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The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) marked its most successful show in its 60-year history, bringing together a record number of kitchen and bath design professionals as part of Design & Construction Week that brought more than 117,000 design, building, and product professionals to Las Vegas February 27-29.
Design & Construction Week (DCW) represents the co-location of KBIS and The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)’s International Builders’ Show (IBS), which also reached record-breaking attendance.
“We’re incredibly proud of the growth and success of KBIS, continuing to offer tremendous value to the thousands of designers, architects, dealers, showroom professionals, builders, remodelers, and more in the kitchen and bath industry,” said Bill Darcy, Global President & CEO of NKBA | KBIS. “We’re pleased with the feedback from exhibitors that 2024 was a remarkable show filled with learning, networking, and business opportunities, and we look forward to building on this momentum in the year ahead.”
KBIS 2024 By-the-Numbers:
● 117,000 DCW registered visitors
● More than 41,500 KBIS registered visitors
● More than 670 Exhibitors - a 30% increase from 2023
● More than 260 New Exhibitors - a 40% increase from 2023
● More than 200 International Exhibitors - a 35% increase from 2023
Next year, KBIS and DCW will be held February 25 – 27, 2025, in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Recognizing Excellence
Along with the record-breaking attendance and participation, KBIS announced its annual awards, celebrating sustainability, wellness, industry trailblazers and innovation in the industry.
"This year’s Best of KBIS Awards includes new categories—and we were astounded by the response, with a truly record-setting volume of submissions," said Suzie Williford, Chief Global Relations Officer of NKBA | KBIS. "This year’s awards were especially competitive, and we’re proud to recognize those who were finalists and winners of the 2024 awards."
Added Swati Goorha, “Although the task of judging Best of KBIS was daunting with all of the amazing applicants, we were amazed by the innovation and advancements in the Kitchen and Bath industry. I’m very happy to see the continued focus on wellness, sustainability, and improving lives and the environment.”
Freepower for Countertop by Freepower won the coveted Best in Show, while Blum USA took Gold for the Most Functional Find category for its REVEGO system. Blum also was a finalist for Best in Show and the Style Statement-Kitchen category. Sugatsune also was a Best in Show finalist and Rev-A-Shelf was a finalist in the Most Functional Find category.
