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Rising Star February 2026: Mariam Susan Joseph

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the rising stars of KBB retail. This month, we meet our final Rising Star for 2026, Mariam Susan Joseph from Simply Bathrooms, who has a real passion for complex design project

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kbbreview Rising Star October 2025: Jessica Liu

This month, we meet Jessica Liu, a kitchen designer at Chisholm Design, who has yet to meet a tricky problem she can’t solve…

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kbbreview Rising Star: Rachelle Hawes

We’ve teamed up with Blum for 2025/26 to once again find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retail. Meet one of this month’s Rising Stars, Rachelle Hawes, who has become essential to Et Lorem.

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kbbreview Rising Star: Lorenzo Dell’Aquila

We’ve teamed up with Blum for 2025/26 to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retail. Meet the second of this month’s Rising Stars, Lorenzo Dell’Aquila from Simon Taylor Furniture, who has proven himself to be a top apprentice.

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One Last Thing… Georgia Astley

The branch manager at Kutchenhaus Lutterworth reveals her biggest inspiration, what she’d change about the industry if she could, and the time she hoisted a metal-framed structure up the side of a five-storey building – all in the name of design!

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Blum on.. Rising Stars

Ben Cullum, Blum UK sales director reveals why the brand is proudly supporting the Rising Star category at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2025.

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: March

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom retail. Meet our eighth and final Rising Star for 2025, Aidan Parish, a fitter at Lima Kitchens in Milton Keynes.

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: February

This month’s Rising Star Sonny Upton, lead maker at Shape London, explains why he gets a buzz from turning raw materials into dream kitchens

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: January

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom retail. This month’s Rising Star is Victoria Mich, senior designer at Chisholm Design, who is using her experience to mentor other rising stars

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: December

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom retail. Meet this month’s Rising Star Issy Huxford, a designer at Wilton Studios, with a natural spark for all things creative

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: November

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom retail. This month’s Rising Star is Alistair Glover, showroom manager at Alexander Kitchens, who has already made a big impression

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: October

Listen to the full interview with Luke in a special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast using the player below or go…

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: September

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom retail. This month our Rising Star is Georgia Astley, branch manager at Kutchenhaus Lutterworth, who explains her passion for kitchen design

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kbbreview Rising Star 2025: August

We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of KBB retail. Our Rising Star for August is Melissa Halliday, designer at Archispek

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Who are the Rising Stars in your retail business?

KBB retailers! We’re looking for your Rising Stars! We’ve teamed up with Blum to find the upcoming stars of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retail…

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Rising Star February 2026: Mariam Susan Joseph

kbbreview Rising Star October 2025: Jessica Liu

kbbreview Rising Star: Rachelle Hawes

kbbreview Rising Star: Lorenzo Dell’Aquila

One Last Thing… Georgia Astley

Blum on.. Rising Stars

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: March

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: February

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: January

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: December

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: November

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: October

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: September

kbbreview Rising Star 2025: August

Who are the Rising Stars in your retail business?

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