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KCD Software Shares Latest TAG Hardware Products KCD Software, Cataumet, Massachusetts, has announced an updated integration of TAG Hardware portfolio of products that can be imported into KCD Software. This new integration is available for the company’s updated version 10.
Mockett Announces Winners of 36th Annual Design Competition Sebastian Bartlett and Jake Gillespie, students in the Industrial Design Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, have been named winners of Mockett’s 36th Annual Design Competition for their functional and innovative designs. Now in its 37th year, the design competition that celebrates creativity while creating real-world applications seeks the best innovative ideas in furniture parts, components, accessories, and hardware. Bartlett designed a towel hook that features a unique design with an art deco look that instantly made his entry stand out from its competitors. Constructed of three sleek aluminum sheets that bend out ever so slightly from a welded joint, make the hook both a statement piece and functional towel hook. Mockett has begun printing some three-dimensional (3D) models and is working with Bartlett to see how the towel hook can be brought to the market in a timely fashion. A functional desk hook that seamlessly slides out when you need to hang an item, like a purse or backpack, and then slides back under the desk when no longer in use is what landed Gillespie as a winner of the design competition. The desk hook consists of two parts: the hook and a screw-on clamp that allows it to flow in and out beneath the surface. Each winner is awarded $1,000, an engraved achievement trophy, and a royalty based on sales, with no limit to the number of First Place awards. Mockett is accepting entries for its 2022 design competition. Visit mockett.com/design-competition or email contest@mockett.com for more info. n 12
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This new integration provides customers with a new pricing feature, the ability to incorporate all current TAG Hardware products into their designs and share threedimensional (3D) drawings with their clients. Then, when the job is ready to be built, KCD Software enables users to easily produce a list of products required for the job, with the necessary item numbers to order from TAG Hardware or their authorized distributor, Häfele, according to the company. The KCD Software version 10 update includes several new and updated TAG Hardware products, such as the Symphony Wall Organizer, the new Symphony Office Organizer to maximize storage on the open wall, the Illuminated Glass Shelf, with integrated lighting and wiring, and TAG Hardware’s complete selection of Decorative Handles and Knobs, new closet mirrors, like the Elite Sliding Full Rotation Mirror, and more hooks like the boutiqueinspired Elite Waterfall Hook. TAG Hardware also updated all libraries that can be imported into version 10 of KCD Software to include the latest popular finishes, Matte Gold and Slate. To access the entire library of products, visit taghardware.com/kcd. n CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 ›
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