Members from across the Sunshine State gathered at Design Edge in Orlando
Back in the Fall of 2024, our Central Florida Chapter raised enough money to get 24 members on a bus headed for High Point Market.
This road trip and Market meet up captured the NKBA Spirit Award at KBIS 2025. It’s also where Central Florida Chapter President Tom Knotts met Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer Paula Kennedy of Timeless Kitchen Design, who was hosting a tour for kitchen and bath designers interested in expanding their businesses into home furnishings. As a Design Edge Ambassador for the last four years, she brings that same story to kitchen and bath designers attending Design Edge or thinking about going to High Point Market for the first time.
Founded by Lee Hershberg, Design Edge happens twice a year–alternating locations around the country. Now in its 5th year, the event bridges furniture with the kitchen and bath industries.
80 vendors took part in Design Edge Orlando March 25-27 and over 600 registered designers attended. Tom came up with the design for Central Florida’s 20×20 booth which graced the center of the show floor. Each side of the booth represented a different room in the home while integrating nine kitchen and bath brands together with furniture. It turned out to be one of the busiest booths in the whole convention center.
Highlights from the event included two student tours and a three-course dinner reception for selected designers. The evening featured a creative “dinner party game.” During each course of the meal, brand reps at each table presented a question which inspired discussion and a fun opportunity to get to know each other.
