The KBSA has announced the winners for the 2020/21 KBSA Designer Awards.
The winners were chosen by the independent judging panel that includes Ainhoa Bilbao, kitchen designer at Bulthaup; Martin Gill, managing director at And So To Bed; Andrea Hillier, national retail services manager at Blum UK; Keith Myers, director at The Myers Touch; and Adrian Stoneham, managing director at Stoneham Kitchens.
The judges said that the overall quality of designs this year was outstanding and that there is some great young talent coming through via the Young Designer Award.
The list of winners is as follows:
Kitchens up to £25K sponsored by AEG
Matthew Grantham – Kreativ Kitchens
Kitchens £25k-£50k sponsored by Blanco
Diane Berry – Diane Berry Kitchens Ltd
Kitchens over £50k sponsored by Neff
Diane Berry – Diane Berry Kitchens Ltd
Bathroom Designer sponsored by Airflow Developments Ltd
Stuart Hendry – Kutchenhaus Stamford
Young Designer sponsored by Franke
Charlotte Jewkes – KC Design House
Kitchen Concept Designer sponsored by Blum
Adam Bomok – cu_cucine
Each of the winners will receive a unique trophy made by corporate member CRL Stone, a certificate, a graphics panel of their winning project for display in their showroom, and a cash prize of £1,000. All shortlisted designers received Deliveroo gift cards for a meal for two and a framed certificate and all winners and shortlisted projects are promoted via social media and receive a press support package to help maximise local coverage.
Charlotte Jewkes, winner of the Young Designer Award wins a cash prize of £1,000 and an additional award of £1,500 in the form of an educational/training grant, which can be used to improve knowledge and skills of kitchen design related topics.
In addition to the designer awards, the customer service award, sponsored by Fisher & Paykel Appliances, was won by retailer Hale & Murray and the Supplier Award sponsored by QANW & Clear Insurance Management was won by Quooker.
KBSA national chair Richard Hibbert said: “Congratulations to all of our finalists – standards were very high and our judges found it very difficult to choose this year’s winners.”
