Medallion Cabinetry Designer Honored in Kitchen Design Competition.MINNEAPOLIS -- At the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago April 20th, the National Kitchen and Bath Association's (NKBA NKBA National Kitchen & Bath Association ) annual design contest awards were announced to showcase the best designs among NKBA members. Suzanne DeRusha, Design Manager for Medallion Cabinetry cab·i·net·ry n. Cabinetwork: finely detailed cabinetry. Noun 1. cabinetry - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetwork , was honored with a second place award in the showroom design category. DeRusha's entry featured a inset cabinetry in quarter-sawn oak, designed in an Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. style. The NKBA competition covers 11 categories, which include kitchen and bath categories, master suites/bathrooms, powder rooms, showrooms, other rooms and non-residential spaces. A panel of 14 NKBA Certified See certification. Members, selected from dozens of volunteers, judges each entry based on a safe, functional use of space, innovative design solutions, professional presentation and an overall aesthetic statement. Judges select first, second and third place winners and an honorable mention recipient in each category. "As the manager of Medallion Cabinetry's design department, Suzanne DeRusha brings style, innovation and originality to her projects," said Bob Garner, President-Elect of the NKBA. "We look forward to many years of continued excellence from DeRusha and the entire Medallion design department." Medallion Cabinetry, which is part of the Elkay Cabinet Division, offers more than 1900 combinations of door styles, wood species and color finishes in semi-custom cabinetry through kitchen and bath design centers and dealers nationwide. With 2005 annual revenues in excess of $350 million, the company believes that the Elkay Cabinet Division is the fourth largest cabinetry company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Elkay Cabinet Division features Medallion, as well as Mastercraft, Schuler and Yorktowne Cabinetry. Presently, the Elkay Cabinet Division has over 3500 employees in 11 locations, including more than 1000 employees in Minnesota. Elkay Manufacturing Company is a privately held, 85-year old firm headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois Oak Brook is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, in Illinois. The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census. History Oak Brook was incorporated as a Village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of Paul Butler, a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had . Elkay is a supplier of high value residential kitchen and bath cabinetry and accessories, commercial and residential plumbing products, including stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. sinks, faucets and water coolers. The Elkay Cabinet Division was created in 1993. |
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