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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.
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.
![Black and white headshot of Brad Somberg crossing his arms.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/66082a07f9/brad-somberg.jpg)
Brad Somberg
CEO
![Black and white headshot of Joel Katterhagen.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/90c21fbca8/joel-katterhagen.jpg)
Joel Katterhagen
President
![Black and white headshot of Kevin McPhee.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/58aaf00b3f/kevin-mcfee.jpg)
Kevin McPhee
Creative Director
![Black and white headshot of Gwen Gonzales crossing her arms.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/e871eeb808/gwen-gonzales.jpg)
Gwen Gonzales
Vice President, Operations
![Black and white headshot of Kevin Shultis.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/87c9e44991/kevin-shultis.jpg)
Kevin Shultis
Director of Design
![Black and white headshot of Yanira Mclain.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/d12b038717/yanira-mclain.jpg)
Yanira McClain
Director of Project Management
![Black and white headshot of Cruz Nieves Arellano.](https://img2.storyblok.com/204x0/f/102348/632x632/775f137a97/cruz-nieves-arellano.jpg)
Cruz Nieves-Arellano
Director of Distribution
History
1981
Bernice and Norman Somberg found B+N Industries.
1984 - 1993
B+N supports the design industry by distributing and importing merchandising fixtures, systems, tags, and labels.
1993
B+N starts its in-house design and marketing studio.
The Puck System debuts.1996
The Pog, Rigger, and Minipog Systems hit the market.
1999
B+N develops Sorbet color palette and acrylic material.
2000
The Sorbetti System arrives.
2003
The Scissy and Miniscissy are added to B+N’s in-house portfolio.
2006
The Iconic Panels collection offers designers a new way to bring dimension to perimeter walls and room dividers.
2011
The company debuts the Infused Veneer Panels collection.
2012
B+N Industries collaborates with graphic artist Rex Ray on a series of illustrations for Iconic Panels and Infused Veneer Panels.
2013
B+N launches System 1224.
B+N wins an Interior Design Best of Year Award for the Infused Veneer Panels.
2014
Fortina for B+N re-interprets wooden louvers and slats.
2015
B+N collaborates with visual artist Shantell Martin.
B+N wins an Interior Design Best of Year Award for Fortina.
2016
System 1224 is relaunched with electric wiring and gridbreaking capabilities.
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.
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.
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.
!["AvalonBay Communities" is printed in white in the left corner of a dark blue square.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/fb777cb031/client-logo-1.png)
!["Bank of America" is printed in blue above multiple red and blue lines working to make a distorted diamond shape.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/b8af4ca199/client-logo-2.png)
!["DESIGN WITHIN REACH" is printed in white within a black rectangle with a white rectangular thin line surrounding the text within the black space.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/dc1bb51390/client-logo-3.png)
!["Disney" is printed in a whimsical font in black text.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/bbb1f42e06/client-logo-4.png)
!["EA" is printed in white within a red circle.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/7e9c5aac0f/client-logo-5.png)
!["EVERLANE" is typed out in black with some extra spacing between each letter.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/e8389d8d4a/client-logo-6.png)
![A red star sits next to the word "macy's".](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/30d8c27d6d/client-logo-7.png)
!["Marriott" is printed in red under a circular shape with white strokes running through it.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/6ead48fdbc/client-logo-8.png)
![The Mcdonald's logo. A large yellow "M" is printed over a red square.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/306f9c5263/client-logo-9.png)
!["one medical" is printed in green to the right of a five neatly arranged green dots.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/94914a91b8/client-logo-10.png)
![The Starbucks logo. A white illustration of a crowned mermaid is centered within a green circle.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/6e87c025bb/client-logo-11.png)
!["T Mobile" is printed in pink.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/102348/370x370/10e9d8a718/client-logo-12.png)