The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) and the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) are seeking papers, due April 1, 2008, on kitchen and bath design. Select submissions will be published in Housing and Society, the official HERA journal.

Focusing on kitchen and bath design in the home, the 2008 issue of Housing and Society will be distributed to HERA members, throughout the NKBA, and to libraries around the world. Publication is tentatively slated for Fall 2008.

Most of the selected papers–between 5 and 30 pages long–will be authored by NKBA Endorsed Programs educators, NKBA member adjunct faculty and HERA members, according to NKBA officials.
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This Eczacibasi Group subsidiary, which manufactures in Turkey and Ireland, teamed with Ross Lovegrove to realize his Istanbul Collection. The Wall-hung Washbasin includes an integrated trap cover and a built-in mixer faucet, and is available in white, orange, Pergamon, green, M. Grey, and B. Beige. 305 Shawnee North Drive, Suite 600, Suwanee, GA 30024; 877-658-4872; vitra.com.tr.

John Dalbis, an interior designer for 36 years, showed me pictures of a commercial job from his portfolio and asked me to guess what kind of business it was. Above a fireplace hung a Jackson Pollack-style painting in purples and red; upholstered furniture in warm colors formed a conversation area under skylights; ivory colored columns flanked a series of doors. Neo-classical and contemporary, I guessed it was a financial institution.

“A funeral home,” said Dalbis. “Just because everyone is sad at the death of a loved one, doesn’t mean it has to be gloomy.” Dalbis said when the funeral home held a grand opening, the dean of the mortuary school walked in and said, “To die for.”
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Catalano’s fireclay Verso Contract 100 is 39 inches wide. Deck mount it as six-inch-high vessel, try it semi-recessed, undermount, or hang it directly from the wall. The companion SZ10 is a svelte 39-inch mirror in a 3/4-inch-thick satin aluminum frame. 30 Commercial Street, Freeport, New York, 11520; 800-351-0038; hastingstilebath.com.

The world of kitchens is becoming increasingly eco-friendly, says leading kitchen designer Nicholas Anthony. Manufacturers have taken huge steps in adopting environmental policies to ensure that their processes have a minimum effect on the environment. In fact, kitchens in the Nicholas Anthony Collection are proof that environmental friendliness is compatible with high quality products and cutting edge design.

- Water-based lacquers have replaced oil-based types.
- PVC and halogen-free laminate foils are used.
- Reinforced corrugated cardboard used for packaging is taken from a sustainable source and is recyclable.
- A hard maple veneer has been developed which uses wood from a managed renewable resource.
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