NKBA Awards 2020

Beautiful and exceptional kitchens and bathrooms of New Zealand were celebrated last Friday night at the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards. The most coveted Kitchen and Bathroom Design Awards in the country, the NKBA Excellence in Design Awards are held annually and celebrate the work of the crème de la crème of kitchen and bathroom designers and manufacturers in New Zealand. 

More than 100 designs were entered, and 18 designers were recognised for their work located around the country. It is a wonderful way to celebrate the talent of all designers and the amazing work they create. Congratulations to all the winners!

• Chelsey Mathieson of Vekart (Bay of Plenty)
• Angelique Armstrong of Armstrong Interiors (Canterbury)
• Hannah Withy of HM Design (Southern)
• Ingrid Geldof of Ingrid Geldof Design (Canterbury)
• Morgan Cronin of Cronin Kitchens (Auckland)
• Nicola Manning of Nicola Manning Design (Auckland)
• Melanie John of Cube Dentro (Auckland)
• Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Designer Kitchens and Interiors (Auckland)
• Michael Murray of Kitchen Inspirations (Auckland)
• Robert Xia of Aurora Australis Interior (Auckland)
• Mal Corboy of Mal Corboy Design (Auckland)
• Gillian Flynn of Kitchen Inspirations (Auckland)
• Damian Hannah of German Kitchens (Wellington)
• Milvia Hannah of German Kitchens (Wellington)
• Trudi Rabbitte of Rabbitte Joinery (Hawke’s Bay)
• Annika Rowson of Rowson Kitchens (Taranaki)
• Brooke Cholmondeley-Smith of TAWA Architecture (Waikato)            
• Craig Hooper of Cooper Webley (Top of the South)

Supreme Kitchen Design 2020, Kitchen Distinction Award 2020 – $60-$80K, Lighting Design 2020 & Bay of Plenty Chapter Kitchen Recognition

Winner: Chelsey Mathieson of Vekart (Bay of Plenty)

Supreme Bathroom Design 2020 & Creative Excellence Bathroom Design 2020

Winner: Angelique Armstrong of Armstrong Interiors (Canterbury)

Supreme Bathroom Design Runner Up & First Time Entrant 2020

Winner: Hannah Withy of HM Design (Southern)

CDS Kitchen Design 2020 Runner Up & Kitchen Distinction Award 2020 – $40-$60K

Winner: Ingrid Geldof of Ingrid Geldof Design (Canterbury)

Designer of the Year 2020, Auckland Chapter Kitchen Recognition Award, Creative Excellence Kitchen Design 2020, Kitchen Distinction Award 2020 – $80-$100K, Manufacturing Craftsmanship Award 2020, Supreme Kitchen Design Runner Up & Auckland Chapter Kitchen Recognition Highly Commended

Winner: Morgan Cronin of Cronin Kitchens (Auckland)

Outstanding Renovation Kitchen/Bathroom Award

Winner: Nicola Manning of Nicola Manning Design (Auckland)

Kitchen Distinction Award 2020 & CDS Bathroom Design 2020

Winner: Melanie John of Cube Dentro (Auckland)

Auckland Chapter Bathroom Recognition Award, Spatial innovation Design 2020 Residential, Creative Small Space Design 2020 & CDS Bathroom Design 2020 Runner Up

Winner: Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Designer Kitchens and Interiors (Auckland)

Kitchen Distinction Award 2020

Winner: Michael Murray of Kitchen Inspirations (Auckland)

Auckland Chapter Kitchen Recognition Runner Up

Winner: Robert Xia of Aurora Australis Interior (Auckland)

CDS Kitchen Design 2020

Winner: Mal Corboy of Mal Corboy Design (Auckland)

Auckland Chapter Kitchen Recognition Highly Commended & Spatial Innovation Design 2020 Residential Runner Up

Winner: Gillian Flynn of Kitchen Inspirations (Auckland)

Spatial Innovation Design 2020 Commercial

Winner: Damian Hannah of German Kitchens (Wellington)

Kitchen Distinction Award 2020 – $25-$40K

Winner: Trudi Rabbitte of Rabbitte Joinery (Hawke’s Bay)

Visual Impact 2020

Winner: Annika Rowson of Rowson Kitchens (Taranaki)

Waikato Chapter Kitchen & Bathroom Recognition

Winner: Brooke Cholmondeley-Smith of TAWA Architecture (Waikato)