Ellen has developed training and marketing programs for specific sectors of the industry. She has created and presented symposiums focused on the design, sales and business management of residential kitchen and retail design studios to:

  • Enkeboll Designs
     

  • The American Olean Tile Company
     

  • DuPont™ Corian®
     

  • Kitchen and Bath Design News "Design for Profit"
     

  • The Maytag Company
     

  • The National Kitchen & Bath Association
     

  • St. Charles Manufacturing Company
     

  • Sub-Zero Corporation
     

  •  Hafele America
     

  •  American Standard  Companies.

To learn what classes Ellen is teaching go to www.nkba.org/xuniversity.


 

Photos Below from the
Kitchen/Bath Industry Show Professional Breakfast
"The Art of Collaboration" sponsored by Hafele America Co. 2004



Recognized as an industry expert and design trend analyst, Ellen Cheever has presented kitchen and bath design symposiums to international audiences in New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Japan, South America and Canada, as well as throughout North America since 1976. Additionally, she organized and led international design tours to the Cologne Furniture Fair and Milan's Euro-Cucina Show in 1995, 1997 and 1998.

We are happy to share a few accolades from her peers about a few of her more recent speaking engagements.

 

"Design For Profit"

The Following Comments are from Eliot Sefrin
Kitchen & Bath Design News
Editorial Dir. & Publisher

"The Designing for Profit series has struck a real chord with kitchen designers, and we're delighted to have been able to partner with Ellen, the NKBA and our corporate co-sponsors in bringing this valuable program to our industry. Ellen is an encyclopedia of knowledge about kitchen design, consumer trends and tricks of the trade, and she is able to convey this information in a way that not only enlightens, but inspires, audiences. We hope to be able to work with her for many years to come."
 

"How to Design with Enkeboll"
 Presenter: Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID

Comments from Glen Streeter
Director of Sales

"Dear Ellen,
I want to thank you very much for developing such a wonderful "How to Design with Enkeboll" training presentation. I, along with the rest of the team, am very pleased with the way it turned out and feel that this will be an invaluable tool for the desig community.

It's been a pleasure working with you on the project these past months. I think you have a strong sense of what designers want and need and also what Enkeboll can do to assist them. Your ideas and input have a lready been invaluable.

Glen Streeter
Director of Sales"
 

"A fresh Look at American Contemporary Styling"
Presented to Susquehanna Valley NKBA Chapter
By Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID

Ellen Cheever presented an outstanding presentation to the Susquehanna Valley NKBA Chapter in Central Pennsylvania. Ellen's knowledge and leading edge design ideas were presented to the group in an interesting and informative style. the power point presentation included many visuals that emphasized and illustrated her ideas. Ellen skillfully linked traditional styling to contemporary styles as we studied emerging New American Contemporary designs.

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Attendee Testimonials:

"Your presentation was very insightful and inspiring. It was very fortunate to hear about the current trends in kitchen design by Eurocuccina presented by you. It is exciting to see the designers reviewing their design habits and comfort levels and attempting to introduce change here on the West Coast.

...your insight was very helpful to me profesionally, as well as beneficial to my showroom in the business sense, since the designers' who visit the Studio Becker showroom will hopefully generate some really good leads and long-term business relationships."

Alex Kulikov
General manager
Studio BEcker

 

"Your talk (on Green Design) was very well done and quite informative. There were definitely aspects which you touched upon that I had not thought about before. It is obvious that your topic was well researched and embraced by you. I will be looking up the various websites that you suggested and hope to incorporate many new "green" ideas into my designs. I, too, realize that stewardship is everyone's responsibility and should be second nature in our lives, not only in our homes, but in the workplace as well."

Amy Ahearn
Jaeger Kitchens
Madison, NJ


"Let me start by telling you that the academy was so beneficial to me. The product knowledge has been put to good use and my sales on Champion toilets are done with excitement and confidence as is stay clean for whirlpools and conversations regarding bidets. As a showroom salesperson for 18 years it refreshed me completely and gave me renewed faith in what I have to offer my clients and how important my service is to their bathroom and kitchen projects."

Allisa Perlmutter
Aaron & Company

 

Professional Highlights:

  • An overview of international symposiums presented:
    · The Kitchen Designer (London, England), 2002 Master Class
    · DuPont™ Corian    ® International Symposium (Japan), 1992
    · International Bath Design Symposium Conference (Italy), 1992
    · European Kitchen Association (Brussels, Belgium), 1990
    · South American Kitchen Design Symposium (San Paolo, Brazil), 1990
    · New Zealand National Kitchen & Bath Association, 1982, 1984, 1997
    · Australian National Kitchen & Bath Association, 1982 and 1997

 

  • An overview of consulting background:
    · NKBA Seminar "A Designer Dialog" - Instructor 2005
    · Kitchen/Bath Industry Show Dealer Breakfast 2005
    · Kitchen & Bath Design News "Profitable Showroom Design" 2005
    · Kitchen/Bath Industry Show Professional Breakfast "The Art of Collaboration" Moderator,
         event sponsored by Hafele America Co. 2004
    · Kitchen and Bath Design News "Design for Profit" Instructor 2003-2005
    · American Standard Companies 2002 - 2003. Training Consultant
    · Sub-Zero Co. 1997 - 2001. 700 Refrigerator Series Launch Program Keynote Speaker
    · The Viking Cabinetry Group 2000 - 2002. Design and Training Consultant for Rutt Hand Crafted
        Cabinetry, Heritage Custom Cabinetry and The St. Charles Company
    · ASID National Conference. 1996, 1998 Keynote Speaker
    · The American Olean Tile Company 1982 - 1987. Design Consultant
    · The Maytag Company 1980 - 1987. Media Spokesperson
    · DuPont™ Corian    ® 1980 - 1982. Media Spokesperson for Western Region
    · St. Charles Manufacturing Company 1980 - 1987. Training Consultant

 

 

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