One of the original founders of the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers, now the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), Robert L. Wieland died on Aug. 20 in his hometown of Allentown, PA. He was 91.
After graduating from Penn State University, he began a lifelong career as an award-winning kitchen designer at his family’s business, Kitchens by Wieland, in Allentown. In 1963, he helped to found the AIKD, serving as its second president and presiding over the first kitchen dealers’ show, which grew to become the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS).