Here is the complete list of NKBA’s Professional Design Competition winners. By Loren Kessell

KBIS 2022 in Orlando, Fla., kicked off last night with the NKBA Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards,  where the 2022 Professional Design Competition winners were announced with great fanfare. The event, held at the Rosen Centre ballroom, was sponsored by Beko, Ferguson, Home Depot and 2020.

The design competition received hundreds of entries and winners were ultimately chosen based on factors like innovative design, presentation, superior function, creativity, safety and ergonomics and adherence to NKBA Planning Guidelines. The winners for this year’s awards were:

Small Contemporary Bath
(Under 55 square feet)

First Place and Best Overall Bath

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

Photo: Tim Gormley

Second Place

Sandra Diaz-Velasco, Principal of Eolo A&I Design, Inc.

Photo: Kris Tamburello

Third Place

Candace Nordquist, CMKBD, CLIPP, Owner, Candace Nordquist Interiors

Photo: Roger Turk

Large Contemporary Bath
(More Than 55 square feet)

First Place 

Sandra Diaz-Velasco, Principal of Eolo A&I Design, Inc.

Photo: Eugenio Wilman and Kris Tamburello

Second Place 

Patricia Calasich, Designer-in-Chief, KasaMia Interiors

Photo: Mayra Roubach

Third Place 

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

Photo: Tim Gormley

Small Traditional Bath
(Under 55 square feet)

First Place 

Christine Spillar, CMKBD, CLIPP, Christine Spillar Interior Design, LLC

Photo: Libbie Martin

Second Place 

Michelle Youell, Principal, Natural Domain Interiors

Photo: Lydia Cutter

Third Place 

Wanda Weston, CKBD, Principal Designer, WW Design Studio

Photo: Florios Demosten

Large Traditional Bath
(More Than 55 square feet)

First Place 

Shea Pumarejo, CMKBD, Owner and Principal Designer, Younique Designs

Photo: Jennifer Siu-Rivera

Second Place 

Catherine Jake Galang, Founder, Ilustracion By Jake

Photo: Christopher Lee

Third Place 

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

Photo: Tim Gormley

Small Contemporary Kitchen

First Place 

Shai Arviv, CEO and Chief Designer, Decori Kitchens

Photo: Nicole Larson

Second Place 

Andrew Mikhael, Owner, Andrew Mikhael Architect

Photo: Brad Dickson

Third Place 

Doug Walter, CMKBD, Owner, Doug Walter Architects

Co-Designer: Katy Skye Booream, Katy Skye Interiors

Photo: Philip Wegener

Large Contemporary Kitchen

First Place and Best Overall Kitchen

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

Photo: Ron Blunt

Second Place

Kristin Petro, Owner, Kristin Petro Interiors

Photo: Kristin Petro

Third Place

Amir Ilin, President, Küche+Cucina

Photo: Raquel Longworthy

Small Traditional Kitchen
(Under 250 square feet)

First Place 

Courtney Zanelli, CMKBD, Owner, Courtney Zanelli Designs

Photo: John Bessler

Second Place 

Ami McKay, Founder and Creative Director, PURE Design Inc.

Photo: Janis Nicolay

Third Place 

Kimberly Platt, Designer, Mannino Cabinetry

Co-Designer: Rosario Mannino, AIA, LEED AP, RS Mannino Architecture

Photo: Julie Blackstock

Large Traditional Kitchen
(Over 250 square feet)

First Place 

Shea Pumarejo, CMKBD, Owner and Principal Designer, Younique Designs

Photo: Jennifer Siu-Rivera

Second Place 

Reisa Pollard, Lead Designer and Owner, Beyond Beige Interior Design

Co-Designer: Megan Bouchard, Senior Designer, Beyond Beige Interior Design

Photo: Stephen Li and Amanda Oster

Third Place 

Shai Arviv, CEO and Chief Designer, Decori Kitchens

Co-Designer: Elizabeth Gray, Elizabeth Ann Décor

Photo: Adam Kane Macchia

Outdoor Kitchen

First Place 

Candace Nordquist, CMKBD, CLIPP, Owner, Candace Nordquist Interiors

Photo: Roger Turk

Clay Lyon Builder Remodeler Award

First Place 

Megan Jean Tennant, Owner and Lead Designer, Forte Design Studios

Photo: Chris Reilmann

This year’s judges were:

  • Anne Marie Brunet, CMKBD, Principal of Sheridan Interiors
  • Katie Brockman, Founder and CEO of Katie Brockman & Co.
  • Nar Bustamante, Principal of Nar Design Group
  • Lori Carroll, Principal of Lori Carroll & Associates
  • Young Huh, Principal of Young Huh Interior Design and a former NKBA Board of Directors member
  • Peggy McGowan, CMKBD, Founder of Kitchen & Bath Concepts and a Past NKBA National President
  • John Petrie, CMKBD, Principal of Mother Hubbard’s Custom Cabinetry and a Past NKBA National President
  • Natasha Selhi, Publisher of KBB, Atlanta, the official magazine of NKBA and KBIS
  • Carisha Swanson, Market Director for House Beautiful

See more from the show here.