What You Will Learn
Discover 4 key trends in design for 2023 in Kitchen & Baths: Neo Nature, Modern Charm, Lifestyle Focus, and Coastal Calm. We will dive into different design elements and engineered surfaces available to bring them to life. Decipher the differences you need to know about engineered surfaces like laminate, solid surface, quartz, and composite countertops for various applications in kitchens and baths.
During this webinar, Brittany Stanley, Mark Kieckhafer, and Gwen Petter of Wilsonart, will dive into emerging trends of 2023 in the kitchen and bath space – exploring engineered surface options, what clients are looking for regarding design, and more.
During this session, you will:
- Learn 4 key trends in the residential marketplace for 2023 designs.
- Understand key differences between different engineered surface options in the market.
- Walk away with a portfolio sales approach to satisfying customer’s aesthetic, budgetary, and performance needs.
Featured Presenter
Brittany Stanley – Senior Product Designer + Team Lead for TFL and Wetwall – Wilsonart
Brittany has been with Wilsonart for 1 year after a 9 year career in residential product design for a large flooring manufacturer. Brittany’s background provides her with a vast knowledge of residential design and color trends. She loves the process of analyzing trends and seeing how to implement them into what she is creating. Brittany is a senior product designer and team lead for TFL and Wetwall for Wilsonart.
Featured Presenter
Mark Kieckhafer – Director, Residential Sales – Wilsonart
As Director of Residential Sales, Mark Kieckhafer leads Wilsonart’s North American sales efforts to the Residential Industry. He directs a Team of Residential Sales Representatives and National Account Managers focused on driving revenue growth through Kitchen & Bath Dealers, Remodelers, Installers and Builders (Single-Family & Multi-Family). Mark’s career within the laminate industry began immediately out of college working for the manufacturer of Wilsonart Brand Decorative Laminate. His career spans more than 32-years with Wilsonart where he has performed numerous sales functions in the companies Laminate, Adhesives and Flooring business units. Mark enjoys engaging with customers to identify their needs, and takes pride in the fact that Wilsonart has a plethora of products, designs and textures offered at various price points.
Featured Presenter
Gwen Petter – Director, Product Design – Wilsonart
As Director, Product Design, Gwen directs all aspects of design for the North American market, to align with the strategic objectives of the business. She acts as a consultant to the global business units to collaborate and share best practices for Design. She is the first to tell you that even after 31 years with Wilsonart, each day brings a new learning opportunity, if you keep your ears and mind open!  Over her tenure, her travels have allowed her to gather information from around the world, interact with customers, and gather research for the design business and development process. These findings, along with input from Product, Marketing and Sales, result in design and product solutions that work for the customer’s needs. Two of her proudest moments involve the incorporation of new technologies at Wilsonart: Digital Print Solutions and Aligned Finishes for HPL
Webinar Sponsor
Wilsonart
Wilsonart, a world-leading engineered surfaces company, is driven by a mission to create surfaces people love, with service they can count on, delivered by people who care.
Our company, globally headquartered in Austin, Texas, manufactures and distributes High Pressure Laminate, Coordinated TFL and Edgeband, Quartz, Solid Surface, Epoxy, and other decorative engineered surfaces for use in the office, education, healthcare, residential, hospitality, and retail markets.
For more than 65 years, Wilsonart has honored our founders’ promise to provide our customers with industry-leading products and service. We do business in more than 100 countries, operating under the Wilsonart®, Arborite®, Bushboard, Durcon®, KML, Laminart®, Mermaid™, New Leaf™, Polyrey®, Ralph Wilson®, Resopal®, Shore®, Technistone®, and Wetwall™ brands.
