patcraft and Designeweave discuss the recent Neocon Show in Chicago where Patcraft and Designweave rolled out their branding changes to the design community. Listen to the interview to hear what motivated the merging of these two brands, their new brand promise and it's fit within the Shaw organization.
Lewis Migliore, LGM & Associates and Raiford McDonald, Textile Rubber & Chemical Discuss Freelay
June 16, 2008—With Fortune Contract and Bentley Prince Street debuting their Freelay products at Neocon, the revolutionary backing/installation system is back in the news. Listen to Lew Migliore, Raiford McDonald and Kemp Harr explain how the new FreeLay system works and where it fits in the marketplace.