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Kitchen & Bath Design News
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October 2015
What's App
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nce a high-tech novelty, apps have become a way of life for
many design professionals who go nowhere without their smart
phone or tablet. Whether tracking fnancial expenditures, mak-
ing project notes on site, organizing info or staying in touch with clients,
apps can lighten the work load and streamline and simplify everything
from drawing and designing to ordering, pricing, tracking shipments
and more. Business apps can help with everything from tracking the
competition's social media posts to storing and securing confdential
information, while the newest manufacturer apps help designers and
their clients with a variety of functions, including comparing and visual-
izing diferent color combinations, custom designing products, fnding
up-to-date product specs and more.
This month, KBDN looks at several apps of interest to kitchen and bath
dealers and designers.
Sub-Zero & Wolf
Mobile Specs App
WHAT IT IS: The Sub-Zero and Wolf Mobile
Specs mobile app is a "lifeline" for trade pro-
fessionals who are always on the go, often at
a job site or out-of-the-way locale where there is no
Internet access.
WHAT IT DOES: The app allows users to get exact open-
ings required for all Sub-Zero and Wolf products, check
plumbing and electrical placement, get illustrations
with front view, side view and top view, see photos of
Sub-Zero and Wolf products and check for instant new
product and spec updates. Essentially, it ofers all of the information found on
Sub-Zero and Wolf's online specifcations library in the palm of the user's hand –
and without need for Internet access.
WHO IT'S FOR: Designers, architects, builders, dealers, installers, cabinet makers
and many other trade professionals.
WHY KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGNERS NEED IT: It provides kitchen and bath de-
signers with the ability to get measurements and specs needed for Sub-Zero and
Wolf products whether they're in a showroom or on the jobsite.
AVAILABLE SINCE: Spring 2015
WHO MAKES IT: Sub-Zero and Wolf's internal team of product experts in collabora-
tion with their digital partner
PLATFORM: iOS and Android
WHERE TO FIND IT: App store, Google Play store
FOR MORE INFO: For more details on the Sub-Zero and Wolf Mobile Specs App,
visit www.subzero-wolf.com/trade-resources/specifcations-app, and check out
other new spec tools at www.subzero-wolf.com/trade-resources.
Delta Vision iPad App
WHAT IT IS: The
Delta Vision iPad
App provides the
ability to envision how any
faucets from Delta Faucet
will look in a particular
room design.
WHAT IT DOES: You can
take a picture of an exist-
ing area in your customer's
home and replace the fau-
cet with a new Delta Faucet
to see how it would look
installed.
WHO IT'S FOR: Anyone looking to replace a kitchen or bathroom faucet, including
kitchen and bath designers, builders, remodelers and homeowners.
WHY KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGNERS NEED IT: To quickly and easily show a cli-
ent how a new Delta Faucet will look once installed in their home. Showcasing
the product in-context is a much more robust experience and should aid in the
sales process.
AVAILABLE SINCE: February 2014
WHO MAKES IT: Delta Faucet Company
PLATFORM: iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPad.
WHERE TO FIND IT: iTunes store
FOR MORE INFO: Jake Frick