Renowned designer creates inspired kitchens, showrooms
Kimball Derrick has been guided by a trio of principles that have defined his 35-year career as a nationally known designer of inspired kitchens: (1) strive for originality in every aspect of a project; (2) focus on the delicate but critical balance between functionality and aesthetics, and (3) maintain a sensitivity to purpose by understanding the kitchen’s role in the home.
Those principles have served both Derrick and his clients admirably.
A Cincinnati native with roots in the custom woodworking trade, Derrick developed a passion for exquisite design and craftsmanship during an era when the demand for custom cabinetry was dovetailing with sharp growth in the kitchen and bath market. That passion led to the founding of a well-regarded custom cabinet manufacturing company and, eventually, to the launch of a successful kitchen design firm.
Derrick has also distinguished himself as president of the Southern Ohio Chapter of NKBA, as a board member for the Bath & Kitchen Buying Group (BKBG) and as a judge and three-time regional winner of the Sub-Zero/Wolf Regional Design Competition. He recently created showrooms in New York and Cincinnati for Sub-Zero/Wolf, and for Mason, OH-based Tisdel Distributing, while continuing to sustain his business with showroom designs, consulting roles and kitchen and bath projects across the U.S.
