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Simple, independent, realistic, elegant, authentic, innovative. Those are some of the many terms used by leading decorative surfaces companies to describe their latest and most interesting products. Each year, Surface & Panel asks those companies to share their designs and material advances. The resulting Surface Design Guide is intended to inspire specifiers and fabricators by providing a showcase of the trends and technologies that are shaping the marketplace.

When Paul and Janet Tolzmann told the architect on their kitchen remodeling project that they wanted flat-front panels on their cabinets, the architect, Rosemary McMonigal, knew just what to show them.

Thirty years ago, an office worker might have spent eight hours a day working alone in a small isolated cubicle. Typically, the cube was furnished with a writing surface, a computer cart, a chair and various storage and filing cabinets.

Seven years after its founding in 1954, the Architectural Woodwork Institute authored and released its first industry woodwork standards. The early standards set three levels of woodwork quality that allowed design professionals and woodwork manufacturers to establish clear and concise expectations for products.