National Kitchen & Bath Association Awards recognizes the most beautiful and functional spaces

National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Announces the 2022 Design + Industry Award Winners.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), owners of the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) opened the 2022 live event with “An Evening of Elegance” – the highly anticipated National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design + Industry Awards on February 7, 2022, at the Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida. The sold-out awards ceremony, held annually, recognizes the design professionals and projects that are setting the bar for the way we live, work and entertain in our homes. Each reflects the purpose of the Association – envisioning a world where everyone enjoys safe, beautiful and functional kitchen and bath spaces.

NKBA’s CEO Bill Darcy and EVP & CSO Suzie Williford hosted the ceremonies, presenting 28 awards during the evening, including the NKBA Student Design Competition winners as well as the NKBA Innovative Showroom Awards Competition winners.

NKBA 2022 Kitchen & Bath Design Competition Winners:

• BEST OVERALL KITCHEN

Jonas Carnemark, CKD, CLIPP, CR, Owner and Founder, Konst Kitchen Interior Design

• BEST OVERALL BATH

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

• CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place
Jonas Carnemark, CKD, CLIPP, CR, Owner and Founder, Konst Kitchen Interior Design
Second Place
Kristin Petro, Owner, Kristin Petro Interiors
Third Place
Amir Ilin, President, Küche+Cucina;

• CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place
Shai Arviv, CEO and Chief Designer, Decori Kitchens
Second Place
Andrew Mikhael, Owner, Andrew Mikhael Architect
Third Place
Doug Walter, CMKBD, Owner, Doug Walter Architects
Co-Designer: Katy Skye Booream, Katy Skye Interiors’

• TRADITIONAL KITCHEN, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place
Shea Pumarejo, CMKBD, Owner and Principal Designer, Younique Designs
Second Place
Reisa Pollard, Lead Designer and Owner, Beyond Beige Interior Design
Co-Designer: Megan Bouchard, Senior Designer, Beyond Beige Interior Design
Third Place
Shai Arviv, CEO and Chief Designer, Decori Kitchens
Co-Designer: Elizabeth Gray, Elizabeth Ann Décor.

TRADITIONAL KITCHEN, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place
Courtney Zanelli, CMKBD, Courtney Zanelli, LLC
Second Place
Ami McKay, Founder and creative designer of PURE Design Inc.
Third Place
Kimberly Platt, Designer, Mannino Cabinetry
Co-Designer: Rosario Mannino, AIA, LEED AP, RS Mannino Architecture.

• CONTEMPORARY BATH, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place
Sandra Diaz-Velasco, AIA, ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Architect, EOLO A&I Design
Second Place
Patricia Calasich, Designer-in-Chief, KasaMia Interiors
Third Place
Gina D’Amore Bauerle, Partner and Interior Designer at D’Amore Interiors.

• CONTEMPORARY BATH, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place
Gina D’Amore Bauerle, Partner and Interior Designer at D’Amore Interiors
Second Place
Sandra Diaz-Velasco, AIA, ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal Architect, EOLO A&I Design
Third Place
Candace Nordquist, CMKBD, CLIPP, Owner, Candace Nordquist Interiors.

• TRADITIONAL BATH, LARGE (250 Square Feet and Over)

First Place
Shea Pumarejo, CMKBD, Owner and Principal Designer, Younique Designs
Second Place
Catherine Jake Galang, Founder, Ilustracion By Jake
Third Place
Gina D’Amore Bauerle, Partner and Interior Designer at D’Amore Interiors.

• TRADITIONAL BATH, SMALL (Under 250 Square Feet)

First Place
Gina D’Amore Bauerle, Partner and Interior Designer at D’Amore Interiors
Second Place
Michelle Youell, Principal, Natural Domain Interiors
Third Place
Wanda Weston, CKBD, Principal Designer, WW Design Studio;

 

• CLAY LYON BUILDER-REMODELER

First Place
Megan Jean Tennant, Forte Design Studio;

• OUTDOOR KITCHEN

First Place
Candace Norquist, CMKBD, CLIPP, Candace Norquist Interiors

Judges for the two-round competition included Katie Brockman, principal, Katie Brockman & Co.; Anne-Marie Brunet, CMKBD, Sheridan Interiors Inc; Nar Bustamante, NAR Design Group; Lori Carroll, Lori Carroll & Associates; Young Huh, Young Huh, Interior Design; Peggy McGowen, CMBKD, Kitchen & Bath Concepts; John Petrie, CMKBD, Mother Hubbard’s Cabinetry; Natasha Selhi, publisher, KBB; and Carisha Swanson, special projects director, House Beautiful.

Student Design Competition Winners

Also recognized at the awards ceremony were the winners of the 2022 Student Design Competition. Approximately 200 kitchen submissions and 200 bath submissions were completed into the contest which was sponsored by Fisher & Paykel. Students were able to enter one or both categories.