2025 Awards
2025
Excellence
in Design
Classic Pizzazz — Colleen Holder Design, Auckland
The 2025 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards — the projects, the category results and the designers behind them.
NKBA’s note
— Rachael Kwok, Executive Officer, NKBA
Each year, the NKBA Awards provide an important perspective on the direction of kitchen and bathroom design in New Zealand. Beyond trends or surface inspiration, they reflect the real spaces New Zealanders live in every day — rooms shaped by careful planning, technical skill, material knowledge and a deep understanding of how people use their homes.
Before the next chapter arrives, the 2025 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards offer a beautifully resolved snapshot of where New Zealand kitchen and bathroom design has been heading: warmer materials, more personal spaces, quieter luxury, and rooms designed with real life firmly in mind. This NZK&BQ awards space brings together the 2025 entries, category results and standout projects in one editorial destination.
From the 2025 field
68 entries across the programme
Artful Retreat
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio
Retro roots, modern living
Rabbitte Joinery
City Slicker
Du Bois Design
Plantation Bamboo
Simone van der Plas PDINZ
Mackworth Bathroom Project
Butterfield Bathrooms
Stone & Shadow
Rabbitte Joinery
Quiet Opulence
Lightpath Projects
Whispering Curves
Modern Age Kitchens & Joinery
Travertine Dream
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture
Green with Envy
Rabbitte Joinery
Beyond The Curve
Fresh By Design Interiors
Magical Retreat
Fyfe Kitchens
The Verdant Escape
Häcker Kitchens
Casa de playa de verano
Designmarked Kitchens
A Royal Flush
Du Bois Design
Rustic Revival
Kitchens by Design
Rossendale Residence - Master Ensuite
Comber and Comber
A Heartfelt Hub
Rabbitte Joinery
Artful Retreat
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio
Retro roots, modern living
Rabbitte Joinery
City Slicker
Du Bois Design
Plantation Bamboo
Simone van der Plas PDINZ
Mackworth Bathroom Project
Butterfield Bathrooms
Stone & Shadow
Rabbitte Joinery
Quiet Opulence
Lightpath Projects
Whispering Curves
Modern Age Kitchens & Joinery
Travertine Dream
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture
Green with Envy
Rabbitte Joinery
Beyond The Curve
Fresh By Design Interiors
Magical Retreat
Fyfe Kitchens
The Verdant Escape
Häcker Kitchens
Casa de playa de verano
Designmarked Kitchens
A Royal Flush
Du Bois Design
Rustic Revival
Kitchens by Design
Rossendale Residence - Master Ensuite
Comber and Comber
A Heartfelt Hub
Rabbitte Joinery
The 2025 field
68 projects across the programme
- Total entries
- 68
- Kitchens
- 47
- Bathrooms
- 15
- Alternative spaces
- 6
- Designers
- 37
Results at a glance
The 2025 results
Award categories and winners as published by the NKBA. Official source. Where a project has not been matched to a winner with certainty, no project is shown.
Supreme awards
Designer of the Year
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Supreme Kitchen Design Award
Kira Gray
Fyfe Kitchens
Magical Retreat
Supreme Bathroom Design
Nicola Manning Design
Structured Serenity
Design awards
DNKBA Elite Kitchen Design
Morgan Cronin
Cronin Kitchens
Harrison Kitchen
DNKBA Elite Bathroom Design
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
The Captains Quarters
DNKBA Platinum Kitchen Design
Colleen Holder
Colleen Holder Design
Classic Pizzazz
DKNBA Platinum Bathroom Design
Melanie Sa'u
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio
Artful Retreat
DKNBA Gold Kitchen Design
Katie Scott
Sticks+Stones Design
The Glacier
DKNBA Gold Bathroom Design
Michelle Lamb
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture
Travertine Dream
DNKBA Silver Kitchen Design
Candice Stanley
Mooi Design
Gleniti Oasis
DNKBA Silver Bathroom Design
Nichole Davis
Fresh By Design Interiors
Beyond The Curve
Distinction awards
Kitchen Distinction Award – up to $30k
Trudi Rabbitte
Rabbitte Joinery
Kitchen Distinction Award – $30-$60k runner-up
Trudi Rabbitte
Rabbitte Joinery
Kitchen Distinction Award – $30-$60k
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
Rainforest Retreat
Kitchen Distinction Award – $60-$90k runner-up
Michael Robertson
Kitchen Studio North Shore
Kitchen Distinction Award – $60-$90k
Melanie Sa'u
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio
Modern Reverie
Kitchen Distinction Award – $90-$120k runner-up
Katie Scott
Sticks+Stones Design
Kitchen Distinction Award – $90-$120k
Colleen Holder
Colleen Holder Design
Classic Pizzazz
Kitchen Distinction Award – $120k+
Katie Scott
Sticks+Stones Design
The Glacier
Bathroom Distinction Award – up to $50k
Carmen Hubber
Hub Design
Holiday Haven
Bathroom Distinction Award – $50k+
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
A Royal Flush
Regional and category recognition
Northland Kitchen Design Recognition
Katie Scott
Sticks+Stones Design
The Glacier
Auckland Alternative Design Recognition
Leanne Harley
Leanne Harley Design
Patagonia Luxe
Auckland Bathroom Design Recognition
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
The Captains Quarters
Auckland Kitchen Design Recognition
Na Ni
Aurora Australis Interiors
The Gem of Cliff Top
Auckland Kitchen Design Recognition
Nicola Manning Design
Scale and Substance
Waikato Kitchen Design Recognition
Jenny Holmes
Designmarked Kitchens
Casa de playa de verano
Bay of Plenty Alternative Design Recognition
Caleb Hunt
HK Kitchens
Coastal Grooves
Bay of Plenty Kitchen Design Recognition
Chelsey Mathieson
Niche Design Co.
Maison de Rêve
Hawke’s Bay Bathroom Design Recognition
Nichole Davis
Fresh By Design Interiors
Beyond The Curve
Hawke’s Bay Kitchen Design Recognition
Nichole Davis
Fresh By Design Interiors
Gatsbys Kitchen
Taranaki Kitchen Design Recognition
Louella Dixon
Modex Kitchens
Coastal Grain
Wellington Alternative Design Recognition
Simone van der Plas
Simone van der Plas PDINZ
Plantation Bamboo
Wellington Kitchen Design Recognition
Phoebe Clinton-Baker
Workshop Designs
Dry River Residence
Top of the South Kitchen Design Recognition
George Molnar
Bays Joinery
Coastal View No 7
Canterbury Bathroom Design Recognition
Sarah Harding
Spaces Ink Design
Moody Sanctuary
Canterbury Bathroom Design Recognition
Michelle Lamb
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture
Travertine Dream
Canterbury Kitchen Design Recognition
Michelle Lamb
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture
Limestone Retreat
Southern Bathroom Design Recognition
Carmen Hubber
Hub Design
Holiday Haven
Special awards
Creative Excellence Kitchen Design
Shane George
Shane George Design
Far North
Creative Excellence Bathroom Design
Comber & Comber
Rossendale Residence - Master Ensuite
Outstanding Kitchen Renovation
Jenny Holmes
Designmarked Kitchens
Bruntwood Homestead
Outstanding Bathroom Renovation
Nicola Manning Design
Quiet Geometry
Visual Impact
Jenny Holmes
Designmarked Kitchens
Casa de playa de verano
First Time Entrant Kitchen
Candice Stanley
Mooi Design
Gleniti Oasis
First Time Entrant Bathroom
Jessica Jor
Lightpath Projects
Quiet Opulence
Residential Spatial Innovation Design
Leanne Harley
Leanne Harley Design
Patagonia Luxe
Commercial Spatial Innovation Design
Shane George
Shane George Design
ZIG ZAG
Character Kitchen Design
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Creative Small Space Kitchen Design
Jessica Jor
Lightpath Projects
Eden Muse
Creative Small Space Bathroom Design
Natalie Du Bois
Du Bois Design
City Slicker
Chapter one
Kitchens
Kitchen and kitchen-related projects from the 2025 programme — added as the 2025 projects are loaded.
NKBA Awards 2025
Casa de playa de verano
Designmarked Kitchens — Waikato
NKBA Awards 2025
Mid Century Muse
Rebecca Bailey Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Gleniti Oasis
Mooi Design — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Limestone Retreat
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Du Bois Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Verdant Oasis
Nicola Manning Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Brass in Chocolate
Shane George Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Timber, Texture & Timeless Design
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Elemental Elegance
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Parma Grey Perfection
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Retro roots, modern living
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Magical Retreat
Fyfe Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
An Artist's Quarter
Spaces Ink Design — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Westcoast Lights
Sticks+Stones Design — Northland
NKBA Awards 2025
A Heartfelt Hub
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Coastal Tranquillity
Fyfe Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
The Residence
Nicola Manning Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
The Gem of Cliff Top
Aurora Australis interior — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Green with Envy
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Rural Charm
Kitchens by Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
PEACHY
Sticks+Stones Design — Northland
NKBA Awards 2025
Coastal Grain
Modex Kitchens — Taranaki
NKBA Awards 2025
Timeless Charm
Modex Kitchens — Taranaki
NKBA Awards 2025
Obsidian Mirage
Häcker Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Sage & Oak
Häcker Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Olive Loves Oak A Small Kitchen Story
Kitchen Studio Wellington — Wellington
NKBA Awards 2025
Gatsbys Kitchen
Fresh By Design Interiors — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
Whispering Curves
Modern Age Kitchens & Joinery — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Harrison Kitchen
Cronin Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Coastal View No 7
Bays Joinery — Top of the South
NKBA Awards 2025
Paradise All Day
Bays Joinery — Top of the South
NKBA Awards 2025
Eternal Twilight
Kitchen Studio North Shore — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Beachside Oasis
Kitchen Studio North Shore — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Stone & Shadow
Rabbitte Joinery — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
The Glacier
Sticks+Stones Design — Northland
NKBA Awards 2025
Scale and Substance
Nicola Manning Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Modern Reverie
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Bruntwood Homestead
Designmarked Kitchens — Waikato
NKBA Awards 2025
Far North
Shane George Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Rustic Revival
Kitchens by Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Sundrenched Simplicity
HK Kitchens — Bay of Plenty
NKBA Awards 2025
Eden Muse
Lightpath Projects — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Maison de Rêve
Niche Design Co. — Bay of Plenty
NKBA Awards 2025
Sahaja Sanctuari
Shannon Pepper Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Rainforest Retreat
Du Bois Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Dry River Residence
Workshop Designs — Wellington
Chapter two
Bathrooms & powder rooms
Bathrooms, ensuites and powder rooms from the 2025 programme — added as the 2025 projects are loaded.
NKBA Awards 2025
Mackworth Bathroom Project
Butterfield Bathrooms — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Moody Sanctuary
Spaces Ink Design — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Travertine Dream
Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Rossendale Residence - Master Ensuite
Comber and Comber — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
Boho Luxe Bathroom
Spaces Ink Design — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
City Slicker
Du Bois Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Holiday Haven
Carmen Hubber — Southern
NKBA Awards 2025
The Verdant Escape
Häcker Kitchens — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Beyond The Curve
Fresh By Design Interiors — Hawke's Bay
NKBA Awards 2025
A Royal Flush
Du Bois Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Artful Retreat
Melanie Sa'u Design Studio — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Structured Serenity
Nicola Manning Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Quiet Geometry
Nicola Manning Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Quiet Opulence
Lightpath Projects — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
The Captains Quarters
Du Bois Design — Auckland
Chapter three
Alternative spaces
Sculleries, laundries, bars and the other designed rooms entered in the 2025 programme.
NKBA Awards 2025
Patagonia Luxe
Leanne Harley Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Magic Wardrobes
Spaces Ink Design — Canterbury
NKBA Awards 2025
ZIG ZAG
Shane George Design — Auckland
NKBA Awards 2025
Plantation Bamboo
Simone van der Plas PDINZ — Wellington
NKBA Awards 2025
Coastal Grooves
HK Kitchens — Bay of Plenty
NKBA Awards 2025
Nocturne Kitchen
HK Kitchens — Auckland