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RETAILOBSERVER.COM MAY 2024 22 A S S O C I AT I O N [ N E W S ] T he NKBA | KBIS Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards, the annual celebratory kickoff to the association's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), was more spectacular than ever at KBIS 2024. The lavish ceremony and afterparty, held on January 26, 2024 in the Lafite Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas, featured an exciting all-new format. The event was hosted by NKBA | KBIS Global President & Chief Executive Officer, Bill Darcy, and Chief Global Relations Officer, Suzie Williford, who celebrated the best and brightest of the industry. At the event, sponsored by Diamond Sponsors Material Bank and Miele, Platinum Sponsors Cyncly and Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, Gold Sponsor Kichler Lighting, and Specialty Drink Sponsor Perlick, the 2024 Professional Design Competition winners were revealed to an enthusiastic audience of kitchen-and-bath business leaders and creatives. The awards showcased the projects of the top three finalists in six kitchen and bath design categories – Large Kitchen, Small Kitchen, Specialty Kitchen, Powder Room, Secondary Bath, and Primary Bath – and each of the six first-place winners were then eligible for either the Best Overall Kitchen or Best Overall Bath award. Like last year's NKBA | KBIS Professional Design Awards, this year's contest featured $100,000 in prize money. Hundreds of entries were received and winners were chosen by a panel of industry judges, based on innovative design, presentation, superior function, creativity, safety and ergonomics, and adherence to NKBA | KBIS Planning Guidelines. Beyond getting national recognition for their design talent, the 2024 winners received $5,000 for a first-place finish, $3,000 for second place, and $2,000 for third place. In addition, the first-place winners in each of the six kitchen and bath categories were eligible to win the Best Overall Kitchen and Best Overall Bath prizes of $20,000 each. 2025: YOUR CHANCE TO WIN Want to win cash prizes, gain industry recognition, and be honored at next year's KBIS? Now's your chance! This May, submissions for the 2025 NKBA | KBIS Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards open. There will be multiple awards in various categories, plus cash prizes and industry recognition. To top it all off, you'll be invited to the 2025 NKBA | KBIS Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards ceremony and gala, the premier event of KBIS 2025 in Las Vegas, where you will receive your award in person and celebrate with professionals from every corner of the industry. NKBA | KBIS: MORE BENEFITS THAN EVER The opportunity to enter and win at the NKBA | KBIS Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards is just one of the many benefits the association has to offer. From KBIS, the largest K&B industry show in North America, to educational certifications, like the CKBD and CMKBD, which provide a competitive edge in today's fierce market, those in the kitchen and bath industry gain a lot when they attend NKBA | KBIS events – and even more when they join the organization by becoming a member of one of the chapters across the U.S. and Canada. JOIN THE WINNERS OF THE KITCHEN AND BATH INDUSTRY Entering NKBA | KBIS' 2025 Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards is one of many exciting opportunities available through the association NKBA | KBIS Global President & CEO, Bill Darcy and Chief Global Relations Officer, Suzie Williford, with Best Overall Kitchen and First Place Large Kitchen category winners, Bahar Zaeem and Co-Designer Shima Radfarm, of RZ Interiors in Toronto, ON, at the NKBA | KBIS Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards at KBIS 2024. "Ultra Modern Kitchen," by Bahar Zaeem and Co-Designer Shima Radfarm, of RZ Interiors in Toronto, ON, for which they won Best Overall Kitchen and First Place in the Large Kitchen category. Photo: Ryan Fung/Ryan Fung Photography.

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