Trade association the Kbsa has revealed the finalists of its Designer Awards 2022, which will take place at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in the West Midlands on September 28 2022.
The Designer Awards span six categories, which include Kitchens up to £25k, Kitchens £25k-£50k, Kitchens over £50k, Bathroom Designer, Young Designer and Kitchen Concept Designer.
Winners of each category will be chosen by an independent judging panel of industry experts.
Sponsored Video
These include senior designer at Bulthaup Mayfair Ainhoa Bilbao, MD of And So To Bed Martin Gill, national retail sales manager of Blum Andrea Hilliard, director of The Myers Touch Keith Myers and MD of Stoneham Kitchens Adrian Stoneham.
The list of finalists are as follows:
Kitchens up to £25k
Belinda Dangerfield – Qudaus Living (two entries)
Scott Richards – Bathroom & Kitchen Planet, Stirling
Sophie Owens – Qudaus Living
Diane Berry – Diane Berry Kitchens
Kitchens £25k-££50k
Samantha Mascari – Mascari Design
David Ladbury – John Ladbury & Company
Toby Lister – Somax Kitchens
Elizabeth Pantling-Jones – Lima Kitchens
Clinton Paley – The Kitchen Partners (two entries)
Kitchens over £50k
Matthew Grantham & Ethan Bowen – Kreativ Kitchens
Keith Myers & Amanda Smith – The Myers Touch
Emma Gains – Butler Interiors
Robert Guinan – Jacob Roberts Interiors
Dominic Massarella – KC Design House
Bathroom Designer
Andrew Hewson – Dobsons
Nicola White – Kitchens International (two entries)
Richard Paul – Sovereign Bathrooms Winchester
Gabi Riseley – Henry Rose Interiors
Young Designer
Dominic Massarella – KC Design House
Sophie Owen – Qudaus Living
Lucy Cunliffe – Diane Berry Kitchens
Kitchen Concept Designer
Felicity O’Hare – Kitchens by JS Geddes
Liam Butler – Butler Interiors
Anthony De Wynter – KD Design House
Prince Rosales – Elements Kitchens
Sophie Owen – Qudaus Living
Lucy Cunliffe – Diane Berry Kitchens
Kbsa national chair Richard Hibbert said: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. The standard was once again really high.
“There have been some stunning entries displaying the trend for open living spaces. These illustrate how well kitchen designers have met the challenge of designing not just kitchens but spaces that accommodate the ever-growing criteria for multi-generational living.”
Quooker, Blum, Neff, Blanco, Airflow Developments, Fisher & Paykel, CRL Stone and Clear Insurance Management are sponsors of the awards, which will be presented as part of the Kbsa Conference.
Watch videos of the Kbsa Designer Award winners in 2021 discussing their projects.