press release archive 2007 press releases
Cheng Design by Zephyr Trapeze Hood Wins Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award
Fu-Tung Cheng, master designer and craftsman, has been honored with the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN™ Award for his island ventilation hood, Trapeze. This kitchen hood was selected from thousands of applications worldwide and received the GOOD DESIGN™ Award in the Kitchen/Appliances category.
Cheng Honors Best in Concrete Design Competition
February 2, 2007 — Cheng Concrete Exchange announced the winners of its third annual Members' Circle of Distinction Design Challenge at the World of Concrete 2007 (WOC) in Las Vegas, NV. The industry's only concrete countertop design competition received 77 submissions resulting in a total of seven "Best" category winners and seven Honorable Mention recipients. The contest was open exclusively to Members of Cheng Concrete Exchange, an online resource and directory providing building professionals, designers, homeowners and do-it-yourselfers with training, design ideas, business opportunities and the only complete line of concrete countertop products.
CHENG Concrete Exchange Announces New Concrete Countertop Fabricator Training Program
The Leader in Concrete Countertops Launches New Seminar Designed to Help Professionals Grow Their Concrete Business
BERKELEY, CA (August 28, 2007) — In response to the ever-growing demand for concrete countertops and concrete formations within the home, CHENG Concrete Exchange is pleased to announce the development of its most focused, business-specific concrete countertop training program to date. Concrete Countertop Fabricator Training, the first educational program created to address the ever-growing professional concrete countertop industry,will be available starting in November of 2007.
Fu-Tung Cheng Launches New Concrete Finishing Tool
World-Renowned Designer and Best-Selling Author Introduces Best-in-Class Professional Polishing Pads
BERKELEY, CA (July 30, 2007) --- Fu-Tung Cheng, award-winning residential designer and bestselling author of Concrete Countertops and Concrete at Home has just announced the newest addition to his concrete countertop product line: CHENG Professional Polishing Pads. At 4 mm, this new pad boasts a 60% increase in polishing surface.
World-Renowned Designer to Headline the 2007 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference
July 2007, Berkeley, CA - The 2007 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, to be held October 25 – 27, 2007 in Charlotte, NC, will feature Fu-Tung Cheng as keynote speaker and design seminar presenter.
Newest Training Program From Cheng Concrete Exchange Takes Concrete Design to New Heights
July 2007, Berkeley, CA - Back by popular demand, Cheng Concrete Exchange held its one-of-a-kind training, "Design and Construction for Fireplaces, Islands and Architectural Walls," June 18-22, 2007. Throughout the course, fifteen students - professionals based nationwide - furthered their education in the design and fabrication of exterior and interior formed walls, fireplace surrounds, interior water features, and kitchen islands.
Cheng Design Wins International Interior Design Association Honor Award for Commercial Interior
February 19, 2007, Berkeley, CA — Cheng Design, led by award-winning and internationally recognized designer Fu-Tung Cheng, has been named one of twelve Honor Award winners by the Northern California Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA-NC) for the commercial interior design of Teance tea bar.
Designer and Bestselling Author Fu-Tung Cheng Launches Complete Line of Concrete Countertop Products
BERKELEY, CA – Fu-Tung Cheng, award-winning residential designer and bestselling author of Concrete Countertops: Design, Forms, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath has just announced his newest build-your-own concrete countertop product line: CHENG Concrete Countertop Products.
Cheng Concrete Exchange Raises Bar and Awareness of Concrete Countertops
January 2007 — At the record-breaking World of Concrete 2007 (WOC) where 90,000 people gathered in Las Vegas, NV, Cheng Concrete Exchange's booth exhibit of sculptural concrete countertops was again a show favorite, drawing a non-stop stream of an estimated 7,500 visitors to the booth throughout the four-day event. In the 33-year history of the international tradeshow, this year's WOC was the largest yet with 1,700 exhibitors occupying over 900,000 net square feet, a healthy boost over the previous year's event.
