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