National Kitchen & Bathroom Association Design Awards 2012

Celebrating excellence in New Zealand kitchen and bathroom design, the NKBA is proud to present the 2012 Design Awards.

Enter online now at www.trendsideas.com/nkba/

Entries close Monday, 30 April 2012 at 5pm.

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Key Dates

Monday 30 January 2012
NKBA Design Awards 2012 Entries open for 13 weeks

 

Monday 30 April 2012
NKBA Design Award 2012 Entries close

 

05 March - 18 May 2012
Designer sign off NKBA boards

 

07 May - 08 June 2012
People's Choice Award online for voting

 

Friday 25 May 2012
Final Judging

 

Saturday 21 July 2012
NKBA Design Awards Gala Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

NKBA 2012 Awards


 

The New Zealand NKBA, in association with Trends Publishing, announce the 2012 Kitchen and Bathroom Design Awards. Entries open January 30, 2012 – April 30, 2012. An extra month has been included to the entry period, to accommodate our designers going to Eurocucina.

The NKBA Design Awards offer an exceptional opportunity for members to promote their designs, themselves, and their companies.

In 2011 the NKBA Design Awards eBook was viewed by over 5,000 potential customers and industry members, and the People’s Choice Award voting page attracted thousands of voters from New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the $300 entry fee, entrants receive a professionally designed A1 size board with their design, including client brief and specification list from the project. These boards are used for judging, and are on display at the awards in July. They are then displayed throughout New Zealand after the awards and then are returned to the entrant, providing an excellent marketing tool for the future.

Awards winners will be featured in Kitchen Trends Vol 28/10, part of the NKBA Design Awards section valued at over $58,000. There are also some wonderful prizes for award winners in 2012, thanks to our sponsors.  There are many categories available for entrants, from small spaces and budgets as well regional and creative excellence awards for bathrooms and kitchens.
 
Thank you to our sponsors who have enabled us to lower the entry fee for 2012 and to Trends for making the online entry process an easy and affordable option.
 
So come on and enter. Let’s show the world just how great our design really is.


Tony DeLorenzo
NKBA President

 

A word about photography 

When the competition is hot, good photography is so important – it can make all the difference between winning an award and not.
 
Our staff photographer Jamie Cobeldick is available at a heavily discounted rate of $350 to NKBA members to photograph their projects for the awards.
 
$350 includes 6 photographs all prepared and ready for submission.  
 
You will receive high-res print versions of the photographs as well as low-res versions ready to use on your websites.
 
You’ll be getting the same high quality photography as seen throughout the Trends titles – that means your images are guaranteed to meet the required print specifications for publication in Trends if you win an award.  
 
Please contact Jamie directly to book a time
e. jamie.cobeldick@trendsideas.com
p. 09 571 5714
 

Checklist for entry

  • Have read, understood and accepted the conditions and rules of this competition
     
  • 3 – 6 high resolution images of your entry
  • 3 – 6 floor plans and elevations
  • A client brief and specification sheet (250 words each, maximum)
  • Entrant’s details 
  • One portrait photo
  • One logo of designer’s company
  • Entrants must be a financial NKBA member or employee of
  • Your client has signed the verification form
  • The region you are a financial member of is clearly marked
 

 

Sponsors


 

Platinum Sponsor

 

       
SpazioCasa    

 

Gold Sponsors

 

     
Fisher            & Paykel Hettich Hafele
 

 

 

 

 

 Silver Sponsors

 

     
 blum Parex Resene  
       

Bronze Sponsors

 

     
Applico