How to name your Design Company
by Jan Rutgers
Naming your company is an important part of launching your business. Read on to see how the name of my company came to be!
Category: The Business of Kitchen Design
My Top 3 Insights from the KBIS 2021 Virtual Show Floor
by Jan Rutgers
KBIS 2021 went virtual this year. They had a rough go of it but VESTABUL SCHOOL OF DESIGN was able to view the floor show before the platform crashed. Read on to see our Top 3 Kitchen Design insights from our analysis of the new products presented. You may be surprised to see where Kitchen Design is headed this year.
What Does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? Phase 4
by Jan Rutgers
The process a Kitchen Designer goes through to realize a client’s Dream Kitchen entails 4 phases. In this last installment of “What Does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? we cover the last phase and add up all the hours!
What Does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? Phase 3
by Jan Rutgers
Most Kitchen Designers will have already devoted 25 hours to the Pre-design and the Design Development stages of a Kitchen Project before they get to ordering the product needed for their project. Read on to see how what phase 3 entails and how many hours are still needed to be devoted to the project.
What does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? Phase 2
by Jan Rutgers
Design Development is an exciting part of the Kitchen Design Process. Read on to see what is involved and how many hours most Professional Kitchen Designers devote to this stage.
What Does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? Phase 1
by Jan Rutgers
Kitchen Designers need to possess a variety of skills. Over a series of 4 blog posts we will discuss what a Kitchen Designer really does and calculate the number hours they invest in a design project. Starting with Pre-Design.
Guest Blog
by Jan Rutgers
Check out our “Firsts” with this Blog . It is the first guest blog for Jan through VESTABUL SCHOOL OF DESIGN and is the first time 2020 Design has included a Guest Blogger on their platform. We love the format and hope you will too!
Why Appliances Drive Kitchen Designers Crazy! Part 3
by Jan Rutgers
The Business of Kitchen Design & Appliances is Part 3 in the series “Why Appliances Drive Kitchen Designers Crazy!” As a Kitchen Designer when you combine the Art, the Science and the Business of Design you will have the skills to get Appliances right!
Why Appliances Drive Kitchen Designers Crazy! Part 2
by Jan Rutgers
Understanding the Science of Design when it comes to Appliances is an important skillset for the Kitchen Designer. Mistakes made with appliances can derail a project and be costly to the bottom line. Read on for an introduction to the Science of Kitchen Design & Appliances.
Why Appliances Drive Kitchen Designers Crazy! Part 1
by Jan Rutgers
Appliances are a big part of Kitchen Design. It is important the Kitchen Designer understand them from the view point of the Art, the Science & the Business of Design. This series of blogs begins by discussing the Art of Design and Appliances.
How to Determine Your Client’s Kitchen Budget
by Jan Rutgers
The price of a kitchen can vary widely based on layout and products chosen. Kitchen Designers need to educate consumers about this. Read through this article to see the best strategy for doing this.
Cabinetry Design Beyond the Kitchen
by Jan Rutgers
When the walls come down during a kitchen renovation some valuable storage space can be lost. See how you can get creative and incorporate that lost storage in your client’s kitchen design.
