Association Reveals Design Competition Winners

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Sean Ruck, Manager of Editorial Services 800-843-6522, ext. 3792;

Hackettstown, N.J. - The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2007 NKBA Design Competition: Art of the Industry. Winners were recognized at the NKBA Design Competition Awards Ceremony, live on the show floor of the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show and Conference (K/BIS) held in Las Vegas in May.

The NKBA would like to thank the generous sponsors of the 2007 NKBA Design Competition: Kitchen and Bath Ideas, Sub-Zero/Wolf, Miele and 20-20 Technologies.

Open only to NKBA members, the NKBA Design Competition recognizes the talent of kitchen and bathroom designers to plan safe, functional and personalized spaces that incorporate imaginative design statements and aesthetically pleasing solutions. In 2007, the NKBA received a record number of entries - more than 565 projects. The Medium Kitchen Category attracted the most attention this year with more than 100 designs submitted. Kitchen and bath designers are also working throughout the home - the number of entries in the Other Rooms Category more than doubled from last year.

A panel of 14 NKBA certified designers judged each project based on visual appeal, creativity, elements and principles of design, presentation, and safety and ergonomics, using the NKBA Kitchen and Bath Planning Guidelines.

Winners receive recognition and publication in Profiles Magazine, the official NKBA member publication and possible inclusion in local and national publications. Winners also receive awards, cash prizes and complimentary registration to K/BIS.

The winners of the 2007 NKBA Professional Design Competition are:

Category 1: Small Kitchens

• First Place: Richard Landon, CMKBD, Richard Landon Design, Bellevue, Wash.
• Second Place: Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD, Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc., Westbrook, Conn.
• Third Place: Glenn T. Meader, AKBD, Co-designer: Andrea Wilson, Kitchen Concepts, Inc., Norwell, Mass.
• Honorable Mention: Earl Lawson, V6B Design Group, Vancouver, British Columbia

Category 2: Medium Kitchens

• First Place: Jennifer Gilmer, CKD, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, Ltd., Chevy Chase, Md.
• Second Place: Tina Muller, Co-designer: Gail Ann Drury, CKD, CBD, Drury Design, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
• Third Place: Sandra Steiner-Houck, CKD, Steiner & Houck, Inc., Columbia, Pa.
• Honorable Mention: Heidi Schumann, V6B Design Group, Vancouver, British Columbia

Category 3: Large Kitchens

• First Place: DeWitt Talmadge Beall, Co-Designer: Hye Won Lee, DeWitt Designer Kitchens, Studio City, Calif.
• Second Place: Tricia Tidemann, North Star Kitchens, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Third Place: Heidi Schumann, V6B Design Group, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Honorable Mention: Sandra Steiner-Houck, CKD, Steiner & Houck, Inc., Columbia, Pa.

Category 4: Open Plan Kitchens

• First Place: Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD, Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc., Westbrook, Conn.
• Second Place: Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD, Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc., Westbrook, Conn.
• Third Place: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD, Co-designer: Sarah Michalowski, AKBD, DeWitt Designer Kitchens, Studio City, Calif.
• Honorable Mention: Geraldine Mc Caffrey, Eurotile, Hamilton, Bermuda

Category 5: Powder Rooms

• First Place: Debbie R. Gualco, Co-designers: Denae C. Baggs, AKBD & Leah C. Pugh, CKD, Reynolds Gualco Architecture & Interior Design, Sacramento, Calif.
• Second Place: Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, CKD, Hamilton-Gray Design Inc., Encinitas, Calif.
• Third Place: Tracey Scalzo, CKD, CBD, Eurotech Cabinetry Inc., Co-designer: Fabiola Softas, Anne Folsom Smith Interior Design, Sarasota, Fla.
• Honorable Mention: Leslie Thompson, Co-designer: Tim Thompson, Into the Mist, Inc., Naples, Fla.

Category 6: Small Bathrooms

• First Place: Keri Davis, CKD, Keri Davis Design, Lake Oswego, Ore.
• Second Place: Gary Hentges, Hentges Construction, Inc. Urbana, Ill.
• Third Place: Gary Hentges, Co-designer: John Hentges, Hentges Construction, Inc. Urbana, Ill.
• Honorable Mention: Tiffany De Tomasi, CKD, Fisher Design/Build, Fairfield, Calif.

Category 7: Large Bathrooms

• First Place: Anthony Binns, CKD, CBD, Binns Kitchen + Bath Design, Pickering, Ontario
• Second Place: DeWitt Talmadge Beall, Co-designers: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD & Sarah Michalowski, AKBD, DeWitt Designer Kitchens, Studio City, Calif.
• Third Place: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD, Co-designer: Sarah Michalowski, AKBD, DeWitt Designer Kitchens, Studio City, Calif.
• Honorable Mention: Betty L. Ravnik, CKD, CBD, Ravnik Interior Design, Inc., Alexandria, Minn.

Category 8: Master Suite/Bathrooms

• First Place: Peter Harms, North Star Kitchens, Co-designer: Tom Rauscher, Rauscher & Robichaud, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Second Place: Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, CKD, Hamilton-Gray Design, Inc. Encinitas, Calif.
• Third Place: Scott & Sandra Gjesdahl, Bristol Design and Construction, Kirkland, Wash.
• Honorable Mention: Tracey Scalzo, CKD, CBD, Eurotech Cabinetry, Inc., Co-designer: Fabiola Softas, Anne Folsom Smith Interior Design, Sarasota, Fla.

Category 9: Showrooms

• First Place: Haskell (Hank) Matheny, Co-designer: Kathy Massey, Haskell Interiors Design Collection, Cleveland, Tenn.
• Second Place: DeWitt Talmadge Beall, Co-designer: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD, DeWitt Designer Kitchens, Studio City, Calif.
• Third Place: Timothy Huber, CKD, Affinity Kitchens, Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Honorable Mention: Peter Harms, North Star Kitchens, Minneapolis, Minn.

Category 10: Other Rooms

• First Place: Scott Grandis, CKD, Co-designer: Carmen Schultz, Bella Cucina, Inc., Sylvan Lake, Mich.
• Second Place: Tracey Scalzo, CKD, CBD, Eurotech Cabinetry, Inc., Co-designer: Fabiola Softas, Anne Folsom Smith Interior Design, Sarasota, Fla.
• Third Place: Scott Grandis, CKD, Co-designer: Carmen Schultz, Bella Cucina, Inc., Sylvan Lake, Mich.
• Honorable Mention: Amy Sandack, AKBD, Drury Design, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Category 11: Non-Residential Spaces

• First Place: Sandra Steiner-Houck, CKD, Steiner & Houck, Inc., Columbia, Pa.
• Second Place: Mark Morris, Mark Morris Design Group, Brisbane, Calif.
• Third Place: Sandra Steiner-Houck, CKD, Steiner & Houck, Inc., Columbia, Pa.
• Honorable Mention: Sandra Steiner-Houck, CKD, Steiner & Houck, Inc., Columbia, Pa.

Awards were also given for the Best Overall Kitchen, Best Overall Bathroom, Best Before and After and the NKBA Pinnacle of Design Award for the best overall project in the competition. The winners of these prestigious awards are:

Best Overall Kitchen (sponsored by Miele): Richard Landon, CMKBD, Richard Landon Design, Bellevue, Wash.

Best Overall Bathroom: Peter Harms, North Star Kitchens, Minneapolis, Minn.

Best Before & After (sponsored by Kitchen and Bath Ideas): Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD, Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc., Westbrook, Conn.

The Pinnacle of Design (sponsored by Sub-Zero/Wolf): Anthony Binns, CKD, CBD, Binns Kitchen + Bath, Inc, Pickering, Ontario

About the National Kitchen & Bath Association

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade association that has educated and led the kitchen and bath industry since 1963. With nearly 40,000 members and growing, the NKBA owns the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS), the world's largest trade show dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry. The mission of the NKBA is to enhance member success and excellence, promote professionalism and ethical business practices and provide leadership and direction for the kitchen and bath industry. For more information, visit www.nkba.org or contact the NKBA at 800-843-6522.