Ginger In The News
Ginger is celebrated in Kitchen & Bath Design Magazine’s 5th Annual INNOVATORS Class, 0ctober, 2021 edition. Ginger is recognized as an innovator not only for her design/build knowledge but also for her creative and direct approach towards designing and building kitchens. She is also noted for being a professor at the Design Institute of San Diego for teaching design and build. A big thank you to Kitchen & Bath Design Magazine.
KBDN celebrates the fifth annual Innovators class, recognizing leadership, mentoring, education, design and the ability to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
FROM VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION to safety protocols to material and labor shortages, members of the kitchen and bath design industry have had challenges in 2021 unlike any other year prior. Customers and projects abound as the country heads into a post-pandemic era, yet constraints and restrictions require reliance on acquired knowledge and a constantly changing stream of information. These challenges can knock even the top industry pros of balance. The key to regaining equilibrium and continuing on a successful path is to be flexible and adjust to circumstances as they arise.
While many have weathered the storm of the past few years, others have risen above and not only carried their companies and employees through the mire but have reached out and helped others in their journey, as well. Industry leaders continue to head committees and associations, educate and mentor professionals with less experience and expertise, and deliver high-quality and innovative designs to their clients. Kitchen & Bath Design News honors these industry leaders in its pages every year by naming The Innovators, a group of industry professionals who are setting the standard for excellence in the design industry. Nominated by their peers and then reviewed by the KBDN nominating committee, the 24 Innovators for 2021 are an exemplary group of individuals who are moving the kitchen and bath industry forward.
Learning and sharing knowledge is an ongoing legacy Taking pride in custom designing each kitchen so that each has its own identity, Ginger Rabe, founder of Ginger Rabe Designs, LLC, in Carlsbad, CA, focuses on current trends as well as what is timeless. With a Master’s Degree in architectural building within sustainable design from Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Rabe is now a professor of the Master’s program at the Design Institute of San Diego. This position allows her to share her knowledge of the kitchen and bath industry and sustainable design.
Rabe is on the board of the NKBA of Southern California chapter and is also on the speaker’s bureau for the San Diego Green Building Council and the advisory council for Palomar College Interior Design Department. In addition, she gives masterclasses on kitchen design, and is a TEDx Talks speaker on healthy spaces. In 2020, she received the Power Business Woman Award, and in 2021 received an award for the San Diego Favorite in Kitchen Design and Construction. Proficient in design-build, Rabe reports that she will be getting her general contractor’s license this year, as her firm also builds custom homes. Her furniture line includes five unique pieces – each named after someone in her family – that pair perfectly with her cabinet designs.
