kbbreview Retail & Design finalists revealed

The shortlist has been announced for the 2016 kbbreview Retail & Design Awards.

The awards event, which is now in its 22nd year, is widely seen as the most prestigious in the kitchen and bathroom industry and rewards the best retailers and individual designers in the UK and Ireland.

And this year, there is a clear Scottish shift in the retail shortlist. Kitchens by JS Geddes in Kilmarnock and Kitchens International in Aberdeen are up against Reflections Studio in the Midlands and Diane Berry Kitchens in Manchester for the Kitchen Retailer of the Year.

The Scottish theme continues even more in the Bathroom Retailer of the Year category as The Bathroom Company in Perth, Napier Bathrooms & Interiors in Edinburgh and Victor Paris Bathrooms, also in Edinburgh are all up for the title alongside TileStyle in Dublin.

In the kitchen design categories, Julie Chan from Jack Trench in North London has secured a double nomination by appearing on the shortlist for both ‘Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost over £50,000’ and ‘Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost £30,000 – £50,000’ categories.

And in the bathroom design awards, Timothy Baber from Yellow Duck Interiors in Bristol and Rene Dekker from his eponymous design company are also double nominees. In the ‘Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,000 – £25,000’ category finalists Zoe Curtis and Sara Foster will be very familiar with each others’ work as they’re both with Taylor’s Etc in Cardiff.

The winners will be announced at a gala black tie event on March 7, 2016 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole alongside the kbb Birmingham exhibition at the NEC. Each finalist receives two complementary seats at the event.

“This is a fantastic line up of finalists for our awards,” said kbbreview editor Tim Wallace. “We had 30% more entries than the 2015 awards, and that was a record breaker! It’s a phenomenal validation of just how highly regarded the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards are and how proud these finalists should be to get this far.

“Good luck to them all and we’ll see you in March.”

The shortlist is just the first stage of the extensive judging process. In the design categories, the finalists now come to the RIBA headquarters in London on February 3rd to present their designs to the judging panel in person.

In the retail categories, judges will personally visit the shortlisted showrooms to explore and understand the businesses up close.

No other awards in the KBB industry operate such a comprehensive judging process.

For more information on the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards event, including how to book seats and tables go to www.kbbreview.com/awards

 

THE KBBREVIEW RETAIL & DESIGN AWARDS FINALISTS 2016

 

KITCHEN RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Neff

 

Diane Berry Kitchens, Manchester

Kitchens by JS Geddes, Kilmarnock

Kitchens International, Aberdeen

Reflections Studio, Dorridge

 

BATHROOM RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Ideal Standard

 

The Bathroom Company, Perth

Napier Bathrooms & Interiors, Edinburgh

TileStyle, Dublin

Victor Paris Bathrooms, Edinburgh

 

KITCHEN SHOWROOM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by InSinkErator

 

Art House Creative Interiors, Alderley Edge

Norman Glenn, London

Ulmo, Blackpool

Kitchens International, Aberdeen

 

BATHROOM SHOWROOM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Roca & Laufen

 

The Bathroom Company, Perth

Napier Bathrooms & Interiors, Edinburgh

TileStyle, Dublin

Victor Paris Bathrooms, Edinburgh

 

KITCHEN CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Blanco

 

Kitchen Company, Taunton

Harvey & Wade, Taunton

Scammell Interiors, York

Two Guys Kitchens & Bathrooms, Basingstoke

 

BATHROOM CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE YEAR

 

Zest Bathrooms, Chester

New Image, Weymouth

Bathroom Elegance, Poole

Archway Bathrooms, Coventry

 

KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – Project cost over £50,000

Sponsored by Miele

 

Andrew Hall, Woodstock Furniture

Matt Podesta, Podesta

Martin Smith, Holloways of Ludlow

Julie Chan, Jack Trench

 

BATHROOM DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – Project cost over £25,000

Sponsored by Keramag Design

 

Timothy Baber, Yellow Duck Interiors

Martin Hammond and Richard Fox, Ripples Solihull

Siobhan Scott, Ripples Tunbridge Wells

Rene Dekker, Rene Dekker Design

 

KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – Project cost £30,000 – £50,000

Sponsored by AEG

 

Julie Chan, Jack Trench

Richard McGee, Holloways of Ludlow

Khan Stevens, Parker Kitchens

Diane Berry, Diane Berry Kitchens

 

BATHROOM DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – project cost £10,000 – £25,000

 

Zoe Curtis, Taylor’s Etc Design

Sara Foster, Taylor’s Etc Design

Rene Dekker, Rene Dekker Design

Justin Le Tissier, Luxioso

 

KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – project cost up to £30,000

 

Victoria Hudson, C&C Kitchens

Mark Newbery, Sapphire Spaces

Jonathan Ames, formerly of Brandt Kitchens

Emily Burton, Reflections Studio

 

BATHROOM DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – project cost up to £10,000

 

Timothy Baber, Yellow Duck Interiors

Pippa Paton, Pippa Paton Designs

Shane Fraser, Stone & Chrome

Dorian Bowen, Project One

 

KITCHEN PRODUCT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Compusoft

 

Axor Citterio – Select Kitchen Mixers

Corian – Charging Surface

Elica – Cyclone cooker hood

Hoover – Wizard Wi-Fi

Krieder – Parisian kitchen

Miele – DGM 6800 Steam Oven with Microwave

 

BATHROOM PRODUCT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

 

Geberit – AquaClean Mera shower toilet

Kaldewei – Skin Touch

Methven – The Auraje Aio

Roman – Decem Expressions

Teuco – Pret-à-Porter walk-in bath/shower

Tissino – Intelligente Series Digital Shower system

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