About B+N
B+N Industries designs and manufactures innovative and intelligently engineered solutions that create purposeful and beautiful places. Collaborations with our clients result in successful design-driven, brand-centric and meaningful individual and program-type projects.
Design Principles
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Don't be afraid of Color.
Bold or subtle, color can heal or soothe, energize or empower
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If it is over-designed it is missing the Big Idea.
Solutions should be effortless in both development and final perception
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Successful design comes from all three: the Head, the Heart, and the Hand.
Thoughtfulness and Intelligence, Empathy, and Flawless Execution
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Being a Designer is being a Good Listener.
The Design Process is always collaborative
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Understand the difference between Fashion and Style
Timeless vs. Right Now
Leadership
Leading the Industry Forward
We are experienced problem-solvers, transforming challenges into opportunities for companies of every size. Leading the industry forward, we push the boundaries of design to create environments that you want to return to again and again.
Brad Somberg
CEO
Joel Katterhagen
President
Kevin McPhee
Creative Director
Gwen Gonzales
Vice President, Operations
Kevin Shultis
Director of Design
Yanira McClain
Director of Project Management
Cruz Nieves-Arellano
Director of Distribution
History
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1981
Bernice and Norman Somberg found B+N Industries.
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1984 - 1993
B+N supports the design industry by distributing and importing merchandising fixtures, systems, tags, and labels.
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1993
B+N starts its in-house design and marketing studio. The Puck System debuts.
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1996
The Pog, Rigger, and Minipog Systems hit the market.
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1999
B+N develops Sorbet color palette and acrylic material.
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2000
The Sorbetti System arrives.
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2003
The Scissy and Miniscissy are added to B+N’s in-house portfolio.
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2006
The Iconic Panels collection offers designers a new way to bring dimension to perimeter walls and room dividers.
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2011
The company debuts the Infused Veneer Panels collection.
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2012
B+N Industries collaborates with graphic artist Rex Ray on a series of illustrations for Iconic Panels and Infused Veneer Panels.
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2013
B+N launches System 1224. B+N wins an Interior Design Best of Year Award for the Infused Veneer Panels.
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2014
Fortina for B+N re-interprets wooden louvers and slats.
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2015
B+N collaborates with visual artist Shantell Martin. B+N wins an Interior Design Best of Year Award for Fortina.
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2016
System 1224 is relaunched with electric wiring and gridbreaking capabilities.
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2020
B+N introduced its innovative hand-sanitizing station in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, winning a third Interior Design Best of Year Award.
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2021
B+N introduced Sorbetti 2.0, the electrified iteration with the best qualities of the original system, winning a fourth Interior Design Best of Year Award.
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2022
B+N launches Gira, a modular and versatile workplace system.
Our Clients
Partnering with Leading Brands
Partnership is the foundation for each of our projects. We work closely with our clients, building honest, collaborative relationships that stand the test of time. Using both our proprietary systems and completely custom solutions, we work with companies of every industry, becoming another part of the team.
