Each year, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Ontario Chapter reveals the winners of their Annual Design Competition. This year, their 15th Annual Design Awards Gala took place at the International Center in Mississauga in February. The chapter also celebrated the current design trend of mixed metals by making it their theme this year.
More than 30 winners from across 10 main kitchen and bath categories and six specialty categories including the Pinnacle Award and the People’s Choice Award were honored and recognized for their creativity and design excellence.
Entries to the annual competition were judged by a panel of NKBA certified designers (CMKBD, CKD, CBD) and industry experts. All qualifying projects were scored on various criteria, including NKBA guidelines, safety and ergonomics, elements and principles of design, design planning, creativity and presentation.
This year’s Pinnacle Award winner was Erica Sibley and co-designer Beverley Binns both of Binns Kitchen + Bath Design. This award is selected from all first place winning designs and represents the best of all entries.
The People’s Choice Award is given to the winner of a contest run by Homes Publishing Group of all of the award winning designs in the competition. The kitchens are voted on by industry peers as well as the general public. This year’s winner was Art Warren from The Affordable Kitchen Company/Designers Consortium for his tasteful and stunning kitchen design.
Pinnacle Award
Beverley Binns / Co-Designer – Erica Sibley, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Compact Kitchen
First Place
Martin de Sousa, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Second Place
Aleem Ladha, Andros Kitchen & Bath Design
Third Place
Frankie Castro / Co-Designer Laura Goard, Square Footage Inc.
Small Kitchen
First Place
Laura Goard / Co-Designer Frankie Castro, Square Footage Inc.
Second Place
Erika Floysvik, Fia & Company
Third Place
Erika Floysvik, Fia & Company
Honourable Mention
Frankie Castro / Co-Designer Laura Goard, Square Footage Inc.
Medium Kitchen
First Place
Linnea Lions, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Second Place
Charlie Coull, Charlie Coull Design
Third Place
Martin de Sousa, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Honourable Mention
Andrew Bansley, Olympic Kitchens
Large Kitchen
First Place
Beverley Binns, BAA, ID & Co-Designer Erica Sibley, BA, BID, NCIDQ, ARIDO
Second Place
Laura Goard / Co-Designer Frankie Castro, Square Footage Inc.
Third Place
Nathalie Tremblay, Atelier Cachet
Powder Room
First Place
Linnea Lions, Linnea Lions Design
Second Place
Dvira Ovadia, Dvira Interiors
Small Bathroom
First Place
Erica Sibley, BA,BID,NCIDQ,ARIDO, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Second Place
Anna Zhilkin, Sosna Inc.
Medium Bathroom
First Place
Laura Goard / Co-Designer Frankie Castro, Square Footage Inc.
Second Place
Dvira Ovadia, Dvira Interiors
Large Bathroom
First Place
Benjamin John Ouellette, BJOID
Second Place
Martin de Sousa, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design
Third Place
Laura Goard / Co-Designer Frankie Castro, Square Footage Inc.
Honourable Mention
Paula Lang / Co-Designer Britt Elgner, Braam’s Custom Cabinets & Olly and Em
Other Rooms
First Place
Kemi Sijuwade, B.E.S, B ARCH & Co-Designer Joanne Ceranic, Braam’s Custom Cabinets &Studio H Design
Second Place
Victoria Shaw, ARIDO, Eggersmann Toronto
Promotional
First Place
John O’Rourke, The Brownstone
Specialty Awards
Best Traditional Kitchen
Art Warren, CMKBD, The Affordable Kitchen Company/Designers Consortium
Best Budget Kitchen
Andrea Panacci, Olympic Kitchens
Best Green Kitchen
Cassandra Nordell, William Standen Co.
Best New Designer
Aleem Ladha, Andros Kitchen & Bath Design
Before & After Kitchen
Mary Ellen Lynch, OAA, IALD, Lynch + Comisso Inc
Before & After Bathroom
Laura Goard and Co-Designer Frankie Castro, Square Footage Inc.
Before & After Bathroom
Art Warren from The Affordable Kitchen Company/Designers Consortium