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Customization Increases Aesthetic Appeal and Real Estate Investment for Homeowners STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—From top-dollar homes in the San Francisco Bay Area to sprawling mountain homes in the Colorado Rockies, discriminating homeowners are demanding custom designs and finishes in their kitchens. In particular, they are looking to express their individuality and distinct design preferences in their kitchens with the fast-growing design …
Inspired by Precast Concrete, Designers Cast Personal Effects Into Permanent Kitchen Fixtures Precast Solutions By Carol Brzozowski Bits of CDs are embedded in a countertop at MTV’s headquarters in New York City. In a residential bathroom in Indianapolis, a countertop inlaid with plastic brushes and combs is part of a stunning finish. Bathroom visitors at a Silicon Valley home wash …
Cheng Brings New Life to a Northern California Home LOS GATOS, CA, July 2006 — Home renovations allow you to improve upon elements of a house that don’t reflect your personal style; it’s an opportunity for rebirth of the home. When Jackie Seymour and John Gaffney, owners of a Spanish mission-style, stucco-clad house in Northern California needed to address a …
The Press-Enterprise by Mark Schwartz When Upland resident Phil Hurley remodeled his home in 2005 he decided his standard, tile kitchen countertop had to go. Hurley recalled being impressed by the sleek, contemporary look of concrete countertops on display more than a year earlier at an expo. He wound up at the doorstep of Derek Ellison, owner of Western Floor …
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Reveals its Hall of Fame Inductees April 12, 2006 – The National Kitchen & Bath Association has announced its inductees to one of the industry’s most prestigious award programs: the Kitchen and Bath Industry Hall of Fame. The program recognizes kitchen and bath industry professionals for their outstanding service and long-term dedication to …
Cheng Noted for Solid Contributions in Kitchen/Bath Industry BERKELEY, CA, March 7, 2006 — In tribute to the industry leaders and legends over the past 50 years, Kitchen and Bath Business (K+BB) honored Fu-Tung Cheng — alongside such industry notables as Philippe Stark, HGTV, Home Depot, Architectural Digest, and Martha Stewart — as one of the top 50 influences in …
Concrete Countertop Products to Reach Wider Market BERKELEY, CA, February 7, 2006 — Cheng Design Products announced the formation of a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Interstar Corporation. Interstar, a manufacturer of pigments, admixtures, fibers and other products for the concrete market, will manufacture and distribute Fu-Tung Cheng’s proprietary line of concrete countertop mix products. Currently, these products are exclusively …
Cheng Concrete Exchange Raises Bar and Awareness of Concrete Countertops January 2006—At the record-breaking World of Concrete 2006 (WOC) where 80,000 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 6,000 visitors to the booth throughout the four-day event. In the 32-year …
Following up on a successful first year, the second annual NKBA MasterClass Conference, held in San Francisco, California, brought together kitchen and bath professionals from around the globe! The conference, presented by Kitchen + Bath Designer magazine, the National Kitchen & Bath Association, and sponsored by Planit, a leading kitchen and bath design software company, challenged designers to reach new …
NKBA Chapter Meeting Held at Cheng Concrete Shop BERKELEY, CA — For the first time ever, on Thursday, August 18th, designer Fu-Tung Cheng rolled back the industrial doors of his concrete fabrication shop and welcomed fellow designers and fabricators for a complete tour and design presentation on his proprietary line of concrete countertops, GeocreteTM. Cheng hosted the National Kitchen and …
