February 16, 2021

The National Kitchen & Bath Association Design Competition Winners Announced at KBIS Virtual

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) held its highly anticipated annual Design + Industry Awards ceremony on February 11, 2021. These awards shine a spotlight on the design professionals whose work is elevating the kitchen and bath design, building and remodeling, outdoor living and living in place industries. Each is a measure of excellence for this corner of the interior design world. 

Congratulations to this year’s Design Competition winners:

BEST OVERALL KITCHEN

Summer Thornton, Principal & Interior Designer, Summer Thornton Design, LLC, Chicago

Photography courtesy of Summer Thornton, Inc.

BEST OVERALL BATH

Shea Pumarejo, Owner & Designer, Younique Designs, San Antonio, Tex.

Photography courtesy of Shea Pumarejo of Younique Designs.

CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place

Madeleine Sloback, Principal, Madeleine Design Group, Vancouver, B.C.

Second Place

Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Owner, Kitchens by Request, Jarrettsville, Md.

Third Place

Sandra Diaz-Velasco, AIA, ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Architect, EOLO A&I Design

Miami

CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place

Paul Knutson, Owner & Designer, Knutson Residential Design, LLC, St. Paul, Min.

Second Place

Nahal Gamini, Interior Designer, Vancouver Development, Vancouver, B.C.

Third Place

Mina Zeighami, Founder & Principal Designer, Azure Design Studio, Vaughan, Ontario

TRADITIONAL KITCHEN, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place

Summer Thornton, Principal & Interior Designer, Summer Thornton Design, LLC, Chicago

Second Place

Jennifer Stoner, Owner & Designer, Jennifer Stoner Interiors, Richmond, Va.

Third Place

Mark Cayen, Design Consultant, Empire Kitchen & Bath, Calgary, Alberta

TRADITIONAL KITCHEN, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place

Tanya Woods, AKBD, CLIPP, Owner/Designer, XStyles Bath + More, Royal Oak, Mich.

Second Place

Tiffany Waugh, Owner and Principal Designer, Tiffany Waugh Interiors, San Francisco

Third Place

Reisa Pollard, Founder & Lead Designer, Beyond Beige, North Vancouver, B.C.

CONTEMPORARY BATH, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place

Shea Pumarejo, Owner & Designer, Younique Designs, San Antonio, Tex.

Second Place

Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Owner, Kitchens by Request, Jarrettsville, Md.

Third Place

Laleh Shafiezadeh, Interior Designer, Teale Architecture, Newport Beach, Calif.

CONTEMPORARY BATH, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place

Sandra Diaz-Velasco, AIA, ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Architect, EOLO A&I Design, Miami

Second Place

Jaque Bethke, Owner & Principal Designer, Jaque Bethke Design, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Third Place

Ariana Adireh, Owner & Principal, Ariana Designs LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

 

TRADITIONAL BATH, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place

Gina D’Amore Bauerle, Partner and Interior Designer, D’Amore Interiors, Denver 

Second Place

Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Owner, Kitchens by Request, Jarrettsville, Md. 

Third Place

Reisa Pollard, Founder & Lead Designer, Beyond Beige, North Vancouver, B.C.

 

TRADITIONAL BATH, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place

Jaque Bethke, Owner & Principal Designer, Jaque Bethke Design, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Second Place

Cynthia Garten, CID, Interior Designer, Unique Techniques, El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Third Place

Reisa Pollard, Founder & Lead Designer, Beyond Beige, North Vancouver, B.C.

BUILDER-REMODELER, CLAY LYON AWARD

First Place

Nahal Gamini, Interior Designer, Vancouver Development, Vancouver, B.C.

OUTDOOR KITCHEN

First Place

Reisa Pollard, Founder & Lead Designer, Beyond Beige, North Vancouver, B.C.

Judges for the two-round competition included designers Charles R. “Rick” Beckham, CMKBD; Patricia Davis Brown, CMKBD; Katheryn W. Cowles, CKBD, CAPS, CRBC; Paula Kennedy, CMKBD, CLIPP, CACC; Nick Ritota, CKD,CBD; Cailin M. Thelen, CMKBD, and Chelsie Butler.

To learn more, visit the National Kitchen & Bath Association website.

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