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 reported by CE Pro sister publication KBB (Kitchen & Bath Business) magazine.
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA)-owned event was held February 27-29, 2024, in Las Vegas and was part of Design & Construction Week (DCW), the co-location with 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,” says 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
The NKBA-owned and Emerald-produced event had numerous strong numbers that should pique the interest of custom integrators who are seeking to forge relationships with the KBIS design community:
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- 117,000 DCW registered visitors
- Over 41,500 KBIS registered visitors
- Over 670 Exhibitors – a 30% increase from 2023
- Over 260 New Exhibitors – a 40% increase from 2023
- More than 200 International Exhibitors – a 35% increase from 2023
Best Booth Winners of KBIS 2024
KBIS 2024 Best Booth Award winners featuring an array of beautiful, creative and innovative booth designs.
The Best Booth Awards were judged and awarded by Rose Dostal, Architect and Principal Designer at RMD Designs LLC; Michael Menn, Architect and Principal at Michael Menn Limited; Sharon Sherman, Founder and Owner of Thyme and Place Design; and Meredith Weiss, President of Merri Interiors, Inc.
Winning booths were those that best showcased exceptional creativity, innovative and beautiful product display, thoughtful design and outstanding attendee experience. This year, KBIS recognized the following booths across five categories:
- Best of Show Booth Winner: KOHLER
- Best Booth Small Winner: LAPITEC
- Best Booth Medium Winner: TECHLAM
- Best Booth Large Winner: House of Rohl
- Best Booth Honorable Mention: Caesarstone
- Best Booth Small Finalists: Cartisan Design, Challenger Designs LLC, Cleaf s.p.a., and Cebi Design
- Best Booth Medium Finalists: Green Forest Cabinetry, Laufen Bathrooms, and VIGO
- Best Booth Large Finalists: Cosentino, Delta Faucet Co. and GE Appliances, a Haier Company
“This year we saw exhibitors go all out on their booth designs taking attendees through an immersive experience,” says Suzie Williford, chief strategy officer and EVP of Industry Relations, NKBA.
“Congratulations to each brand on their well-deserved win showcasing their latest innovative products and programming as they took showgoers on a journey into their world.”
It was also announced that NAHB and NKBA have made an agreement to extend the co-location of IBS and KBIS for four years through 2030.
Next year, KBIS and DCW will be held February 25 – 27, 2025, in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
For more KBIS coverage, be sure to check out KBB’s website.
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